UFC middleweight Mike Massenzio was interviewed on this episode and talked about his recent win at UFC 136 over Steve Cantwell.

Post-fight interviews from Instinct MMA 1 with Patrick Cote, Todd Stoute and Eric “Butterbean” Esch were also aired on this show.

Dave and Kevin discussed the results from UFC 136 and Instinct MMA 1 including Frankie Edgar’s win over Gray Maynard, Chael Sonnen’s victory over Brian Stann and Steve Bosse defeating Houston Alexander.

All this plus much more MMA talk on this 2-hour episode of Ringside Report Radio.

Instinct MMA kicked off the weekend on Friday night with an amazing card at the Centre D’Excellence Sports Rousseau in Boisbriand, Quebec. Although he has spent some time away from the cage, Steve Bosse looked amazing in his main event bout against Houston Alexander with a knockout victory. The card also included Patrick Cote, Butterbean, Martin Grandmont, and a great win for Derek Gauthier. More details click here. (Full Instinct MMA 1: Bosse vs. Alexander event results below.)

At UFC 136 in Houston, Texas the world finally got the “Answer” of who the best Lightweight fighter in the world is, when Frankie Edgar avenged his only blemishes on his record by knocking out Gray Maynard in the fourth round. Maynard repeated his aggressive style of coming out strong and dangerous in the first, but using his great striking Edgar proceeded to pick a part Maynard and dropped him in the fourth causing the referee to call the action when Maynard was not defending himself. UFC Featherweight champion Jose Aldo retained his championship against Kenny Florian by keeping the fight standing. It was evident that the weight cut took its toll on Florian as he was unsuccessful in his take down attempts. Trash talking Chael Sonnen racked up another win in his pursuit to get back in title contention over Brian Stann. After being away from the cage for over a year Sonnen showed no cage rust and submitted Stann in the second round. (Full UFC 136 event results below.)

Bellator held the semi finals of their Season 5 Welterweight Tournament on Saturday at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma. Ben Saunders and Douglas Lima both advanced to the finals by finishing off their opponents. (Full Bellator 53 event results below.)

Victory MMA held their third event on Saturday night with 12 amateur action packed bouts including three kickboxing and nine MMA bouts. JKS’s Xavier Aloui captured the Victory MMA Bantamweight title in 25 seconds, when he submitted Josh Harley via arm bar and improves to 6-0. The night also saw some amazing knockouts with Mike McKenna ground and pounding his way to victory in 50 seconds and Chris Cleveland knocking out John Bryd in 18 seconds. (Full Victory MMA 3: Young Guns event results below.)

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Friday Night Fights:

Instinct MMA 1: Bosse vs. Alexander results:

Steve Bosse def. Houston Alexander via KO (punch) at 4:11 in Round 2

Patrick Cote def. Crafton Wallace via TKO (doctor stoppage/ knee injury) at 1:36 in Round 1

Eric Barrak def. Eric “Butterbean” Esch via submission (guillotine) at 2:56 in Round 3

Derek Gauthier def. Travis Cox via submission (kimura) at 2:25 in Round 2

Martin Grandmont def. William Sriyapai via KO (head-kick) at 2:03 in Round 1

Guy Poulin def. Yannick Duval via TKO (punches) at 3:13 in Round 1

Chris Kelades def. Dimitri Waardenburg via split-decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Jason Courchesne def. Alex Gutierrez via submission (arm-bar) at 3:15 in Round 1

Strahinja Gavrilovic def. Evan Nedd via split-decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)

Devin Henry def. Johan Croes via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-26)

Guilaume Vigneau def. Shawn Levesque via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:29 in Round 1

Brad Morgan def. Dave Bedard via KO (punches) after 1:55 in Round 1

Todd Stoute def. Scott Edward via TKO (strikes) at 2:05 in Round 2

Levis Labrie def. Pete Martin via TKO (strikes) at 3:54 in Round 2.

