Apesar de não ser novato no Ultimate, com passagem anterior pela organização, Elliot havia sido desligado e recentemente atuava pelo Titan, evento no qual era campeão dos pesos-moscas. Com a participação e título no “TUF”, Tim se coloca diretamente na vaga para disputar o lugar maior entre os atletas até 57kg, mas antes terá de bater o supercampeão Johnson.

Sem perder há dez combates, Johnson usa sua velocidade e imprevisibilidade para manter tão longo o seu reinado. Com Jiu-Jitsu apurado, o campeão finalizou três oponentes na caminhada de manter a cinta, e no vídeo abaixo relembramos a bela kimura que aplicou em Chris Cariaso, em setembro de 2014.

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TUF 24 Finale
Las Vegas, Nevada
3 de dezembro de 2016

Demetrious Johnson x Tim Elliott
Joseph Benavidez x Henry Cejudo
Jake Ellenberger x Jorge Masvidal
Ion Cutelaba x Jared Cannonier
Sara McMann x Alexis Davis
Brandon Moreno x Ryan Benoit

Card preliminar

Gray Maynard x Ryan Hall
Rob Font x Matt Schnell
Dong Hyun Kim x Brendan O’Reilly
Kailin Curran x Jamie Moyle
Elvis Mutapcic x Anthony Smith
Josh Stansbury x Devin Clark

That’s why we gathered the best moments of the six best fights of Saturday night.

Watch the videos and relive the thrills.

Demetrious Johnson vs. Chris Cariaso

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar2ria5XKuQ

Donald Cerrone vs. Eddie Alvarez

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT3oOBIndvU

Connor McGregor vs. Justin Poirier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4MtTRA-4_U

Tim Kennedy vs. Yoel Romero

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE-IpRtqRqs

Cat Zingano vs. Amanda Nunes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-BgCMh5oB4

Dominick Cruz vs. Takeya Mizugaki

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C-TLu5kd84

It almost looked like it was a bad match up.

Chris Cariaso presented no threat to flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson.

Since the first moment of the fight, the champion imposed his game and his name to punish the contender and show the crowd that it was not likely that the belt would change hands.

After being saved by the bell at the end of round 1, when Johnson landed a right overhand followed by a knee to the chin, round 2 was more of the same and Johnson took the fight to the ground to pass and finish Cariaso with a kimura.

“My corner says that sometimes I’m too patient, but I felt good in the fight. Cariaso was tough opponent,” said a polite champion.

In the co-main event, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone gave a bitter welcome to newcomer to the UFC, Eddie Alvarez.

After a scare in the first round, when Alvarez landed a series of punches that made Cerrone dizzy, the Cowboy came back big in rounds 2 and 3.

A series of powerful leg kicks to Alvarez’ left leg made enough damage to slow him and grant Cerrone the UD win.

“I”m a slow starter! If you’re gonna try to beat me, you better do it in the first round,” joked Cerrone.

Another highlight of the night was the grudge match between Connor McGregor and Justin Poirier.

McGregor spent weeks teasing Poirier and stood up to his words after the bell went off.

In less than two minutes, he planted Poirier and ended the match win a convincing TKO win!

“It’s a whole different ball game when I hit this lightweights. Now, I want Aldo vs. McGregor,”said Connor.

At the 185lb division, Yoel Romero and Tim Kennedy had an epic fight.

After almost being knocked out at the very end of round 2, Yoel Romero had the help of his corner men, who left the stool inside the octagon and earned him some extra 30s to recover.

When the third round came, Romero landed big punches to put Kennedy on the ground and win among boos and cheers.

In the first fight of the main card, Cat Zingano returned to the octagon after over one year away and recoverd from a loosing first round to beat Amanda Nunes.

The last fight of the prelims was also a highlight, with former 135lb champion Doiminick Cruz back after almost four years away.

Cruz had no trouble to destroy Takeya Mizugaki in one minute.

“I had some tough moments and it’s great to be back,” said Cruz.

