Thiago Silva vs Ovince St Preux, Robert McDaniel vs Tor Troeng Booked for UFC 171

Thiago Silva

• 16-3 MMA / 7-3 UFC Record
• 2 Fight Win Streak
• Notable Wins: Rafael Cavalcante, Tomasz Drwal, Keith Jardine

Ovince St Preux

• 14-5 MMA / 2-0 UFC Record
• 3 Fight Win Streak
• Notable Wins: Cody Donovan, Benji Radach, Gian Villante

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Robert McDaniel

• 21-7 MMA / 1-1 UFC Record
• Won 7 of Last 8 Fights
• Notable Wins: Kyacey Uscola, Gilbert Smith, Eric Schambari

Tor Troeng

• 16-5-1 MMA / 1-1 UFC Record
• Won 5 of Last 6 Fights
• Notable Wins: Robert Jocz, Mats Nilsson, Adam Cella

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UFC 171

March 15th, 2014

Dallas, Texas

American Airlines Center

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It wasn’t pretty, but Thiago Silva earned his second straight victory at UFC Fight Night 29, with a unanimous decision win over Matt Hamill. The win streak comes after a two-year stretch where Silva lost two fights and had two victories overturned due to positive drug tests. He returned from a six month suspension for marijuana in June, and stopped former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion, Rafael Cavalcante in the first round by knockout.

Since February of 2010, Ovince St Preux has amassed an impressive 11-1 record, including a current 2-0 streak in the UFC. He made his promotional debut at UFC 159, earning a technical decision victory against Gian Villante. Most recently, he knocked out Cody Donovan in stunning fashion last August at UFC Fight Night 26.

Robert McDaniel had a seven-fight win streak end at UFC Fight Night 27, losing a unanimous decision to Brad Tavares. The win streak began in June of 2010, with six of seven fights ending in stoppages, including a third round submission win over Gilbert Smith in his UFC debut.

Ultimate Fighter 17 alum, Tor Troeng earned plenty of new fans in defeat at UFC Fight Night 28, showing incredible heart in a three round war with Rafael Natal but ultimately lost by unanimous decision. The loss snapped a five-fight win streak, which included a first round submission win over Adam Cella in his UFC debut.

Thiago Silva vs Ovince St Preux Booked for UFC Fight Night 35

Thiago Silva

 

• 16-3 MMA / 7-3 UFC Record
• 2 Fight Win Streak
• Notable Wins: Rafael Cavalcante, Tomasz Drwal, Keith Jardine

Ovince St Preux

• 14-5 MMA / 2-0 UFC Record
• 3 Fight Win Streak
• Notable Wins: Cody Donovan, Benji Radach, Gian Villante

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UFC Fight Night 35

January 15th, 2014

Duluth, Georgia

The Arena at Gwinnett Center

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It wasn’t pretty, but Thiago Silva earned his second straight victory at UFC Fight Night 29, with a unanimous decision win over Matt Hamill. The win streak comes after a two-year stretch where Silva lost two fights and had two victories overturned due to positive drug tests. He returned from a six month suspension for marijuana in June, and stopped former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion, Rafael Cavalcante in the first round by knockout.

Since February of 2010, Ovince St Preux has amassed an impressive 11-1 record, including a current 2-0 streak in the UFC. He made his promotional debut at UFC 159, earning a technical decision victory against Gian Villante. Most recently, he knocked out Cody Donovan in stunning fashion last August at UFC Fight Night 26.

 

UFC Fight Night 29 Quick Results

 

Main Card:

• Jake Shields def. Demian Maia via Split Decision
• Dong Hyun Kim def. Erick Silva via KO (Punch) – Round 2, 3:01
• Thiago Silva def. Matt Hamill via Unanimous Decision
• Fabio Maldonado def. Joey Beltran via Split Decision
• Rousimar Palhares def. Mike Pierce via Ankle Lock – Round 1, 0:33
• Raphael Assuncao def. TJ Dillashaw via Split Decision

Preliminary Card:

• Igor Araujo def. Ildemar Alcantara via Unanimous Decision
• Yan Cabral def. David Mitchell via Unanimous Decision
• Chris Cariaso def. Iliarde Santos via TKO (Punches) – Round 2, 4:31
• Alan Patrick def. Garett Whiteley via TKO (Punches) – Round 1, 3:54

Thiago Silva vs Matt Hamill Joins UFC Fight Night 29

 

