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With the return of UFC
superstar Tito Ortiz engaged in a rematch with former UFC
light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin and two of the
welterweight class’ most exciting knockout artists, Josh
Koscheck and Anthony Johnson, ready to trade hands, at the
Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Saturday,
November 21st.
Ortiz vs. Griffin II” surges ahead as Spike
TV will debut “Countdown to UFC 106: Ortiz will once again
be making his Octagon return against Griffin as he
previously took a controversial split decision in their
initial meeting at ”UFC 59: Reality Check” in April 2006.
Tito Ortiz was originally scheduled to make his return to
the Octagon against Mark Coleman, Coleman was forced to drop
out and now he will get what could be an even better matchup
in a rematch against Forrest Griffin, one of the most
popular fighters the UFC has to offer.
Griffin, meanwhile, looks to bounce back from a humbling
loss to middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 101.
Ortiz last competed on May 24th, 2008 at “UFC 84: Ill Will”
where he was thoroughly dominated by Lyoto Machida, although
Ortiz almost caught Machida in a triangle choke as the final
horn sounded.
Anthony Johnson vs. Josh Koscheck
Welterweights Anthony Johnson and Josh Koscheck are expected
to co-headline UFC 106. It’s an imperative welterweight
matchup for both wrestlers as each looks to climb the steep
170-pound ladder.
Koscheck (17-4) was originally scheduled to take on
up-and-comer Mike Pierce on Jan. 11 at UFC Fight Night 20
before the shuffle. In his last Octagon appearance, the
original "Ultimate Fighter" alum spoiled the return of
former welterweight contender Frank Trigg at UFC 103. He is
11-4 in the UFC.
Johnson (10-2), meanwhile, is coming off a successful but
somewhat disappointing TKO win over Yoshiyuki Yoshida at
this past weekend's UFC 104 event. Johnson would have won a
$60,000 Knockout of the Night bonus for the 41-second
knockout win, but he was declared ineligible because he
failed to make weight for the show (and weighed 176 pounds),
which he partially blamed on a knee injury that affected his
weight cutting. The former collegiate wrestler and exciting
stand-up fighter is now 4-1 in his past five fights; the
lone loss was a controversial TKO defeat to Kevin Burns
caused by an illegal eye poke that the referee didn't see.
Luiz Cane vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Nogueira (17-3), will come into the bout with a five-fight
winning streak that includes victories over Vladimir
Matyushenko and Edwin Dewees under the Affliction banner and
three wins in regional promotions.
The American Top Team-trained Cane will bring his own
three-fight winning streak into the bout, defeating the
likes of Steve Cantwell, Sokoudjou and Jason Lambert after
dropping his UFC debut to James Irvin via disqualification
(illegal knee strike). The victory over Cantwell at UFC 97
marked the first time in Cane's eleven-fight career that he
had a bout go to the judges' scorecards.
MAIN CARD
* Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz
* Anthony Johnson vs. Josh Koscheck
* Phil Baroni vs. Amir Sadollah
* Luiz Cane vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
* Dustin Hazelett vs. Karo Parisyan
The
official results for UFC 106 were:
Forrest Griffin def. Tito Ortiz via split decision (28-29,
30-27, 29-28)
Josh Koscheck def. Anthony
Johnson via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 2, 4:47
Paulo Thiago def. Jacob
Volkmann via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
def. Luiz Cane via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:56
Amir Sadollah def. Phil
Baroni via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Ben Saunders def. Marcus
Davis via KO (knee) – Round 1, 3:24
Kendall Grove def. Jake Rosholt via submission (triangle
choke) – Round 1, 3:59
Brian Foster def. Brock
Larson via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 3:25
Fabricio Camoes vs. Caol
Uno – majority draw (29-27 28-28 28-28)
George Sotiropoulos def.
Jason Dent via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 4:36 |
