Get caught up with everything that happened in the last forty-eight hours with today’s edition of the Weekend MMA Review with results from UFC Fight Night 40, a regional MMA title fight and a major shake-up on the upcoming Bellator pay-per-view.
Notable MMA Results
UFC Fight Night 40 – Cincinnati, Ohio
WW Bout: Matt Brown (19-11) def. Erick Silva (16-5, 1 NC) via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 2:11
MW Bout: Costas Philippou (13-4, 1 NC) def. Lorenz Larkin (14-3, 1 NC) via KO (punches) – Round 1, 3:47
LW Bout: Daron Cruickshank (15-4) def. Erik Koch (14-4) via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 3:21
WW Bout: Neil Magny (10-3) def. Tim Means (20-6-1) via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
HW Bout: Soa Palelei (21-3) def. Ruan Potts (8-2) via KO (punches) – Round 1, 2:20
FLW Bout: Chris Cariaso (17-5) def. Louis Smolka (7-1) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
MW Bout: Ed Herman (22-10, 1 NC) def. Rafael Natal (17-6-1) via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
FLW Bout: Kyoji Horiguchi (13-1) def. Darrell Montague (13-4) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
WW Bout: Zak Cummings (17-3) def. Yan Cabral (11-1) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
BW Bout: Johnny Eduardo (27-9) def. Eddie Wineland (21-10-1) via KO (punches) – Round 1, 4:37
FW Bout: Nik Lentz (25-6-2, 1 NC) def. Manny Gamburyan (13-8, 1 NC) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
LW Bout: Justin Salas (12-5) def. Ben Wall (7-2-1) via KO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:41
WW Bout: Albert Tumenov (13-2) def. Anthony Lapsley (23-7, 2 NC) via KO (punch) – Round 1, 3:56
New England Fights 13 – Lewiston, Maine
WW Title: Gil de Freitas (16-5) def. Ryan Sanders (6-5) via unanimous decision
The News
1. Bellator’s first PPV suffered a major hit. Eddie Alvarez, who was scheduled to defend his lightweight championship against Michael Chandler in the show’s main event, suffered a head injury and was forced to withdraw from the fight. With less than a week before the card, it was announced that Will Brooks will step in for Alvarez and take on Chandler for an interim strap. The Brooks/Chandler fight will be the co-main event, while the Rampage/Lawal fight has been moved up to the headliner.