UFC on Fox 12: "'Lawler vs. Brown" blew the roof off the SAP Center in San Jose, California on Sat., July 26, 2014, with an unreal network television offering rich with stories you either need to get up to date on or go back and revisit.
So let's.
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Ruthless Aggression
Robbie Lawler solidified himself as the next challenger to Johny Hendricks and his welterweight championship with a five-round unanimous decision victory over Matt Brown in the main event of the evening.
- A round-by-round breakdown (one, two, three, four, and five) shows how close the first the last rounds were but the other three were fairly clear.
- Read the recap and start the anticipation for Lawler vs. Hendricks.
- The highlights are worth watching if only because it was a FOX show so they were able to give away more. Read the breakdown here.
- BONUS!
- The Fight Metric report has an interesting statistical breakdown of the bout.
- Although Lawler vs. Hendricks is set in stone, the latter may not be worrying much about the former after watching this fight.
- Brown has responded to getting called out for faking a nut shot from Lawler.
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The man with the power
Anthony Johnson has been reborn in the light heavyweight division, becoming a legitimate player in the division with a 44-second knockout victory over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the night's co-main event.
- The recap isn't long, considering the fight was only 44 seconds.
- The highlights are glorious because, let's face it, you can watch the knockout over and over. Check out the breakdown here.
- BONUS!
- Despite the victory, Johnson still has some work to do at light heavyweight to become a title contender.
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Highlights and breakdowns
- Dennis Bermudez choked out Clay Guida in the second round of their featherweight battle, scoring one of the biggest wins of his career. Here's how he got the job done, and you can watch him do it here.
- Bobby Green put himself on the map with a split decision victory over Josh Thomson. Here's how he swayed the judges. Highlights can be found here.
- Get full results and a complete recap of the preliminary card.
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Features
- Where do they go from here? Find out what could be next for all the main card winners.
- There were some big winners but also some lowly losers.
Miscellaneous
- Kyle Kingsbury retired following his loss to Patrick Cummins.
- Noad Lahat is rejoining the Israeli army after beating Steven Siler.
- Here's the full list of bonus award winners.
- Go back and watch the complete post-fight press conference.
- Check out a photo gallery from the event.
- The salaries and payouts for everyone on competing on the card were released early.
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That, my friends, should be enough to keep you talking -- at least for the time being. What gets your vote for the biggest story coming out of UFC on Fox 12?
Sound off, Maniacs.
All photos by Esther Lin/MMA Fighting.