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 The UFC; home of hard hitters and submission specialists. Throughout 2013, we saw great finishes involving devistating knockouts and gruesome submissions. Only one of each  would be the most outstanding of the year. 

 Knockout of the year goes to: Chris Weidman!

 Chris Weidman as explained many times before did what no man could and that was defeat Anderson Silva. In their first bout at UFC 162, Weidman would not only beat the G.O.A.T but he would put his record breaking streak to a hault with a huge knockout. 

 Anderson Silva known for "playing games" inside the octagon always made him look 'invincible'. Silva with his hands down would dodge all your strikes, only to follow up and land with a flurry of his own. Weidman would be the only man to date able to look through the mind games and take the gold away. 

 With Chris Weidman being able to stop total and complete dominance by Silva via: Knockout (not to mention his second victory over Anderson Silva), we're awarding him the knockout of the year for 2013. 

 Submission of the year goes to: Anthony Pettis!

 'Showtime' Pettis over the years has shown great ability with in the octagon; having built a resume with victories over top UFC Lightweights, it was only a matter of time before he would get his chance at gold. 

 Back in 2010, December 16th, Pettis took on the current WEC champion Benson Henderson for the title. It was a back and forth battle. Little did Pettis know, he would perform one of the most amazing

 'showtime' kicks, not only did it help in giving him the victory, but it's one of the top MMA highlights to date. 

 Pettis and Henderson now in the UFC would cross paths again. Henderson the defender and Pettis the challenger. It was a huge fight in the fact that Henderson had something to prove. He needed to show that the first fight was a fluke, not something that would happen twice. Henderson was right, the second fight wouldn't go as the first did. Pettis, late into round #1 sunk in a tight arm bar, forcing Henderson to tap and give up his title once again to 'Showtime'. 

 What happened in their first bout made the second come together of these warriors that much more important. A huge submission victory as preformed in the first round would push this to one of the top submission finishes of the year (2013).

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UFC 164 Results - Anthony Pettis longtime rival Benson Henderson for second ttime

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  Anthony Pettis makes it 2-0 against Benson Henderson; Captures UFC lightweight title in the process

  MILWAUKEE, WI, September 1, 2013 – It was a thrilling night of action punctuated by a quicker-than-expected win in the main event at UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2 this past weekend in Milwaukee and “Showtime” Anthony Pettis came out the winner in his hometown.

Facing Benson Henderson for the second time in his career, Anthony Pettis would finally challenge for a UFC belt in this one, an honor he was supposed to receive upon entering the UFC as WEC’s outgoing 155 lbs. champion back after defeating Benson Henderson in December 2010.  His luck was bad then and he was put on the back burner as a result of the Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard trilogy that just wouldn’t end but after four straight wins he finally climbed his way back to the shot and he would take advantage.

Pettis soundly defeated Henderson by first round armbar, taking the belt from Henderson for this second time in his career and becoming the new UFC lightweight champion. On top of that he gained a submission of the night bonus for his efforts to go along with the gold. Not a bad take for someone who’s been waiting a long time for such an opportunity.

He might get another in short order should the UFC decide to pair him up with 145 lbs. champ Jose Aldo, the fighter he was supposed to face originally for that other belt back at UFC 163.

  Josh Barnett beats Frank Mir in clash of longtime heavyweight veterans

  In other UFC 164 action, the highly anticipated heavyweight bout between “Warmaster” Josh Barnett and former UFC heavyweight champ Frank Mir ended quickly in just under two minutes of the first round.

Returning to the UFC after an 11 year absence following being stripped of the heavyweight title due to a failed drug test Barnett bullied Mir for much of this bout, pinning him up against the fence and drilling him from short distance with knees and uppercuts before dropping him with a strong knee to the head for the flash KO. Barnett would follow him down to finish the fight but the ref decided to stop him from further damage in this one.

With this win Josh Barnett now reestablishes himself in the top 10 of the UFC pecking order and should be looking to get another tough fight in his next one as he continues climbing the ladder of contention. Meanwhile Frank Mir has lost his third straight and is quickly fading into gatekeeper status so look for him to take on one of the UFC’s young guns next.

  Mendes, Rothwell, Poirier win to round out the UFC 164 PPV Results

  In other UFC 164 heavyweight action it was Ben Rothwell who came out on top, spoiling the heavyweight comeback attempt by Brandon Vera. The two started off with the bigger man (Rothwell) chasing Vera around while the smaller man looked to counter with counter shots from the outside. That was the theme for most of the fight until the two finally met in the middle in the third round with results ending badly for Vega after taking some solid uppercuts and hooks, forcing the TKO stoppage at !:54 of round three.

Meanwhile at bantamweight Chad Mendes cemented his case for #1 contender status at featherweight with his fourth straight win, this time over Clay Guida. Even more impressive is the fact that he became the first man ever to finish Guida by TKO with this fight ending in the third. No word on when he might get his title shot but the wait might be long with champion Jose Aldo already being positioned against Anthony Pettis, not to mention that Aldo already finished the Team Alpha Male star in their first fight back in January 2012.

Last but not least on the main card was a rousing win by nearby Louisiana native Dustin Poirier. The Tim Credeur developed product recently made the move to American Top Team in order to better acclimate himself to consistent UFC-caliber training and it showed in this one with “Diamond” defeating top ten opponent  Erik Koch. Poirier started the fight off strong from the get-go, putting Koch on his heels and then on his butt. To his credit, Erik shwoed a good guard and almost put Poirier to sleep with a triangle choke that was narrowly escaped in the first – one of the more exciting rounds of the entire evening. It was again Dustin’s round in the second as he won it witha  few good takedowns for the 10-9 score. Koch pulled strong in the third round but was unable to come close to finishing before the final bell ended with Dustin winning on all three judges’ scorecards.

Here are all the UFC 164 results including prelim action below.

  Complete UFC 164 Results from August 31, 2013

  UFC 164 Main Card Results (PPV)

Anthony Pettis over Benson Henderson by verbal submission (armbar) – RD 1, 4:31

Josh Barnett over Frank Mir by TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:56

Chad Mendes over Clay Guida TKO (punches) – Round 3, 0:30

Ben Rothwell over Brandon Vera by TKO (punches) – Round 3, 1:54

Dustin Poirier over Erik Koch by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)

  UFC 164 Prelim Results (FOX Sports 1)

Gleison Tibau over Jamie Varner by split decision (29-28, 27-29, 29-28)

Tim Elliott over Louis Gaudinot by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)

Hyun Gyu Lim over Pascal Krauss by TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 3:58

Chico Camus over Kyung Ho Kang by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

  UFC 164 Prelim Results (Facebook)

Soa Palelei over Nikita Krylov by TKO (punches) – Round 3, 1:34

Al Iaquinta over Ryan Couture by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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