UFC on Versus 5 Recap: Henderson, Lytle win in Milwaukee
Posted on August 14, 2011, 11:03 PM by Trent Reinsmith
When everything was settled for the UFC on Versus 5 main card, none of the pre-fight favorites had their hands raised in victory. Dan Hardy, Jim Miller, Charles Oliveira, and Amir Sadollah were all handed defeats.
Chris Lytle, who announced that Sunday’s fight would be his last, went out on a perfect note, forcing Dan Hardy to submit to a guillotine choke at the 4:17 mark of the third and final round. With his win Lytle also picked up $130,000 in bonus money, winning “Fight of the Night” and “Submission of the Night,” and giving him a record 10 UFC Fight Night bonuses. In addition he took home a new Harley Davidson that was earmarked for the main event winner. All in all, an outstanding way to end a long MMA career for Mr. Lytle.
In the co-main event, Ben Henderson put on a dominating performance against Jim Miller. The former WEC Lightweight Champion served notice that he is a force to be reckoned with in the stacked division. The unanimous decision loss ended Miller’s seven fight winning streak in the UFC. The loss also put to rest any thoughts that his next bout would be against the winner of the upcoming UFC title fight between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard. The manner in which Henderson handled Miller surely sent a message to the UFC that he deserves to be considered among the elite of the lightweight division.
Donald Cerrone continued his unbeaten streak since moving to the UFC from the WEC, adding a third straight victory to his resume by defeating Charles Oliveira via first round TKO. Cerrone caught Oliveira with a strong body shot that put Oliveira on his back. Cerrone then stood above Oliveira and rained punches on the younger fighter, whose only defense was to roll over and cover up prompting a referee stoppage at 3:01 of the first round. The win earned him the “Knockout of the Night” bonus.
The first fight on the main card had Duane Ludwig as a big underdog to Amir Sadollah, but as everyone knows fights are not contested on paper, but in the Octagon and once that door locked it was clear that Ludwig was the better striker. Ludwig did seem to fade as the fight wore on, but Sadollah could not overcome the two round lead that Ludwig had built up on the scorecards.
Next Ultimate Fighting Championship event will be UFC 134, taking place at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 27th. The card will be headlined by a UFC Middleweight title fight between Anderson Silva and Yushin Okami, as the Light Heavyweight collision between the former Champions Shogun Rua and Forrest Griffin will serve as the co-main event. Also on the card, MMA legend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will make his return to the Octagon, facing Brendan "Hybrid" Schaub.
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Congrats to Chris Lytle. A great finish to a great career.
Bendo impressed me.
So happy for Chris Lytle! what a fight! and what a finish!
a fighter who always deliver! his money was well earn!
thank you for the many fights/wars !
Ben Henderson Top 5 Lightweight fighter showing what the WEC
is all about! so happy he ended Millers Hype!
Donald Cerrone the man is a beast! i would rank him just behind Bendo , hopefully he will get back in the cage soon! to kick some ass!
A great end to Lytle's career and Henderson...all you can say is...WOW...
great card, and great fights. i wonder where that ian guy is who said when miller wins everyones gonna jump on the band wagon and that miller was gonna get the title
How come they haven't cut Hardy?? He hasn't evolved, 4 straight losses. The UFC is full of double standards. I know they are trying to market to the UK, but have have some credibility.
They haven't even had time yet lol...
Not really They've done it before on several occasions prior to the post fight press conf.
BTW, if they do keep him it's because he put on a good fight. I don't like the guy but he has in fact grown- that was obvious in the Johnson fight.
Cmon its obvious the guy can't hang.
Id say Keith Jardine is pissed that Hardy isnt being cut
Ok, yea Dan Hardy lost four in a row but one can definately make the argument for him to stay. One of his losses was to the champion, another loss was fight of the night and ok, he lost the other two. Id say to definately give him one more shot at a lesser opponent to build his momentum and confidence back. Then again if they do choose to cut him, i understand that too
Re Miller: perfect example of words coming back to haunt you. As soon as he started running his mouth about the WEC guys after the merger I knew it was just a matter of time 'till one of them beat his.
ass.
Great night of fights! Bendo just continuing to show that he is one of the best in the lightweight division. As for Cerrone another great performance out of a lightweight fighter. Cerrone vs Bendo 3?? Chris Lytle delivering nothing less than his reputation proceeds, ending his career with dominating striking and ending it with a tapout to Dan Hardy. As far as Dan hardy is concerned, I hope he gets one more fight to prove himself before he gets cut, considering the four fight losing streak.
most of the UFC cuts are a real bummer and sometimes really awkward, especially when it had become personal with Mr. White.
Instead, the UFC should introduce solemly ONE consistent rule:
Cut a fighter automatically, if he loses, f.E., five times in a row.
a) no more neg. mental pressure/existancial fears for the fighters
b) ease a losing streak/ let the fighter evolve and prove himself
c) the quality of the league would still remain
Goes to show MMA math doesn't add up.
Pettis beats Bendo, Pettis loses to Guida. Miller beats Guida therefore he should be Bendo - instead he almost looked like an amateur, very impressed with Henderson in this fight.
Nvm for some reason I thought Miller fought Guida a couple years back - I'll even have to mark myself weak on that one. lol
Respect for Chris Lytle, awesome finish for a great carreer.
dan hardy put on a sick fight last night but come on you can tell training with nelson is not helping him at all. Now just like big country he goes out takes a shit ton of damage doesnt use kicks and only throws right or left hooks to try and get a ko. something has to change
Watching Lytle choke out Mohawk Boy was the icing on the cake to a great career. Lytle is a class act all the way. There was no way he was losing to Hardy.
Miller got some humble pie served to him Smooth style. Maybe he won't be so c*cky next time and shut his mouth about the WEC fighters trying to make it in the UFC. Better put those title hopes on hold for awhile there Jimmy boy.
Cerrone looked awesome as usual. That boy is hungry.
How bad ass is it that Lytle won & gets to ride off in a new Harley. I don't know why Hardy went for the take down. He has zero business on the mat.
Bendo mopped the floor with Miller. You could tell Ben was extra hyped afterward & I'm sure lots of it is due to all the smack Miller talked about WEC fighters.
Cowboy & Bendo proved that they both belong.