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Main Card
Middleweight Championship bout:
- (BRA) Anderson Silva (c) vs. (USA) Chael Sonnen
Welterweight bout:
- (USA) Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves
- (USA) Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida
Lightweight bout:
- (USA) Clay Guida vs. (BRA) (BRA) Rafael Dos Anjos
Heavyweight bout:
- (USA) Roy Nelson vs. (BRA) (BRA) Junior Dos Santos
Preliminary Card
Light Heavyweight bout:
- (BRA) Thiago Silva vs. (USA) Tim Boetsch
- (USA) Rodney Wallace vs. (BUL)Stanislav Nedkov
Welterweight bout:
- (USA) Dustin Hazelett vs. (USA) Rick Story
Heavyweight bout:
- (NET) Stefan Struve vs. (USA) Christian Morecraft
Welterweight bout:
- (USA) Johny Hendricks vs. (USA) Charlie Brenneman
- (USA) Ben Saunders vs. (USA) Dennis Hallman
Anderson da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion as well as the promotion's longest reigning champion. With 12 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest active winning streak in the UFC and the record for the longest winning streak in UFC history. Silva holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. He currently trains with Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Lyoto Machida at Black House.
Silva is currently ranked as the number one Middleweight in the world by multiple MMA publications,Sherdog and Yahoo! rank Silva as the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Since 2006 he has been the UFC Middleweight Champion, and he is also the last Cage Rage Middleweight Champion and former Shooto Middleweight Champion. Besides the UFC and Cage Rage, Silva has fought for a number of other MMA promotions including the Pride Fighting Championships, Shooto and Rumble on the Rock.
Here we have some important information about this fighter that will make it easier to predict what kind of performance he will be having at the fight.
Nationality: Brazil Brazilian
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division: 185, 205, & 170 (pre-2003)
Reach: 77.6 in (197 cm)
Style: Muay Thai, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Capoeira
Here we have a short resume of all the records on MMA fights by this fighter. This will make us able to see clearly his trajectory during his MMA career.
Total: 30
Wins: 26
- By knockout: 15
- By submission: 4
- By decision: 7
Losses: 4
- By submission: 2
- By decision: 1
- By disqualification: 1
Chael Patrick Sonnen is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and politician. He is currently signed as a middleweight with the UFC, and holds notable wins over former WEC champion Paulo Filho (Sonnen being the only fighter to defeat him in 21 professional fights), former King of Pancrase Nate Marquardt, former IFL champion Dan Miller, former ICON Sport champion Jason Miller, former BoDog Fight champion Trevor Prangley, former WEC champion Jason Lambert and Yushin Okami.
He was an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler at the University of Oregon, two-time University National Champion in Greco Roman, and a US Olympic team alternate. Sonnen is currently ranked as the #2 middleweight in the world by Sherdog.com. Sonnen also works as a real estate agent and was running for State Representative in Oregon's House District 37 as a Republican. On June 16, 2010, Chael dropped out of the state elections.
Here we have some important information about this fighter that will make it easier to predict what kind of performance he will be having at the fight.
Nationality: United States American
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division: 185
Reach: 74.0 in (188 cm)
Style: Greco-Roman Wrestling
Here we have a short resume of all the records on MMA fights by this fighter. This will make us able to see clearly his trajectory during his MMA career.
Total: 35
Wins: 24
- By knockout: 7
- By submission: 3
- By decision: 14
Losses: 10
- By knockout: 2
- By submission: 8
- By decision: 1
Draws: 1
No contest: 0
UFC117 REsults
Preliminary card
- Welterweight bout: (USA) Ben Saunders vs. (USA) Dennis Hallman: Hallman defeated Saunders via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 29–28).
- Heavyweight bout: (NET) Stefan Struve vs. (USA) Christian Morecraft: Struve defeated Morecraft via TKO (punches) at 0:21 of round 2. This fight was broadcast on PPV following the Guida vs. dos Anjos fight.
- Light Heavyweight bout: (USA) Tim Boetsch vs. (USA) Todd Brown: Boetsch defeated Brown by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
- Welterweight bout: (USA) Johny Hendricks vs. (USA) Charlie Brenneman: Hendricks defeated Brenneman via TKO (punches) at 0:40 of round 2.
- Light Heavyweight bout: (USA) Phil Davis vs. (USA) Rodney Wallace: Davis defeated Wallace via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27).
- Welterweight bout: (USA) Dustin Hazelett vs. (USA) Rick Story: Story defeated Hazelett via TKO (punches) at 1:15 of round 2.
Main card
- Heavyweight bout: (USA) Roy Nelson vs. (BRA) Junior dos Santos: dos Santos defeated Nelson via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27).
- Welterweight bout: (USA) Matt Hughes vs. (BRA) Ricardo Almeida: Hughes defeated Almeida via technical submission (anaconda choke) at 3:15 of round 1.
- Lightweight bout: (USA) Clay Guida vs. (BRA) Rafael dos Anjos: Guida defeated dos Anjos via submission (broken jaw) at 1:51 of round 3.
- Catchweight bout (171.5 Ibs): (USA) Jon Fitch vs. (BRA) Thiago Alves: Fitch defeated Alves via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Middleweight Championship bout: (BRA) Anderson Silva (c) vs. (USA) Chael Sonnen: Silva defeated Sonnen via submission (triangle choke) at 3:10 of round 5 to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship. This was only one of three fights in UFC history to end in the 5th round.
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