UFC Fight Night 16: “Fight for the Troops” at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., on Wednesday, December 10, has come to a close.
The special three-hour Spike TV event was put together to raise money for the the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.
In particular, donations, which can still be made by visiting www.fallenheroesfund.org or by calling 1-800-340-HERO, will be used to create a state of the art facility in Bethesda, Md., for wounded soldiers who suffer from various combat-related head injuries such as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
After tonight’s mixed martial arts action, however, some of that money may be needed to help several fighters recover from grizzly injuries sustained inside the Octagon.
The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 5 alum Corey Hill suffered a broken right leg after getting kicked by Dale Hartt and UFC newcomer Razak Al-Hussan had his right arm buckled when he refused to tap from a Steve Cantwell armbar.
Ben Saunders also welcomed Brandon Wolff to the UFC, smashing the Hawaiian with knees from the Muay Thai clinch en route to a one-sided ass kicking. When all was said and done Wolff was left looking like the elephant man … seriously.
Nasty, nasty stuff … we wish them all speedy recoveries.
Jim Miller opened up the televised action in a lightweight tilt against the surging Matt Wiman. The New Jersey native took the fight on just seven days notice. He also just returned from his honeymoon and more than likely pigged out on Thanksgiving dinner.
It didn’t seem to affect his performance.
Miller — who filled in for an injured Frank Edgar — lit up “Handsome” early and often. And when the fight hit the ground he was dominant, working submissions and nearly ending the fight in the first round with a nice guillotine.
Wiman demonstrated his resolve and resilience, however, hanging in for the entire three rounds. He eventually dropped the unanimous decision.
This is a huge win for Miller — he snapped the Wiman win streak, extended his own and stepped up when Joe Silva and Dana White needed him in a pinch.
He’ll likely be rewarded down the road for his opportunistic effort. And it will be well deserved. Look out for Miller in 2009 … this guy is special.
In the second bout to air on Spike TV, Tim Credeur — the first man to apparently ever earn his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt from Louisiana (news to me) — didn’t need to rely on his solid ground game to score his second UFC win.
The veteran blasted away at Nate Loughran for 10 full minutes, forcing the previously unbeaten fighter to call it quits on his stool before the third round could even start.
Credeur was perhaps a little wild with his strikes, but it apparently didn’t matter. He lumped up Loughran and will more than likely now take a step up in competition to see if he can extend his UFC win streak to three.
Steve Cantwell, the last man to hold the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) light heavyweight title, got his UFC career of to a start with a bang.
Or was it a snap?
“Robot” and his opponent, Razak Al-Hussan, traded for the first few minutes of the opening frame. Al-Hussan had some nice strikes and demonstrated a solid chin in his brief work within the eight-side cage.
But when it went to the ground it was a whole different story.
The Iowa native looked lost when Cantwell put him on his back. And he made him pay dearly, snatching his arm and bending it the other way until it couldn’t bend anymore.
I’m not sure what was worse … watching the replay of the carnage or hearing Cantwell tell Joe Rogan in the post-fight interview how he’s been longing to inflict that type of serious damage on another competitor.
Classless on a night that was far from it.
In the co main event, Mike Swick came out with fire in his eyes and made short work of Jonathan Goulet. “Quick” looked sharp, connecting early with a short right that dropped the Canadian.
He smelled the blood in the water and had Goulet sleeping in 33 seconds. It was the first finish for Swick in the welterweight division in three attempts and the first since stopping Joe Riggs way back in 2006.
Goulet is not the best barometer in terms of top-flight competition, but he’s no pushover. And Swick totally handled him. He’s apparently now completely healthy and appears to have renewed confidence and swagger.
Welcome back, Mike.
So much for those who thought Josh Koscheck had bit off more than he could chew, taking on top welterweights Thiago Alves and Yoshiyuki Yoshida in the span of six weeks. Things didn’t go according to plan against the “Pitbull,” but boy did everything work out well for him tonight.
Koscheck didn’t have to worry about the slick Judo or the skills of “Zenko.” He took care of business early, blowing up the Japanese fighter with a straight right and then finishing him off with a massive hook that he did not have the wherewithal to defend.
The replays had the crowd cringing. And Dana White was probably doing more of the same when Koscheck took to the microphone after the fight to thank those who represent him at American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) and Zinkin Entertainment.
He’ll now get some well deserved time off from fighting, but perhaps his fight to remain in the good graces of the Zuffa brass on the business side of things has just begun.
This was a fantastic night of action despite the long breaks between fights. But that was to be expected because of the reason behind the show. In fact, several of the vignettes from the wounded soldiers throughout the telecast were heart-wrenching.
