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.

A YOUNG, audacious GlobalPort held its ground in overtime to pull off an 84-83 victory over Barangay Ginebra and book a spot in the semifinals of the PBA Philippine Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena. Stanley Pringle and Romeo, GlobalPort's one-two punch in the backcourt, combined for seven of the team's 10 points in the extra period when the Batang Pier barely held off another comeback by the Gin Kings to reach the semifinals for the first time in its three-year history.

The game, however, ended on a controversial note when Ginebra pleaded for a ball-hugging violation on Pringle in the final eight seconds and the game still very much up in the air (CHECK THE VIDEO ABOVE)

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.