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Saturday Night Fights:

UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III:

Champ Frankie Edgar def. Gray Maynard via TKO (punches) – Round 4, 3:54 – retains lightweight title

Champ Jose Aldo def. Kenny Florian via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) – retains featherweight title

Chael Sonnen def. Brian Stann via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 3:51

Nam Phan def. Leonard Garcia via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Joe Lauzon def. Melvin Guillard via submission (rear-naked choke) Round 1, 0:47

Spike TV prelims:

Demian Maia def. Jorge Santiago via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Anthony Pettis def. Jeremy Stephens via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Facebook prelims:

Stipe Miocic def. Joey Beltran via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

Darren Elkins def. Tiequan Zhang via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)

Aaron Simpson def. Eric Schafer via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Mike Massenzio def. Steven Cantwell via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

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Bellator 53 results:

Ben Saunders def. Luis Santos via submission (keylock) – Round 3, 1:35 – welterweight-tourney semifinal

Doug Lima def. Chris Lozano via KO (punch) – Round 2, 3:14 – welterweight-tourney semifinal

Ronnie Mann def. Kenny Foster via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:52

Thiago Santos def. Josh Burns via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:23

Spike.com prelims:

Giva Santana def. Darryl Cobb via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 2:00

A.J. Matthews def. Rudy Bears via unanimous decision

Raphael Davis def. Myron Dennis via KO (punch) – Round 2, 0:29

David Rickels def. Levi Avera via submission (triangle choke) – Round 2, 1:06

Luis Nogueira def. Zak Laird via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 0:51

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Victory MMA 3: Young Guns results:

135 – Xavier Aloui (JKS, 6-0) submits Josh Harley (Kenora MMA, 3-2) via arm-bar 0:25 – Round 1. (Aloui earns the new Victory MMA bantamweight title.)

155 – Francis Paquette (Ness Martial, 5-2) def. Patrick Sauriol (Team R-Way, 0-2) via split decision. (The fight was originally announced as a unanimous decision for Sauriol, but the judges had reversed their decision after reconsidering grappling/control factors on the ground.

200 – Chris Cleveland (McGowan’s MMA, 2-1) def. John Byrd (Big Counrty MMA, 0-1) via KO (punch) 0:18 – Round 1.

185 – Mike McKenna (Martial Arts Planet, 2-0) def. Donald Emerson (Toronto BJJ, 0-1) via TKO (ground-and-pound) – 0:50 – Round 1.

150 – Luke Gavin (Toronto BJJ, 1-1) def. Joe Elliot (Big Country MMA, 0-1) via unanimous decision.

165 – Tyler Sands (Martial Arts Planet, 1-0) def. Nabil Kader (Laval Fight Club, 0-2) via arm-bar -1:36 – Round 2.

185 – Justin Barnes (Big Country MMA, 1-0) def. John Wilson (Take the Risk MMA, 0-1) via TKO (ground-and-pound) - 1:00 – Round 1.

135 – Kevin Legris (McGowan’s MMA, 2-1) def. Eric Turgeon (Sparmax, 0-4) via unanimous decision.

Amateur Kick-Boxing Results

150 – Christopher Alfonzo (Academie Sportive, 3-0) def. Xavier Langley (Take the Risk, 0-1) via TKO (body kick) -1:12 – Round 1.

140 – Meroune Ghalmi (Thai Long Muay Thai, 2-0) def. Mathieu Sontag (Ness Martial, 1-2) via unanimous decision.

165 – Jordine Felix (One on One, 1-0) def. Sophie Leroux (Academie Sportive, 0-1) via unanimous decision.

Preliminary Card

Pete Martin (2-2) v. Levis Labrie (1-0) (Lightweights)

Pete Martin spent the majority of the first round on top of Levis Labrie, landing some solid elbows and punches. Labrie did attempt a heel hook but Martin was able to escape and land more ground and pound. Labrie defended well off his back and scored a sweep to finish the round on top of his opponent.

Levis Labrie was able to avoid the takedown attempts of Pete Martin in the second round. Labrie sprawled one takedown attempt and landed on top and scored some heavy punches and knees to ground and pound his way to victory.

