Mar 19, 2011 10:00 PM EDT The Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey
UFC 128 results:
UFC 128 results: Jon Jones defeated Mauricio Shogun Rua at 2:37 of round 3.
Urijah Faber defeated Eddie Wineland by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Jim Miller defeated Kamal Shalorus by TKO (strikes) at 2:15 of round 3.
Nate Marquardt defeated Dan Miller via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Brendan Schaub defeated Mirko CropCop by TKO (strikes) at 3:44 of round 3.
Luiz Cane defeats Eliot Marshall by TKO (strikes) at 2:15 of round 1.
Edson Barboza defeated Anthony Njokuani by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Mike Pyle defeated Ricardo Almeida by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).
Gleison Tibau defeated Kurt Pellegrino by split decision (29-28 Tibau, 29-28 Pellegrino, 29-28 Tibau).
Joseph Benavidez defeated Ian Loveland by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).
Nick Catone defeated Costantinos Philippou by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Erik Koch defeated Raphael Assuncao via knockout at 2:32 of round 1.
For UFC 128, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Saturday, March 19 with the long-awaited title fight between UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and light heavyweight phenom Jon "Bones" Jones. Jones is entering this bout for his injured teammate and former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans.
A bantamweight clash between former WEC champions "The California Kid" Urijah Faber and Eddie Wineland will also be featured at UFC 128.
The card also features a heavyweight fight between Mirko CroCop Filipovic and Brendan Schaub. Schaub's teammate Nate Marquardt will face last-minute replacement to Yoshihiro Akiyama, Dan Miller, in a middleweight affair.
Four under card fights will be shown to fans not in attendance at the fights. Ricardo Almeida vs. Mike Pyle and Kurt Pellegrino vs. Gleison Tibau will air on Facebook at 8 p.m. ET. Luiz Cane vs. Eliot Marshall and Edson Barboza vs. Anthony Njokuani will air on Spike TV before the pay-per-view (ppv) broadcast.
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