Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Mike Brown vs. Diego Nunes in the works for UFC 125

A featherweight bout between former WEC champion Mike Brown and Diego Nunes is in the works for UFC 125 on Jan 1.

Brown (24-6, 6-2 WEC) rebounded from a loss to Manvel Gamburyan with a quick TKO victory over Cole Province at WEC 51. The former champ is 2-1 since losing his title to Jose Aldo last November.

Nunes (15-1, 4-1 WEC) is currently on a two-fight win streak. Prior to entering the WEC, Nunes had finished all 11 of his professional fights. Since then, though, all five of Nunes' WEC fights have gone to decision.

Brown last three fights:
Win (TKO - Punches) Cole Province - WEC 51
Loss (KO - Punches) Manvel Gamburyan - WEC 48
Win (Submission - Rear-Naked Choke) Anthony Morrison - WEC 46

Nunes last three fights:
Win (Unanimous Decision) Tyler Toner - WEC 51
Win (Split Decision) Raphael Assuncao - WEC 49
Loss (Unanimous Decision) LC Davis - WEC 44

Props: MMA junkie

Jeremy Stephens vs. Marcus Davis in the works for UFC 125

A lightweight bout between Jeremy Stephens and Marcus Davis is in the works for UFC 125 on New Years day.

Stephens (18-6, 5-5 UFC) dropped a close split decision to Melvin Guillard at UFC 119. The loss snapped Stephens' two-fight winning streak.

Davis (17-7, 9-5 UFC) will drop to lightweight for the first time in his career after dropping three of his past four fights at welterweight. Most recently, Davis lost by technical submission to Nate Diaz at UFC 118, earning Fight of the Night honors in the process.

Stephens last three fights:
Loss (Split Decision) Melvin Guillard - UFC 119
Win (Split Decision) Sam Stout - UFC 113
Win (TKO - Cut) Justin Buchholz - UFC Fight Night 19

Davis last three fights:
Loss (Technical Submission - Guillotine Choke) Nate Diaz - UFC 118
Win (TKO - Punches) Jonathan Goulet - UFC 113
Loss (KO - Knees) Ben Saunders - UFC 106

Source: MMA Junkie

Israel Fighting Championships results

Main card:
Ricco Rodriguez def. Daniel Tabera by unanimous decision
Jeff Monson def. Sergey Shemetov by submission (kimura) at 4:09 of round 1
Frank Trigg def. Roy Neeman by TKO (punches) at 2:36 of round 1
Moshe Kaitz def. Hermes Franca by unanimous decision
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou def. Valdas Pocevicius by unanimous decision

Preliminary card:
Daniel Gracie def. Martin Wojcik by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:17 of round 1
Jeremy Knafo def. Shonie Carter by unanimous decision
Alexandro Ceconi def. Vitaly Shemetov by submission (triangle choke) at 4:48 of round 1
Thiago Meller def. Ariel Abergel by submission (armbar) at 0:35 of round 1
Vitali Krbrsky def. Serob Minasyan by unanimous decision
Ido Pariente def. Jousa Hewlett by submission (armbar) at 2:54 of round 1
Roy Peretz def. Fabric Riconneau by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 3:00 of round 1