Levis Labrie def. Pete Martin via TKO (strikes) at 3:54 in Round 2.

Todd Stoute (2-0) v. Scott Edward (0-0) (Light-Hevyweights)

Todd Stoute landed some heavy punches early in the fight that dropped Edward. Edward was able to get back to his feet but got rocked again with a hard right hand. Edward was able to recover from the position and clinch up his opponent against the cage. Edward managed to land some strikes against the fence but Stoute broke free and landed more heavy punches. Todd Stoute dominated the round with several big punches to the face of his opponent.

Todd Stoute continued the assault in the second round. Stoute rocked Edward with a punch that sent him stumbling backwards. Stoute ran at his opponent with a flying knee and some punches that sent Edward to the mat. Stoute landed some ground and pound punches that forced the referee to intervene and stop the bout.

Todd Stoute def. Scott Edward via TKO (strikes) at 2:05 in Round 2

Brad Morgan (0-0) v. Dave Bedard (2-0) (Middleweights)

Dave Bedard dropped Brad Morgan with a punch early in the fight but Morgan survived and reversed the position. Morgan landed some heavy punches on the ground that knocked Bedard unconscious and ended the fight.

Brad Morgan def. Dave Bedard via KO (punches) after 1:55 in Round 1

Shawn Levesque (1-0) v. Guillaume Vigneau (1-1) (Light-Heavyweights)

Guillaume Vigneau and Shawn Levesque scored some punches early in the round. Vigneau dragged his opponent to the mat and landed some punches from half-guard. Levesque turned over and gave up his back, allowing Vigneau to sink in the rear-naked choke for the victory.

Guilaume Vigneau def. Shawn Levesque via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:29 in Round 1

Johan Croes (2-4) v. Devin Henry (1-1) (Featherweights)

Johan Croes and Devin Henry had a back-and-forth first round with Henry landing the majority of the strikes but Croes dropping Henry with a punch.

Devin Henry landed a flying knee in the opening minute of the second round and followed up with a punch that dropped Croes. Henry landed some punches from inside the guard, in side-control and then in the back-mount when Croes turned over and gave up his back. Henry was working for a rear-naked choke but the referee stood them up and looked to warn Henry for punches to the back of the head. Henry landed another takedown and scored some ground and pound that caused the referee to have the doctors check on a cut on Croes. The doctor allowed the fight to continue and scored another takedown as the round expired.

Henry and Croes looked tired in the third round and cruised through the final round with little action on either side.

Devin Henry def. Johan Croes via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-26)

Main Card

Evan Nedd (2-1) v. Strahinja Gavrilovic (0-0) (Light-Heavyweights)

This fight was supposed to be at Light-Heavyweight but Evan Nedd was over the 205 lbs. weight-limit. Stahinja Gavrilovic landed a heavy knee strike and Nedd landed a big punch in a first round that consisted of both fighters looking for a stand-up advantage.

Strahinja Gavrilovic landed some heavy strikes in the second stanza. Gavrilovic was controlling the action until he attempted a standing guillotine and was taken down and put on his back. Evan Nedd tried to land some ground and pound from side-control but Gavrilovic was able to get back to his feet and avoid any punishment.

Gavrilovic landed a huge uppercut in the third round but Nedd continued to move forward. Nedd managed to score a takedown and passed from side-control into full mount with 3 minutes remaining in the round. Gavrilovic rolled out of the dangerous position and got to his feet and landed a huge kick to the body. Evan Nedd continued to move forward and defended all takedown attempts but took the worst of the stand-up exchanges.

Strahinja Gavrilovic def. Evan Nedd via split-decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)

Alex Gutierrez (0-0) v. Jason Courchesne (1-0) (Welterweights)

Jason Courchesnse landed a flurry of knees from the Muay-Thai clinch and scored a takedown in the first round. Courchesne was able to pass into a full-mount and landed some big punches and elbows. Courchesne went for the arm-bar from the mount position and secured it tightly, forcing Alex Gutierrez into submission.

