UFC MMA Discussion (spoilers)

Ivanacrit said:

guest fighters announced for UFC Fight Night Melbourne
Meisha Tate, Minotauro Nogueira, Ross Pearson - hopefully signing sessions, not just doing media

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• Jon Jones def. Dan Henderson by arm-triangle in 6:39
• Miesha Tate def. Jessica Eye on escape time in OT
• Jeff Monson def. Warren Brooks by neck crank in OT
• Joe Baize def. Shaun Kiatvongcharoen by heel hook at 0:30
• Kyra Batara def. Rita Lynne Gribben by escape time in OT
• John Diggins def. KC Thompson by kneebar in 0:59
• Ben Egli def. Devin Roan by kneebar in 5:12
• Matt Howell def. Josh Bennett by escape time in OT
• Lee Flores def. Brad Pole by rear-naked choke in OT
• Alex Le def. Robert Wolfe by kimura in 0:41
• Sam Robinson def. Katie Ericson by armbar in 2:16
• Jeffery Pelton def. Marques Daniels by escape time in OT
• Phill Schwartz def. Gus Bessa by rear-naked choke in OT
• Kyle Ellsworth def. Rick Bell by rear-naked choke in OT
• Andrew Alexander def. Tyree Freshner by heel hook in 0:41
• Kevin Hughes def. Mike Currier by kneebar in 4:04
• Chris Folsom def. Jose Rodriguez by escape time in OT
• Stryder Davis def. Niko Hughes by escape time in OT
• Nicholas Maximov def. Chris Bauer by armbar in 5:06
• Chris Martin def. Charles Batey by heel hook in 2:29

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The matches will use modified Eddie Bravo Invitational rules, which Sonnen considers to be the best grappling rule set on the planet.

For 8 minutes, a competitor can win only by scoring a submission. If there are no submissions, the match moves to an overtime period. The winner of a coin flip can elect to start the overtime period attacking from the back or from the "spiderweb" (arm bar) position. If one competitor scores a submission and his opponent does not, he is declared the winner. But if both competitors escape from submission attempts, the match moves to the next overtime round. After three overtime rounds, the competitor who escaped the quickest is declared the winner.

The event also will use a cage instead of a standard grappling mat to ensure the safety of the competitors involved by preventing them from tumbling from a raised platform or mat.

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