The main event of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 78 came to a split decision.
29-28.
They fought 3 five-minute rounds.
So I guess you want to know who won UFC 78?
Alright, I’ll tell you.
Rashad Evans. Happy now?
Both of these guys are former champions of the UFC reality show series on television, “The Ultimate Fighter”. Rashad Evans, who hails from Lansing, Michigan and who was a top wrestler when he was in college at Michigan State University, won the second season of the show. Michael Bisping, who was actually a furniture upholsterer in England before getting into Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), who the third season of the show. Bisping is the first resident of Great Britain to be a headliner on UFC.
Rashad Evans, who’s UFC record stands at 16-0-1, was able to use his badass wrestling experience by bringing down Michael Bisping, who now holds a 15-1 record after the loss, with double leg maneuvers, controlling the 1st two rounds. Punches were pretty ineffective for both fighters. used his wrestling experience to his advantage, taking Bisping down several times with double leg maneuvers, totally controlling the first two rounds. Neither fighter was able to hurt the other with punches. It appeared as if both fighters were acting strategically instead of aggressively.
“I controlled the pace of the fight by being able to take him down,” said Evans. “I think that was the determining factor. There was a lot of bad blood between us and it did get personal.”
“The takedowns were the determining factor, no question,” said Bisping. “He did get some takedowns, but I got up each time. I’m probably going to get slammed for this fight, but I fought a tough fight. People said that I didn’t belong here, but I think I proved myself. It was a dream come true.”
The undercard
Thiago Silva, who hails from Brazil, resides in Coconut Beach Florida and is undefeated, continued his lossless ways (is lossless even a word? if it is, I’m trademarking it. lossless™.) by knocking out Houston Alexander who comes from Omaha in the first round. Weird, his name is Houston but he’s from Omaha. You’d figure they’d name him Nebrasko. Oma-ho?
In the welterweight division, Thiago Alves beat Chris Lytle in fight stoppage due to Lytle’s right eye bleeding like a stuck pig. Fight lasted until the second round.
“The blood wasn’t in my eye,” said Chris “Bloody Eye” Lytle. “I could still see. Let it go.”
With the lightweights, Frankie Edgar, from Jersey, got a unanimous decision over Spencer Fisher from Iowa. The fight basically consisted of Fisher on his back, Edgar on top and random punches from Edgar.
“This was a huge win for me,” said Frankie “I Love Jersey” Edgar. “Not bad for a Jersey shore kid, huh? I got on top of him and didn’t let up.”
In the middleweights, Ed Herman from Vancouver slammed Joe Doerksen of Winnipeg with a hard left hook 39 seconds into the third round to knock him out. This had a revenge factor because Doerksen had beaten Herman in their first meeting three years back.
The other fights
Akihiro Gono defeated Tamdan McCrory
Marcus Aurelio defeated Luke Caudillo
Joe Lauzon defeatedJason Reinhardt
Karo Parisyan defeated Ryo Chonan
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29-28.
They fought 3 five-minute rounds.
So I guess you want to know who won UFC 78?
Alright, I’ll tell you.
Rashad Evans. Happy now?
Both of these guys are former champions of the UFC reality show series on television, “The Ultimate Fighter”. Rashad Evans, who hails from Lansing, Michigan and who was a top wrestler when he was in college at Michigan State University, won the second season of the show. Michael Bisping, who was actually a furniture upholsterer in England before getting into Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), who the third season of the show. Bisping is the first resident of Great Britain to be a headliner on UFC.
Rashad Evans, who’s UFC record stands at 16-0-1, was able to use his badass wrestling experience by bringing down Michael Bisping, who now holds a 15-1 record after the loss, with double leg maneuvers, controlling the 1st two rounds. Punches were pretty ineffective for both fighters. used his wrestling experience to his advantage, taking Bisping down several times with double leg maneuvers, totally controlling the first two rounds. Neither fighter was able to hurt the other with punches. It appeared as if both fighters were acting strategically instead of aggressively.
“I controlled the pace of the fight by being able to take him down,” said Evans. “I think that was the determining factor. There was a lot of bad blood between us and it did get personal.”
“The takedowns were the determining factor, no question,” said Bisping. “He did get some takedowns, but I got up each time. I’m probably going to get slammed for this fight, but I fought a tough fight. People said that I didn’t belong here, but I think I proved myself. It was a dream come true.”
The undercard
Thiago Silva, who hails from Brazil, resides in Coconut Beach Florida and is undefeated, continued his lossless ways (is lossless even a word? if it is, I’m trademarking it. lossless™.) by knocking out Houston Alexander who comes from Omaha in the first round. Weird, his name is Houston but he’s from Omaha. You’d figure they’d name him Nebrasko. Oma-ho?
In the welterweight division, Thiago Alves beat Chris Lytle in fight stoppage due to Lytle’s right eye bleeding like a stuck pig. Fight lasted until the second round.
“The blood wasn’t in my eye,” said Chris “Bloody Eye” Lytle. “I could still see. Let it go.”
With the lightweights, Frankie Edgar, from Jersey, got a unanimous decision over Spencer Fisher from Iowa. The fight basically consisted of Fisher on his back, Edgar on top and random punches from Edgar.
“This was a huge win for me,” said Frankie “I Love Jersey” Edgar. “Not bad for a Jersey shore kid, huh? I got on top of him and didn’t let up.”
In the middleweights, Ed Herman from Vancouver slammed Joe Doerksen of Winnipeg with a hard left hook 39 seconds into the third round to knock him out. This had a revenge factor because Doerksen had beaten Herman in their first meeting three years back.
The other fights
Thanks to BetUS for the UFC 78 betting odds. Check them out for U.S. friendly sportsbook betting on UFC fighting, pro and college football, basketball, baseball, boxing, and tennis. And yes, you can actually bet on television shows like Dancing With The Stars and Survivor. And random celebrity bets like “Will O.J. Simpson fall asleep in court?” LOL. Odds on BetUS are +1000 on that if you’re curious.