Here are the full results

UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso

MGM Arena, Las Vegas, NV

Main Card (on Pay-Per-View) – 10PM/7PM ET/PT

Demetrious Johnson defeated Chris Cariaso via submission (kimura) at 2:29 of Rd2

Donald Cerrone defeated Eddie Alvarez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Conor McGregor defeated Dustin Poirier via TKO (punches) at 1:46 of Rd1

Yoel Romero defeated Tim Kennedy via TKO (punches) 0:58 of R3

Cat Zingano defeated Amanda Nunes via TKO (Punches) 1:21 of R3

Preliminary Card (on Fox Sports 1)

Dominick Cruz defeated Takeya Mizugaki via TKO at 1:01 of R1

Jorge Masvidal defeated James Krause via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Stephen Thompson defeated Patrick Cote via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Brian Ebersole defeated John Howard via unanimous decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Preliminary Card (on Fight Pass)

Kevin Lee defeated Jon Tuck via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)

Manny Gamburyan defeated Cody Gibson via submission (guillotine) at 4:56 of R2

MGM Arena, Las Vegas, NV

Main Card (on Pay-Per-View) – 10PM/7PM ET/PT
Demetrious Johnson defeated Chris Cariaso via submission (kimura) at 2:29 of Rd2
Donald Cerrone defeated Eddie Alvarez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Conor McGregor defeated Dustin Poirier via TKO (punches) at 1:46 of Rd1
Yoel Romero defeated Tim Kennedy via TKO (punches) 0:58 of R3
Cat Zingano defeated Amanda Nunes via TKO (Punches) 1:21 of R3

Preliminary Card (on Fox Sports 1)
Dominick Cruz defeated Takeya Mizugaki via TKO at 1:01 of R1
Jorge Masvidal defeated James Krause via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Stephen Thompson defeated Patrick Cote via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Brian Ebersole defeated John Howard via unanimous decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Preliminary Card (on Fight Pass)
Kevin Lee defeated Jon Tuck via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Manny Gamburyan defeated Cody Gibson via submission (guillotine) at 4:56 of R2

The official weigh-in for UFC 178 went down this Friday in Las Vegas.

All fighters made the weight limit for their categories and the card is unchanged for this Saturday.

The main event is a flyweight title fight between champion Demetrious Johnson and contender Chris Cariaso.

The co-main event is a much anticipated face off between Donald Cerrone and newcomer to the UFC, Eddie Alvarez.

The weigh-ins happened under a cool atmosphere and the only heated moment was the stare between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor.

Dana White had trouble keeping the two fighters from going at it right there.

Watch the replay here.

Here’s the full card for tomorrow’s action.

UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso

MGM Arena, Las Vegas, NV

Main Card (on Pay-Per-View) – 10PM/7PM ET/PT
Demetrious Johnson (124.5) vs. Chris Cariaso (124.5)
Donald Cerrone (155) vs. Eddie Alvarez (155)
Dustin Poirier (145.5) vs. Conor McGregor (146)
Tim Kennedy (185) vs. Yoel Romero (185)
Cat Zingano (135) vs. Amanda Nunes (135)

Preliminary Card (on Fox Sports 1)
Dominick Cruz (134) vs. Takeya Mizugaki (136)
Jorge Masvidal (155) vs. James Krause (155)
Patrick Cote (170.5) vs. Stephen Thompson (170)
John Howard (170) vs. Brian Ebersole (170.5)

Preliminary Card (on Fight Pass)
Jon Tuck (155) vs. Kevin Lee (155.5)
Manny Gamburyan (135.5) vs. Cody Gibson (135.5)

Cain Velasquez acerta Junior Cigano. Foto: UFC/Divulgação.

A MGM Arena em Las Vegas recebeu a edição 155 do UFC, nesse sábado. No octagon, Junior Cigano acabou superado por Cain Velasquez e perdeu o cinturão dos pesados. Na batalha mais sangrenta do evento Jim Miller venceu Joe Lauzon por decisão unânime dos jurados. O duelo recebeu o prêmio de melhor luta da noite, já o bônus pelo nocaute e pela finalização do evento  ficaram com Todd Duffee e John Moraga, respectivamente.

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UFC 155
MGM Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
29 de dezembro de 2012

Cain Velasquez venceu Junior Cigano na decisão unânime dos jurados

Jim Miller venceu Joe Lauzon na decisão unânime dos jurados

Costa Philippou venceu Tim Boetsch por nocaute técnico aos 2min11s do R3

Yushin Okami venceu Alan Belcher na decisão unânime dos jurados

Derek Brunson venceu Chris Leben na decisão unânime dos jurados

Eddie Wineland venceu Brad Pickett na decisão dividida dos jurados

Erik Perez venceu Byron Bloodworth por nocaute técnico aos 3min50s do R1

Jamie Varner venceu Melvin Guillard na decisão dividida dos jurados

Myles Jury venceu Michael Johnson na decisão unânime dos jurados

Todd Duffee nocauteou Phil De Fries aos 2min4s do R1

Max Holloway venceu Leonard Garcia na decisão dividida dos jurados

John Moraga finalizou Chris Cariaso no triângulo de mão aos 11s do R3

Mark Hominick in photo by Josh Hedges

Ultimate Fight Night 23: Fights for the Troops 2 served Texas with some solid combat this Saturday night. It also defined who will be the first challenger to José Aldo’s newly-minted UFC featherweight belt, in a bout planned to figure on the card for UFC 129 April 30 in Toronto.

