UFC 115 Results : Condit, Cro Cop, and Franklin Won the Biggest Prize
UFC 115 Results: The UFC’s first event in Vancouver, Canada literally ended with a bang after Rich Franklin caught Liddell with a vicious right uppercut that signed, sealed, and delivered Chuck’s retirement from the UFC. Dana White told the press that over 17,000 people were present at the event that sold out in 30 minutes. With the massive success of the event in Vancouver, White is optimistic about the company’s future in Canada and the world.
The biggest winners of UFC 115 are Rich Franklin, Mirko Cro Cop, and Carlos Condit. Carlos Condit won Fight of the Night, Mirko Cro Cop won Submission of The Night, and Rich Franklin bagged the knockout of the night. Each of these fighters went home with a cool $185,000 bonus.
Rich Franklin broke his arm at about two minutes into the fight. He considered himself lucky to have gotten the opportunity to finish the fight right away. Franklin said:” if this went three rounds I don’t know how I’m going to win this one.” He capitalized on Chuck’s tendency to over commit on his punches and caused Franklin to slip an uppercut on a charging Liddell. At least Chuck went out with a great note. Aside from the punch that knocked him out, Liddell was actually performing very well. For once in his mma career he actually showed that he’s well versed in kickboxing. He rarely throws any kick in his past fights and this time he broker Rich Franklin’s arm after blocking a high kick. If Chuck wasn’t too eager on the last seconds of Round 1 and survived, he may have actually won the fight. But now this legend must rest, and Dana thinks so too. Kudos to Chuck Liddell for launching Mixed Martial Arts to what it is today.
Meanwhile, Mirko Cro Cop proved all his naysayers wrong by submitting Pat Barry. It looked as if Cro Cop was done for in the first round after being dropped twice by Barry’s punches. I think Barry could have finished Cro Cop right then and there if he just went forward and pounded a downed Cro Cop. Instead, Barry let him stand up hug Cro Cop a little bit, only to get defeated on Rounds 2 and 3. Dana white tweeted: “Pat barry learned a VERY expensive lesson tonite…… MIRKO COP IS NOT YOUR FRIEND!!!!!!!!.” Mirko slipped a rear naked choke on the third round.
The most controversial fight was Rory McDonald Vs Carlos Condit. McDonald showed that he’s not scared of the former WEC Welterweight Champion by dominating Condit at the first two rounds of the fight. Both fighters were charging each other with reckless abandon and pumped up the sold out stadium. On the third round, Condit turned the tides of battle by viciously ground and pounding McDonald. McDonald was eating a barrage elbows and punches that seem to have fractured his orbital bone. Rory wasn’t defending himself very well and it looked like he was progressively getting out of sync at Condit’s offense. With only seven seconds left, the referee decided that enough was enough and gave the fight to Carlos Condit. Although the fans were outraged by the decision, Dana White supported the referee’s decision. On the post fight press conference Dana mentioned: “I want the refs to make the right call and the right decision. I’d rather see it stopped early than late. “
Here are The Winners of the PPV Card:
- Rich Franklin def. Chuck Liddell via KO (punches) – Round 1, 4:55
- Mirko Cro Cop def. Pat Barry via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 3, 4:36
- Martin Kampmann def. Paulo Thiago via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Ben Rothwell def. Gilbert Yvel via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Carlos Condit def. Rory MacDonald via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 4:53
Winners of The Under Card:
- Evan Dunham def. Tyson Griffin via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
- Matt Wiman def. Mac Danzig via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:45
- Mario Miranda def. David Loiseau via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:07
- James Wilks def. Peter Sobotta via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-28, 30-27)
- Claude Patrick def. Ricardo Funch via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 1:48
- Mike Pyle def. Jesse Lennox via technical submission (triangle choke) – Round 3, 4:44
Some fans thought that this was a crappy card because of the obvious lack of big name fighters aside from Rich Franklin, Mirko Cro Cop, and Chuck Liddell whose careers are declining. Meanwhile, some people in major mma forums are saying that this is one of the best fight cards ever because of the shocking results that ensued during the match, aka Carlos Condit pulling a last minute victory and Cro Cop changing his ways and destroying Pat Barry. Was UFC 115 underrated?
Category: MMA