Dana White UFC 123 Video Blog Episode 1

Go behind the scenes with Joe Rogan and Dana White at the UFC 122 Q&A session, then sit cage-side with White for UFC 122.

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UFC 122 results

Main card:
Yushin Okami def. Nate Marquardt by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Dennis Siver def. Andre Winner by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:37 of round 1
Amir Sadollah def. Peter Sobotta by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Krzysztof Soszynski def. Goran Reljic by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Duane Ludwig def. Nick Osipczak by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Preliminary card:
Vladimir Matyushenko def. Alexandre Ferreira by TKO (elbows) at 2:20 of round 1
Pascal Krauss def. Mark Scanlon by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Kyle Noke def. Rob Kimmons by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:33 of round 2
Karlos Vemola def. Seth Petruzelli by TKO (punches) at 3:46 of round 1
Carlos Eduardo Rocha def. Kris McCray by submission (kneebar) at 2:36 of round 1

$60,000 bonuses:
Fight of the Night: Pascal Krauss vs. Mark Scanlon
Submission of the Night: Dennis Siver
Knockout of the Night: Karlos Vemola

Attendance: 8,421 with a gate of $600,000

UFC 122 weigh-in results

Main card:
Nate Marquardt (186) vs. Yushin Okami (185)
Jorge Rivera (185) def. Alessio Sakara (186)
Dennis Siver (155) vs. Andre Winner (155)
Amir Sadollah (170) vs. Peter Sobotta (169)
Krzysztof Soszynski (206) vs. Goran Reljic (205)

Preliminary card:
Alexandre Ferreira (204) vs. Vladimir Matyushenko (205)
Pascal Krauss (170) vs. Mark Scanlon (170)
Duane Ludwig (170) vs. Nick Osipczak (171)
Rob Kimmons (184) vs. Kyle Noke (185)
Seth Petruzelli (205) vs. Karlos Vemola (205)
Kris McCray (171) vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha (170)

Fresh Faces: UFC 122 edition

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Name: Carlos Eduardo Rocha

Weight class: Welterweight

Fighting: Kris McCray

Record: 8-0 (1 (T)KO, 7 submissions) for various promotions in Germany

Recent body of work: Submitted Fatih Balci by arm-triangle choke at "GMC 1 - The Beginning" in May

Who he is: Rocha's path to the UFC is an inspirational one. Nicknamed, "Ta Danado," (which is roughly equivalent to the Tasmanian Devil cartoon character) Rocha grew up on the streets of Joao Pessoa, Brazil, without a family. He took to Brazilian jiu-jitsu and was eventually invited to Germany to teach BJJ. Now living in Hamburg, Rocha has amassed a large following, due in large part to finishing seven of his eight professional fights in the first round.

Name: Pascal Krauss

Weight class: Welterweight

Fighting: Mark Scanlon

Record: 9-0 (2 (T)KO, 7 submissions) for various European promotions

Recent body of work: Submitted John Quinn by rear-naked choke to win the Cage Warriors welterweight championship in May.

Who he is: Krauss, whose nickname, "Panzer" translates to "tank," is one of the top European welterweight prospects. He earned the Cage Warriors welterweight title that was vacated by Dan Hardy when Hardy signed with the UFC. A former German junior boxing champion, Krauss has also spent time in Brazil and the United States, training Brazilian jiu-jitsu with Roberto Correa, Renzo Gracie and Cesar Gracie.

Name: Mark Scanlon

Weight class: Welterweight

Fighting: Pascal Krauss

Record: 7-0 (2 (T)KO, 5 submissions) for various promotions in England and Wales

Recent body of work: Knocked out Michael Reid with a head kick in 10 seconds at "OMMAC 7 - Vengeance" in October.

Who he is: A Luta Livre practitioner, Scanlon began his MMA career in 2006, racking of four straight wins from '06 - 2008. Injuries sidelined him for 18 months, but Scanlon has bounced back nicely with three first-round victories in 2010 -- two of which came in under a minute.

Name: Alexandre Ferreira

Weight class: Light heavyweight

Fighting: Vladimir Matyushenko

Record: 18-6 (17 submissions) for various promotions all over the world

Recent body of work: Submitted Walter Mazurkievicz by first-round kimura at "Jungle Fight 15" in October 2009.

Who he is: A veteran whose career started in 1998, Ferreira steps in to replace an injured Jason Brilz on the UFC 122 undercard. Ferreira has finished 17 of his 18 wins by submission -- an impressive feat -- and has won his last seven fights dating back to 2007, all by first-round submission.

