UFC 130 took place on Saturday night with a card that lacked a marquee fight, but provided plenty of entertainment.
- In the main event, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-8) def. Matt Hamill (10-3) by unanimous decision in a light heavyweight contest. Hamill came into the fight expecting to be able to score takedowns, but Jackson showed impressive defense by stuffing every shot Hamill had. Jackson landed some big punches and knees, but never could do enough to put Hamill down. Jackson’s defense and superior striking were enough to earn him a unanimous decision after 15 minutes of fighting.
- Frank Mir (15-5) made his case to still be considered a top 5 heavyweight with a decision win over Roy Nelson (15-6). Neither fighter was that impressive, but Mir showed more conditioning and better grappling against a fatigued Nelson. Joe Rogan often pointed out how Nelson’s fat shape is affecting his MMA career. Will “Big Country” make any changes, or will he stick with his gimmick?
- Travis Browne (11-0-1) made a big statement in the heavyweight division with his brutal KO of Stefan Struve (21-5) in the first round. The two traded heavy kicks early in the bout but Struve attempted a kick late in the first round and Browne land a big straight punch that sent Struve crashing. Browne added two hammer fists, but Struve was already out. The fight ended at 4:11 of the first round.
- Rick Story (13-3) showed that he is a legit title contender in the welterweight division by beating Thiago Alves (18-8) by unanimous decision. Story was able to get Alves to the ground often in the opening two rounds and then took a number of big punches in the third round but was never knocked to the ground. Story did enough to win the bout 29-28 on all three scorecards.
-“The All American” Brian Stann (11-3) picked up another big KO victory, as he disposed of Jorge Santiago (23-9) in the second round of their middleweight contest. Stann flattened Santiago with a big left hook in the first round and then continued to land big shots before closing out the fight in the second round with another big punch and a furious follow up. The fight concluded at 4:29 in the second round. Stann is now 3-0 since moving down to the middleweight division.
Check out the quick results after the jump.
UFC 130 Results
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson def. Matt Hamill by unanimous decision
Frank Mir def. Roy Nelson by unanimous decision
Travis Browne def. Stefan Struve by first round KO (4:11)
Rick Story def. Thiago Alves by unanimous decision
Brian Stann def. Jorge Santiago by second round TKO (4:29)
Demetrious Johnson def. Miguel Torres by unanimous decision
Tim Boetsch def. Kendall Grove by unanimous decision
Gleison Tibau def. Rafaello Oliveira by rear-naked choke in the second round (3:28)
Michael McDonald def. Chris Cariaso by split decision
Renan Barao def. Cole Escovedo by unanimous decision
