UFC 123 and results
In the BJ Penn vs. Matt Hughes 3 UFC 123 results, BJ Penn pulled off a big win. After BJ Penn vs. Matt Hughes 3, Penn got paid, but how much did he get?
For his win against Matt Hughes, BJ Penn pocketed a nice 80.000$ pay check. There was a lot of hype surrounding the BJ Penn vs. Matt Hughes 3 fight, but BJ Penn put on quite a show, knocking out Matt Hughes in 21 seconds.
After the fight, BJ Penn did not rub his big win in Matt Hughes face. Instead, he said: “I love you Detroit! I love you UFC! Matt Hughes you will be my icon forever.”
- Hughes vs Penn.
At UFC 123 Gerald Harris was meeting a man making his UFC debut for the fourth straight fight but in Maiquel Falcao he faced a man with a lot of experience in the Brazilian MMA scene. Falcao did not disappoint for the first two rounds, badly hurting Harris on multiple occasions and coming close to finishing a rear naked choke in both the first and second rounds.
Unfortunately, knowing he was comfortably ahead on the scorecards, Falcao chose to coast on his lead and not engage for the third round. Harris chased and tried to throw occasional punches but Falcao was not allowing him to close distance, Harris couldn’t get anything done and the fans booed loudly.
Falcao rightly won the unanimous decision but needed a better showing in the third round to prove his worth over the long term. Hopefully such a talented guy will show how truly dangerous he is by fighting bell to bell in his next fight.
When Mark Munoz and Aaron Simpson met in the Octagon at UFC 123 they did so as familiar foes having wrestled in college where both were All-Americans. As happens with most fights between wrestlers the majority of the fight was contested standing up with a smattering of takedowns sprinkled throughout.
It was not the most technically sound fight but was absolutely an entertaining brawl.
Munoz worked off of hard leg kicks for the majority of the bout which left Simpson’s leg swollen and marked up by the final bell, he mixed in a steady attack of punches as well coming from wide angles but often finding their mark on the chin of Simpson. Aaron was not to be outdone firing back with heavy punches of his own but in the punching exchanges he was fairly consistently beaten.
SB Nation saw the bout as a very close 30-27 for Munoz but all three judges saw the fight at 29-28 for Munoz who rebounds successfully from his recent loss to Yushin Okami. For Simpson it’s two losses in a row with the last coming against Chris Leben.