UFC on Fuel 4 took place this Wednesday night at the HP Pavilion. The fans at the HP Pavilion as well as the viewers at home were treated to a great night of fights. The main event on paper really seemed like it would be a close affair, but we saw a one-sided performance by Chris Weidman over Mark Muñoz. Weidman outwrestled Muñoz in the first round, and in the second Weidman caught Muñoz coming in with a viscous elbow that dropped Muñoz to the floor. From there Weidman rained down with punches until he was pulled off by referee, Josh Rosenthol. In the post fight speech, Weidman called out champion, Anderson Silva, for his next fight and alerted the UFC brass that every time he has had a full camp, he has gotten a finish. Weidman improves his undefeated record to 9-0.
In the co-main event James Te-Huna and Joey Beltran put on a 3 round war. Beltran, who was making his light heavyweight debut, took a five minute beating in the first round, and was almost finished multiple times. Beltran was able to survive, and came out in the second and the third bring the fight to Te-Huna. At the end of the second, Beltran almost dropped Te-Huna, but the whole fight all together belonged to Te-Huna. They broke the record for most significant strikes landed in one fight in the light heavyweight division, and Te-Huna did more than enough to get the unanimous decision.
UFC on Fuel Fight Bonuses ($40,000)
Fight of The Night: James Te-Huna Vs Joey Beltran
Knockout of The Night: Chris Weidman
Submission of The Night: Alex Caceres
UFC On Fuel Official Results:
Middleweight
Mark Muñoz vs. Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman defeats Mark Muñoz by Technical Knockout at 1:37 of round 2
Light Heavyweight
James Te-Huna vs. Joey Beltran
James Te-Huna defeats Joey Beltran by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight 30-27 29-28xs
Aaron Simpson vs. Kenny Robertson
Aaron Simpson defeats Kenny Robertson by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28×2)
Middleweight
Karlos Vemola vs. Francis Carmont
Francis Carmont defeats Karlos Vemola by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:39 of round 2
Bantamweight
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Vaughan Lee
T.J. Dillashaw defeats Vaughan Lee by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:33 in round 1
Lightweight
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Anthony Njokuani
Rafael dos Anjos defeats Anthony Njokuani by Unanimous Decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Bantamweight
Damacio Page vs. Alex Caceres
Alex Caceres defeats Damacio Page by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 1:27 of round 2
Flyweight
Chris Cariaso vs. Josh Ferguson
Chris Cariaso defeats Josh Ferguson by Unanimous Decision (30-27×3)
Middleweight
Rafael Natal vs. Andrew Craig
Andrew Craig defeats Rafael Natal by Knockout (Head Kick) at 4:52 of round 2
Welterweight
Marcelo Guimaraes vs. Dan Stittgen
Marcelo Guimaraes defeats Dan Stittgen via Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantamweight
Raphael Assunção vs. Issei Tamura
Raphael Assunção defeats Issei Tamura by Technical Knockout (strikes) at :35 of round 2
The weigh ins for UFC On FUEL 4: Munoz vs Weidman took place today in San Jose, California. All fighters made weight, and all fights are set to go down tomorrow night at the HP Pavillion. The main event features Mark Muñoz and Chris Weidman, and although it has not been announced by UFC brass, rumors run rampant that this fight could determine the next opponent for Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva.