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This past weekend was another wild weekend in mma. We all witnessed Luke Rockhold get knocked out via a spinning wheel kick, but was it justified? Some speculate that Belfort’s TRT may of had something to do with it, others think that kick would of knocked him out either way. The fact of the matter is, Rockhold bit off more than he could chew, TRT or no TRT.

The big story to me is the Brazilian judges. This wasn’t the first time Evan Dunham was over looked by the judges, but this really has to stop in my opinion. Dunham pressured the whole fight, had octagon control, landed more sig. strikes, had more take-downs, and in my eyes won that fight. And if anything, he didn’t lose a unanimous. I think the meaning of a “unanimous decision” has lost all meaning.

UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold Results:

MAIN CARD (FX, 9 p.m. ET)

• Vitor Belfort def. Luke Rockhold via knockout (strikes) – Round 1, 2:32
• Ronaldo Souza def. Chris Camozzi via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:37
• Rafael dos Anjos def. Evan Dunham via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Rafael Natal def. Joao Zeferino via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FUEL TV, 6 p.m. ET)

• Nik Lentz def. Hacran Dias via unanimous decision (28-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Francisco Trinaldo def. Mike Rio via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:08
• Gleison Tibau def. John Cholish via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 2:34
• Paulo Thiago def. Michel Prazeres via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Yuri Alcantara def. Iliarde Santos via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:31
• Fabio Maldonado def. Roger Hollett via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-27)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 4:30 p.m. ET)

• John Lineker def. Azamat Gashimov via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:07
• Jussier Da Silva def. Chris Cariaso via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Lucas Martins def. Jeremy Larsen via knockout (punches) – Round 3, 0:13

Headlines:

Interim champ Renan Barao ‘probably’ out of UFC 161 main event with foot injury.

UFC suspends Nate Diaz for 90 days, fines him $20,000 for derogatory tweet.

UFC on FX 8 bonuses: Belfort, Souza, Martins, Larsen earn $50,000.

UFC on FX 8 draws reported 7,642 attendance in Brazil.

Officials confirm UFC 163 for Rio de Janeiro with Jose Aldo-Anthony Pettis.

Mark Hunt gets visa, now cleared for UFC 160 co-main event vs. Junior dos Santos.

John Cholish retires after UFC on FX 8 loss.

Nine-time UFC vet Paul Kelly found guilty of heroin trafficking in UK.

Vitor Belfort’s latest win fuels testosterone debate. Should TRT be a thing?

Matthew Riddle Headed to Bellator after Legacy FC contract fall out.

Fight News:

Championship Fighting Alliance 11: Kyle vs. Wiuff 2-May 24, 2013

• Mike Kyle vs. Travis Wiuff
• Fallon Fox vs. Allanna Jones
• Luis Palomino vs. Robert Washington
• Elvin Brito vs. Sean Soriano
• Czar Sklavos vs. Alexis Vila
• Oscar Delgado vs. Mike King

UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2-May 25, 2013

Quotable’s:

Luke Rockhold on loss: “I train to win, and I came to win. It definitely doesn’t feel good.”

UFC on FX 8 winner ‘Jacare’ Souza: ‘I knew he was going to tap out or pass out’.

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Fight Results:

Cage Warriors 54: Taylor vs. Phillips-

MAIN CARD (MMAjunkie.com, 4 p.m. ET)

• Jesse Taylor def. John Phillips via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 2:43 – to retain CWFC middleweight title
• Danny Roberts def. Diego Gonzalez via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:02
• Lewis Long def. Mark Glover via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Ivan Buchinger def. Jason Ball via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
• Brett Johns def. James MacAlister via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:23
• Martin McDonough def. Mark Platts via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:18

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 2:45 p.m. ET)

• Shaj Haque def. Kris Edwards via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Matt Inman def. Leon Kenge via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 1:03
• Jamie Rogers def. Brad Wheeler via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Prelims (Untelevised, 2 p.m. ET)

• Steve McCombe def. Joe Orrey via technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 1:48
• Owain Parry def. Rob Leybourne via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:11

Headlines:

Thiago Alves vs. Matt Brown targeted for UFC on FOX Sports 1 in Boston.

Philippou out, Camozzi-Souza, Natal-Zeferino now set for UFC on FX 8.

T.J. Waldburger out, Sean Pierson meets Kenny Robertson at UFC 161.

Newly re-signed Patrick Cote would love to coach Canada vs. Australia ‘TUF’.

Eddie Alvarez promises courtroom trial in case against Bellator.

