UFC:79 Results

A sold out crowd packed the Mandalay Bay Events Center for UFC 79: Nemesis to see the rubber-match between Georges St-Pierre and Matt Hughes and the highly anticipated bout between former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell and former Pride Fighting Championships middleweight champion, "The Axe Murderer," Wanderlei Silva.St-Pierre dominated Hughes, beating him at his own game, grounding, pounding, mounting and eventually submitting the greatest welterweight in UFC history.

The crowd remained on it’s feet throughout the Liddell vs. Silva bout as the two legendary fighters exchanged blows for three rounds in an epic war that lived up to the hype. We now know who would win between Liddell and Silva; a question debated by mixed martial arts fans for six years . . . Chuck Liddell. Liddell and Silva were awarded Fight of the Night honors while Georges St-Pierre took home Submission of the Night and Eddie Sanchez was awarded Knockout of the Night. The bonuses handed out for each category for UFC 79 were $50,000.

-Georges St-Pierre def. Matt Hughes by Submission (Armbar) at 1:54, R2
-Chuck Liddell def. Wanderlei Silva by Unanimous Decision
-Eddie Sanchez def. Soa Palelei by TKO (Strikes) at 3:24, R3
-Lyoto Machida def. Sokoudjou by Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) at 4:20, R2
-Rich Clementi def. Melvin Guillard by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:40, R1
-James Irvin def. Luis Cane by Disqualification (Illegal Strike to Downed Opponent) at 1:51, R1
-Manny Gamburyan def. Nate Mohr by Submission (Ankle Lock) at 1:31, R1
-Dean Lister def. Jordan Radev by Unanimous Decision, R3
-Roan Carneiro def. Tony DeSouza by TKO at 3:33, R2
-Mark Bocek def. Doug Evans by Unanimous Decision, R3