Jason Courchesne def. Alex Gutierrez via submission (arm-bar) at 3:15 in Round 1

Chris Kelades (4-0) v. Dimitri Waardenburg (7-5) (Bantamweights)

Waardenburg and Kelades spent a good portion of the first round clinching against the fence until Kelades scored a takedown. Waardenburg swept Kelades and landed in his guard but Kelades fought to get to his feet and took Waardenburg back down to the mat.

Waardenburg landed a big head kick that dropped Kelades early in the second round but Kelades composed himself and kept Waardenburg in his guard and managed to get back to his feet. Kelades scored a takedown of his own and worked some ground and pound from inside Waardenburg’s guard. Kelades attempted an anaconda choke but Waardenburg escaped and wound up in Kelades’ guard to end the round.

Waardenburg landed a solid kick to the body that was answered with a head kick by Kelades. Kelades scored a takedown and worked his ground and pound  and attempted a rear-naked choke as time expired in the final round.

Chris Kelades def. Dimitri Waardenburg via split-decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Yannick Duval (0-0) v. Guy Poulin (0-0) (Welterweights)

This fight was originally scheduled for the preliminary card but was moved up due to time constraints. Yannick Duval attempted a standing guillotine and was taken down by Guy Poulin who improved into full-mount and landed some heavy punches to force the referee to intervene.

Guy Poulin def. Yannick Duval via TKO (punches) at 3:13 in Round 1

William Sriyapai (12-5) v. Martin Grandmont (11-5) (Welterweights)

Martin Grandmont scored a perfect head-kick that knocked out William Sriyapai and sent the pro- Grandmont crowd into a frenzy.

Martin Grandmont def. William Sriyapai via KO (head-kick) at 2:03 in Round 1

Travis Cox (6-9-1) v. Derek Gauthier (6-3) (Lightweights)

Cox scored an early takedown but Gauthier got back to his feet and landed some good punches and kicks. Cox scored another takedown but Gauthier again scrambled to his feet and controlled the stand-up exchanges.

In the second round, Gauthier continued to land solid leg kicks on Travis Cox. Cox clinched Gauthier against the cage and looked for a single-leg takedown. Gauthier reversed the position and locked in a kimura that forced Travis Cox to submit as soon as it was applied.

Derek Gauthier def. Travis Cox via submission (kimura) at 2:25 in Round 2

Eric “Butterbean” Esch (14-8-1) v. Eric Barrak (0-0) (Heavyweights)

Butterbean and Barrak both displayed their boxing backgrounds with a first round that started as a boxing match. Butterbean eventually clinched up Barrak and attempted a standing guillotine but Barrak shook him off and Butterbean tripped down to the mat. Barrak attempted to finish the fight, landing some big punches but Butterbean managed to get back to his feet, much to the crowd’s delight. Barrak clinched Butterbean against the fence but was unable to do much damage. Butterbean chased down Eric Barrak and taunted him as he backpedaled in the closing seconds of the first round.

Butterbean continued to stalk Eric Barrak in the second round, amidst chants of “Butterbean! Butterbean!” Barrak scored some jabs that had little effect. Butterbean landed a big knee to the face of Barrak in a clinch but Barrak survived and pushed Butterbean against the cage. The referee separated the two fighters after some inactivity against the cage and Butterbean pushed forward looking to land a big punch. Barrak continued to land jabs on Butterbean that caused his nose to start to bleed.

The final round saw Barrak continue to land some jabs but Butterbean kept pressing forward and taunting his opponent. Butterbean clinched Barrak against the cage and worked his body and head with some dirty-boxing. After some inactivity, the fighters were separated but again found themselves clinched up. Barrak landed a punch that knocked Butterbean to the mat with just over two minutes remaining in the bout. Barrak synched in a guillotine choke and Butterbean tapped out.

