#ufc146

Written by LuceileMMA

The UFC is a fast-paced organization; if you so much as blink then you've missed a plethora of exciting developments. That's what this article is for; I'm here to catch you up on all the things you may have missed. (Though for future reference, a dab of Vaseline on the eyes will keep those puppies open all day long. Never miss a damn thing (though your face will scare the bejesus out of everyone in the meantime))

UFC 146 FX Preliminaries •Dan Hardy returned in spectacular fashion with a KO victory over Duane Ludwig at 3:51 of the 1st round. While he didn't get to showcase how well-rounded he's become, The Outlaw, as always still delivered an exciting fight. The finish began with Hardy's notorious left hook, which floored Ludwig, and ended with punches and elbows that put "Bang" Ludwig to sleep. Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy is back, ladies and gents, and he's a force to be reckoned with from here on out. •C.B. Dollaway handily defeated Jason "Mayhem" Miller, pulling out a unanimous decision win that not even the most diehard Mayhem Monkey can debate. While Miller edged out Dollaway in the 1st round, sending him stumbling backwards with significant strikes on more than one occasion, he gassed out early into the 2nd round, in true "Mayhem" form, and fell prey to the dominant ground game of "The Doberman", which included a touch of lay and pray but ultimately saw more than a fair share of ground & pound until the final horn. Dollaway effectively handed Miller his cue to exit but, before he could officially announce his voluntary bow out of the UFC, Miller was cut from the promotion, as reported by Dana White at the post-fight presser, due to "some crazy shit backstage" which the UFC Pres chose not to elaborate upon. For Miller's side of the story, check out his interview on Monday's episode of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani on iTunes. •Jamie Varner defeated Edson Barboza in an enormous upset by TKO at 3:23 of the 1st round. I'm among the group of spectators who find referee Josh Rosenthal's stoppage to have come just a bit early, as Barboza was still going for a knee bar when Rosenthal stepped in, but there's no denying that Barboza was close to being down for the count and simply wasn't defending himself the way the refs like to see. •Darren Elkins def. Diego Brandao by unanimous decision. But worry not, there was plenty of action in this bout which saw both men straight up refuse to slow down.

PPV Main Card •Stefan Struve submitted Lavar Johnson with an armbar at 1:05 of the 1st round. As we saw in his recent fight with Pat Barry, Johnson moved forward with strikes to back Struve up against the cage but, having expected this, "Skyscraper" pulled guard on "Big" and transitioned beautifully into the armbar as his opponent attempted to stand back up. •Stipe Miocic finished Shane del Rosario by TKO (elbows) at 3:14 of the 2nd round, maintaining his undefeated record while putting the first red mark on del Rosario's. •Roy Nelson took only 51 seconds of the 1st round to KO Dave Herman with just a few significant strikes. In stunning fashion, "Big Country" reminded all of us why we never say those fat jokes to his face. •Cain Velasquez finished Antonio Silva by TKO at 3:36 in the 1st round of what quickly became possibly the bloodiest fight. After Silva made the mistake of putting his leg out on the line with an early outside leg kick, Velasquez capitalized by grabbing hold of the leg and taking Silva to the mat where the former UFC Heavyweight Champion utilized ground & pound that cut open a sizable gash on the forehead of the Brazilian, quickly transforming the fight into a bloodbath. The cut & the blood, which flowed in what can only be described as a fountain from Silva's forehead, isn't what stopped the fight though. It took a good two minutes before Silva looked like he as truly doomed and, after about 30 seconds of everyone in the building or watching on TV screaming "Stop the fight!" then "Holy shit! He's out! He's out! Goddamnit! He's out!" Josh Rosenthal finally stepped in and put a stop to the brutal beating. In this bout, Cain Velasquez effectively showed the world that he wants his belt back and he'll beat the hemoglobin out of anyone in order to get it.

Main Event •Junior dos Santos fulfilled his own prophecy when he KO'd Frank Mir in the 2nd round, a result that he foresaw going into the fight. The champ landed upwards of 50 significant strikes on the head and body of the winningest heavyweight in the division's history, handing him his 6th career loss and snapping his 3 fight win streak. Mir went for the early takedown in the 1st round but JDS utilized his inexplicably underrated takedown defense (which is 88% by the way. Record setting, just sayin') and stepped right out of the grips of the heavyweight submission artist. From that point, Mir let the fight stay standing and was left no choice but to play dos Santos' game.

2. UFC 147 Update It was reported this weekend that Vitor Belfort has broken his hand and received surgery for it on Saturday. He will be forced out of his fight with Wanderlei Silva at UFC 147. No replacement has been announced as of this writing.

3. The Campaign for Bonnar-Griffin as TUF Live 2 Coaches Dana White has officially shot down the idea of Stephan Bonnar and Forrest Griffin appearing as coaches on TUF Live 2 on the grounds that coaches are typically champions and a contender or two contenders vying for a title shot.

4. The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale Information Weigh-ins for TUF Live 1 Final are slated for Thursday, May 31. The first fighter will be on the scale at 7/4p ET/PT.

Main Card (FX): Jake Ellenberger vs. Martin Kampmann Michael Chiesa vs. Al Iaquinta Justin Lawrence vs John Cofer Max Holloway vs. Pat Schilling Brookins vs. Charles Oliveira

Preliminary Card (FUELtv): Myles Jury vs. Chris Saunders Daron Cruickshank vs. Chris Tickle Cristiano Marcello vs. Sam Sicilia John Albert vs. Erik Perez Jeremy Larsen vs. Joe Proctor

TUF Live Fighters Not Appearing: James Vick [Medical Suspension] Mike Rio [Injury (broken rib)] Andy Ogle [Medical Suspension] Vince Pichel [No available opponent]

That's all for now. Keep an eye out for more In Case You Blinked as news and developments emerge.

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