Thiago Silva

• 15-3 MMA / 6-3 UFC Record
• Lost 2 of Last 3 Fights
• Notable Wins: Rafael Cavalcante, Tomasz Drwal, Keith Jardine

 

Matt Hamill

• 11-4 MMA / 10-4 UFC Record
• Lost 2 of Last 3 Fights
• Notable Wins: Mark Munoz, Keith Jardine, Tito Ortiz

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UFC FIght Night 29

October 9th, 2013

Barueri, Brazil

Ginasio Poliesportivo Jose Correa

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Thiago Silva likely saved his spot on the UFC roster with a first round knockout win over Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante at UFC on Fuel TV 10. It was the first fight back from a six-month suspension following a positive test result for marijuana after his win (later overturned to a no contest) over Stanislav Nedkov. Silva was also suspended in 2011 for a year, after testing positive for PED’s following a fight win Brandon Vera.

Matt Hamill returned in September of last year from a yearlong retirement, defeating Roger Hollett by unanimous decision at UFC 152. The win snapped a two-fight losing streak with the win over Hollett, previously losing back-to-back fights against Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson and Alexander Gustafsson.

UFC on Fuel TV 10 Quick Results

 

Main Card:

• Fabricio Werdum def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira via Armbar – Round 2, 2:41
• Leonardo Santos def. William Macario via Arm-Triangle Choke – Round 2, 4:43
• Thiago Silva def. Rafael Cavalcante via KO (Punches) – Round 1, 4:29
• Erick Silva def. Jason High via Armbar- Round 1, 1:11
• Daniel Sarafian def. Eddie Mendez via Arm-Triangle Choke – Round 1, 2:20
• Rony Jason def. Mike Wilkinson via Triangle Choke – Round 1, 1:24

Preliminary Card:

• Raphael Assuncao def. Vaughan Lee via Armbar – Round 2, 1:51
• Felipe Arantes def. Godofredo Castro via TKO (Strikes) – Round 1, 3:32
• Ildemar Alcantara def. Leandro Silva via Unanimous Decision
• Rodrigo Damm def. Mizuto Hirota via Split Decision
• Caio Magalhaes def. Karlos Vemola via Rear Naked Choke – Round 2, 2:49
• Antonio Braga Neto def. Anthony Smith via Kneebar – Round 1, 1:52

TUF: Brazil 2 Cast Revealed

 

• Bruno “Jacare” Dias (11-3-1)
• Cleiton “Foguete” Duarte (12-1)
• Daniel “Gelo” Oliveira de Azeredo (4-1)
• David Vieira (4-0)
• Felipe Olivieri (11-4)
• Gil Freitas (14-5)
• Henrique “Sucuri” Batista (4-0)
• Juliano “Ninja” Wandalen (7-3)
• Leandro “Buscape” Silva (5-0)
• Leonardo Santos (11-3)
• Luciano Contini (8-1)
• Luiz Jorge “Besouro” Dutra Jr. (11-2-1)
• Marcio “Pedra” Santos (4-0)
• Neilson Gomes (14-2)
• Pedro Irie (9-5-0)
• Roberto Barros “Corvo” Martins Amorim (6-1)
• Robson “Negao” Ferreira (4-0)
• Ronaldo “Rony Silva” Oliveira Silva (3-0)
• Santiago “El Rasta” Ponzinibbio (18-1)
• Thiago “Bel” Silva (9-3-1)
• Thiago “Marreta” de Lima Santos (8-1)
• Thiago “Jambo” Goncalves (15-3)
• Tiago “Unstoppable” Alves (3-0)
• Viscardi Andrade (13-5)
• Wande Lopes Santana (6-0)
• Weguimar “Big Big” de Lucena Xavier (17-5-1)
• William “Patolino” Macario (6-0)
• Yan Cabral (10-0)

Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante vs Thiago Silva, Erick Silva vs John Hathaway Booked for UFC on Fuel TV 10

 

Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante

• 11-3 MMA / UFC Debut
• Won 4 of Last 5 Fights
• Notable Wins: Antwain Britt, Muhammad Lawal, Yoel Romero

 

Thiago Silva

• 14-3 MMA / 5-3 UFC Record
• 2 Fight Losing Streak
• Notable Wins: Houston Alexander, Tomasz Drwal, Keith Jardine

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Erick Silva

• 14-3 MMA / 2-2 UFC Record
• Lost 2 of Last 3 Fights
• Notable Wins: Gil de Freitas, Luis Ramos, Charlie Brenneman

 

John Hathaway

• 17-1 MMA / 7-1 UFC Record
• 3 Fight Win Streak
• Notable Wins: Diego Sanchez, Rick Story, Pascal Krauss

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UFC on Fuel TV 10

June 8th, 2013

Ceara, Brazil

Ginasio Paulo Sarasate

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Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante returns following a year long suspension after testing positive to a banned substance following his TKO victory (overturned to a no contest) over Mike Kyle at Strikeforce: Barnett vs Cormier. He’s 4-1 since November of 2009, his only loss being a knockout loss to Dan Henderson.

