UFC 133 Results: Evans vs Ortiz Live Updates Plus Post-Fight Reaction
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UFC 133 is set to take place on Saturday, August 6 from the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia. The event will be held at the Wells Fargo Center.
The fight card will be headlined by a bout between former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and the resurgent Tito Ortiz. It was originally thought that current light heavyweight champion Jon Jones would be meeting Evans on this card, but a hand injury to the champion prevented that fight from being booked.
Evans was then slated to meet the up-and-coming Phil Davis, but a training camp knee injury caused Davis to be scratched from the card.
Ortiz (16-8-1) will enter the Octagon after earning Submission of the Night honors by submitting Ryan Bader at UFC 132, which took place on July 2.
Evans (15-1-1) has not fought since May 29, 2010. Evans' sole loss was at the hands of Lyoto Machida in a fight that saw Machida wrest the UFC title from Evans' grasp.
Ortiz and Evans have fought before, battling to a draw at UFC 73 in July 2007.
UFC 133 recently saw the co-main event of Rich Franklin vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira dropped from the event when Nogueira sustained a training camp injury. The new co-main event will now be a middleweight bout between Vitor Belfort and Yoshihiro Akiyama.
The complete UFC 133 fight card is listed below:
Pay-Per-View
Rashad Evans vs. Tito Ortiz
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Vitor Belfort
Jorge Rivera vs. Constantinos Philippou
Mike Pyle vs. Rory MacDonald
Dennis Hallman vs. Brian Ebersole
Spike TV Preliminary Bouts
Matt Hamill vs. Alexander Gustafsson
Chad Mendes vs. Rani Yahya
UFC Facebook Stream Preliminary Bouts
Johny Hendricks vs. Mike Pierce
Ivan Menjivar vs. Nick Pace
Mike Brown vs. Nam Phan
Paul Bradley vs. Rafael Natal
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In a dominant performance, undefeated featherweight Chad Mendes took a unanimous decision win against Rani Yahya last night at UFC 133.
The bout, aired live on Spike, may have earned Mendes the next shot at the title, depending on the outcome between champion Jose Aldo and challenger Kenny Florian.
Mendes told MMAFighting.com that he is ready to take a crack at the 145 belt.
However, Mendes did suffer a hand injury from the match and may be delayed once again before getting a chance to square of with the featherweight champion.
Mendes finished the fight landing 29 total power shots to Yahya's three.
He also successfully took down Yahya six times out of six tries.
In a stunning first round performance, Vitor Belfort took Knockout of the Night honors by finishing Japanese star Yoshihiro Akiyama last night.
According to CompuStrike, Belfort landed 18 shots to Akiyama's three.
14 of those shots landed were power shots.
This dominate performance is a much needed win for the former champion who came into the fight after losing to Anderson Silva a few months ago.
It seems that fans weren't the only ones who were perplexed by Dennis Hallman's choice of fight shorts.
MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani had a chance to speak with UFC President Dana White after the fights who was quite angry after Hallman decided to enter the Octagon in a speedo.
"I'm seriously pissed off at the guys who work for us who let him walk out with those things on," he said. "I've never been so embarrassed to be in the UFC."
White was so taken aback that he decided to award Ebersole with a $70,000 bonus after defeatingHallman.
Fighters will definitely think twice before coming out in speedos next time.
UFC 133 has come to and end the full results are below, bit first some numbers from the event that was held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA.
The post fight press conference was streamed live on UFC.TV and UFC president Dana White opened the presser up by announcing the numbers and bonuses for the card.
The live gate for the event was $1.5 million with an attendance of 11,583.
The bonuses were $70,000 each and awarded to the following:
Vitor Belfort: Knockout of the Night
Rashad Evans vs. Tito Ortiz: Fight of the Night
There were no submissions on the card so no "Submission of the Night" Bonus was awarded.
White then announced, "For the first time ever, I'm giving out a 'Thanks for Getting Those Horrifying Shorts of TV as Soon as Possible' bonus, and I'm not joking, Brian Ebersole gets $70,000 too." That bonus had to do with the speedo type trunks that Ebersole's opponent Dennis Hallman wore in their bout.
