Here are the real winners and losers from Saturday‘s event: The results are listed in ascending order, starting from the first fight ending with the night’s main event. For 11 minutes, Yoel Romero vs. Lyoto Machida was the standard cat-and-mouse affair one expects from the former light heavyweight champ. Gabriel Gonzaga returned to the UFC Octagon saturday night for UFC 70 to take on Mirko Filipovic. His Fight Night 62 bout with Drew Dober, infamous for the referee mistakenly waving things to a close because he believed Dober to be unconscious from a not-even-sunk-in choke, lives on in infamy. Computer hiccups with the U.S. Department of State forced numerous fighters off the UFC Fight Night 70 card and tasked the UFC with some creative matchmaking. This page is updated with new details on UFC 70 event, so come back soon for fresh updates. And how did that go for him? Be sure to check out upcoming UFC events and don’t miss the latest MMA news. This may be a good day for Romero, but it's a terrible day for fans. Eddie Gordon by submission via rear-naked choke at 4:37 of Round 3. Gabriel Gonzaga defeated Mirko Filipovic by KO (Head Kick). Now 37 years old, however, the spring seems to have left his step. He feinted. 2006 PRIDE Open-Weight Grand Prix Champion, http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=7335, "LONDON CALLING: UFC & CAGE RAGE LOCK HORNS", "UFC 70 WILL AIR ON SPIKE TV WITH TAPE DELAY", "David Heath to Replace Griffin against Machida at UFC 70", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UFC_70&oldid=917751817, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27), Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–27), Decision (majority) (29–28, 29–28, 28–28), This page was last edited on 25 September 2019, at 09:06. Lyoto Machida got the better of David Heath and won by Decision (Unanimous) in Round 3 at 5:00. You can view the official event page here. The card also featured Michael Bisping fighting in England for the UFC for the first time against UFC veteran Elvis Sinosic and Andrei Arlovski taking on prize fighter and training partner of Mirko Cro Cop and future UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabrício Werdum, who was making his UFC debut. The Monsoon is one of the hardest hitters in the welterweight division, and boy, it's hard not to be excited for his next fight. The card was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Setanta Sports. Steve Montgomery by TKO via punches at 2:43 of Round 1Alex Oliveira def. He baited in opponents and then blam. Kakai added to that legacy with this strong performance, even if he didn't quite make it into the house back in 2013. The kicks don't seem as quick. The only other TUF winner to drop his first three fights after the show is Colton Smith...who is currently fighting for Rocks Xtreme MMA in Texas. Lewis Gonzalez by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-27). They were done. Jess Liaudin vs. Dennis Siver View the full results for ‘Nations Collide’-led fight card below. The biggest winner of the night was, clearly, main eventer Yoel Romero, who defeated Lyoto Machida via third-round knockout. The event will be... Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. As a result, the card instead aired on Spike TV in North America at 9 pm EDT on a 6-hour tape delay. The Olympic silver medalist is one of the most terrifying fighters in MMA today and, in spite of being 38 years old, seems to be a physical threat on par with anyone else in the sport. Paul Taylor defeated Edilberto de Oliveira in Round 3 at 0:37 by TKO (Head Kick and Punches). He got it. Below is the 10-fight order and UFC 70 results. UFC 70 was live 4,936 days days ago and was the 89th event in UFC history, including pay-per-views, UFC Fight Nights, and The Ultimate Fighter season finales. UFC 70 was also only the seventh UFC event held outside the United States, and the first since UFC 38. Lorenz Larkin def. Antonio Carlos Junior def. Precedent suggests Gordon's days as a UFC fighter are likely over. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. [4], 2006 PRIDE Open-Weight Grand Prix Champion, Mirko Cro Cop fought Heavyweight contender Gabriel Gonzaga in the main event to determine the top contender for the UFC Heavyweight Championship held by Randy Couture.[5]. Leandro Silva is not a technically brilliant grappler, but he didn't need to be to defeat Lewis Gonzalez. Then Romero flipped Machida upside-down with a takedown attempt. There were brutal knockouts and there were dreadful bores scattered throughout the night, but the card delivered on the whole. Machida revolutionized MMA and reasserted the relevance and value of traditional martial arts, one opponent at a time. The event will be live from inside the UFC... UFC 254 will take place at UFC Fight Island in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates this weekend. He wiggled his hips. He was going to kick him in the leg, and he was going to punch him in the face. Unfortunately, the 28 year-old didn't make any notable call-outs after the fight. .swp-form-cont-10984{padding:0px;}.swp-form-cont-10984 label {}.swp-form-cont-10984 input[type="text"] {border:1px solid #ffffff;}.swp-form-cont-10984 .field-submit {width:auto;background-color:#d20a0a;background-image:none;}. While Junior is no slouch, Truck is now on a three-fight losing streak, with two of those losses coming via ugly stoppage and the other via forgettable split decision. Who else came out worse for wear? For 15 minutes, Silva took Gonzalez down, worked for a submission, lost position and scrambled away from danger. UFC 254 will take place at UFC Fight Island in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates this weekend.... You have entered an incorrect email address! The event took place on Saturday, April 21, 2007, at the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom. Thiago Santos def. Yoel Romero def. In sixth fight of the night, Assuerio Silva lost to Cheick Kongo at 5:00 of Round 3. Here's hoping he can discover some mic skills before his next fight. The highs were high and the lows were low at UFC Fight Night 70. While few fighters cowered in their seats about potentially facing him in the future, his ability to control Gonzalez was enough to earn him a unanimous decision win. Bosse was able to leave under his own power, but man...these are the fights that remind you that, one day, somebody is going to die in the Octagon. In fact, he did the exact opposite, downplaying his 2012 win over now-UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler by saying "that was the past" during the post-fight presser, and provoking yawns from fans and media members by promising to "keep working his way to the top." The card was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Setanta Sports. UFC 254 hopefully will give the fight fans all they asked for on Saturday night. Sirwan Kakai def. That's a major downgrade no matter how one slices it. The outlook is bleak. UFC 254 Payouts – Salaries, Bonuses & Facts, UFC 254 Results for Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje, UFC 254 Live Stream – How To Watch ‘Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje’. The second fight at UFC 70 was Dennis Siver vs. Jess Liaudin. He pawed. Evans vs. Salmon? Paul Taylor defeated Edilberto de Oliveira in Round 3 at 0:37 by TKO (Head Kick and Punches). This was as scary as any knockout you have ever seen. While Martinez wasn't knocked out at that point, he may as well have been. After a few minutes of back-and-forth action, Sirwan Kakai landed a brutal knee to Danny Martinez along the perimeter of the cage. Cutting weight is a huge part of MMA today, and many fighters use saline drips as a way to recover after weigh-ins. In a sign of things to come, lightweights Tony Sims and Alex Oliveira took short-notice fights at 170 pounds and picked up solid wins at the expense of their heavier opponents, Steve Montgomery and Joe Merritt. Alessio Sakara beat Victor Valimaki by TKO (Punches) in Round 1 at 1:44. How he became a contender at 205, and why he even bothered to compete in such a high weight class, feels like a mystery at this point.