Eric Barrak def. Eric “Butterbean” Esch via submission (guillotine) at 2:56 in Round 3

Crafton Wallace (18-5-1) v. Patrick Cote (15-7) (Middleweights)

Patrick Cote landed a solid uppercut early in the first round that rocked Crafton Wallace. Cote landed more punches before a big slam takedown. Cote landed in side-control but the referee quickly intervened as Wallace appeared to have broken his leg on the way down with the slam.

Patrick Cote def. Crafton Wallace via TKO (doctor stoppage/ knee injury) at 1:36 in Round 1

Houston Alexander (13-6) v. Steve Bosse (8-1) (Light-Heavyweights)

Steve Bosse landed some right hands in a clinch with Alexander in the opening minute of the bout. Alexander was able to score a takedown but Bosse quickly got back to his feet. Bosse landed some knees in the clinch and a solid right hand. Bosse controlled the pace, avoiding Alexander’s punches and landing some good punches to the head and knees to the body. Bosse and Alexander swung for the fences and landed some big punches as the first round came to a close.

Bosse landed some heavy punches in the first minute of the round. Bosse scored a takedown and landed some good left hands from half-guard. Houston Alexander escaped the position and got back to his feet to be met with another solid right hand by Bosse. Steve Bosse scored another single-leg takedown and landed more left hands on Alexander. Houston Alexander was able to get back to his feet and attempted a guillotine choke but Bosse pulled his head out and escaped. Bosse landed some elbows on top of Alexander. Inexplicably referee Philippe Chartier stood up the two combatants while Bosse was in a dominant position. Steve Bosse scored a huge punch that knocked Alexander off his feet and out of consciousness.

Steve Bosse def. Houston Alexander via KO (punch) at 4:11 in Round 2

Instinct MMA president Stephane Patry appeared on this episode to discuss Instinct MMA’s inaugural event on October 7 in Boisbriand, Quebec. Patry discussed the main event of Houston Alexander versus Steve Bosse, the co-main event of Patrick Cote v. Crafton Wallace and the rest of the card

Dave and Kevin talked about the results from UFC on Versus 6 including Dominick Cruz’ title defense against Demetrious Johnson and Stefan Struve’s submission win over Pat Barry.

All this and much more MMA talk on this 2-hour episode of Ringside Report Radio.

INSTINCT MMA 1: Bosse vs. Alexander Official Card:

Houston Alexander (USA) vs. Steve Bossé (Québec)

Crafton Wallace (USA) vs. Patrick Côté (Québec)
Eric “Butterbean” Esch (USA) vs. Eric Barrak (Québec)

Travis Cox (USA) vs. Derek Gauthier (Québec)
William Sriyapai (USA) vs. Martin Grandmont (Québec)
Chris Kelades (Nouvelle-Écosse) vs. Dimitri Waardenburg (Québec)
Alex Gutierrez (USA) vs. Jason Courchesne (Québec)
Evan Nedd (Aruba) vs. Strahinja Gavrilovic (Bosnie)

Johan Croes (Aruba) vs. Devin Henry (Ontario)
Shawn Levesque vs. Guillaume Vigneau (Québec)
Brad Morgan (USA) vs. Dave Bédard (Québec)
Todd Stoute (Ontario) vs. Scott Edward (Québec)
Yanick Duval (Québec) vs. Guy Poulin (Québec)
Pete Martin (USA) vs. Lévis Labrie (Québec)

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Also on tonight’s program, Dave & Kevin will also discuss the results of UFC on Versus 6 and Bellator 52 results and much more in 2 Hours of MMAgic talk.

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Former North American Hockey League enforcer and Quebec MMA fan favorite Steve Bosse (8-1) who has fought in every promotion in Quebec, including TKO, Ringside MMA, W-1, and the MFL. With notable wins over Craig Brown, Mychael Clark, and Marvin Eastman, Bosse puts his six fight win streak on the line when he headlines the event against Houston Alexander.