We got pay-per-view (PPV)-type action tonight for free. So do what you can and support the cause if at all possible. It is well worth it.
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Good night of fights….especially for free. Razak ….. doesn’t realize when to tap, gets arm broken….Saunders ridiculous clinic on how to deliver knees and use the clinch….JKD biatches…….Mike swick destroyed Goulet and Kos showed that after getting his ass kicked a month ago can come back and knock someone the f@ck out. Oh yeah and these Miller boys….aint no joke!
The card didn’t suck but wasn’t very good either.Jonathon Goulet had no business on a co-main event that was an absolute joke Mike Swick proved nothing in this fight other than he can beat a guy with a glass jaw.Josh Koscheck is a top 5 170lb. fighter for sure. Jim Miller is a future star,but the card overall was pretty shitty.
thought you were done commenting tyler!?
I was pissed it started at 6 on the west coast, but the guide had it at 9 and the bj/gsp fight at 8. I was all excited to watch it again, and when I put it on I was watching the intro to swick/goulet.
my 6 year old is getting really into the UFC/mma, and he was going to give me an honest opinion of bj/gsp 1
Kev, have you really turned to your 6 year old son for your professional analysis and “inside information”?
lol, no, but he is the most unbiased opinion I can get, he doesn’t know and is not a fan of either!
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Funny, I thought the card was actuall pretty entertaining. I’ve only been into MMA just under a year and I’ve seen cards that I found far more dull than this one.
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you have GOT to be joking! that card was S-I-C-K - It was the best card I have seen in a looong time, and I watch ALL of them. Not too many big names, but each fight was rrrrockin’!
What’s up with the “glass jaw” comments for Goulet? I don’t really care about him, but it looked to me like he took a pretty SOLID shot from Swick, his head cocked and everything, am I wrong, or was it just a good freakin punch that dropped Goulet?
It was a good punch that rocked him initially. But I think the glass jaw stuff is valid because he does seem to have a propensity to get knocked out.
Pretty decent card for a Fight Night. Personally thought it was more entertaining than the last fight night, Diaz vs. Neer! The only thing good about that card was Nate Diaz, who deserves main card PPV fights from now on…
It was a good show. Normally I hate all the filler material between fights, but in this case it was cool because the majority of it was for a good cause. I will always be a supporter of our military.
I actually thought Miller would pull off the victory via submission and by no means thought he would put such a beating on Wiman.
I also had Credeur winning via sub, but he put on a pretty good striking demo as well. Just one question about this fight: Would Miragliotta had stopped the fight towards the end of the second had it been Kimbo throwing those unanswered bombs?
I had Cantwell winning via TKO, but yet again I chose the victor but not the method of victory. For some reason my daughter was still up, and since she is at an age now where she repeats a lot of things, we generally watch what we say around her. But when Cantwell pulled “The Razor’s” arm back and snapped it, the expected “Oh shit” came out of my mouth. Luckily my little girl didnt repeat that. One last thing: did anyone else think that al-Hassan looked like Adebisi from the HBO show “Oz,” except with hair and no beanie?
The only fight of the night that I was able to call the win with the method and round correctly was Swick TKO’ing Goulet in the first. I have no idea how Goulet continues to get fights televised fights in the UFC. I know he got that TKO against Hironaka the last time out, but come on. The guy has one of the worst chins in the sport. Plus he’s 4-4 now in the UFC. Maybe thay can send him to the WEC so that way Condit will have someone else to fight besides Larson and Prater.
Finally, I thought Koschek would pull out a decision win due to the short amount of time between fights. Was I wrong. That was some highlight reel shit right there. I’d like to see him fight Fitch next, but I know they wont fight each other, and I think that is total bullshit. I understand not wanting to fight guys you train with, but if you feel that strongly about it, switch divisions!
A couple of final questions about the whole show: Everlast, really? I thought they were trying to GET donations.
Also, is there a line on weather or not Rogan got baked last night prior to the broadcast, being that it was on a military base?
“I had Cantwell winning via TKO, but yet again I chose the victor but not the method of victory. ”
They announced that he won by TKO because Razak never tapped. Though I guess in your heart you know it was really a submission (UFC too since they gave him submission of the night), but on paper you were technically right.
I wasn’t pleased to here Cantwell say that he had been waiting so long to break someone’s arm. Someone needs to tell him it is harder to make fans if you act like a dick.
Mexicutioner: Yeah the dude does remind me of Adebisi from OZ LOL. I knew there was something about him that seemed familiar.
On another note. I honestly cant believe people on this site arent flyin off the handle over Cantwell’s comment about breaking the arm. Everyone’s usually so quick to attack a showboater, flip over an extra punch or 2 after a KO or condemn someone for holding a choke too long.
