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UFC 139 SPOILERS FOLLOW.....







I called 4/5 main card fights, the only one I missed out on was Bonnar/Kingsbury.

Henderson/Rua was superb, a back and forth fight apart from the fifth. I scored it a draw as Henderson won the first three rounds but lost the next two, the fifth was 10-8 to Rua.

Glad Silva won and Urijah Faber put on a great performace. Cruz/Faber III will now be happening and I look forward to it.

(19-11-2011 12:55 )mitchell Wrote:  Stephan Bonnar v Kyle Kingsbury - Kingsbury Decision
Martin Kampmann v Rick Story - Story Decision
Urijah Faber v Brian Bowles - Faber Decision
Wanderlei Silva v Cung Le - Le KO
Maurício Rua v Dan Henderson - Shogun KO

Stephan Bonnar v Kyle Kingsbury
I said this was a step up for Kingsbury & it proved to be in a big way, not the best of fights but it takes Bonnar to 3 straight.
Martin Kampmann v Rick Story
'Bedtime' started well but as soon as Kampmann found his feet he started to pick his shots right & this ruled the fight, It was a good performance from the Dane knowing not to use his kicks incase he got taken down & running the fight with his superior technical striking.
Urijah Faber v Brian Bowles
Urijah Faber now fights for the title after yet another impressive fight but like I said he needs to do it consistently at the top level or he's gonna be another Clay Guida... Not that thats a bad thing. I'd only seen 1 or 2 of his WEC fights & from them & his UFC fights I think he's becoming one of my favourites.
Wanderlei Silva v Cung Le
This looked like it was gonna be another early night for Silva, with him unable to get anywhere near Le but the first big shot he landed & opened up a cut Cung Le didn't look like he was in the fight much after that with his movement & attack slowing to an almost snail pace & letting Wanderlei close down the space.
Eventhough I think he might of got the stoppage anyway I'd have to agree with Joe Rogan & say the new ref was on it like a tramp on a sandwich.
Maurício Rua v Dan Henderson
So err not much to report on in this shitty slop fest... I don't know if it was better than Forrest Griffin v Stephan Bonnar but it is definitely somewhere near that level. Maybe cause I wanted Shogun to win, but I don't know about the decision.

An unreal fight, heart, guts, willpower, strength of mind, it had it all.
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Dan_Hend...82&tid=100
Press videos to see all above fights & Ryan Bader's KO.

Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $70,000 bonuses.

Fight of the Night: Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le and Maurício Rua vs. Dan Henderson
Knockout of the Night: Michael McDonald
Submission of the Night: Urijah Faber

Granted it's not the UFC but the following Eddie Alvarezvs. Michael Chandler fight from Bellator 58 is ca Fight of the Year contender and should be watched by MMA fans:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HziG9DBfJ...dded#at=13

Just seen the fight,

Shogun Rua vs. Dan Henderson, November 19, 2011 - The best fight i've ever seen. One of the greatest fights in UFC history.

Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.

Dan Henderson: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Maurício Rua: $165,000
Wanderlei Silva: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Cung Le: $350,000
Urijah Faber: $64,000 ($32,000 win bonus) def. Brian Bowles: $19,000
Martin Kampmann: $58,000 ($29,000 win bonus) def. Rick Story: $19,000
Stephan Bonnar: $68,000 ($34,000 win bonus) def. Kyle Kingsbury: $10,000
Ryan Bader: $48,000 ($24,000 win bonus) def. Jason Brilz: $13,000
Michael McDonald: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Alex Soto: $6,000
Chris Weidman: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Tom Lawlor: $12,000
Gleison Tibau: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. Rafael dos Anjos: $16,000
Miguel Torres: $60,000 ($30,000 win bonus) def. Nick Pace: $4,000 ^
Seth Baczynski: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Matt Brown: $12,000
Danny Castillo: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. Shamar Bailey: $8,000 ^

^ Shamar Bailey and Nick Pace were reportedly fined 20 percent of their purse for failing to make the required weight for their respective fights. The CSAC's initial report did not include information on the penalty.

I've thought for a while, as I'm sure many others do, that more UFC main events should be 5 rounds - and the Henderson/Shogun fight proved the point. If that fight had been over 3 rounds, not many people would be making a big deal of it. Henderson would have been a clear winner in a one-sided fight. It was Shogun's comeback in the 4th & 5th rounds that made it a classic.

There have been too many UFC non-title main events that have failed to live up to the hype. The Evans/Rampage fight is one that springs to mind. In the 3rd round, Rampage was just getting into the fight and started to put the pressure back on Evans. It was one of those fights that needed a 4th & 5th round.

Not sure what the UFC's plans are, but they should definitely arrange more non-title main events over 5 rounds in the future...

Totally agree WW. The 5 round main events are perfect for some fights, like Shogun vs Hendo proved. I think any main event fight between the top guys who are in and around the title picture should be 5 rounds. It's a proper test.

(22-11-2011 20:28 )mitchell Wrote:  Wanderlei Silva: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Cung Le: $350,000

Any idea why Cung Le took away the biggest packet of the night?

I was under the impression that all main event fights from now on will be 5 rounds & not just the ones with top or big name fighters in them???

Cung Le like Brandon Vera has a very good manager, Vera must also still have a few fights left on his contract, after which I think he'll be cut, unlike Clay Guida who after his current contract runs out will sign a new one & get better pay.

Cung Le is also a big star in the MMA world as well as the film industry... I think???

Brandon Vera: $120,000 ($60,000 win bonus) def. Eliot Marshall: $15,000
Ben Henderson: $60,000 ($30,000 win bonus) def. Clay Guida: $40,000

Yeah you're right mate, he's an actor aswell. He was in Fighting with Channing Tatum, that's probs why he was there the other night.

All main event fights from UFC138 onwards are 5 Rounds. They should cut this back to fighters in the title picture imo. In saying that, most main events are between guys in the title hunt. So my argument is kinda pointless.

Thiago Alves vs Martin Kampmann being lined up for March.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/26240/thiago-a...-march.mma

Yeah I said that to someone when the 5 round none title fights thing was announcement, it should be for title eliminators, as the 5 rounds will test their champoins credentials.

Thiago Alves v Martin Kampmann sounds like a good watch. But is it yet another test of the Alves staying power at welterweight against.... 'The UFC Crash Test Dummy' or are the UFC finally giving Kampmann the opportunity to actually go somewhere, if he wins & I think he will then he deserves to be within a shot of being maybe 2 fights away a title fight.