UFC 89 takes place today in London, with Michael Bisping taking on Chris Leben in the main event. The show is airing live in much of the world but is only available on tape delay on Spike TV in the United States We'll be posting the results as they come in here at FanHouse, but we won't spoil anything for the people who want to go into tonight's Spike show without knowing the outcome. So don't read below if you don't want to know what happens.
If you do want to know what happens, continue reading.
Per Eklund beat Samy Schiavo by third-round submission (rear-naked choke)
Jim Miller beat David Baron by third-round submission (rear naked choke)
Terry Etim beat Sam Stout by unanimous decision
David Bielkheden beat Jess Liaudin by unanimous decision
Shane Carwin beat Neil Wain by first-round TKO (strikes)
Dan Hardy beat Akihiro Gono by split decision
Marcus Davis beat Paul Kelly by second-round submission (guillotine)
Chris Lytle beat Paul Taylor by unanimous decision
Luis Cane beat Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou by second-round TKO (strikes)
Keith Jardine beats Brandon Vera by split decision
Michael Bisping beat Chris Leben by unanimous decision
For commentary on the fights, check:
MMA Weekly
Five Ounces of Pain
MMA Junkie
UFC.com
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
10-18-2008 @ 6:04PM
Frederick said...
Fights were pretty good
I am disapointed by Bisping I do think he won the fight but it was to defensive of a style to my liking
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10-18-2008 @ 7:51PM
gillis said...
who won the other bouts?
10-23-2008 @ 10:45PM
Gary said...
Actually, most canadians watched it live on Sportsnet. Its only on tape delay for Spike. It was a so-so event. I thought the best match was the Taylor-Lytle bout. Both main events went to a decision and the jardine-vera fight was a split decision that could have easily went the other way.
Either way, Im glad it was free for north americans. Cant wait for Silva-Cote next week.
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10-19-2008 @ 12:04AM
Wade said...
Surprised that I somehow missed the fact that this was on Spike. I assumed it was also a PPV.
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10-19-2008 @ 1:28AM
Eric said...
The event was so - so ...
Marcus Davis was the only fighter that impressed me on the main card. His boxing looked spectacular, and his submission game is ever evolving. He is one of the most exciting fighters in the UFC. Too bad he is already 35.
Bisping is a good fighter but nothing more ... he wouldn't make my top 10 at 185 in the UFC.
The big disappointment of the night was Brandon Vera in my opinion. He reminds me of David "the crow" Loiseau ... a very talented fighter with great success early in his UFC career, but after a loss or two he doubts himself and just can't pull the trigger anymore.
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10-19-2008 @ 9:02PM
Dave said...
That's a very good comparison between Loiseau and Vera...I agree. For some reason, they both have just stopped doing, what they do best. Loiseau stopped throwing nasty elbows even when opportunity presented and Brandon stopped picking people apart with Thai Boxing. Very strange!
10-20-2008 @ 11:45AM
Brayan said...
UFC 89 was boring. Great fighters and no excitement. Looks like the age of point fighting has evolved.
Bisping has yet to show that hes a great fighter.
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10-21-2008 @ 11:56AM
Joe T said...
IMO BJ is king...hmmm...maybe the women are slanting my view on that?
http://www.fromthecage.com
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