Ronda Rousey still has no opponents in the UFC

Ronda Rousey did not keep her promise.

Before the fight, she said on several interviews that she was going to punish Bethe Correia for a long time before finishing the fight.

Turns out, she didn’t and in only 34s Correia was knocked out face first on the ground.

After a barrage of punches, a right hand to the temple finished the opponent.

After the fight, Ronda said her strategy was to come on with a overwhelming beginning so Bethe would be forced to clinch.

“I wanted to do that, but you guys saw what happened,” joked Ronda afterwards.

The bantamweight champion had another message for her future opponents: “I hope people don’t involve my family anymore.”

She was referring to Correia’s unfortunate remarks saying Ronda used her father’s suicide for self-promotion.

Rousey’s next opponent will be long-time rival Miesha Tate, in the third time they fight.

In the co-main event of the evening, Mauricio Shogun repeated the same result of 10 years ago against Rogério Nogueira with a unanimous decision win.

In the two TUF Brazil finals, Glaico França caught Fernando Bruno with a rear-naked choke on the third round for the lightweight title.

In the other final, Reginaldo Vieira defeated Dileno Lopes for the bantamweight title.

In the remainder of the main card, Stefan Struve beat Rodrigo Nogueira by unanimous decision, Big Foot Silva knocked out Soa Palelei and Claudia Gadelha beat Jessica Aguilar.

For the full results, go to ufc.com.

(L-R) Jose Aldo punches Frankie Edgar during their featherweight title fight at UFC 156 on February 2, 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS — Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar competed in a competitive main event, but it was Aldo who came out on top, defending his featherweight title at UFC 156 in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

Aldo went the distance with the former lightweight champion, scoring points on the feet and stuffing takedowns on the way to earning the judges’ decision with scores of 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47.

“It was a very difficult fight,” Aldo said, adding how tough of an opponent Edgar was.

Aldo controlled the center of the cage for the first part of the fight. As he typically does, Edgar moved quickly around his opponent, but Aldo was able to find spots and land punches, bloodying up his opponent’s nose. The champ landed leg kicks that swiftly slowed down Edgar, giving Aldo the round as time expired.

Aldo continued landing strikes as the second round began. A single-leg takedown by Edgar was stuffed by the champ, and Aldo persisted with leg kicks that landed, one of which made edgar fall. Edgar landed a punch as his opponent threw another leg kick, and the the champion fell, but was quickly back to his feet and won the round.

Edgar attempted a takedown as the third round started, but Aldo stopped it. The Brazilian looked more fatigued as the round continued, but landed a front kick to the face of Edgar. The challenger began to land more leg kicks as the end of the round came, and also landed a right cross within the final 30 seconds of the frame, earning him the round.

Edgar continued to use the leg kick in the fourth round, and Aldo landed a spinning back kick. Edgar pressured the champ, constantly moving and working punch-kick combinations. At one point, Edgar clinched Aldo and slammed him to the ground. Aldo got back up, but his opponent worked strikes in the clinch. Time expired with the two at center-octagon.

In the final round, Aldo attempted a flying knee and followed that up with a strong jab. Edgar took control of the center of the cage and worked more leg kicks in, as well as some punch combinations. Aldo also landed counter strikes that stunned Edgar, but the challenger kept pushing forward. Time expired and both fighters raised their hands in victory before the judges’ decision.

“I keep finging myself in this situation,” Edgar said following the loss. “Congrats to Jose. He fought a great fight.”

With the win, Aldo improves to 22-1, defending his UFC title for the fourth consecutive time. In defeat, Edgar drops to 15-4 and has lost three straight fights.

(L-R) Antonio Rogerio Nogueira punches Rashad Evans during their light heavyweight fight at UFC 156 on February 2, 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Rashad Evans vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira topped Rashad Evans and earned the unanimous decision in the UFC 156 co-main event on Saturday.

Nogueira kept the fight on the feet, stopping most of Evans’ takedowns with the judges scoring the bout 29-28 across the panel.

Evans and Nogueira measured each other as the fight began. Nogueira controlled the center of the octagon, as his opponent attempted various kicks. Evans landed a flurry, backing “Lil’ Nog” up, and scored a takedown shortly after. The two completed the round on the feet with Evans coming out the winner of the frame on GRACIEMAG’s scorecard.

Nogueira controlled the center of the octagon again as the second round started. The Brazilian worked the jab and followed it up with straight lefts that found their marks on Evans. The TUF Season 2 winner attempted a takedown, but Nogueira prevented the fight from going to the ground. Time expired with Nogueira edging his opponent in the round.

