UFC 78: Evans Edges Bisping as Thiago Silva Stops Alexander
On November 17, 2007, Rashad Evans defeated Michael Bisping by split decision at UFC 78: Validation in Newark, New Jersey. Their three-round light heavyweight main event at Prudential Center topped a nine-bout card that mixed narrow decisions with decisive ground finishes.
Evans gets the verdict; Silva gets the stoppage
Evans and Bisping needed all fifteen minutes before the judges separated them. The split verdict gave Evans the victory without a championship changing hands. Beneath that closely contested headliner, Thiago Silva stopped Houston Alexander with punches at 3:25 of the first round.
Karo Parisyan defeated Ryo Chonan by unanimous decision, and Frankie Edgar earned the same verdict against Spencer Fisher. Both contests went three rounds, providing a full-distance contrast to Silva’s early finish and several submission victories elsewhere on the card.
Herman and the submission winners
Ed Herman knocked out Joe Doerksen with a punch at 0:39 of round three. Thiago Alves defeated Chris Lytle by TKO when a doctor stopped their bout at the end of round two. The recorded finish time was 5:00 of that round.
Joe Lauzon submitted Jason Reinhardt with a rear-naked choke at 1:14 of the first round. Marcus Aurelio stopped Luke Caudillo with punches at 4:29 of round one, and Akihiro Gono submitted Tamdan McCrory with an armbar at 3:19 of round two.
Three decisions and six finishes gave Validation a varied set of outcomes. Evans took the night’s closest verdict, while the supporting winners found several ways to end their fights without involving the scorecards.
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