The Sunday Junkie: May 5 edition

Steve Carl vs. Tyson Steele set for World Series of Fighting 3 co-main event.

Fight News:

‘UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman’ main card set, tickets on sale next week-

The latest UFC 162 card now includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

• Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman
• Frankie Edgar vs. Charles Oliveira
• Roger Gracie vs. Tim Kennedy
• Chan Sung Jung vs. Ricardo Lamas
• Dennis Siver vs. Cub Swanson

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX and Facebook)

• Tim Boetsch vs. Mark Munoz
• Andrew Craig vs. Chris Leben
• Norman Parke vs. Kazuki Tokudome
• Edson Barboza vs. John Makdessi
• Shane Del Rosario vs. Dave Herman
• Seth Baczynski vs. Brian Melancon
• David Mitchell vs. Mike Pierce

UFC on FOX 8 main card set, tickets on sale May 15:

MAIN CARD (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)

• Demetrious Johnson vs. John Moraga – for UFC flyweight title
• Jake Ellenberger vs. Rory MacDonald
• Robbie Lawler vs. Tarec Saffiedine
• Liz Carmouche vs. Miesha Tate

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, Facebook)

• Mac Danzig vs. Melvin Guillard
• Danny Castillo vs. Bobby Green
• Germaine de Randamie vs. Julie Kedzie
• Michael Chiesa vs. Reza Madadi
• Yves Edwards vs. Spencer Fisher
• Matt Mitrione vs. Brendan Schaub
• Ed Herman vs. Trevor Smith
• Aaron Riley vs. Justin Salas

UFC on FX 8- MAIN CARD Set (FX, 9 p.m. ET)

• Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold
• Chris Camozzi vs. Ronaldo Souza
• Rafael dos Anjos vs. Evan Dunham
• Rafael Natal vs. Joao Zeferino

PRELIMINARY CARD (FUEL TV, 6 p.m. ET)

• Hacran Dias vs. Nik Lentz
• Mike Rio vs. Francisco Trinaldo
• John Cholish vs. Gleison Tibau
• Michel Richard dos Prazeres vs. Paulo Thiago
• Yuri Alcantara vs. Iliarde Santos
• Roger Hollett vs. Fabio Maldonado

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 4:30 p.m. ET)

• Azamat Gashimov vs. John Lineker
• Chris Cariaso vs. Jussier Formiga
• Jeremy Larsen vs. Lucas Martins

Quotable’s:

Phil Davis on “dumb strategy”: ”I don’t need to prove how big of a man I am and fight with some huge ego and try to submit you where you’re strongest just to prove I’m this or that,” he said. “That’s not the way I do things. That’s not the way you win a war. That’s not the way you do anything successfully. Not in competition.”

Jake Ellenberger on next fight being the toughest of his career: “I don’t think this is the biggest fight of my career,” Ellenberger told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “It will be on the biggest stage, but as far as an opponent, I don’t believe so.”

Chris Weidman has always been training for the champ: ”When I started MMA four years ago, I had to believe I could beat the champion of the world or there’s no reason for me to do this,” Weidman said. “Coming up in Ring of Combat, I wasn’t only training for those guys – I was training for Anderson Silva.”-mmajunkie

Bellator signee Goiti Yamauchi: I’m not going to America just for fun

Up and coming Events:

• May. 10 MFC 37: True Grit
• May. 11 Cage Warriors Fight Night 8: Mason vs. Reuter
• May. 18 UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold
• May. 24 Championship Fighting Alliance 11: Overeem vs. Kyle
• May. 25 UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2

Alright MMA-Freak and MMAVictor fans, it’s that time again! Time to get you caught up on all or any mma news you might have missed this past weekend. Grab your morning coffee or your after work beverage and let’s get you all caught up.

It was another great weekend of fights, and Jon Jones once again demonstrated that he is one of the best fighters in the world. The big question(s) after this weekend are:

Was the Jones/Sonnen fight stopped too early?

Is Jon Jones the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world?

Is a super fight between Jones and Silva on the horizon?

Will Chael Sonnen retire?

How long will Jones be out with his injured toe?

(Answers below)

Did Phil Davis take the easy way out? I have been asked this all weekend. And the answer is….. NO! Davis fought his fight and did exactly what he wanted to. Vinny Magalhaes only has BJJ and is very scary on the ground. Davis wasn’t going to wrestle Vinny and give him a chance to win the fight. If Vinny wants to progress in this sport, he needs to learn how to set up his takedowns with improved striking. Davis is a wrestler who has improved his striking. That’s what makes a mma fighter.

