MMA

UFC Fight Night 93 Results: Josh Barnett Taps Andrei Arlovski In An Old-School Fight For The Ages

Longtime MMA fans were left drooling by UFC: Hamburg’s main event. Two old-school UFC heavyweight champions, finally meeting after nearly coming to blows for over a decade, and it lived up to the hype.

Josh Barnett def. Andrei Arlovski via rear-naked choke submission (round 3). The fight started fast with both men throwing down hard. Each man was rocked with heavy hands then the combat sambo vs catch wrestling fight began in earnest. Arlovski was busted open early, and he would chip away at Barnett on the ground as the blood leaked. When it went to the feet, Andrei would throw heat while Barnett would look to employ his clinch game in order to wear down Arlovski.

Round 2 saw twists and turns with both men landing shots and takedowns. The second round ended with Barnett in mount, landing shots, but the bell saved AA. In round 3, Arlovski pushed Barnett back, and the fight was nearly over after an eye poke, but Barnett recovered, reveresed a takedown then made Arlovski tap. Brilliant fight from the old guys.

 

Alexander Gustafsson def. Jan Błachowicz via unanimous decision. Gus got off to a shaky start and took some hits to the chin, but he began working his takedowns and ground away at Błachowicz with sharp elbows. Despite these highlights, most of the fight took place on the ground, with Gus dominating. This was surprisingly Gus’ first win since March of 2014.

 

 

Ryan Bader def. Ilir Latifi via KO (round 2). Latifi sent Bader to the mat with a heavy right hand, but both men struggled to get anything going in the first. In the second, Latifi continued to overpower Bader, and even led to Bader shooting for a takedown, then OH MY GOD (check out the replay here).

Nick Hein def. Tae Hyun Bang via unanimous decision.

Prelims

Jessin Ayari def. Jim Wallhead via split-decision.

 

 

Peter Sobotta def. Nicolas Dalby via lopsided unanimous decision. There were 10-8 rounds on every judge’s scorecard.

Ashlee Evans-Smith def. Veronica Macedo via TKO (round 3).

 

Taylor Lapilus def. Leandro Issa via unanimous decision.

Christian Colombo vs. Jarjis Danho ends in a majority draw.

Jack Hermansson def. Scott Askham via unanimous decision.

Rustam Khabilov def. Leandro Silva via unanimous decision.