ALLAN THE MAN

In a spectacular showdown, defending champion Robbie Lawler did just enough to edge challenger Carlos Condit and retain his UFC welterweight belt at the main event of UFC 195 Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

In a fight that featured a brutal fifth round, Lawler wound up winning on two of the judges' scorecards to claim a split decision, 48-47, 48-47, 47-48, and remain the champion.

Maybe now UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos will finally get the respect he’s long demanded. The unheralded Brazilian needed just 66 seconds to dispatch of fan-favorite Donald Cerrone in the fastest lightweight title defense in UFC history.

Dos Anjos (25-7 MMA, 14-5 UFC) now boasts a five-fight winning streak and is 10-1 in his last 11 bouts. The lone loss in that stretch came to Khabib Nurmamgomedov (22-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), who is currently ranked No. 2 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA lightweight rankings and hopes to return to action in March or April as he recovers from a knee injury. Cerrone (28-7 MMA, 15-4 UFC) sees an eight-fight winning streak snapped.

The UFC on FOX 17 co-main event brought with it another upset as No. 9 ranked Alistair Overeem knocked out former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos in the second round to edge closer to a title shot.

R2: Dos Santos catches Overeem square in the cup with a front kick and we pause while he recovers. Chopping inside low kick lands for Dos Santos on the restart. Overeem answers in kind. Stomp kick to the knee from Overeem, then a left roundhouse kick to the ribs. A jumping stomp kick to the knee now from Overeem. Clean left body kick from Overeem and Dos Santos whiffs with the wheel kick.

In one of the absolute best performances of his career, Nate Diaz looked absolutely resurgent in dismantling Michael Johnson over the course of three rounds.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) superstar Jon "Bones" Jones extended his reign as king of the light-heavyweight division after defeating Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 182 in Las Vegas.

Jones was pushed hard by Cormier, with whom he engaged in a bitter verbal tussle in the lead-up to the fight, but ended up retaining his belt after winning a unanimous decision.

For all the distractions outside the cage, Jordan Mein looked remarkably sharp inside it.

The welterweight bout co-headlined today’s UFC Fight Night 49 event at BOK Center in Tulsa. It aired on FOX Sports 1 after prelims on FOX Sports 2 and UFC Fight Pass.

After Pyle failed on a few takedowns early in the fight, Mein remained patient and looked for his opening. It came soon after.

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Galera said that just like any Filipino fight fan, he is thrilled about the prospect of seeing a Filipino MMA strutting his wares in the UFC.

“I think everyone is as excited as I am,” he said in UFC.com. “I think they can’t wait to see what we Filipinos can bring into the Octagon.”i

Galera, who was born in California but grew up in Baguio City, will be making his mark as the first Philippine-based fighter ever to fight in the UFC.

Several Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters sent well wishes to Anderson “The Spider” Silva after the Brazilian legend suffered broke his leg in his UFC 168 bout against Chris Weidman.

Silva, who was challenging Weidman for the middleweight belt, went for a leg kick in the second round that was checked by the champion, and then crashed to the mat with his left shin broken.

Silva threw a left leg kick that was checked by Weidman, and the Brazilian legend clearly injured his leg in with the strike, as he immediately fell back with his lower leg dangling at an odd angle.

The fight was stopped at the 1:16 mark of the second round, and Weidman was declared the winner via technical knockout.

Ryan Bader rushed towards a standing Glover Teixeira after hurting him in their UFC Fight Night main event on Wednesday night, looking to put a finish to their light heavyweight fight.

Seconds later, the match was over. But not in the manner Bader probably anticipated. As Bader flung wild punches, Teixeira drilled Bader with a counter right and immediately followed with a crushing left hook to the chin. Bader crumpled to the mat, then Teixeira followed up with a dozen shots on the ground before referee Herb Dean stopped the fight.