Fight Results:

UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen-

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

• Jon Jones def. Chael Sonnen via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:33  – retains light-heavyweight title
• Michael Bisping def. Alan Belcher via technical unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Roy Nelson def. Cheick Kongo via KO (punch) – Round 1, 2:03
• Phil Davis def. Vinny Magalhaes via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Pat Healy def. Jim Miller via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 4:02

Prelims (FX, 8 p.m. ET)

• Rustam Khabilov def. Yancy Medeiros via TKO (thumb injury) – Round 1, 2:32
• Ovince St. Preux def. Gian Villante via majority technical decision (30-28, 30-29, 29-29)
• Sara McMann def. Sheila Gaff via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:06
• Bryan Caraway def. Johnny Bedford via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 3, 4:44

Prelims (Facebook, 7 p.m. ET)

• Cody McKenzie def. Leonard Garcia via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
• Steven Siler def. Kurt Holobaugh via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Headlines:

UFC 159 bonuses: KO Roy Nelson

Sub and FOTN-Pat Healy over Jim Miller.

UFC 159 draws a reported 15,227 attendees for $2.7 million live gate.

White says Roy Nelson will get Cormier or Hunt next.

UFC and Reebok deal in the works?

Michael Bisping Opting for neck Surgery. Said he shouldn’t of fought his last 3 fights with it the way it is.

Alan Belcher suffered eight stitches in his eyelid in loss to Bisping.

Lyoto Machida targets Gustafsson if Jones’ time off is lengthy.

The Sunday Junkie: April 28 edition-Check out my Matt Mitrione article. It’s a good read.

Fight News:

Sergio Pettis vs. Jeff Curran headlines RFA 8 on June 21st.

Report: Maia vs. Koscheck Set for UFC 163.

Cage Warriors 55 adds Chris Fields vs. Norman Paraisy and Henry Fadipe vs. Mike Ling

Jacob Volkmann says he’s fighting Lyle Beerbohm at WSOF 3.

Quotable’s:

Gian Villante on controversial UFC 159 eye poke: ‘All I needed was 10 seconds’.

Dana White on Phil Davis TMZ report:”The guy’s in a custody battle for his child,” White said following this past weekend’s post-UFC 159 event. “Those are the kind of things that are going to happen when you’re in a custody battle. You’re never going to see a custody battle that’s sweet. It’s mudslinging. It’s bad.”

Jon Jones: Anderson Silva Is Still the Top Pound-for-Pound Fighter

Misc:

Dan Henderson thinks Jones-Sonnen stoppage was premature.

Answers:

Was the Jones/Sonnen fight stopped too early?

Not at all. Jones is a beast and was working over Sonnen. Great stoppage by the ref in my opinion. Sonnen has been done since his first loss to Silva.

Is Jon Jones the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world?

Absolutely! Jones is the epitome of a well-rounded mixed martial arts fighter. The fact that he took down Sonnen was shocking and brilliant. Jones can do it all, and if Silva can get took down by Sonnen, then Jones would have no problem with it either.

Is a super fight between Jones and Silva on the horizon?

I would of said yes right up until the time Jones looked down and noticed his fractured toe. Now that Jones will be on the sidelines for a little bit, it all depends on what the UFC wants to do. Jones said after the fight he wants to fight Gustafsson, but that fight doesn’t make sense right now. The fight with “DC” Cormier makes way more sense right now. And don’t forget, it all really depends on what happens between Silva vs. Weidman.

Will Chael Sonnen retire?

Probably. He has had a decent career, but just like Nick Diaz, if you refuse to progress and change your attack, then the evolved talent with dispose of you in the octagon. He has awesome talent behind the mic and should just stick with what he does best, and that’s talk and report about mma. No more fighting Chael. Always a big fan, but your time is done.

How long will Jones be out with his injured toe?

It looks worse than it is in my eyes. I have jacked up my toes my whole life being a skinny guy like “Bones.” A fracture is nothing to scoff at, but he is a tough dude with a great mentality. He should heal up in no time. I expect to see him back in there around October 2013.

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After a crazy weekend of fights, there are still a lot of questions to be answered:

Does Gilbert Melendez deserve an immediate rematch?

With constant decision wins, how does Ben Henderson expect to be one of the greatest of all times?

If Bendo would of lost, would he of still purposed to his girlfriend?

How did Gray Maynard and T.J. Grant get thrown into the mix all the sudden?

Should Josh Thompson get a title shot next instead of Maynard/Grant winner?

