in ,

Nate Marquardt Fights Yushin Okami for UFC Title Shot; UFC 122 Results

Both Nate Marquardt and Yushin Okami suffered recent setbacks at the hands of Chael Sonnen, but the two are now within one shot of a crack at Anderson Silva’s UFC Middleweight Championship.

Nate Marquardt (black trunks) was defeated by Chael Sonnen at the UFC Relentless event at the Mandalay Bay Casino Resort in Las Vegas,NV on February 6, 2010.

Both fighters had faced Silva before; only Marquardt, however, has received a shot at Silva’s championship inside the Octagon. Saturday’s UFC 122 main-event battle between the two would better distinguish the two and identify the next number one contender for the Middleweight Championship.

Who will earn a shot against either Silva or his upcoming opponent Vitor Belfort for UFC gold? How did the undercard portion of the show fare? Results follow:

Carlos Eduardo Rocha b. Kris McCray via submission (kneebar) at 2:21 of Round One
Karlos Vemola b. Seth Petruzelli via TKO (strikes) at 3:46 of Round One
Kyle Noke b. Rob Kimmons via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:33 of Round Two
Pascal Krauss b. Mark Scanlon via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Vladimir Matyushenko b. Alexandre “Cacareco” Ferreira via TKO (strikes) at 2:20 of Round One
Duane Ludwig b. Nick Osipczak via split decision (28-30, 29-28, 29-28)
Krzysztof Soszynski b. Goran Reljic by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Amir Sadollah b. Peter Sobotta via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Dennis Siver b. Andre Winner via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:37 of Round One
Yushin Okami b. Nate Marquardt via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

Written by Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002.

Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj.

Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

Comments

Leave a Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Loading…

Vlad Matyushenko, Seth Petruzelli Fight On Prelims; UFC 122 Results

UFC President Dana White Might Reconsider Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir III