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-Matt Wiman def. Justin Buchholz via Submission  of Round 1.
-Corey Hill def. Joe Veres via TKO  of Round 2.
-Jeremy Stephens def. Cole Miller via TKO (strikes) at 4:44 of Round 2.
-Gray Maynard def. Dennis Siver via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.
-Kurt Pellegrino def. Alberto Crane via TKO (strikes) at 1:55 of Round 2.
-Nathan Diaz def. Alvin Robinson via Submission (triangle choke) at 3:39 of Round 1.
-Thiago Tavares def. Michihiro Omigawa via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.
-Patrick Cote def. Drew McFedries via TKO (strikes) at 1:44 of Round 1.
-Mike Swick def. Josh Burkman via Majority Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29) after 3 Rounds.

The Lightweight title fight started off quick with B.J. Penn mauling Joe Stevenson and putting him on his back quick. Mid-way though the 1st round B.J. landed a big elbow and Joe was cut bad and bleeding all over. B.J. owns Joe until he decides to choke him out by RNC in the 2nd. B.J. Penn is the new UFC Lightweight Champion of the world and celebrated by liking Joe’s blood off of his knuckles while Joe was regrouping and wondering what train just ran him over.

Results from other fights:

-Sam Stout def. Per Eklund via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-27) after 3 Rounds.
-Alessio Sakara def. James Lee via TKO (strikes) at 1:30 of Round 1.
-Paul Kelly def. Paul Taylor via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 Rounds.
-Antoni Hardonk def. Colin Robinson via TKO (ref stoppage) at 0:17 of Round 1.

-Jorge Rivera def. Kendall Grove via KO (punch) at 1:20 of Round 1.
-Wilson Gouveia def. Jason Lambert via KO (punch) at 0:37 of Round 2.
-Marcus Davis def. Jess Liaudin via KO (punch) at 1:04 of Round 1.
-Fabricio Werdum def. Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO (ref stoppage) at 4:34 of Round 2.

Mike Russow Def. Roman Zentsov by North/south choke Round 1, 2:58
Tatsuya Kawajiri Def. Luiz Azeredo by decision 3-0
Makoto Takimoto Def. Murlio Bustamante by decision 2-1
Mitsuhiro Ishida Def. Gilbert Melendez by decision 3-0
Kazuo Misaki Def. Yoshihiro Akiyama by KO, Round 1 8:12
Hayato Sakurai Def. Hidehiko Hasegawa by decision 3-0
Shinya Aoki Def. Bu-Kyung Jung by decision 3-0
Fedor Emelianenko Def. Choi Hong Man by arm-bar, Round 1, 1:54

-Charlie Valencia def. Ian McCall via Submission Round 1.
-Briwn Bowles vs. Marcos Galvao via TKO Round 2.
-Ed Ratcliff def. Alex Karalexis via TKO Round 2.
-Bryan Baker def. Eric Schambari via Split Decision
-John Alessio def. Todd Moore via Unanimous Decision
-Doug Marshall def. Ariel Gandulla via Submission (armbar) Round 1.
-Paulo Filho def. Chael Sonnen via Ref Stoppage (armbar) Round 2.
-Jens Pulver def. Cub Swanson via Submission (anaconda choke) Round 1.
-Urijah Faber def. Jeff Curran via Submission (guillotine choke) Round 2.

The first televised fight that aired was up and comer Tyson Griffin vs. Thiago Tavares. Tyson Controlled the entire fight and came out with a hard fought unanimous decision.

Next up was “Lyoto” Ryoto Machida vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura in a three round fight. Lyoto showed superior striking and stayed undefeated while handing Nakamura his first loss in the UFC. After the fight Lyoto was awarded the unanimous decision and now he awaits his next test at 205.

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua had his first fight in the UFC and what an uninspired performance it was. There were times he was the dominant fighter but he never had control for long. Forrest Griffin pushed the pace to the point where Rua gassed and got caught with a rear naked choke with 15 seconds left in the fight.

The main event was Chuck Liddell attempting to put the pieces together following his failed title defense. It ended up being three rounds of all stand up fighting between Chuck and Keith Jardine. Both rocked the other in the second round but what set Keith apart is the amount of leg kicks that he landed on Chuck. After three rounds Keith Jardine scored the victory and the upset.