The third round showed more of the same from Nogueira, as he worked the one-two combination. Evans responded with forward-moving flurries before accidentally poking his opponent in the eye. Once the fight resumed, Nogueira continued with his favored punch combination, throwing in an occasional body kick. Evans was unable to land a takedown for the remainder of the fight, and the two clinched towards the end of the fight.

Nogueira has now won two consecutive UFC bouts.

Alistair Overeem vs. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva

Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva came back in the third round, earning the technical knockout with an upset over Alistair Overeem on Saturday night at UFC 156.

Down two rounds to none, Bigfoot opened up in the final frame and landed punches in bunches to score the TKO at 0:25 of the round.

“I told him at the press conference, ‘I’m going to make you respect me, brother,'” Silva said in his post-fight interview.

Overeem closed the gap early, clinching with Silva and landing knees on the Brazilian against the fence on numerous occasions. Silva attempted to shoot in for a takedown, but Overeem stuffed it and clinched again. The Dutch striker kept his hands low, and landed leg kicks that found their marks. Overeem slipped a punch and landed a counter uppercut before time in the round expired, winning the round.

After a clinch in the early part of the second round, Overeem took Silva down and worked from top position. Overeem scored points with ground-and-pound, while Silva defended and landed short elbows and hammer fists. Bigfoot attempted to get up, but Overeem overpowered him and kept the Jiu-Jitsu practitioner on his back. The fight briefly came back to the feet, and Silva landed one significant strike, but Overeem ended up taking the round.

Silva came out in the third round swinging punches and landed several. Wobbled, Overeem backed up against the fence and Silva struck him with numerous punches before the Dutch heavyweight went falling the ground, unconscious. The referee stepped in to put a stop to the bout at that at that time.

Silva is now a winner of two consecutive UFC fights after losing his debut to Cain Velasquez.

Jon Fitch vs. Demian Maia

Demian Maia dominated Jon Fitch with his grappling, earning a unanimous decision at UFC 156 in Vegas.

Maia stifled Fitch for three rounds and the judges saw it in his favor with 30-27 scores across the board.

Maia immediately went for the takedown, getting Fitch to the mat before securing the back. Fitch stood with his opponent on his back, and Maia continued clinching onto him while landing punches and looking for the choke. Maia remained on the back, taking Fitch down every time he tried to stand up, earning the round on GRACIEMAG’s scorecard.

The second round remained on the feet for the first 40 seconds, but Maia took his opponent down again. The fight returned to feet momentarily before Maia scored another takedown and got Fitch’s back again. With a body triangle secure, Maia worked to sink a choke, but was met with stiff defense from his opponent. Maia continued to work for the submission while landing strikes through the end of the period.

Maia pressured Fitch some more as they entered the third round. The Brazilian scored another takedown, but Fitch defended and brought the fight back to the feet. The American attempted a guillotine choke after putting Maia on his back, but the Brazilian was able to escape and bring the fight standing before scoring another takedown. Maia secured his opponent’s back one more time before time expired.

Maia is now 3-0 since dropping down to 170 pounds.

Joseph Benavidez vs. Ian McCall

Joseph Benavidez defeated Ian McCall by unanimous decision in the opening Pay-Per-View fight at UFC 156.

Benavidez was superior in the stand-up game, landing several combinations to earn the judges nod with scores of 29-28, 29-28 and 29-28.

The first round had Benavidez scoring with punches early on, wobbling McCall on two occasions in the first half of the frame. After two accidental low blows by Benavidez, he continued his offensive push and scored points with strikes in the stand-up to win the round.

McCall began the second round with a cut over his hairline. Benavidez was strong on the feet again, landing combinations of leg kicks and punches halfway through the round. McCall, however, got the fight to the ground and controlled his opponent’s back, landing strikes from that position. Benavidez got the fight to the feet again, but it was McCall that appeared to win the round.

Benavidez opened the round with a big strike that staggered McCall. Benavidez continued landing effective combinations, but was taken down for a brief moment. McCall moved into side control, but his opponent was able to bring the fight back to a standing contest. While there, Benavidez landed another mid kick and stuffed a takedown before time expired.

Preliminary Card Results:

• Evan Dunham def. Gleison Tibau by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Tyron Woodley def. Jay Hieron by knockout (strikes) at 0:36, Round 1
• Bobby Green def. Jacob Volkmann by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:25, Round 3
• Isaac Vallie-Flagg def. Yves Edwards by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Dustin Kimura def. Chico Camus by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:50, Round 3
• Francisco Rivera def. Edwin Figueroa by TKO (punches) at 4:20, Round 1

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All 22 fighters weighed in for their UFC 156 fights at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Friday, making the bouts official for Saturday night’s fight card.

UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo weighed in for his title defense at 145 pounds, while challenger Frankie Edgar tipped the scale one pound lower at 144 pounds.

Rashad Evans and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira each weighed in for their bout at 206 pounds, making the co-main event official for tomorrow.

