UFC 143 Main Card Results – “New” Werdum Impresses in Win over Nelson – 2/4/12
By Frank Curreri LAS VEGAS, February 4 – In a battle of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts, Fabricio Werdum brutalized and bloodied Roy Nelson in the Muay Thai clinch for most of their UFC 143 co-main event at the Mandalay Bay Events Center Saturday night, winning a unanimous decision. And yet a slimmed down “Big Country” [...]
Main Card (PPV) Carlos Condit def. Nick Diaz by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) Fabricio Werdum def. Roy Nelson by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27,30-27) Josh Koscheck def. Mike Pierce by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) Renan Barao def. Scott Jorgensen by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Ed Herman def. Clifford Starks by submission (rear naked choke) at 1:43, R2 [...]
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Main Card Nick Diaz (169) vs. Carlos Condit (169) Roy Nelson (246) vs. Fabricio Werdum (246) Josh Koscheck (170) vs. Mike Pierce (170) Renan Barao (135) vs. Scott Jorgensen (136) Ed Herman (185) vs. Clifford Starks (185) Preliminary Bouts (FX ) Dustin Porier (146) vs. Max Hollaway (144) Matt Riddle (170) vs. [...]
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Las Vegas, Nevada – On Saturday night, live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Pay-Per-View, elite welterweights Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit throw down for the interim UFC 170lbs championship in what some are predicting will be the fight of the year. Also on the stacked card, heavyweight contenders Roy [...]
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Despite welterweights Nick Diaz, Carlos Condit, Josh Koscheck, and Mike Pierce already topping the bill on February 4th’s UFC 143 card in Las Vegas, there’s always more room for top-notch 170-pounders, and that’s what fans will get, as UFC President Dana White announced two more verbally agreed to bouts between Matt “The Immortal” Brown and [...]
Continue reading …As His Career Starts to Wind Down, Josh Koscheck is All About the Money and Big Fights
October 18, 2011 No Comment
Courtesy of mmaweekly.com As Josh Koscheck works to negotiate a new contract with the UFC, the former Ultimate Fighter winner is starting to look towards his career winding down. Now that’s not to say Koscheck is retiring tomorrow or after his next three fights, but he does see the end approaching and so his [...]
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Dana White announced the winners of the post-fight bonuses. Jon Jones and Rampage Jackson earned Fight of the Night for their light heavyweight bout that waded into the championship rounds. Knockout of the Night went to Josh Koscheck for his first-round finish of UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes. Nate Diaz scored Submission of the [...]
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By Thomas Gerbasi September 24, 2011 DENVER, September 24 –Before the end came, with one second left in the first round, UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes looked sharp and ready for anything Josh Koscheck had to throw at him in the UFC 135 co-main event Saturday night at Pepsi Center. But eventually, the younger [...]
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Courtesy of cagepotato.com Amidst the rubble left behind in the MMA world this weekend, one event that might have flown under the radar was that of BAMMA 7, which went down yesterday at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England. Featuring the likes of former UFC title contenders Frank Trigg, Paul Daley, and TUF 9 [...]
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Courtesy of mmaweekly.com The long road back to the Octagon for former welterweight title contender Josh Koscheck appears to have a destination. The former ‘Ultimate Fighter’ competitor confirmed on Sunday that he will make his return to action at UFC 139 on Nov 19 in San Jose. Koscheck made the announcement via his [...]
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