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UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir
May 26, 2012 10:00 PM EDT
UFC 146 Results:
UFC heavyweight championship bout: Junior dos Santos def. Frank Mir via TKO at 3:04 of round two.
UFC 146 Results: Cain Velasquez def. Antonio Silva via TKO at 3:36 of round one.
UFC 146 Results: Roy Nelson def. Dave Herman via TKO at 0:51 of round one.
UFC 146 Results: Stipe Miocic def. Shane del Rosario via TKO at 3:14 of round two.
UFC 146 Results: Stefan Struve def. Lavar Johnson via submission (armbar) at 1:05 of round one.
UFC 146 Results: Darren Elkins def. Diego Brandao via unanimous decision.
UFC 146 Results: Jamie Varner def. Edson Barboza via TKO at 3:23 of round one.
UFC 146 Results: C.B. Dollaway def. Jason Miller via unanimous decision.
UFC 146 Results: Dan Hardy def. Duane Ludwig via KO at 3:51 of round one.
UFC 146 Results: Paul Sass def. Jacob Volkmann via submission (triangle armbar) at 1:54 of round one.
UFC 146 Results: Glover Teixeira def. Kyle Kingsbury via submission (arm triangle) at 1:53 of round one.
UFC 146 Results: Mike Brown def. Daniel Pineda via unanimous decision.
UFC 146 will take place May 26, 2012 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos was originally set to make his first title defense against No. 1 contender and former DREAM and Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem, but following a pre-fight drug test flagged for elevated levels of testosterone.
On Apr. 20, UFC president Dana White announced that Overeem would be pulled from the main event of UFC 146 and that former heavyweight champion Frank Mir would face dos Santos for the UFC heavyweight title.
Mir was originally set to face former champion Cain Velasquez in a fight to decide the next heavyweight No. 1 contender.
Titan Fighting Championships 22
May 25, 2012 10:00 PM EDT
UFC veterans Anthony Johnson and Dave Branch will meet in the headliner of this event which airs on HDNet.
Bellator 70
May 25, 2012 9:00 PM EDT
Bellator 70 Results:
Bellator 70 will take place May 25 from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier
May 19, 2012 10:00 PM EDT
Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier Results:
Strikeforce will host its heavyweight grand-prix finale between Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier May 19, 2012 from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
Bellator 69
May 18, 2012 9:00 PM EDT
Bellator 69 Results:
Bellator 69 will take place May 18, 2012 from the L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Bellator 69 will also feature the promotion's Season Six middleweight tournament finale between Maiquel Falcao and Andreas Spang and the welterweight tournament finale between Karl Amoussou and David Rickels.
UFC on FUEL TV 3
May 15, 2012 9:04 PM EDT
UFC on FUEL TV 3 Results:
UFC on FUEL TV 3 Results: Chan Sung Jung def. Dustin Poirier via submission (D'Arce choke) at 1:10 of round four.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 Results: Tom Lawlor def. Jason MacDonald via knockout at 0:50 of round one.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 Results: Amir Sadollah def. Jorge Lopez via split decision.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 Results: Brad Tavares def. Dongi Yang via unanimous decision.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 Results: T.J. Grant def. Carlo Prater via unanimous decision.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 Results: Donald Cerrone def. Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 Results: Johnny Eduardo def Jeff Curran via unanimous decision.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 Results: Rafael Dos Anjos def. Kamal Shalorus via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:20 of round one.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 Results: Igor Pokrajac def. Fabio Maldonado via unanimous decision.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 Results: Yves Jabouin def. Jeff Hougland via unanimous decision.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 Results: Cody McKenzie def. Marcus LeVesseur via submission (guillotine) at 3:05 of round one.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 Results: Francisco Rivera def. Alex Soto via unanimous decision.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 is rumored to be taking place May 15, 2012 from the Patriot Center on the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
Top featherweight contenders Dustin Poirier and Chan Sung Jung will serve as headliners in a five-round main event. The winner is expected to emerge as the division's No. 1 contender and face UFC champion Jose Aldo for a chance at the 145lbs title.
Bellator 68
May 11, 2012 9:00 PM EDT
Bellator 68 Results:
Bellator 68 will take place May 11, 2012 from the Palladium Ballroom in Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Bellator 68 will also host the promotion's featherweight tournament finale between finalists Marlon Sandro and Daniel Straus.
Super Fight League 3
May 6, 2012 9:30 AM EDT
Super Fight League will host their third show at the IGI Stadium in New Delhi, India. The event will be held on May 6, 2012, and can be watched for free on YouTube.
Headlining the event will be a heavyweight match up between James Thompson and former WWE star, Bobby Lashley.
UFC on Fox 3
May 5, 2012 9:00 PM EDT
UFC on Fox 3 Results: UFC on Fox 3 Results: Nate Diaz defeated Jim Miller vua submission (guillotine choke) at 4:10 of round 2.
UFC on Fox 3 Results: Johny Hendricks defeated Josh Koscheck via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 28-29).
UFC on Fox 3 Results: Alan Belcher defeated Rousimar Palhares via TKO (elbows & punches) at 4:18 of round 1.
UFC on Fox 3 Results: Lavar Johnson defeated Pat Barry via TKO (punches) at 4:38 of round 1.
UFC on Fox 3 Results: Michael Johnson defeated Anthony Ferguson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
UFC on Fox 3 Results: John Dodson defeated Tim Elliot via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
UFC on Fox 3 Results: John Hathaway defeated Pascal Krauss via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).
UFC on Fox 3 Results: Louis Gaudinot defeated John Lineker via technical submission (guillotine choke) at 4:52 of round 2.
UFC on Fox 3 Results: Danny Castillo defeated John Cholish via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
UFC on Fox 3 Results: Dennis Bermudez defeated Pablo Garza via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
UFC on Fox 3 Results: Karlos Vemola defeats Mike Massenzio via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:07 of round 2.
UFC on Fox 3 Results: Roland Delorme defeated Nick Denis via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:59 of round 1.
UFC on Fox 3 will take place May 5, 2012 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Jim Miller will face Nate Diaz in the main event.
MFC 33: Collision Course
May 4, 2012 10:18 PM EDT
MFC 33: Collision Course is a mixed martial arts event to be held by the Maximum Fighting Championship (MFC) on May 4, 2012 at the Mayfield Trade Center in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The main card aired live on HDNet and featured a Welterweight Championship Bout.