The fight card results:
Rashad Evans vs. Tito Ortiz: TKO win for Evans at 4:48 of Round Two
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Vitor Belfort: KO win for Belfort at 1:52 of Round One
Jorge Rivera vs. Constantinos Philippou: Split Decision for Philippou (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Mike Pyle vs. Rory MacDonald: TKO win for MacDonald at 3:54 of Round One
Dennis Hallman vs. Brian Ebersole: TKO win for Ebersole at 4:28 of Round One
Matt Hamill vs. Alexander Gustafsson: TKO win for Gustafsson at 3:34 of Round Two
Chad Mendes vs. Rani Yahya: Unanimous Decision for Mendes (30-27 on all cards)
Johny Hendricks vs. Mike Pierce: Split Decision for Hendricks (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Ivan Menjivar vs. Nick Pace: Unanimous Decision for Menjivar (29-28 on all cards)
Mike Brown vs. Nam Phan: Unanimous Decision for Brown (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Paul Bradley vs. Rafael Natal: Unanimous Decision for Natal (30-27, 29-28, 29-28
Rashad Evans vs. Tito Ortiz: TKO win for Evans at 4:48 of Round Two
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Vitor Belfort: KO win for Belfort at 1:52 of Round One
Jorge Rivera vs. Constantinos Philippou: Split Decision for Philippou (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Mike Pyle vs. Rory MacDonald: TKO win for MacDonald at 3:54 of Round One
Dennis Hallman vs. Brian Ebersole: TKO win for Ebersole at 4:28 of Round One
Matt Hamill vs. Alexander Gustafsson: TKO win for Gustafsson at 3:34 of Round Two
Chad Mendes vs. Rani Yahya: Unanimous Decision for Mendes (30-27 on all cards)
Johny Hendricks vs. Mike Pierce: Split Decision for Hendricks (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Ivan Menjivar vs. Nick Pace: Unanimous Decision for Menjivar (29-28 on all cards)
Mike Brown vs. Nam Phan: Unanimous Decision for Brown (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Paul Bradley vs. Rafael Natal: Unanimous Decision for Natal (30-27, 29-28, 29-28
The main event at UFC 133 featured two former UFC light heavyweight champions, Rashad Evans (15-1-1) and Tito Ortiz (16-8-1). These two had met before, fighting to a draw at UFC 73 after Ortiz was penalized a point for holding the cage during the fight action.
Ortiz came to this fight as a late replacement for Phil Davis, who was pulled after sustaining an injury. Ortiz’s last fight was a career saving submission win over Ryan Bader at UFC 132. The July 2 win over Bader not only saved Ortiz’s career, but also gave him “Submission of the Night” honors.
Evans, had not fought since defeating Quinton Jackson back in May 2010.
The two fighters came out and met in the center of the cage for the second round. Evans looked fresh and relaxed while Ortiz look tentative and maybe a bit tired.
Evans then went for a takedown and landed in a guillotine, but he was half guard and able to slip out after a few seconds.
Evans then took side control and landed some ground and pound and then briefly moved to a mounted crucifix before Ortiz got his arm free.
Ortiz briefly looked for a leg lock during a scramble, but he was unable to secure it before Evans once again landed in side control.
Evans then got Tito against the cage and landed a huge knee to the body that left Ortiz crumbled on the mat. Evans then finished things up with some punches, but it was the knee that finished things off.
An impressive return to the cage for Evans with the TKO win at 4:48 of Round Two.
In the main event of UFC 133, two former light heavyweight champions squared off when Tito Ortiz once again went up against Rashad Evans.
The fight started off with Ortiz pressing the action and going for a head kick, which missed by a mile. He then caught Evans with a left hook, but "Suga" seemed to not be hurt by the punch. Evans followed up with a right hand of his own that clipped Ortiz.
Ortiz then shot in for the first takedown attempt of the fight and got Evans on the mat. Evans fought his way back to his feet, and landed a good combination on Ortiz. They both traded wild punches, and Ortiz punished Evans with knees to the body.