Houston Alexander (13-6) may always be remembered for knocking out Keith Jardine in his UFC debut, but now outside of the octagon, he is riding a four fight win streak with notable wins over Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, and Razak Al-Hassan in his last bout on August 13th in Albuquerque, New Mexico at MMA Fight Pit: Genesis. Alexander is definitely Bosse’s toughest test to date, but with two sluggers this bout promises to be nothing short of spectacular.

Former UFC middleweight title challenger Patrick “The Predator” Cote (15-7)is riding a 2 fight win streak since being cut from the UFC, with victories over Kalib Starnes and Todd Brown for Ringside MMA. A man who still considers himself a UFC fighter, Cote signed a fight deal in hopes to return to the Octagon by December. Cote will take on UFC and STRIKEFORCE veteran Crafton Wallace (18-5-1) who may be coming off two tough loses in a row, yet both dangerous on his feet and on the ground, as he has only gone the distance twice in 24 fights.

5-o Heavyweight Boxing sensation Eric Barrak will make his MMA debut on the card, as Patry continues to use crossover athletes in his promotions (i.e. Steve Bosse) to appeal to the masses. Barrak’s opponent is none other that Bart Gunn’s Wrestlemania 15 opponent Eric “Butterbean” Esch! Super Heavyweight fighter Butterbean has done it all, he beat up Johnny Knoxville in a department store, and went  77-8-4 as a Pro Boxer capturing the IBA Super-Heavyweight Champion and the WAA Heavyweight title. He went 3-4   fighting in K-1 as a Pro Kickboxer, and  is now strictly fighting in MMA he’s gone 17-8-1 since debuting in 2003. Butterbean has his own reality TV show debuting this month on the Discovery Channel entitled Big Law: Deputy Butterbean, where he is followed performing his duties as a Reserve Sheriff’s Deputy in hometown of Jasper, Alabama. Barrak has finished his last four boxing matches in the first round by stoppage, but it will be a tough test in the transition to MMA against the crafty veteran like Butterbean who has eight submissions to his credit.

The promotion plans on putting on many exciting bouts in every division from Flyweights to Heavyweights! This card however,  will also feature a bantamweight showdown between stand up specialists Dimitri Waardenburg and Syd Barnier,  and Travis Cox versus Derek Gauthier. Other rumored fighters on the card are Guillaume Vigneau, Guillaume Lamarche, Yan Pellerin, Shawn Davidson and many more.

Instinct MMA

Date: October 7, 2011
Location: Centre d’Excellence Sports Rousseau in Boisbriand, Quebec

Main Event:
LHW- Houston Alexander (13-6) vs. Steve Bossé (8-1)

Semi-Main Event:
MW- Patrick Cote (15-7) vs. Crafton Wallace (18-5-1)

HW- Eric “Butterbean” Esch (14-8-1) vs. Eric Barrak (0-0 MMA 5-0 Boxing)
LW- Travis Cox (6-9-1) vs. Derek Gauthier (6-3-1)
BW- Syd Barnier (3-3) vs. Dimitri Waardenburg (7-5)

Guillaume Lamarche (7-5) vs. TBA
Shawn Davidson (4-1) vs. TBA
Dave Bédard (2-0) vs. TBA
Yan Pellerin (9-13) vs. TBA
Devin Henry (1-1) vs. TBA
Yannick Galipeau (2-4) vs. TBA
Jonathan Dubois (1-3) vs. TBA
Charles Houver (0-0) vs. TBA
Darson Hemmings (0-0) vs. TBA

Patry is planning an event here in Montreal in October under his new banner “Instinct Fighting” which has signed many of Quebec’s top MMA stars, including Patrick “The Predator” Cote, Steve Bosse, and Dimitri Waardenburg.

Patry will unveil all the details of this event and his plans to reign as Quebec’s top MMA promoter tonight when he join Dave Simon & Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

Also on tonight’s program Dave & Kevin will discuss the results of STRIKEFORCE: FEDOR vs. HENDERSON, ZUFFA’s recent releases of all Team Golden Glory members, UFC 140′s location change from Montreal to Toronto, and much more.

