UFC 117 Date: August 7, 2010 Location: Oakland, California USA Venue: Oracle Arena (19,596+ Seats) Broadcast: PPV
*Being touted as USA vs Brazil
MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Anderson Silva (27-4) def Chael Sonnen (24-11) via Triangle Armbar Submission (Round 5 @ 3:10)
TELEVISED FIGHTS Jon Fitch (23-3) def Thiago "Pitbull" Alves (16-7) via Unanimous Decision (3 Rounds) Junior "Cigano" dos Santos (12-1) def Roy Nelson (15-5) via Unanimous Decision (3 Rounds) Matt Hughes (45-7) def Ricardo "Cachorrao" Almeida (12-4) via Modified Anaconda Choke (Round 1 @ 3:15) Clay Guida (27-11) def Rafael Dos Anjos (14-5) via Submission - Jaw Injury (Round 3 @ 1:51)
PRELIMINARY FIGHTS Stefan "Skyscraper" Struve (20-4) def Christian Morecraft (6-1) via KO Punches (Round 2 @ 0:22) Phil Davis (7-0) def Rodney "Sho Nuff" Wallace (9-2) via Unanimous Decision (3 Rounds) Dennis Hallman (42-13) def Ben Saunders (8-3) via Unanimous Decision (3 Rounds) Rick Story (11-3) def Dustin Hazelett (12-6) via TKO Punches (Round 2 @ 1:15) Johny Hendricks (9-0) def Charlie Brenneman (11-2) via TKO Punches (Round 2 @ 0:40) Tim "Barbarian" Boetsch (12-3) def Todd "Bulldog" Brown (15-2) via Unanimous Decision (3 Rounds)
*Nate Marquardt vs Rousimar Palhares has been moved to UFC 118 *Phil Davis is a late replacement for Stanislav Nedkov (undisclosed injury) *Todd Brown is a late replacement for Thiago Silva (back injury)
Brazil vs USA - Prediction: Tied 3-3 Silva > Sonnen by TKO Alves > Fitch by Decision Nelson > Dos Santos by TKO Hughes < Almeida by Decision Guida > Anjos by Rear-Naked Choke Silva > Boetsch by KO
Comments
Silva > Sonnen by TKO
Alves > Fitch by Decision
Nelson > Dos Santos by TKO
Hughes < Almeida by Decision
Guida > Anjos by Rear-Naked Choke
Silva > Boetsch by KO
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