The most stacked foreign card to date, UFC 112 featured two title matches. While oddsmakers listed both bouts–Anderson Silva vs. Demian Maia and BJ Penn vs. Frankie Edgar–as fairly one-sided affairs, both of the challengers had the stylistic potential to achieve the upsets.
In the case of Silva-Maia, Silva has demonstrated some past vulnerability on the ground, so if Maia could find a way to bring Silva to the mat, he would stand a chance. In the case of Penn-Edgar, Penn had run into previous trouble with strong, overwhelming wrestlers (Matt Hughes and Georges St. Pierre), so if Edgar could find a way to apply a similar degree of relentless pressure, he, too, could achieve victory by outworking Penn.
On a card that also included Matt Hughes vs. Renzo Gracie, one of the aforementioned upsets happened. Which one was it? Results follow:
Jon Madsen b. Mostapha Al-Turk via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Paul Kelly b. Matt Veach via submission (guillotine) at 3:41 of Round 2
DaMarques Johnson b. Brad Blackburn via TKO (strikes) at 2:08 of Round 3
Rick Story b. Nick Osipczak via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Phil Davis b. Alexander Gustafsson via submission (anaconda) at 4:55 of Round 1
Mark Munoz b. Kendall Grove via TKO (strikes) at 2:50 of Round 2
Rafael Dos Anjos b. Terry Etim via submission (armbar) at 4:30 of Round 2
Matt Hughes b. Renzo Gracie via TKO (strikes) at 4:40 of Round 3
Frankie Edgar b. B.J. Penn via unanimous decision (50-45, 48-47, 49-46) to win the UFC Lightweight Championship
Anderson Silva b. Demian Maia via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship