May 10
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UFC 113 Results
Another UFC pay-per-view has come and gone, and not without it’s fair share of drama.
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua managed to tame Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida, handing him his first Octagon loss in decisive fashion … with a first round knockout. Any doubts about whether or not Shogun won the first fight are a distant memory, as Rua is now atop the Light Heavyweight division where he belongs. Reports that Rua might have had a knee injury (which later ended up being an appendectomy) turned out to be a non-issue.
I’m thrilled to have been wrong about Stout, as Jeremy Stephens won a split-decision against Stout in what ended up being Fight of the Night. Stephens pretty well dominated the fight, and I can’t imagine which fight the judge that scored it 29-28 for Stout could have been watching. The really heartwarming part was after the fight when he said he’s setting aside that bonus for his one-year-old daughter’s future.
Josh Koscheck took down Paul Daley at will and ground out a decision victory, just like most people figured would happen. What wasn’t foreseen was Daley losing his UFC contract after suckerpunching Kos after the fight. Kos apparently said something inflammatory to Daley after the ref separated the two, and Daley took a poke at Kos. White announced at the press conference that Daley would never fight in the UFC again.
Daley wasn’t the only person to walk away from UFC 113 without a job, as Kimbo Slice couldn’t perform at all against Matt Mitrione, who earned a TKO victory in the second round against Slice. Mitrione exploited Slice’s suspect leg and took him down, eventually mounting Slice, who was practically immobile on the ground. Dana also gave Slice his walking papers, as do many fighters coming to the UFC by way of The Ultimate Fighter series who lose an early fight. Not entirely unwarranted (Kimbo was non-competitive against the 1-0 Mitrione), but I really like the guy and wouldn’t mind seeing him fight again. If there’s money to be made, he’ll be back.
Someone who didn’t walk away from UFC 113 at all is Jason “The Athlete” MacDonald, fracturing his leg in several places and dislocating his ankle in his fight with John Salter. MacDonald was a short-notice replacement for Nick Catone, and it was MacDonald’s first Octagon appearance in over a year.
Patrick Coté came in ready to fight Alan Belcher following 18 months on the sidelines with an injury. Sadly, he not only lost to Belcher, but suffered a broken hand that will likely sideline him yet again.