Alistair Overeem came in for his heavyweight bout with Antonio Silva at 264 pounds, while his Brazilian opponent weighed 262 pounds.

Undercard fighter Dustin Kimura weighed 139.5 pounds, and he will not attempt to cut any more weight. He will be fined 20 percent of his fight purse, which will go to his opponent, Chico Camus, according to the UFC.

Edwin Figueroa and Francisco Rivera came in over their 135-pound weight limit. Each of those fighters has two hours to cut the weight and make 135 pounds.

Here are the full weigh-in results for UFC 156:

MAIN CARD

• Jose Aldo (145) vs. Frankie Edgar (144)
• Rashad Evans (206) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (206)
• Alistair Overeem (264) vs. Antonio Silva (262)
• Jon Fitch (171) vs. Demian Maia (170)
• Joseph Benavidez (126) vs. Ian McCall (125)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Evan Dunham (155) vs. Gleison Tibau (155)
• Jay Hieron (168) vs. Tyron Woodley (170)
• Bobby Green (155) vs. Jacob Volkmann (156)
• Yves Edwards (155) vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg (156)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Chico Camus (134) vs. Dustin Kimura (139.5)
• Edwin Figueroa (137.5) vs. Francisco Rivera (137)

UPDATE 5:10 p.m. PT:

Edwin Figueroa made weight at 136 pounds, and Francisco Rivera weighed 135.5 pounds.

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The post VIDEO: Watch the UFC 156 Weigh-Ins Live on GRACIEMAG.com first appeared on Graciemag.]]> https://www.graciemag.com/ufc-156-video-rashad-evans-has-jiu-jitz-rogerio-nogueira-hasnt-seen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ufc-156-video-rashad-evans-has-jiu-jitz-rogerio-nogueira-hasnt-seen Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:36:22 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/?p=70416 Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans sat with GRACIEMAG.com and gave his thoughts on his UFC 156 fight with Rogerio Nogueira. “Minotauro” told us jiu-jitsu can make the difference on Saturday, but Evans firmly believes it won’t. Check out the video above. For more UFC and MMA coverage, visit GRACIEMAG.com’s Choke MMA section Photo by Erik…

José Aldo is ready to defend his belt. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

With its star-studded card, UFC 156 has all the makings of a historic event for MMA. The main event is a featherweight title fight between champion José Aldo and his challenger Frankie Edgar. The Brazilian will defend his UFC title for the third time in a row.

Initially scheduled for last October’s UFC Rio 3, the bout was postponed because of a foot injury sustained by the champion. Now recovered and ready for battle, the fighter promises his duel with Edgar will be a lively one.

“I’m really motivated for this fight. I feel it’s going to be a really dynamic and exciting bout,” he said. “Edgar is a highly qualified adversary with almost no holes in his game. I want to show I’m ready for the biggest challenge of my career.”

With the aim of hanging onto his title, Aldo again relied on the help of Gray Maynard, a fighter on the UFC roster who helped him prepare for his Jan. 2012 fight with Chad Mendes. Maynard, who fought Edgar on three occasions, spent some time at Nova União team headquarters helping to polish up the Brazilian’s game.

“Maynard is a great athlete. It was a huge help that I could count on him again, especially because he’s a specialist when it comes to fighting Edgar,” Aldo remembered with a laugh. “We did some training specifically with this fight in mind.”

On the same day that Aldo and Edgar lock horns for the featherweight strap, Rogério “Minotouro” Nogueira will take on Rashad Evans in the co-main event. There will also be a heavyweight tilt between Antonio “Bigfoot” and Alistair Overeem.

Check out the complete card.

UFC 156
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada
February 2, 2013

• Jose Aldo vs Frankie Edgar
• Rashad Evans vs Rogerio Nogueira
• Alistair Overeem vs Antonio Silva
• Jon Fitch vs Demian Maia
• Joseph Benavidez vs Ian McCall
• Gleison Tibau vs Evan Dunham
• Tyron Woodley vs Jay Hieron
• Jacob Volkmann vs Bobby Green
• Yves Edwards vs Isaac Vallie-Flagg
• Chico Camus vs Dustin Kimura
• Edwin Figueroa vs Francisco Rivera

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Roger paid a visit to the Nogueiras’ Rio de Janeiro gym in preparing for his upcoming encounter with Anthony Smith at Strikeforce. (Photo by Marcelo Dunlop)

Late December 2012, and it’s a day like any other at the Nogueira brothers’ Rio de Janeiro academy.

Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira is out of the country again—he went to open a gym in Florida. Light heavyweight fighter Rafael “Feijão” Calvacante has already arrived and is counting the minutes until he can get on his friend, Rogério “Minotauro” Nogueira, for being late. In the dressing room the following dialogue can be heard:

– Bro, I’ve got mat burn all up and down my arm.