Evans then clinched up and slammed Ortiz down to the mat. Evans started to tee off with punches, but Ortiz defended well, and nothing landed cleanly.
The second round started with both fighters sizing each other up. Ortiz was the first to attack, but nothing landed cleanly. Evans went for a takedown, but got caught in a guillotine in the process. He was able to get his head out, and started to go to work on Ortiz.
Evans threw punch after punch, but Ortiz defended as well as he could. Evans looked to get the mounted crucifix, but could not get it. Evans continued to pound away from side control with elbows and hammerfists. Evans hurt Ortiz with a knee to the body, Evans followed up with punches in bunches until the referee stopped the match.
Official result: Rashad Evans def Tito Ortiz via TKO at 4:48 of the second round.
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The main event at UFC 133 featured two former UFC light heavyweight champions, Rashad Evans (15-1-1) and Tito Ortiz (16-8-1). These two had met before, fighting to a draw at UFC 73 after Ortiz was penalized a point for holding the cage during the fight action.
Ortiz came to this fight as a late replacement for Phil Davis, who was pulled after sustaining an injury. Ortiz’s last fight was a career saving submission win over Ryan Bader at UFC 132. The July 2 win over Bader not only saved Ortiz’s career, but also gave him “Submission of the Night” honors.
Evans, had not fought since defeating Quinton Jackson back in May 2010.
Evans looked much more relaxed entering the cage while Ortiz stared intently in Evans' direction.
Tito started by looking for a kick that Evans spun away from with ease. Rashad then landed a right and looked for a takedown that he was unable to sink.
Ortiz then went for a double leg takedown that he was unable to land the two the went to the cage with Evans getting the best of the stand up exchange. The two then worked inside the clinch with Ortiz landing a nice knee.
Evans then landed a beautiful takedown that he followed up with some solid ground and pound.
Solid round for Evans.
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In the co-main event of UFC 131, former light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort went up against Yoshihiro Akiyama in a middleweight bout.
The fight started with Akiyama pressing forward and throwing a leg kick. Belfort answered back with a head kick that barely missed. Belfort then began pressing forward and threw another head kick that almost nailed its mark.
Akiyama then went for a front kick to Belfort's face that just missed. Belfort then landed a left hook that floored Akiyama. Belfort swarmed on his opponent with punches in bunches until the referee stepped in and stopped the fight.
Official result: Vitor Belfort def Yoshihiro Akiyama via knockout at 1:52 of the first round.
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The co-main event at UFC 133 was a middleweight battle between Vitor Belfort (19-9) and Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-3-0-2). Belfort came into the fight after being on receiving end of one of the most brutal knockouts of 2011 when he fell to a devastating Anderson Silva front kick. Akiyama, came into the cage after two consecutive losses, falling to Chris Leben and Michael Bisping. Akiyama, has fought three times in the UFC, earning “Fight of the Night” honors in each of those three fights.
The fighters exchanged kicks to start the fight and thy then looked to find their range. Akiyama then tried a front kick a la Anderson Silva, but it did not work out nearly as well for Akiyama as it did for Silva as Belfort rushed in and used a barrage of strikes to put Akiyama to sleep at the 1:52 mark of Round One.
A very impressive victory for Belfort who shouted "I am back" as he ran around the cage after the knockout victory.
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In the third fight on the pay-per-view portion of UFC 133 saw over 100 fights worth of experience inside the Octagon when Dennis Hallman went up against Brian Ebersole in a welterweight match.
Hallman started out quickly by landing a kick and getting Ebersole's back. Hallman secured a body triangle and looked to sink in a rear naked choke. Ebersole did well controlling controlling Hallman's hands and keeping his neck out of danger.
Ebersole was able to reverse Hallman, but found himself in a guillotine choke. Ebersole worked his head free and started to drop elbows on the head of Hallman. Ebersole hurt Hallman badly with an elbow, and he followed up with more elbows and hammerfists.
The referee finally saw enough, stepped in, and called a halt to the fight.