Thiago Silva is likely out the good graces of the UFC following a second suspension due to a positive test of a banned substance, this time after his third round submission victory over Stanislav Nedkov. So, with two overturned victories, Silva has lost three out his last four fights, including losses to Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans, and Alexander Gustafsson.

Erick Silva looks to rebound from a closely-contested unanimous decision loss to Jon Fitch at UFC 153 in Brazil. Silva has now gone 2-2 in the UFC, but one of his losses, he was disqualified against Carlo Prater for shots to the back of the head in a fight where he was clearly on the way to a stoppage victory. His last victory was a first round submission win over Charlie Brenneman at UFC on FX 3.

Since he debuted in January of 2009, John Hathaway has quietly gone 7-1 in the UFC, including a current three-fight win streak. Notable wins include decision victories over Rick Story, Diego Sanchez, and Pascal Krauss. Hathaway’s only professional loss was a unanimous decision to Mike Pyle at UFC 120.

UFC on Fuel TV 6 Quick Results

 

Main Card

• Cung Le def. Rich Franklin via KO (Punch) – Round 1, 2:17
• Thiago Silva def. Stanislav Nedkov via Arm-Triangle Choke – Round 3, 1:45
• Dong Hyun Kim def Paulo Thiago via Unanimous Decision
• Takanori Gomi def. Mac Danzig via Split Decision
• Jon Tuck def. Tiequan Zhang via Unanimous Decision
• Takeya Mizugaki def. Jeff Hougland via Unanimous Decision

Preliminary Card

• Alex Caceres def. Motonobu Tezuka via Split Decision
• John Lineker def. Yasuhiro Urushitani via Unanimous Decision
• Riki Fukuda def. Tom DeBlass via Unanimous Decision

Thiago Silva vs Stanislav Nedkov, Mac Danzig vs Takanori Gomi Added to UFC on Fuelt TV 6

Thiago Silva

• 14-3 MMA / 5-3 UFC Record
• 2 Fight Losing Streak
• Notable Wins: Houston Alexander, Tomasz Drwal, Keith Jardine

Stanislav Nedkov

• 12-0 MMA / 1-0 UFC Record
• 12 Fight Win Streak
• Notable Wins: Travis Wiuff, Kevin Randleman, Luiz Cane

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Mac Danzig

• 21-9-1 MMA / 5-5 UFC Record
• Won 2 of Last 3 Fights
• Notable Wins: Justin Buchholz, Joe Stevenson, Efrain Escudero

Takanori Gomi

• 33-8 MMA / 2-3 UFC Record
• Lost 2 of Last 3 Fights
• Notable Wins: Tatsuya Kawajiri, Tyson Griffin, Eiji Mitsuoka

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UFC on Fuel TV 6

November 10th, 2012

Macau, China

Cotai Arena in the Venetian Macau Resort Hotel

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Thiago Silva returned in April from a year-long suspension, handed out by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for testing positive for a banned substance following his fight with Brandon Vera. The long lay-off proved costly, being completely out-gunned by Alexander Gustafsson at UFC on Fuel TV 2, losing a one-sided unanimous decision.

Stanislav Nedkov remained undefeated in his UFC debut, stopping Luiz Cane by TKO in the first round at UFC 134. The win was his 12th victory in a row, also including wins over Travis Wiuff and Kevin Randleman

Mac Danzig likely saved his job in the UFC, with a unanimous decision over Efrain Escudero at UFC 145. The win was his second out of three fights, also knocking out Joe Stevenson in the first round back in December of last year. In between, Danzig lost a unanimous decision to Matt Wiman at UFC Live on Versus 6.

Takanori Gomi was successful in his return to Japan, defeating Eiji Mitsuoka by second round TKO at UFC 144. The win snapped a two-fight losing streak, suffering back-to-back submission losses to Clay Guida and Nate Diaz.