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Mark Bocek and Benson Henderson were interviewed on this episode to talk about their upcoming bout against each other at UFC 129 on April 30. We also heard from Randy Couture, Lyoto Machida, Mark Hominick and Jose Aldo from a conference call discussing their bouts at UFC 129.

Dave and Kevin discussed Randy Couture’s retirement, the possibility of Royce Gracie fighting again in the UFC and Patrick Cote’s next opponent for Ringside MMA. All this and much more MMA talk on this 2-hour episode of Ringside Report Radio.

Due to the rules of Bellator, Nick Thompson, who never won a tournament was not granted a title shot against Welterweight champion Ben Askren on Saturday, but to spice up the card Bellator put the two in a super fight that saw the champ prevail nonetheless. Jay Hieron and Michael Chandler went the distance to earn their places in the welterweight and light weight tournament finals respectively. Hieron will now face Rick Hawn in the tournament finals to see who gets the next shot at Askren, while Chandler will face Patricky “Pitbull” Friere for a shot at Eddie Alvarez.

At Ringside MMA 10 at the Bell Centre, Pat Cote decisions Starnes in a 3 round war, Seth Baczynski delivered Alex Garcia his first ever loss, and Mitch Gagon and Rejean Groulx battled in a featherweight championship bout that could go down as fight of the year. Ringside 10 results below, more on the card click here.

Dan Bobish’s Ultimate Cage Battles presented “Stars and Stripes” in front of 2,000 fans in Northeast Ohio. The main event featured Black House product Eduardo Pamplona picking up his ninth straight victory, as he earned a TKO victory over Finney’s H.I.T. Squad product Joe Bunch. Ohio fighters “Cujo” Joe McCall, Matt Masterson, and Torrance Taylor also picked up impressive victories over some of the toughest competition from surrounding states. Ultimate Cage Battles will return to Northeast Ohio on June 25, 2011.

Results of the Weekend in Fights:

STRIKEFORCE Diaz vs. Daley Results:

Champ Nick Diaz def. Paul Daley via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:57 – to retain Strikeforce welterweight title

Champ Gilbert Melendez def. Tatsuya Kawajiri via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 3:14 – to retain Strikeforce lightweight title

Gegard Mousasi and Keith Jardine fight to a majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)

Shinya Aoki def. Lyle Beerbohm via submission (neck crank) – Round 1, 1:32

Robert Peralta def. Hiroyuki Takaya via split decision (30-27, 30-27, 28-29)

Virgil Swicker def. Brett Albee via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:46

Joe Duarte def. Saad Awad via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 2:45

Herman Terrado de. A.J. Matthews via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:16

Rolando Perez def. Edgar Cardenas via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Casey Ryan def. Paul Song via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 1:39

RINGSIDE 10 Results:

Patrick Cote (13-7) def. Kalib Starnes (12-5-1) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Roger Hollett (11-3) def. Martin Desilets (11-2)  via TKO (strikes) at 1:39 in Round 2

Seth Baczynski (12-6) def. Alex Garcia (6-0) via TKO (punches) at 2:34 in Round 2 (To Become Ringside Interim Welterweight Champion)

Mitch Gagnon (6-1) def. Rejean Groulx (5-0) via submission (strikes) at 3:47 in Round 3 (To retain  Ringside Featherweight Championship)

Kevin Morin (3-3) def. Guillaume Lamarche (7-4)  via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Iraj Hadin (5-3) def. Derek Gauthier (6-2) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Mike Ricci (5-1) def. Jesse Ronson (5-1) via TKO (strikes) at 3:12 in Round 1

Lenard Terrance (2-0)  def. Robert Masson (1-1) via KO (head-kick) at 1:32 in Round 1

Valerie Letourneau (2-2) def. Julie Malenfant (0-0) via TKO (strikes) at 2:15 in Round 2

Bellator 40 Results:

Welterweight Super Fight: Ben Askren def. Nick Thompson by Unanimous Decision [30-26, 30-27, 30-27] (Non-Title Bout)

