Well the MMA Gods have blessed us with an epic night of fights ... with the main event being a front runner for this year's nominee for "Fight of the Year." ...
UFC 139: Shogun vs Hendo - November 19, 2011
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Catchweight (158 lb) bout: Shamar Bailey vs. Danny Castillo
Castillo defeated Bailey via TKO (punches) at 4:52 of round 1. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Bader vs. Brilz fight.
Welterweight bout: Matt Brown vs. Seth Baczynski
Baczynski defeated Brown via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:42 of round 2. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the McDonald vs. Soto fight.
Catchweight (141 lb) bout: Miguel Torres vs. Nick Pace
Torres defeated Pace via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
Lightweight bout: Gleison Tibau vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Tibau defeated dos Anjos via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 30–27).
Middleweight bout: Tom Lawlor vs. Chris Weidman
Weidman defeated Lawlor via technical submission (D'Arce choke) at 2:07 of round 1. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Bailey vs. Castillo fight.
Preliminary card (televised)
Bantamweight bout: Michael McDonald vs. Alex Soto
McDonald defeated Soto via KO (punches) at 0:56 of round 1.
Light Heavyweight bout: Ryan Bader vs. Jason Brilz
Bader defeated Brilz via KO (punch) at 1:17 of round 1.
Main card
Light Heavyweight bout: Stephan Bonnar vs. Kyle Kingsbury
Bonnar defeated Kingsbury via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–25, 30–27).
Welterweight bout: Martin Kampmann vs. Rick Story
Kampmann defeated Story via unanimous decision [30–27, 30–27, 29–28]. A mistake was made by one of the judges during the event, scoring the fight 29–28 in favor of Story, resulting in a split decision. The call was reversed after the end of the event.
Bantamweight bout: Urijah Faber vs. Brian Bowles
Faber defeated Bowles via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:27 of round 2.
Middleweight bout: Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le
Silva defeated Le via TKO (knees and punches) at 4:49 of round 2.
Light Heavyweight bout: Maurício Rua vs. Dan Henderson
Henderson defeated Rua via unanimous decision (48–47, 48–47, 48–47).
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $70,000 bonuses.
Fight of the Night: Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le and Maurício Rua vs. Dan Henderson
Knockout of the Night: Michael McDonald
Submission of the Night: Urijah Faber
Unfortunately for Bellator ... they just chose the wrong night to have fights ... but still pretty good ...
Bellator 58 - November 19, 2011
Main Card
Lightweight Championship bout: Eddie Alvarez (c) vs. Michael Chandler
Chandler defeated Alvarez via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:06 in round 4 to become the new Bellator Lightweight Champion.
Catchweight (195lb) bout: Hector Lombard vs. Trevor Prangley[41]
Lombard defeated Prangley via KO (punches) at 1:06 in round 2.
Women's (115 lbs) bout: Jessica Aguilar vs. Lisa Ellis-Ward
Aguilar defeated Ellis-Ward via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Featherweight bout: Marlon Sandro vs. Rafael Dias
Sandro defeated Dias via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 3:56 in round 1.
Local Feature Fights (Spike.com)
Middleweight bout: Brett Cooper vs. Jared Hess
Cooper defeated Hess via unanimous decision [29-28, 29-28, 29-28].
Welterweight bout: Valdir Araujo vs. Ailton Barbosa
Araujo defeated Barbosa via unanimous decision [29-28, 29-28 , 29-28].
Lightweight bout: Cosmo Alexandre vs. Avery McPhatter
Alexandre defeated McPhatter via KO (Knees) at 0:20 in round 1.
Middleweight bout: Jonas Billstein vs. Herbert Goodman
Goodman defeated Billstein via disqualification (illegal soccer kick) at 3:21 in round 2.
Bantamweight bout: Farkhad Sharipov vs. Fabio Mello
Mello defeated Sharipov via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).