Official result: Brian Ebersole def Dennis Hallman via TKO at 4:28 of the first round.
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The unorthodox and experienced Brian Ebersole (47-14-1-1) faced the equally experienced Dennis Hallman (43-13-2-1) in a welterweight bout at UFC 133. Ebersole came into the fight on an eight fight winning streak with his last win being a unanimous decision win over Chris Lytle at UFC 127, a fight that garnered him “Fight of the Night” honors. Hallman entered the fight on a two fight-winning streak.
Hallman came out in what appeared to be a blue Speedo and immediately took Ebersole's back and worked toward a submission.
Ebersole was able to work free, but quickly landed inside a guillotine choke attempt that he also worked free from. Ebersole was then able to land some fists and elbows that led to some powerful hammerfists and elbows that led to a TKO stoppage at 4:28 of Round One.
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In the second fight on the pay-per-view portion of UFC 133, Costa Philippou went up against Jorge Rivera in a middleweight match-up.
The fight started off with Phillippou getting Rivera down to the ground, but unable to do anything with it. Rivera worked his way back to his feet, but ate a bunch of punches on his way up. They clinched against the cage, but with nothing going on, the referee broke them up.
Philippou once again pressed forward and clinched up with Rivera, but neither fighter did any damage before they broke apart once again. Rivera then landed his best punch and clinched with Philippou against the cage. They punched their way out, with Philippou getting the better of the exchange.
The second round started with both fighters dropping bombs on each other. Philippou dropped Rivera, but Rivera was able to maintain himself, despite having punches rained down on him, and reverse Philippou. Rivera then did work of his own with Philippou on the ground.
Philippou got back up and the two fighters continued trading shots. Philippou easily got the better of the exchanges. Rivera got the fight on the ground and went for an omaplata. Philippou appeared like he didn't know how to finish the submission.
The final round started with Philippou getting stunned by a knee from Rivera. He was able to recover quickly, just before getting tagged by a big right hand from Rivera. Then Philippou was able to take Rivera down, and nearly got caught in a triangle choke.
The two found themselves standing with two minutes left to go in the fight. Rivera went for a guillotine, but Philippou got his head out of harms way. Rivera tried very hard to get Philippou on his back, but he could not make it happen. Rivera did land some good punches and a knee to the body before Philippou got back to his feet. They then exchanged punches until the final horn sounded.
Official result: Costa Philippou def Jorge Rivera via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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Jorge Rivera (19-8) faced Constantinos Philippou (7-2-0-1) at UFC 133. Philippou was a last minute replacement for Alessio Sakara who had to drop out of the fight due to injury. The Sakara versus Rivera bout was previously booked two other times and failed to come to fruition due to injury. Rivera, perhaps best known for the videos that got under the skin of Michael Bisping prior to their meeting at UFC 127 entered the cage looking to erase the loss in that bout while Philippou looked to move on from the loss in his last fight as well.
Philippou started the third round looking to land some hands.
After some exchanges on their feet Philippou landed a takedown and ended up inside the guard of Rivera, who looked to land a submission.
The fighters then get to their feet and Rivera worked for the takedown, which he was unable to secure.
The fight goes to the judges: 29-28, 28-29, 29-28 for Philippou.
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Jorge Rivera (19-8) faced Constantinos Philippou (7-2-0-1) at UFC 133. Philippou was a last minute replacement for Alessio Sakara who had to drop out of the fight due to injury. The Sakara versus Rivera bout was previously booked two other times and failed to come to fruition due to injury. Rivera, perhaps best known for the videos that got under the skin of Michael Bisping prior to their meeting at UFC 127 entered the cage looking to erase the loss in that bout while Philippou looked to move on from the loss in his last fight as well.
The second round with Philippou catching Rivera and dropping him. Philippou used a good amount of energy trying to finish the fight, but he was unable to do so as Rivera reversed and delivered some nice strikes of his own.
Rivera then took the fight to the ground but Philippou sank in a omoplata but had a hard time working it as the round ended.
A nice round for Philippou.
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