But most people over look the fact that he intentionally broke dudes arm. Yeah Adebisi (Razak) was a fool for not tapping but all Cantwell had to do was maintain the hold and the fight would have ended anyway. Then to go on camera and say “I’ve always wanted to do that” was dispicable in my eyes. Absolutely disgusting. What I’m about to say is outta character for me but I hope Cantwell gets it in return 10-fold. Karma’s a Muther-F–ker! Reap the whirlwind Cantwell.
Hmmm Nice quote, Bout Adebisi!
Yoshida got killed horribly. And i nominate Goulet for #1 P4P glass chin. A lot of fighter that don’t belong in the UFC were also displayed. Brandon Wolff is gonna need that intrepid center to be built after that lump/tumor on his head.
damn man i got killed tonight…
time to start drinking
I think Brandon Wolff and Yoshida are going to wake up tomorrow with TBI
LOL
Bwahaha - add Goulet in there as well
This quote was hilarious!
“Brandon Wolff is gonna need that intrepid center to be built after that lump/tumor on his head.”
I told my friend Goulet’s glass chin would be shown early. That feather that falls from the sky in the beginning of forrest gump would probably KO Goulet.
I don’t think he is quite as bad as James Thompson. Glass would be an improvement for his jaw.
I like how kos gave a shout out to aka and hie management in subtle way, for only the fans who follow the sport could see, and the KO was very nice
1rst
4rrrth!
y do people do that???
I don’t know….I was making fun of him….notice I was first and didn’t say sh!t and the r’s I put in there because he did.
ben saunders is a machine…look out
that guy stinky didnt do so well…
Stinky has an active imagination.
has he ever done well?
lol! remember when he said he was going to send money to like three people if any of his bets were wrong? LOL!
ALL IN ALL- Good fights -got Drunk wife went and got Buffalo wild wings got to see a Awsome Ko Good nite!
This card was just as terrible as I expected it to be.
Really? I was pleasantly suprised. 3 solid KO’s, 2 broken limbs and all in the name of a new Health Facility. Pretty good fights, great cause and some funny Rogan comments.
You mean an emotional con and maybe 2 fighters that are any good at anything padding out a 3 hour show. When there’s a risk of being outdone by a TUF finale (!! of all things) only 3 days later, there’s a serious problem.
emotinal con? emotional-yes. Con-No. It’s only a con if they play on your emotions for one thing and then use the money for something that’s not worlth while.
Why do they even let these guys post on here…. I know its opinion but Geez, nothing but hate.
Yes, it’s emotional con. Sad to see the UFC get caught up in government propaganda. The people who should pay are the sorry-ass politicians who unnecessairly put our young men and women in harms way.
Fantastic afro,lol
i’m hoping thats a lot of sarcasm
i thought it was pretty good broken arm,2 fast knockouts,and a decisive domination to go with a pretty good ass whooping TKO
Yeah, I thought it was pretty good as well, it’s not a pay-per view event but it was FREE!
Kinda’ FREE I donated a few bucks, they did a good job hustling me for money..lol
Trolling.
No, not really.
If I were to make a donation based on the product presented to as incentive to do so, the UFC would owe me money.
WTF to people who are complaining about the card. First of all, it was for free and was for a great cause. If you were a true MMA fan, you would enjoy the fights. Not every fight is going to involve Anderson Silva or Fedor. Secondly, if you didn’t like the card, then why watch?? And more importantly, why waste your time crying about it on an MMA news website?? Do you honestly have nothing better to do with your time?
UFC 92 is stacked. UFC 93 is shaping up nicely. UFC 94 is going to be insanely good. And you’re crying because a free MMA card on a Wednesday night didn’t have BIG names on it? Get over it, you woman.
yeah all those knock outs, subs, and broken bones… you eighter hate mma or faced the wall while it was on.
i suspect all the kos haters to stay away from this post
haha true. i think he’s very exciting to watch but some people hate him no matter what
ill admit to being a kos hater but im here and i realize i was wrong about the upset… whatever
but there is nothing to hate on him about after this fight
What about looking like a carnival creature?
freakshow!
did anyone else see laura prepon? wtf happened to her face?
I liked her way better as a redhead. Blondes are a dime a dozen.
All the celebrities looked busted! They must have had terrible lighting and no make up artist. James Gandolphini looked hung over, Craig Furgeson looked like he just woke up on a park bench. The only one who looked decent was that pretty boy Rob Lowe. I’d still do Laura Prepon as a blonde.
Terrible?
