Thiago Alves (Photo: foxsports.com)
UFC 85: Bedlam –
London – O2 Arena – June 7, 2008
Thiago “Pitbull” Alves
won the UFC 85 main event over former welterweight champion Matt Hughes.
Alves and Hughes battled at a 174-pound catchweight,
stepping in after the original main event of Chuck Liddell vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua fell
apart due to injuries to both fighters.
Despite a sprained ankle, Alves nailed Hughes with a flying knee and followed up with
strikes to earn a TKO win in Round 2.
Michael Bisping improved his record to 16-1 with a win over
Jason “Dooms” Day by TKO at the 3:42 mark.
Mike Swick snapped the 11-fight win streak of “The Irish
Hand Grenade” Marcus Davis by unanimous decision.
Nate Marquardt was docked two points due to illegal strikes,
leading to his loss in a split decision to Thales Leites.
Future UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum beat Brandon
Vera by TKO with 20 seconds left in Round 1.
On the pre-show, Martin "The Hitman" Kampmann beat Jorge Rivera with a
guillotine choke at the 2:44 mark. Matt Wiman knocked out Thiago Tavares in
Round 2.
Kevin “The Fire” Burns made a successful Octagon debut,
beating Roan Carneiro with a triangle choke in the second round.
Dutch heavyweight Antoni Hardonk beat Eddie Sanchez by TKO
in Round 2.
In other preliminary fights, Luis Cane beat Jason Lambert by
TKO at the 2:07 mark; and Paul Taylor won a split decision over Jess "The Joker" Liaudin of
France.
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