Anthony Pettis thrilled his hometown fans by winning the UFC Lightweight title with a 1st round submission over Benson Henderson at The Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wissonson.
Pettis won via armbar at 4:31. Pettis is now 17-2. Anderson is 19-3.
Josh Barnett stopped Frank Mir in the first round of their heavyweight bout with a knee to the face.
The time of the finish was 1:56.
Barnett, 255 lbs of Fullerton, CA is now 33-6. Mir, 248 lbs of Albuquerque, NM is 16-8.
Chad Mendes stopped Clay Guida in the 3rd round of their featerweight bout.
Mendes dropped Guida in round three with a hard right. Fuida was on his saide and all he could do was cover up as Mendes jumped on him with punches and the bout was stopped at 30 seconds.
It was the 4th consecutive stoppage for Mendes. Guida had never been stopped before.
Mendes, 145 lbs of Sacramento, CA is 15-1. Guida, 146 lbs of Albuquerque, NM is 30-11.
Ben Rothwell punched out Brandon Vera at 1:54 of round three of their heavyweight bout.
Rothwell, 262 lbs of Kenosha, WI uis 33-9. Vera, 241 lbs of San Diego, CA is 12-7-1.
Dustin Poirier won a unanimous decision over Eric Koch in a featherweight bout.
Poirier won by scores of 29-28 twice and 29-27 and is now 14-3.