Has Nate Diaz lost his step…again?

Is Daniel Cormier too cocky because he is still undefeated?

Was Jordan Mein nervous?

Is Matt Brown title worthy?

With Duane Ludwig training Team Alpha Male, what does the future hold?

Is Myles Jury a top 10 fighter?

Let’s get to all this, plus much, much more….

Fight Results:

XFC 23: Louisville Slugfest-

MAIN CARD (AXS TV, 10 p.m. ET)

• Luis Santos def. Shamar Bailey via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:02
• Zach Underwood def. Deivison Ribeiro via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Stephanie Eggink def. Brianna Van Buren via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Joey Diehl def. Eric Moell via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 0:31
• Gerardo Julio Gallegos def. John Troyer via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 1:41
• B.J. Ferguson def. Charles Stanford via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 0:59

PRELIMINARY CARD (Untelevised, 8 p.m. ET)

• Eugene Perrin def. Augusta Tindall via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Scott Hope def. Joshua Blanchard via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:25
• Brandon Sandefur def. Josh Cooper via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:35
• Brandon Hurst def. Eric Jarvis via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez-

MAIN CARD (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)

• Benson Henderson def. Gilbert Melendez via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47)  – retains lightweight title
• Daniel Cormier def. Frank Mir via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Josh Thomson def. Nate Diaz via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:44
• Matt Brown def. Jordan Mein via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 1:00

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 5 p.m. ET)

• Chad Mendes def. Darren Elkins via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:08
• Francis Carmont def. Lorenz Larkin via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Myles Jury def. Ramsey Nijem via knockout (punch) – Round 2, 1:02
• Joseph Benavidez def. Darren Uyenoyama via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:50
• Jorge Masvidal def. Tim Means via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• TJ Dillashaw def. Hugo Viana via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:22

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 4 p.m. ET)

• Anthony Njokuani def. Roger Bowling via TKO (punch) – Round 2, 2:52
• Yoel Romero def. Clifford Starks via knockout (strikes) – Round 1, 0:32

Headlines:

UFC on FOX 7 bonuses: Matt Brown/Jordan Mein FOTN, Romero and Thomson KO of the night (no sub of the night) earn $50,000.

T.J. Grant-Gray Maynard winner at UFC 160 gets title shot vs. Benson Henderson.

UFC on FOX 7 draws reported 13,506 attendance for $1.333 million live gate.

Main-event winner Benson Henderson and co-main-event loser Frank Mir were the top earners at Saturday’s UFC on FOX 7 event and each earned $200,000.

UFC 159 weigh-ins set for Friday in Newark.

USA TODAY: Narrow wins define UFC lightweight champ Benson Henderson.

Bellator inks Vladimir Matyushenko, debut will be non-tournament bout.

Fight News:

Benoist out, Michel Prazeres meets Paulo Thiago at UFC on FX 8.

UFC’s Cung Le expects to fight again, would welcome shot at Anderson Silva.

Johny Hendricks wants St-Pierre to vacate belt if Silva superfight happens.

Quotable’s:

Gilbert Melendez on loss via Fuel TV: “I thought I won the fight 3 rounds to 2. Is was a tough fight, Benson Henderson is a stud.”

Daniel Cormier on UFC Jitters: “I’ve had a very long athletic career, and I’ve competed at the highest levels of all my sports,” he told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) after the fight. “I always kind of laughed at (UFC President) Dana (White) when he said there were jitters and nerves that come with this.”… But man, I was nervous. I felt so nervous. It’s almost like you want it so bad and you want to do so well, and then you just kind of lay an egg a little bit. I didn’t fight the fight I wanted to.”

UFC on FOX 7′s Josh Thomson on ‘perfect’ fight: ‘I didn’t fight stupid’.

Misc:

Following UFC on FOX 7 loss, UFC boss wants Nate Diaz to stay at lightweight.

Final Thought:

Lightweight rematches have been a thing as of late and I don’t think this should be any different. Ben Henderson has won 7 fights in a row and hasn’t finished one of them. He has had close fights in his last three fights with two of them going to split decision. Bendo claims he wants to be one of the best in the world, but winning and fighting the way he does, he will never be in the same category as Anderson Silva or Jon Jones. Melendez did everything he could and even admitted taking his foot off the gas in the 3rd and 4th round. This doesn’t mean he doesn’t deserve a rematch. Maynard and Grant are good opponents, but they both don’t deserve a title shot right now. I personally still want to see Henderson/Pettis II…..