UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3 Results

This past Monday, January 16th, the UFC held their third Ultimate Fight Night. Here are the results:

Heavyweight
Tim Sylvia
defeated
Assuerio Silva
Decision 30-27, 30-27, 29-28

Sylvia controlled this fight with his long jab. It was uneventful in spots, and Silva's only real offense was a looping right hand in the second round that opened a small cut by Sylvia's left eye. In the end, Sylvia was effective in keeping the distance and scoring with punches from the outside. The winner of this fight was guaranteed a shot at the heavyweight title, and Andre Arlovski was in attendance to scout out his future opponent. So now it will be a Sylvia/Arlovski rematch for the Heavyweight title.

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Light Heavyweight
Stephan Bonnar
defeated
James Irvin
Submission-Kimura Rnd. 1

Bonnar had said he planned to come in and bang with Irvin. Irvin, who Quinton Jackson said hit harder than any Light Heavyweight he's faced after they sparred, quickly landed a punch that knocked Bonnar back. Bonnar closed the distance, clinched and secured a takedown. He worked a kimura, but ended up switching to a straight armbar which Irvin escaped and got back to his feet. Bonnar quickly took him down again and this time worked the kimura until he had it on tight, forcing Irvin to tap. Impressive victory for Bonnar, who said after the fight he'd like to face a veteran like Vitor Belfort, Ken Shamrock, or Mario Sperry. Then he also hinted that he would like to face Forrest Griffin in a rematch of their classic fight last April.

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Middleweight
Chris Leben
defeated
Jorge Rivera
TKO Rnd. 1

This fight was over almost as soon as it started. After trading some punches and a small amount of time on the ground, Leben landed a short left hook as they separated from a clinch. The punch stunned Rivera and sent him to the canvas. Leben took Rivera's back and started raining down left hands to the side of the head and the referee stepped in and stopped the fight. It was a good win for Leben over a very tough fighter. After the fight, Leben bragged that he beat both Edwin Dewees and Rivera faster than Middleweight champ Rich Franklin beat them. When asked if he was ready for a title shot, Leben said he wanted to fight in the most exciting fights and be known as the greatest fighter to ever live.

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Welterweight
Josh Burkman
defeated
Drew Fickett
Submission-Guillotine Choke Rnd. 1

TUF II participant Josh Burkman was impressive in this one. The very tough Drew Fickett traded punches with Burkman for a while until Burkman pushed Fickett into the cage and threw him down. Fickett tried to counter with a single leg takedown but Burkman caught him on the way in with a Guillotine and Fickett was forced with tap with just over a minute gone by in the first round. After the fight, Burkman said he felt good at welterweight and thought he could take on anyone. Then he called out TUF I winner Diego Sanchez.

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PRELIM CARD
Welterweight
Jason Von Flue
defeated
Alex Karalexis
Submission-Side Choke Rnd. 3

Von Flue scored a victory by Side Choke in this non-televised fight.

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Welterweight
Spencer Fisher
defeated
Aaron Riley
TKO Rnd. 1

Fisher scored an impressive victory in this one. The doctor stopped the fight after the first round from a bad cut. Fisher continues to move up in the welterweight division.

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Welterweight
Duane "Bang" Ludwig
defeated
Jonathan Goulet
TKO Rnd. 1

World class kickboxer "Bang" Ludwig made this one of the quickest fights in UFC history. This fight was a prelim but was shown prior to the main event when the show had some extra time. Goulet charged in for a takedown and Ludwig circled right and caught Goulet with a big right hand that knocked him down and briefly out. The referee paused for a second then stepped in to call the fight before Ludwig had a chance to attack further. The official time was 11 seconds but the punch really came at more like the 4 or 5 second mark. Afterwards, "Bang" expressed his desire to keep fighting in the UFC.

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Welterweight
Josh Neer
defeated
Melvin Guillard
Submission-Triangle Choke Rnd. 1

In the last prelim, Josh Neer rebounded from a loss to defeat TUF II contestant Melvin Guillard by triangle choke.