Darren Elkins vs. Edson Barboza in the works for UFC 122

A lightweight match between Darren Elkins and undefeated Brazilian Edson Barboza is in the works for UFC 122.

Elkins (11-2, 1-1 UFC) won his UFC debut by TKO when opponent Duane Ludwig suffered a serious ankle injury, then was submitted in just 41 seconds by Charles Oliveira in his most recent bout.

Barboza (6-0, 0-0 UFC) is coming off of a TKO win against Marcelo Guidici that earned him the Ring of Combat lightweight title. A Muay Thai black belt, Barboza has finished all six of his professional bouts, five in the first round and five by KO or TKO.

Nick Osipczak vs. Duane Ludwig in the works for UFC 122

A welterweight bout between Nick Osipczak and Duane Ludwig is in the works for UFC 122 in Germany in what could prove to be a must-win for both fighters.

Osipczak (5-2, 2-2 UFC) came off of a semi-finals performance on "The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom" with back-to-back wins over Frank Lester and Matt Riddle. Since then, though, Osipczak has lost back-to-back contests to Rick Story and Greg Soto.

Ludwig (19-11, 2-2 UFC) is also coming off of back-to-back losses. He will look to rebound from a gruesome ankle injury suffered in his most recent loss to Darren Elkins. Ludwig is 1-3 in his last four fights.

Dennis Siver vs. Andre Winner in the works for UFC 122

A lightweight bout between Dennis Siver and Andre Winner is in the works for UFC 122 in Germany.

Siver (16-7, 5-4 UFC) is coming off of a decision win against Spencer Fisher at the Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale, and is 3-1 in his last four UFC fights.

Winner (11-4-1, 2-2 UFC) could be fighting for his UFC life after dropping a decision to Nik Lentz at UFC 118. The Brit has gone 2-1 since losing to Ross Pearson in the finals of the Ultimate Fighter 9.

Beflort vs. Okami Headlines UFC 122

Middleweights Yushin Okami and Vitor Belfort will square off in a headlining bout with title shot implications at UFC 122, Dave Meltzer reported via 411Mania.


"According to F4Wonline.com, Belfort will face Yushin Okami (25-5) in the main event of UFC 122 on November 13 in Oberhausen, Germany. It is expected that the winner of that fight will face the winner of the Silva/Sonnen II fight at some point next year," Meltzer said.

Belfort was originally scheduled to face UFC middleweight Anderson Silva, but an injury forced him to withdraw from the fight. Okami will look to make it three straight wins in the Octagon after winning a split decision over Mark Munoz in at UFC Live on Versus 2.

Belfort last three fights:

Win (KO): Rich Franklin - UFC 103 (09/19/09)

Win (KO): Matt Lindland - Affliction: Day of Reckoning (01/24/09)

Win (KO): Terry Martin - Affliction: Banned (07/19/08)

Okami last three fights:

Win (Split Decision): Mark Munoz - UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko (08/01/10)

Win (TKO): Lucio Linhares - UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi (03/31/10)

Loss (Unanimous Decision): Chael Sonnen - UFC 104 (10/24/09)

Jason Brilz vs. Vladimir Matyushenko possible for UFC 122

A light heavyweight bout between Jason Brilz (18-3-1, 3-2 UFC) and Vladimir Matyushenko (24-4, 5-3 UFC) is expected for UFC 122, sources close to the event told MMAjunkie.com.

Verbal agreements are reportedly in place, with the bout expected to be finalized shortly.

Both fighters are looking to rebound from recent losses. Brilz stepped up on short notice to face Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 114, battling to a close split-decision loss that many felt he won.

Matyushenko was expected to Jon Jones' toughest test in the octagon, but he was stopped in just 1:52 by the fast-rising Jones in their main event bout of the last UFC Live on Versus.

UFC 122 is expected to take place Nov. 13 at Konig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany.

Brilz last three fights:
Loss (Split Decision): Antonio Rogerio Nogueira - UFC 114 (05/29/10)
Win (Unanimous Decision): Eric Schafer - UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones (03/21/10)
Loss (Split Decision): Eliot Marshall - UFC 103 (09/19/09)

Matyushenko last three fights:
Loss (TKO): Jon Jones - UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko (08/01/10)
Win (Split Decision): Eliot Marshall - UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones (03/21/10)
Win (Unanimous Decision): Igor Pokrajac - UFC 103 (09/19/09)