UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort Fight Results

The Ultimate Fighting Championship successfully held two events last month then for the start of February, another pay-per-view event is up, UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort.

UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva is back to defend his title after almost losing the belt in his last match. This time he’s up against “The Phenom” Vitor Belfort who has a number of first knockouts in his record, check the results below on who won in this championship bout.

Apart from the main event, the UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort has an exciting main card that includes Forrest Griffin against Rich “Ace” Franklin, Jon “Bones” Jones versus Ryan “Darth” Bader and Jake “The Juggernaut” Ellenberger against Carlos Eduardo “Ta Danado” Rocha.

Also in this event’s main is the fight between former WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres and Antonio Banuelos.

Check the complete UFC 126 fight results.

Main Results

• Anderson Silva vs Vitor Belfort – Middleweight Championship

Silva defeated Belfort via KO (front kick and punches) at 3:25 of round 1 to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship.

• Forrest Griffin vs Rich Franklin – Light Heavyweight

Griffin defeated Franklin via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

• Jon Jones vs Ryan Bader – Light Heavyweight

Jones defeated Bader via Submission (guillotine choke) at 4:20 of round 2.

• Jake Ellenberger vs Carlos Eduardo Rocha – Welterweight

Ellenberger defeated Rocha via Split Decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28).

• Miguel Torres vs Antonio Banuelos – Bantamweight

Torres defeated Banuelos via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Preliminary Results (Televised)

• Donald Cerrone vs Paul Kelly – Lightweight

Cerrone defeated Kelly via Submission (rear naked choke) at 3:48 of round 2.

• Chad Mendes vs Michihiro Omigawa – Featherweight

Mendes defeated Omigawa via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Preliminary Results (Online Stream)

• Norifumi Yamamoto vs Demetrious Johnson – Bantamweight

Johnson defeated Yamamoto via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).

Other Preliminary Results

• Paul Taylor vs Gabe Ruediger – Lightweight

Taylor defeated Ruediger via KO (strikes) at 1:42 of round 2.

• Kyle Kingsbury vs Ricardo Romero – Light Heavyweight

Kingsbury defeated Romero via TKO (strikes) at 0:21 of round 1.

• Mike Pierce vs Kenny Robertson – Welterweight

Pierce defeated Robertson via TKO (punches) at 0:29 of round 2.

Here are the UFC 126 Bonus Awards wherein fighters were awarded ($75,000) bonuses each.

• Fight of the Night: Donald Cerrone vs Paul Kelly
• Knockout of the Night: Anderson Silva
• Submission of the Night: Jon Jones

Also check the UFC 126 highlights after the UFC 126 live stream.

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