Are you basing that on 2 of the nastiest finishes in UFC history?
Or the very well put together videos of the troops?
Or Joe Rogan complimenting afros?
Or NOT having the pay for it?
I mean seriously, terrible? There was absolutely nothing terrible about this show. Go watch EliteXC and then compare.
I’m really glad you mentioned that douche-move on the part of Cantwell after the fight. I think one of the trainers actually stopped him and gave him the, ‘hey calm down’ look as well. I understand that if a guy doesn’t tap there’s always the possibility of something grisly happening, but to celebrate that, let alone say you’ve been ‘looking to do that to someone for the longest time’ is the mark of a really disgusting human being.
It’s always nice to have people to root against, I guess. It’s not even about Dana or whoever taking him aside in the days to come, or an apology to Al-Hussan down the road. It’s too late and all too clear that he’s a piece of shit.
Agree. The risk of a broken or damaged limb always exists, but it is completely classless to celebrate a serious injury inflicted upon an opponent. There should be an apology.
I thought it was Great
It’s too bad he had to celebrate it that way. I was really impressed with him in the fight and wanted to see him fight again, but after hearing him be so classless and disrespectful to Al-Hassan, I’ll be rooting against him from here on out. I wonder how he would feel if he fought Wanderlei Silva and after Wanderlei knocked his teeth through the back of his head he said ‘I’ve always wanted to do that to someone’.
My friend and I both thought it was hilarious. What was up with that dumbass not tapping? I’ve not sparred for a while and then I’ll have to remind myself to tap but if I was a professional fighter was had just had to delay their first fight in the ufc because of another injury, I would consider tapping instead of having to wait 8 weeks to even begin training again.
I thought it was hilarious.
I agree with dola 100%. Cantwell will be forever noted, as that Prick who talked nonsense shit about another fighter, and over-hyping himself as a pain-inflicter, or whatever you wanna call it. Yes, you’re a UFC fighter. No, you can’t say garbage like that. Shit like that is just straight garbage. I wonder if he’s ever heard the phrase “put yourself in another man’s shoes”?
He also made some hand gestures before the interview, kind of breaking a twig between his hands. My wife, who is not an MMA fan, hated it, and you can imagine all the crap I had to take from her for that.
Oh well, I’m glad I wasn’t the only one that thought it was not in the spirit of true martial arts.
I was amazed,
this was some of the most brutal action ive seen in the UFC and unfortunately for the UFC this happened on a cable broadcast free card WOW. A casual fan tuning in might think twice about watching mma again
Arm getting snapped, face getting destroyed with knees, a leg snapping in half, yoshida knocked into another time zone his nose got busted to, yoshida was still on the matt being attented to after everyone left, and wiman taking a severe beating
I even had to turn away on the lims being broke
all I can say is WOW
Cantwell. That guy thanks god after his fight, has crosses on his shorts and shirt, and then explains how he has wanted to inflict serious pain on someone, for quite a while. Not very Christian of him.
I say break the other arm too if the dumbass doesnt tap break his arm and get pumped about it!!!
As a former fighter and BJJ guy, it is annoying wihen people don’t tap to a tight submission. You apply pressure, slowly adding more, as a sign of respect and sportsmanship. It’s also how you do it with your training partners so it becomes habit. However, you can always whip your hips in a fast snapping motion and break an arm with very little time for tapping. Guys have lost respect for that. A few arm breaks will wake people up.
But, there’s no cause for celebration. There’s no reason to pride in injuring another human being unless it’s Kos.
But its ok to Celebrate When u KO someone! makes no scence to me! I say Celebrate it
I agree it’s violent sport but show-boating in that matter is not called for…
Good post dola and kudos for Mania mentioning the complete classlessness of Cantwell reveling in his own terrible sportsmanship. The twisted arm made me sick, but Cantwell’s joy in breaking it made me want to puke.
Stop bashing cantwell. hassan should have tapped and not let steve wring his arm like a soaken wet towel. Cantwell is praised for being just a stand up fighter which can explain why he was so excited to show that he has pretty sick jits as well.
I was really impressed with Cantwell. His opponent was kinda hyped up and was running his mouth so I was happy to see the former WEC champ get a win. Swick crushed a guy prone to flash knockouts… wow?
i enjoted this fight night…def. better than some others ive wasted time on. kos and swick looked awesome.i wanted winman to win but oh well. tim looked good to ..gotta rep louisiana!!
enjoyed**
good to see steve bruno get a win
damn it I missed all these fights cuz I’m was @ work! thanks mmamania for the coverage.
wicked fights, can’t complain one bit, free card, great knockouts, what else can a man ask for on a wensday???????
