CHUCK LIDDELL’S mixed martial arts career looks over following his devastating first-round UFC 97 KO to Mauricio Rua.
In the night’s other big clash, Anderson Silva successfully defended his middleweight crown against fellow Brazilian Thales Leites.
The 33-year-old now boasts nine victories in a row and looks set to face the winner of UFC 100’s Michael Bisping v Dan Henderson clash later this year.
UFC 97 fighter bonuses:
Fight of the Night: Sam Stout and Matt Wiman ($70,000 each)
Submission of the Night: Krzysztof Soszynski ($70,000)
Knockout of the Night: Mauricio Rua ($70,000)
UFC 97 results in full:
Anderson Silva def. Thales Leites by unanimous decision
Sam Stout def. Matt Wiman by unanimous decision
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua def. Chuck Liddell by TKO (strikes) at 4:28 of round one
Krzysztof Soszynski def. Brian Stann by submission (Kimura) at 3:53 of round one
Cheick Kongo def. Antoni Hardonk by TKO (strikes) at 2:29 of round two
Luiz Cane def. Steve Cantwell by unanimous decision
Denis Kang def. Xavier Fouka-Pokum by unanimous decision
Nate Quarry def. Jason MacDonald by TKO (strikes) at 2:27 of round one
Ed Herman def. David Loiseau by unanimous decision
Mark Bocek def. David Bielkheden by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:57 at round one
T.J. Grant def. Ryo Chonan by split decision
Eliot Marshall def. Vinny Magalhaes by unanimous decision
Posted: 20/04/2009
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