The event kicks off with Nathan Quarry and Pete Sell ready to go toe to toe. This is a big fight for Quarry because it is his first fight in 2 1/2 years. In addition, during that time period he had to learn how to fight again because of the surgery required on his back. Quarry got rocked in the first round but hung on and made it to the bell. The action was back and forth until in the third round Quarry lands a big right cross where you can see the blood spraying off of Pete’s face as the punch lands. This was a beautiful fight and no one was more deserving of the win that Quarry.

Nick Diaz caught Junior Assuncao with a Guillotine choke in round 1. Junior came out looking to slug but Nick’s superior Jiu Jitsu helped him finish the fight.

The next fight was a straight up brawl between Terry Martin and Chris “The Crippler” Leben. The stare down for this fight set mood, with both fighters wanting to make a statement in the Middleweight division. Leben looked like he is in the best shape ever and it paid off because he was landing Thai elbows from everywhere. Late in the third round Terry Martin cracked Leben with a right cross. This caused Leben to shake it off even though he looked rocked. Chris stomped forward throwing bombs and caught Terry Martin with a left hook on the chin and put Martin to sleep.

In the final fight of the light Din Thomas blew out his knee and suffered a first round stoppage to Kenny Florian. Kenny didn’t seem to know that Din was injured but secured the win with a rear naked choke.

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson looked tough in his first title defense against Dan Henderson. Dan took control early on with his wrestling but Quinton was too strong to push around all five rounds. Jackson also got the striking edge being more technical then Henderson. When all five rounds had passed it was clear that Quinton was going to pull a unanimous decision. When the decision came I was worried Judge Cecil was going to throw a wrench in the plans but this one ended with the right victor.

Matt Hamill however did get the screw job from the refs. After out wrestling Michael Bisping and showing improved standup Matt dropped a decision that even the London fans booed.

Other notes of the night was an uninspired performance by Mirko “Cro Crop” Filipovic, dropping a decision to Cheick Kongo. Mirko still seems rattled from his last fight where he got knocked out by Gabe Gonzaga. Some fighters just never come back the same after getting knocked out like he did. Marcus Davis put his 5th UFC win in a row together after his armbar defeat of Paul Taylor. Houston Alexander represented for Nebraska again, showed that his first UFC win was not a fluke, and proved he was a force to deal with at LightHeavy. He obtained this status by busting Alessio Sakara with a Muay Thai knee then polishing him off with some ground and pound.

In the “fight of the night” Randy Couture fought Gabe Gonzaga for the UFC Heavyweight Title. The fight seemed pretty even right up until Randy distributed some frequent flyer miles and dumped Gabe Gonzaga in amazing fashion. The impact of the slam left broke Gonzaga’s nose and it was down hill from there. Gabe did amount a small comeback in the 3rd and cracked Randy with a kick that broke the Champions arm. Randy however just added to his legend and finished Gabe off with ground and pound. It looks as if Pride’s old Heavyweight champion Big Nog is in line for the next title shot.

A highly anticipated match up between George St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck left us knowing just how sick George’s wrestling is. Not only did he defend the take down but he out wrestled Koscheck and pulled a unanimous decision.

Other notes of the night are Roger Huerta out classing Alberto Crane’s stand up and scoring a third round tko. Joe Stevenson keeps making noise in the Welterweight division and defeated Kurt Pellegrino by Decision. Patrick Cote continued his UFC winning streak and caught Kendall Grove with a solid right that set up the TKO after he pounded him out on the ground. Renato Sobral defeated David Heath with an Anaconda Choke in the second and decided to send a message to Heath. This was by not letting the choke go right away when the ref tried to pull him away. Well Dana White happened to want to send Sobral a message and tore up his UFC contract. Frank Mir defeated Antoni Hardonk by Armbar in the first round. Thales Leites caught Ryan Jensen with an armbar in the first. Clay Guida also showed he belongs in the UFC with a decision win over Marcus Aurelio.

Paulo Filho made his debut on American soil with his Middleweight WEC title fight against Joe Doerksen. At first it looked like Paulo was having problems grappling with Joe and getting him to the ground. Paulo went to plan b at the end of the first round and ended up putting heavy combos together. Joe did not have the time he needed to recover because Paulo was looking to end him. The ref eventually stepped in at the 4:07 mark of the first round and crowned Paulo Filho WEC’s first Middleweight Champion.

The other title fight on the card was Carlos Condit vs. Brock Larson for the Welterweight title. Carlos made quick work of Brock when he locked on a tight armbar from guard. Brock did not tap but the ref saw him in a vulnerable spot and stopped the fight via submission. Carlos is now climbing the MMA ranks and is looking to hold on to his title for long time.