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UFC Japan 2012 card at Saitama Super Arena: Hallmark, historic event
By Zach Arnold | February 25, 2012
Event & venue: UFC Japan 2012 (US air time – Saturday, February 25th, Japan show time – Sunday, February 26th at 10 AM at Saitama Super Arena)
TV: PPV (sold show series w/ Dentsu)
Dark matches
- Featherweights: Issei Tamura defeated Tiequan Zhang in R2 in 32 seconds by KO.
- Bantamweights: Chris Cariaso defeated Takeya Mizugaki after 3R by unanimous decision.
- Middleweights: Riki Fukuda defeated Steve Cantwell after 3R by unanimous decision.
- Bantamweights: Vaughan Lee defeated Kid Yamamoto in R1 in 4’29 by submission.
- Lightweights: Takanori Gomi defeated Eiji Mitsuoka in R2 in 2’21 by TKO.
Main card
- Lightweights: Anthony Pettis defeated Joe Lauzon in R1 in 81 seconds by KO.
- Featherweights: Hatsu Hioki defeated Bart Palaszewski after 3R by unanimous decision.
- Middleweights: Tim Boetsch defeated Yushin Okami in R3 in 54 seconds by TKO.
- Welterweights: Jake Shields defeated Yoshihiro Akiyama after 3R by unanimous decision.
- Heavyweights: Mark Hunt defeated Cheick Kongo in R1 in 2’11 by TKO.
- Light Heavyweights: Ryan Bader defeated Rampage Jackson after 3R by unanimous decision.
- UFC Lightweight title match: Ben Henderson defeated Frankie Edgar after 5R by unanimous decision to win the title.
February 2012 events
Event & venue: UFC 143 (Saturday, February 4th in Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay Events Center)
TV: PPV
Dark matches
- Middleweights: Rafael Natal defeated Michael Kuiper after 3R by unanimous decision.
- Welterweights: Stephen Thompson defeated Dan Stittgen in R1 in 4’13 by KO.
- Welterweights: Matt Brown defeated Chris Cope in R2 in 1’19 by TKO (punches).
- Bantamweights: Edwin Figueroa defeated Bruce Leeroy after 3R by split decision.
- Welterweights: Matt Riddle defeated Henry Martinez after 3R by split decision.
- Featherweights: Dustin Poirier defeated Max Holloway in R1 in 3’23 with a triangle armbar.
Main card
- Middleweights: Ed Herman (-250, 5 to 2 favorite) defeated Cliff Starks in R2 in 1’43 with a choke.
- Bantamweights: Renan Barao (-250, 5 to 2 favorite) defeated Scott Jorgensen after 3R by unanimous decision.
- Welterweights: Josh Koscheck (-260, 13 to 5 favorite) defeatedMike Pierce after 3R by split decision.
- Heavyweights: Fabricio Werdum (PICK ‘EM) defeated Roy Nelson after 3R by unanimous decision.
- Welterweight eliminator (interim championship): Carlos Condit (+150) defeated Nick Diaz after 5R by unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46 twice).
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“Once they lock that door, it’s battle mode. I know he’s going in there to knock my head off and I got to go in there and try to knock his head off, too. We’re going to do what we do. We’re true, true warriors and we’re going to bring a dogfight that you didn’t get to see at the last PPV.”
Event & venue: UFC on Fuel 1 (Wednesday, February 15th in Omaha, Nebraska at CenturyLink Center)
TV: Fuel TV
Dark matches
- Lightweights: Tim Means (-110) defeated Bernardo Magalhaes after 3R by unanimous decision.
- Lightweights: Justin Salas (-150, 3 to 2 favorite) defeated Anton Kuivanen after 3R by unanimous decision.
- Featherweights: Jonathan Brookins (-220, 11 to 5 favorite) defeated Vagner Rocha in R1 in 92 seconds by KO.
- Bantamweights: Ivan Menjivar (-250, 5 to 2 favorite) defeated John Albert in R1 in 3’45 by choke.
- Bantamweights: TJ Dillashaw defeated Walel Watson after 3R by unanimous decision.
Main card
- Heavyweights: Stipe Miocic (-500, 5 to 1 favorite) defeated Phil De Fries in R1 in 43 seconds by KO.
- Middleweights: Ronny Markes (-115) defeated Aaron Simpson after 3R by split decision.
- Heavyweights: Stefan Struve (+120) defeated Dave Herman in R2 in 3’52 by TKO (punches).
- Welterweights: Jake Ellenberger (-350, 7 to 2 favorite) defeated Diego Sanchez after 3R by unanimous decision.
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