UFC 140: Jones Chokes Out Machida, Mir Submits Nogueira
UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida took place December 10, 2011, at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre. The card brought together a light heavyweight championship fight, a heavyweight rematch between former champions, and a seven-second knockout that tied the UFC’s official fastest-knockout mark. The event featured 12 bouts across the pay-per-view and preliminary cards.
Jones solves the Machida puzzle
Lyoto Machida gave champion Jon Jones one of his most difficult opening rounds, using movement and sharp counters to interrupt Jones’s attacks. Jones adjusted in the second, stunned Machida with a punch, and opened a cut on his forehead. After the doctor allowed Machida to continue, Jones secured a standing guillotine choke. Machida lost consciousness, and the referee stopped the fight at 4:26 of round two. Jones retained the light heavyweight title by technical submission; Machida was not taken down before the finish.
The result was Jones’s second successful title defense. It also marked the first submission loss of Machida’s professional career. The fight earned Fight of the Night honors, with both men receiving a $75,000 bonus.
Mir submits Nogueira in the rematch
In the heavyweight co-main event, Frank Mir and Antônio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira met again after their first bout at UFC 92. Nogueira hurt Mir early and threatened him on the ground, but Mir reversed position and applied a kimura. Nogueira did not tap; the hold broke his arm, and the referee stopped the fight at 3:38 of round one. The official result was a technical submission for Mir. It made Mir the first fighter to defeat Nogueira by submission, after previously becoming the first to knock him out.
A fast finish and a seven-second knockout
Antônio Rogério “Little Nog” Nogueira stopped Tito Ortiz with punches to the body and head at 3:15 of the first round. It was a TKO, not a submission. Chan Sung Jung, known as “The Korean Zombie,” then knocked out Canadian Mark Hominick seven seconds into their featherweight bout. The finish tied the UFC’s official record for fastest knockout, and Jung received Knockout of the Night honors.
Brian Ebersole won a split decision over Claude Patrick in the other pay-per-view bout. Together, the main-card results gave the Toronto crowd a title defense, two first-round stoppages, and a rapid finish that remained part of the UFC record book.
UFC 140 results
Main card: Jon Jones def. Lyoto Machida by technical submission (standing guillotine), round 2, 4:26; Frank Mir def. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira by technical submission (kimura), round 1, 3:38; Antônio Rogério Nogueira def. Tito Ortiz by TKO (strikes), round 1, 3:15; Brian Ebersole def. Claude Patrick by split decision; Chan Sung Jung def. Mark Hominick by KO (punches), round 1, 0:07.
Preliminary card: Igor Pokrajac def. Krzysztof Soszynski by KO (punches), round 1, 0:35; Costa Philippou def. Jared Hamman by TKO (punches), round 1, 3:11; Dennis Hallman def. John Makdessi by submission (rear-naked choke), round 1, 2:58; Yves Jabouin def. Walel Watson by split decision; Mark Bocek def. Nik Lentz by unanimous decision; Jake Hecht def. Rich Attonito by TKO (elbows and punches), round 2, 1:10; John Cholish def. Mitch Clarke by TKO (strikes), round 2, 4:36. Hallman missed the lightweight limit, so his bout with Makdessi was contested at catchweight.
UFC 140’s defining moments came from very different kinds of pressure: Machida’s early movement, Jones’s adjustment and choke, Mir’s submission technique, and Jung’s immediate attack. The results also correct two misstatements about the card: Nogueira stopped Ortiz with strikes, while Jones finished Machida on the feet.
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