UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II Results

UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II took place this saturday night in Belo Horizonte, Brazil to a sold out crowd. Although fans and analysts are expecting low pay per view buys, the fights turned out to be an exciting night of MMA. In the main event, It was Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva who fought to a five round decision that ended with Franklin getting his hand raised with the unanimous nod.

The two proceeding fights were  the finale fights for The Ultimate Fighter Brazil. In the featherweight division, it was Rony ‘Jason’ Mariano Bezerra who took home the contract for unanimous decision win over Godofredo Pepey. In the middleweight division, it was Cezar Ferreira who defeated Sergio Moraes be unanimous decision to take home the contract.

The bonuses went to Silva and Franklin for fight of the night, Rodrigo Damm for submission of the night, and knock out of the night went to Marcus Vinicius.  All received $65,000 for their efforts!

Catchweight (190 lb)
Wanderlei Silva Vs. Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin defeats Wanderlei Silva by unanimous decision (49-46×3)  #ufc147 #mma

Middleweight
Cezar Ferreira Vs Sergio Moraes
Cezar Ferreira defeats Sergio Moraes by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27×2)

Featherweight
Godofredo Pepey Vs Rony Mariano Bezerra
Rony Mariano Bezerra defeats Godofredo Pepey by unanimous decision (29-28×3)

Heavyweight
Fabricio Werdum Vs Mike Russow
Fabricio Werdum defeats Mike Russow by technical knockout at 2:28 of round 1

Featherweight
Yuri Alcantara Vs Hacran Dias
Hacran Dias defeats Yuri Alcantara by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Preliminary Card on FX
Featherweight
Anistavio Medeiros Vs Rodrigo Damm
Rodrigo Damm defeats Anistavio Medeiros by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:12 of round 1

Middleweight
Delson Heleno Vs Francisco Trinaldo
Francisco Trinaldo defeats Delson Helenoby technical knockout (strikes) at 4:21 of round 1

Featherweight
John Teixeira Vs Hugo Viana
Hugo Viana defeats John Teixeira by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Middleweight
Thiago Perpétuo Vs Leonardo Mafra
Thiago Perpétuo defeats Leonardo Mafra by technical knockout (strikes) :41 of round 3

Preliminary Card on Facebook

Featherweight
Marcos Vinicius vs Wagner Campos
Marcos Vinicius defeats Wagner Campos by technical knockout (strikes) at 1:04 of round 3

Featherweight
Felipe Arantes Vs Milton Vieira
Milton Vieira and Felipe Arantes fight to a draw (29-28, 28-29, 28-28)