– I hear that. Y’know what I do? I wax my whole body.

The routine is only interrupted with the arrival of Roger Gracie, a middleweight on the Strikeforce roster and three-time winner of the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship absolute division, who starts slipping on his gloves as soon as he comes in.

It’s Coach Edivaldo Badola’s day to teach boxing class, and Gracie knows who he’s going to be trading blows with Mahamad Aly, an impetuous young man with a frightening look in his eye.

Aly, who was thus named by his mother, is 18 years old and hasn’t had a professional fight yet. After training, he turns out to be a friendly fellow and a prankster. During training, however, he looks like he wants to eat Gracie for lunch.

The session divided into five-minute rounds begins, and Minotouro and Feijão start digging their mitts into each other. When Nogueira falters, Feijão closes in to clinch and get the takedown a la Rashad Evans, Rogério Minotauro’s opponent on Feb. 2 at UFC 156. The heat helps soggy up the canvas with sweat in a hurry.

The towering Gracie keeps pushing forward in a calculated way, managing to find his mark with the big gloves. Seated during the break, Aly loses his scowl and speaks in praise of his sparring partner.

“All the ones you tried, landed,” Aly tells Gracie. “Keep at it.”

Now, Coach Badola wants to see Nogueira against Gracie.

Following a comment from Feijão about wanting Ryan Bader as an opponent for his UFC debut, Minotouro and Gracie take their places facing each other. The spar starts on the feet. Gracie doesn’t spend too long taking shots from the Pan-American boxing medalist before quickly grabbing hold of him.

Rogério Minotouro, a star on the UFC 156 lineup, and Rafael Feijão kick back after boxing and takedown practice. (Photo by Marcelo Dunlop)

When the two hit the ground, Nogueira quickly turns on all fours, and Gracie works at sticking in his hooks. During the break, the Jiu-Jitsu world champion offers Minotouro a precious tip on how to get up from all fours without exposing himself.

The session over, Gracie hits the showers and then gets interviewed by two news outlets—a local newspaper and a website specializing in MMA.

Nogueira also shoots the breeze with GRACIEMAG.com, praising the pace Gracie kept the times he came to train in Rio.

“People talk up Roger’s potential because of his height and reach, but what impresses me most is his confidence and how simple his game is,” Minotouro says.

“You see, the positions he does aren’t complex but he puts his all into what he does and is successful in applying them, Nogueira added. “He fights like that in Gi Jiu-Jitsu, too. I saw him roll with Arthur Gogó here and he was totally tight. On the ground there wasn’t a soul he didn’t get the neck of. Another strength of his that I got a sense of was his wrestling and takedown game. He’s got a really strong grip … When he got a hold of me there, I couldn’t do a thing, he just took me down.”

Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City
Jan. 12, 2013

• Nate Marquardt vs. Tarec Saffiedine
• Daniel Cormier vs. Dion Staring
• Josh Barnett vs. Nandor Guelmino
• Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Kyle
• Ronaldo “Jacaré” Souza vs. Ed Herman

Undercard (only on Showtime Extreme)

• Pat Healy vs. Kurt Holobaugh
• Roger Gracie vs. Anthony Smith
• Tim Kennedy vs. Trevor Smith
• Ryan Couture vs. K.J. Noons

Undercard (not broadcast on TV)

• Jorge Gurgel vs. Adriano Martins
• Michael Bravo vs. Estevan Payan

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Erick Silva at UFC Rio 3 (Photo courtesy of UFC/Zuffa via Getty Images)

Erick Silva has sustained an injury, forcing him out of his UFC 156 fight with Jay Heiron. Strikeforce’s Tyron Woodley will make his official move to the UFC and fight Hieron in Silva’s place.

Silva spent two weeks suffering from arm pain and a boil on his left leg, which through training became infected.

“I tried my best not to exit the card. I trained injured, tried to recover, but my elbow still bothers me,” Silva posted in Portuguese on his Twitter account. “I took antibiotics and my immune system dropped. I feel pain in my elbow, but the infection in my leg is a lot better. It’s less swollen and I’m still taking medication. I’ll continue my training and soon I’ll be stronger than ever. ”

UFC 156 takes place in Las Vegas on Feb. 2 at the Mandalay Bay.

UFC 156
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Saturday, February 2, 2013

• José Aldo vs Frankie Edgar
• Alistair Overeem vs Antônio Pezão
• Rashad Evans vs Rogério Minotouro
• Demian Maia vs Jon Fitch
• Joseph Benavidez vs Ian McCall
• Tyron Wooldey vs Jay Hieron
• Gleison Tibau vs Evan Dunham

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