Jay Hieron def. Brent Weedman by Unanimous Decision [29-28. 29-28, 29-28] (To Advance to Finals of Welterweight Tournament)

Michael Chandler def. Lloyd Woodard by Unanimous Decision [29-28, 29-28, 29-28] (To Advance to Finals of Lightweight Tournament)

Michael Osborn def. Cody Carrillo via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:27

Tyler Stinson def. Nathan James via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Eric Prindle def. Josh Burns via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 2, 5:00

David Rickels def. Dylan Smith via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:32

“Ultimate Cage Battles: Stars and Stripes” Results:

Main Event:

Eduardo Pamplona (14-2) def. Joe Bunch (12-4) via TKO – 0:14 – Round 3

Joe McCall (9-2) def. Patrick Harman (8-9) via Submission (keylock) – 1:45 – Round 1

Daron Cruickshank (7-2) def. Tiawan Howard (8-7) via Split Decision

Justin Lawrence (2-0) def. Pete Martin (2-2) via Unanimous Decision

Torrance Taylor (10-7-1) def. Kyle Baker (9-5) via Unanimous Decision

Matt Masterson (7-3) def. Cortez Coleman (6-3)Submission (Rear Near Choke) 2:06 – Round 2

Amateur Bouts:

Samuel Callari (1-0) def. Mike Pivonka (0-1) via Majority Decision

JonPaul Battle (1-0) def. Samuel Torres (0-1) via TKO – 1:23 – Round 3

Sabino Scarpone (3-1) def. Devon Hogard (0-1) via Unanimous Decision

Joe Callari (2-1) def. Shane Rivera (0-3) via KO – 1:49 – Round 2

John Daring (2-0) def. Kyle Martinus (0-1) via Submission (armbar) 1:27 – Round 1

Eddie Weiser (4-1) def. Josh Martinez (3-1) via TKO – 2:40 – Round 2

Alvin Worells (5-1) def. Rickie Foster (4-7) via TKO – 1:57 – Round 2

Adam Shpolyansky (1-0) def. James DeCore (0-2) via DQ (illegal kick) – 2:46 – Round 2

RINGSIDE 10 Results:

Main Event

Patrick Côté vs. Kalib Starnes

205- Martin Désilets vs. Roger Hollett

Interim Welterweight Championship bout:

Alex Garcia vs. Seth Baczynski

Featherweight Championship Bout:

Champion Mitchell Gagnon vs. Réjean Groulx

155 – Kevin Morin vs Guillaume Lamarche

155 – Iraj Hadin vs Derek Gauthier

155 – Jesse Ronson vs Mike Ricci

135 – Julie Malenfant vs Valérie Létourneau

HW – Lenard Terrance vs Robert Masson

Bellator 40 Results:

MAIN CARD:
Welterweight Super Fight: Champ Ben Askren  vs. Nick Thompson (3 Round Non-Title Bout)
Brent Weedman  vs. Jay Hieron (To Advance to Finals of Welterweight Tournament)
Lightweight Semifinal Fight: Lloyd Woodard (155 lbs.) vs. Michael Chandler (To Advance to Finals of Lightweight Tournament)

UNDERCARD:
Nate James vs. Tyler Stinson
Josh Burns  vs. Eric Prindle
David Rickles vs. Dylan Smith
Cody Carrillo vs. Michael Osborn

STRIKEFORCE Diaz vs. Daley Results:

MAIN CARD

• Champ Nick Diaz vs. Paul Daley (for welterweight title)
• Champ Gilbert Melendez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri (for lightweight title)
• Keith Jardine vs. Gegard Mousasi
• Shinya Aoki vs. Lyle Beerbohm

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Robert Peralta vs. Hiroyuki Takaya
• Brett Albee vs. Virgil Zwicker
• Saad Awad vs. Joe Duarte
• A.J. Matthews vs. Herman Terrado
• Edgar Cardenas vs. Rolando Perez
• Casey Ryan vs. Paul Song