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Interviews
- Interview: The three sides of Nick “The Headhunter” Chapman
- Exclusive interview: Ami James Talks Tattoos and MMA
- One on One with Pat Healy Before the biggest fight of his Career
- One fight at a time for Strikeforce Challengers Headliner Lorenz Larkin
- After Shaking off Ring Rust, Shane Nelson Ready for Shark Fights 18
UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage Results
UFC 135 packed the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado for a 10 bout fight card that was headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Quinton “rampage” Jackson. Returning to the home of first two UFC events, the 135th (184th overall) event saw a broken jaw, a sleepy zombie, a Hall of Famer potentially fight for the last time and a champion has his “special day” ruined again.
Jon Jones looked impressive again in his first title defense, going the deepest he’s gone into a fight against Jackson. At times he was toying with the veteran but at no point was the champ ever in any danger. Once the fight hit the “championship” rounds, fun and games time was over and Jones quickly submitted the former champion. Jackson was very humble in defeat while the champ seemed to have his feeling hurt that the UFC brought his next opponent, Rashad Evans into the cage.
Late replacement, Josh Koscheck turned the lights out on the former welterweight champion Matt Hughes with just one second left in the round. Hughes announced after the fight that he won’t retire but instead will ask the UFC to put him on the shelf. Koscheck was uncharacteristically humble in the win, thanking Hughes for taking the fight.
In a preliminary bout on SpikeTV, Anthony Ferguson made his lightweight debut and first appearance since winner the 13th season of the Ultimate Fighter. Ferguson looked crisp with his boxing and a left uppercut to the jaw of his opponent Aaron Riley would re-brake the veterans jaw, ultimately ending the fight between rounds.
With UFC 135 in the books, next up is UFC live: Cruz vs. Johnson on Saturday October 1st. Below is the complete UFC 135 results:
Main Event:
205 lbs.: Jon Jones vs. Quinton Jackson – Jon Jones by 4th round Submission (Rear Naked Choke) [Fight of the Night]
Main Card (Pay-per-view):
170 lbs.: Matt Hughes vs. Josh Koscheck – Josh Koscheck by 1st rd KO [KO of the Night]
265 lbs.: Mark Hunt vs. Ben Rothwell – Mark Hunt by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-27, 30-27)
265 lbs.: Rob Broughton vs. Travis Browne – Travis Browne by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
155 lbs.: Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi – Nate Diaz by 1st rd. Submission (Armbar) [Submission of the Night
Preliminary Card (Spike TV):
155 lbs.: Anthony Ferguson vs. Aaron Riley – Anthony Ferguson by 1st rd. TKO (Broken Jaw)
185 lbs.: Tim Boetsch vs. Nick Ring – Tim Boetsch by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
145 lbs.: Junior Assuncao vs. Eddie Yagin – Junior Assuncao by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
135 lbs.: Cole Escovedo vs. Takeya Mizugaki – Takeya Mizugaki by 2nd rd. TKO
205 lbs.: Ricardo Romero vs. James Te Huna – James Te Huna by 1st rd. KO
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[...] UFC 135 packaged a Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado with a third top attended UFC eventuality (16,344) this year for a live embankment of dual million. The tiny 10 hitch label constructed a handful of prominence tilt finishes, capped off with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson drumming out for usually a second time in his career. [...]