Boy, Jesse really bombed his picks. Not only did he miss on cantwell, credeur, and koscheck, but he missed BADLY. Each of those guys kicked butt. Typical Jesse. The guy doesn’t have a clue. Oh, and Cantwell was anything but classless in his comments. He was just being honest, and he kicked some serious butt tonight. What an EXCELLENT card.
There is a reason I don’t call the column Nostragenius…and I’m sure you go 5-5 at every event, yes?
lol tisk tisk
i agree with joe Rogan when he said “Let them keep fighting” when the ref seperated the fighters for no reason…..THE REF NEED TO STOP LISTENING TO THE CROWD
Anyone who thinks this wasn’t an amazing night of great fights should stop watching UFC right now.
I hear they’re doing wonderful stuff on the Life Network and the W Channel.
It was a bitchin card
Great job by Kos. Overrated quick swick in middle weight or welter weight . Not a top 10 fighter and to big for welter weight. Would have like to see much more of a fight.
Hey, Lets not forget that Dana and his goons
are pussies! $ 30,000. per fighter?
How much does Zuffa make per event?
The fighters are being USED and
the rock must be lifted to see
the maggots and slime!
Get lost !
Truth Hurts doesn’t it.Dana White is a Criminal.Not to mention he has an identity crisis.He thinks he’s a tough guy and a draw to the sport.How many other company presidents have a fan base? Try zero,but that just shows you how stupid and weak minded people are that this low life has followers!
Ya’ll are like the “heaven’s Gate” people of MMA. A friggin’ cult of haters. Why not jump on that comet and ride it into the heavens. This was a good night of fights and you two idiots have to damper it with sh!t not even relevant. How much do you think Zuffa made on this particular event? Do you know if they made any at all for it being a non profit charitable event? Nobody likes reading your crap.
Trolls!
Wierd seeing Mick Foley asking for donations for the hospital. Now that guy has some brain injury.
I really enjoyed this card, and all of the quick finishes. People whine and complain, when there is no finishes, or very few, (remember UFC Knockout, that had no Knockous, hahaha), and now there are plenty of subs, and (t)KO’s, and now they’re bitchin’ about no real big names blah blah blah. Then don’t watch. These were pretty awesome fights, and a few bones snapped to boot. I would’ve liked to see Goulet be a little more, ya know, and probably the same for Yoshida, but thats how things go sometimes. Oh if KOS keeps this shit up, his nick-name will stand for “Knocked Out Sucka!!!”
Am i the only one who enjoyed seeing hassan get his arm broken?
yes you are, cause you must be a racist.. i am very pissed of hearing the crowd roaring USA USA when someone got seriously injured.. i mean it’s no wonder US soldiers get attacked, cause their obviously a little too much racist! and don’t say noo, cause you all heard them!
dude you need a psychiatrist…. Race had absolutely nothing to do with it!
don’t be ignorant, that is exactly what he meant..
Just stop dude…. get a therapist and work your problems out somwhere other than here.
dude, chill out.. i’m just against someone saying he enjoys seeing someone’s arm get broken in half.. and the way he wrote that just seems like he meant something that has to do with his name or race! wake up and see things for what they are Psyqo78
did he mention the color of his skin once?! that is a B.s. statement and you know it! For the Record Lester and I don’t even agree on anything on this forum but to call the guy a racist because it happened to be an african american that got his arm broken is ignorant in and of itself. Sadist maybe not racist!
no he didn’t have to mention that i can read through the lines.. I just don’t think he would have said so if it was the other way around or if he had another name!
what was he to say….”Am i the only one who enjoyed seeing THAT GUY get his arm broken?”
Lester, worst card in history huh? Change your mind yet?
List of battlefield injuries from UFC fight for the troops:
Brandon Wolff: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)/Elephantiasis
Nate Loughran: Symptoms of Shell Shock, including exhaustion and depression
Razak Al-Hussan: Temporary insanity leading to broken arm
Corey Hill: Leg explosion/Amputation
Yoshiyuki Yoshida: K.I.A./Cranium M.I.A.
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Good Lord there was some horrible limb mangling in this one. I hope those guys are hurt too bad and can come back from that. Especially Hill, that’s brutal. His leg looked ridiculous. But hell, its all in the game…
You list of jokes here are of a Grade 3 mentality, and are not funny. Your list of injuries/symptoms/illnesses are all very serious things, and it’s your close-mindedness real battlefield severities something really funny to poke at. NOT funny Hardcase.
lol hardcase……chill goddamnmike…..it is funny, vert funny!!
good lord. i missed the fights yesterday but i dont know if i have the stomache to watch them. i hope all the fighters recover well.