In earning his shot against champion Aldo, Mark Hominick notched his fourth win in a row by putting away George Roop by knockout in just 1:28 minutes of fighting.

In the evening’s main event, Melvin Guillard put an end to Evan Dunham’s chances via knees in the opening round. Guillard thus brings his winning streak in the lightweight division to four in a row.

Now former WEC champion Mike Brown remains in the doldrums by losing to UFC debutant Rani Yahya, accumulating a second loss in a row and third in four outings.

Nova União duo Amilcar Alves and Willamy Chiquerim took a loss apiece, losing to Charlie Brenneman and Waylon Lowe, respectively, both by unanimous decision.

Check out the results:

UFC Fights for the Troops 2
Fort Hood, Texas, United States
Saturday, January 22, 2011

Melvin Guillard defeated Evan Dunham via TKO at 2:58 min of R1

Matt Mitrione defeated Tim Hague via TKO at 2:59 min of R1

Mark Hominick defeated George Roop via TKO at 1:28 min of R1

Pat Barry defeated Joey Beltran via unanimous decision

Matt Wiman defeated Cole Miller via unanimous decision

Yves Edwards submitted Cody Mackenzie via rear-naked choke at 4:33 min of R2

DaMarques Johnson submitted Mike Guymon at 3min22 min of R1

Rani Yahya defeated Mike Brown via unanimous decision

Waylon Lowe venceu Willamy “Chiquerim” Freire via unanimous decision

Charlie Brenneman defeated Amilcar Alves via unanimous decision

Chris Cariaso defeated Will Campuzano via unanimous decision

Mark Hominick em foto de Josh Hedges.

O Ultimate Fight Night 23: Fights for the Troops 2 trouxe bons combates ao Texas na noite deste sábado. Além disso, definiu o próximo oponente de José Aldo pelo cinturão de penas, combate previsto para o UFC 129, no dia 30 de abril, em Toronto. Marcante também foi a forte torcida a favor dos lutadores americanos contra os estrangeiros, devido à patriota torcida presente no Fort Hood.

Para ter a chance contra o campeão Aldo, Mark Hominick precisou chegar à quinta vitória seguida. Em apenas 1min28s de disputa, o canadense nocauteou George Roop.

Na principal luta da noite, Melvin Guillard usou os joelhos para acabar com as chances de Evan Dunham, ainda no primeiro assalto. Guillard chega à quarta vitória seguida entre os leves.

Valeu o nocaute de Matt Mitrione em Tim Hague, com um petardo de esquerda para abrir o caminho, golpe digno de peso pesado. Mitrione segue invicto com quatro apresentações no cartel.

Já o ex-campeão do WEC Mike Brown segue em péssima fase. Contra Rani Yahya, que estreou no Ultimate, acumulou a segunda derrota seguida, a terceira nas últimas quatro lutas.

A dupla da Nova União Amilcar Alves e Willamy Chiquerim acabou derrotada. Os lutadores perderam, respectivamente, para Charlie Brenneman e Waylon Lowe, ambos por decisão unânime.

Confira todos os resultados:

UFC Fights for the Troops 2
Fort Hood, Texas, Estados Unidos
Sábado, 22 de janeiro de 2011

Melvin Guillard venceu Evan Dunham por TKO aos 2min58s do R1
Matt Mitrione venceu Tim Hague por TKO aos 2min59s do R1
Mark Hominick venceu George Roop por TKO a 1min28s do R1
Pat Barry venceu Joey Beltran por decisão unânime
Matt Wiman venceu Cole Miller por decisão unânime
Yves Edwards finalizou Cody Mackenzie com um mata-leão aos 4min33s do R2
DaMarques Johnson finalizou Mike Guymon aos 3min22s do R1
Rani Yahya venceu Mike Brown por decisão unânime
Waylon Lowe venceu Willamy “Chiquerim” Freire por decisão unânime
Charlie Brenneman venceu Amilcar Alves por decisão unânime
Chris Cariaso venceu Will Campuzano por decisão unânime