That event will be headlined by a light heavyweight tussle between Alexander Gustafsson and former Strikeforce champion Gegard Mousasi. Mousasi will be making his Octagon debut on the April card, while Gustafsson will attempt to keep himself near the front of the line for a title shot.
While Camozzi is still in need of a signature win to break into the Top rankings, he's starting to earn some recognition as his winning streak grows. Though no Top middleweights competed on Saturday, there were some slight adjustments in the division's rankings. Most notably, Hector Lombard was dropped off the list and replaced with Alan Belcher. Both fighters were last seen losing to Yushin Okami via decision. The fight card featured six pound bouts, all featuring current or potential contenders.
Georges St-Pierre maintained his spot atop the division by beating Nick Diaz, while Johny Hendricks cemented himself as next in line to take a shot at the champion's belt.
Diaz dipped in the rankings as a result of his performance in Saturday's title fight. Jake Ellenberger, Jordan Mein and Rick Story all made big statements and could be in Hendricks' position not long from now. It's not really an advantage. The good thing about it is my parents and close relatives will be able to see the fight and come to see me fight live. But, yeah, the crowd is gonna give me the pump, you know, and everything, but there's only me and Nick.
Nick and I in the cage. Nobody will help us. Ring was frequently frustrated in his attempts to close the distance on Camozzi in the opening round, but he still stayed busy with his fists and feet. Camozzi was the more effective of the two southpaws though, tagging the Canadian with aggressive flurries and also while laying back and countering. Using lateral movement and pot shots, Ring had a better second round, but soon fatigue reared its ugly head, allowing Camozzi to get in his share of punches as well, with the result being that both men went back to the corner either bloodied or bruised up.
The third was almost too close to call, and it seemed like the fighters knew it, as they each looked for takedown attempts that came up empty in an effort to pull into the lead. With that option coming up short, the battered middleweights continued to look for the home run shot, with a late surge from Camozzi making a strong late statement.
Winning a UFC fight means everything to me. The first round was fought solely on the feet, with both fighters having their moments of success but neither being able to hurt or dominate the other, making it a tough stanza to score.
Ricci switched things up in the second round, getting a quick takedown and immediately pushing Fletcher to the fence. The two soon rose, Fletcher emerging with a bruise under his right eye. And while Fletcher was the busier of the two, there was no heat behind his strikes. But welterweight is the weight for me now. After a rousing reception from his hometown crowd, Cote came out swinging, nailing Voelker with some hard shots in the process as his fans chanted his name.
Voelker proceeded to tie Cote up, but the Canadian reversed position against the fence and then landed an elbow that allowed him to break free. Moments later, the two locked up again, with Cote getting a brief trip to the mat before Voelker took him down. Cote worked well from the bottom, trying to hit a submission on the Missouri native. Cote kept the pressure on in the standup game in round two, looking faster and sharper than he has in a long time.
After a brief break to catch his breath, Cote broke loose and flurried again before matching a Voelker takedown with one of his own just before the bell.
With five minutes left, Cote and Voelker met in the middle of the Octagon and swung haymakers at each other, with Voelker getting the best of the action. After locking up, another heated exchange favored the American, who then took Cote down and began firing off ground strikes. Cote tried to catch Voelker in a submission, but to no avail, and even a brief return to the feet was greeted by another series of ground and pound from Voelker until the fight ended. After the two kept the fight standing and had their moments in the early going, Elkins wobbled Carvalho with a right to the head.
Carvalho stumbled and Elkins moved in, dropping the Canadian with a left-right seconds later. Carvalho rose, but referee Yves Lavigne had seen enough, halting the bout at the mark, a decision that was greeted by boos from the Bell Centre crowd and protests from Carvalho, but the verdict stands.
He was very cool about it, he told me that I hurt him and he had no complaints. Listen, he hit me with something because I remember going down. I feel bad he got a big win and was booed. UFC Bell Centre,. Follow live. Fight Card. Georges St-Pierre.
Lebe jetzt. Nick Diaz. Carlos Condit. Johny Hendricks. Jake Ellenberger. Nate Marquardt. Nick Ring. Chris Camozzi.
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