UFC 79 Results

Main Event:
Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre
Winner: Georges St. Pierre via submission (armbar) in round two.

Great fight here - GSP dominated Hughes from the start.

Undercard:
Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva
Winner: Chuck Liddell via unanimous decision

Liddell and Silva stood up and threw hay makers all night (apart from 2 takedowns by Liddell). Liddell grinded out a win in the end.

205 lbs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Lyoto Machida
Winner: Lyoto Machida via Arm Triangle Choke Round 2
155 lbs. Rich Clementi vs. Melvin Guillard
Winner: Rich Clementi via Rear Naked Choke Round 1
155 lbs. Manny Gamburyan vs. Nate Mohr
Winner: Manny Gamburyan via submission (heal hook) in round one
185 lbs. Dean Lister vs. Jordan Radev
Winner: Dean Lister via unanimous decision
170 lbs. Roan Carneiro vs. Tony DeSouza
Winner: Roan Carneiro via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Hvywt. Eddie Sanchez vs. Soa Palalei
Winner: Eddie Sanchez via TKO (Strikes) Round 3
155 lbs. Doug Evans vs. Mark Bocek
Winner: Mark Bocek via unanimous decision

UFC 79: “Nemesis”

There’s just one UFC event remaining on the schedule for 2007 - UFC 79.

UFC 79: “Nemesis” is set for the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 29. The New Year’s Eve weekend event is loaded with 10 bouts, including an amazing line up featured during the the pay-per-view (PPV) portion of the main card.

Here’s the fight card:

Main event:

Matt Hughes (41-5) vs. Georges St. Pierre (14-2) for the interim UFC Welterweight Championship

Main card (televised):

205 lbs.: Chuck Liddell (20-5) vs. Wanderlei Silva (31-7-1)
205 lbs.: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (4-1) vs. Lyoto Machida (11-0)
155 lbs.: Rich Clementi (28-12-1) vs. Melvin Guillard (20-6-2)
Hvywt.: Eddie Sanchez (7-1) vs. Soa Palalei (8-1)

Under card (may not be broadcast):

205 lbs.: James Irvin (12-4) vs. Luis Cane (7-0)
155 lbs.: Manny Gamburyan (5-2) vs. Nate Mohr (8-4)
185 lbs.: Dean Lister (9-5) vs. Jordan Radev (11-2)
170 lbs.: Roan Carneiro (11-6) vs. Tony DeSouza (10-3)
155 lbs.: Doug Evans (5-1) vs. Mark Bocek (4-1)