2012 in mixed martial arts events

none The year 2012 has seen champions retain their belt, new champions crowned and new promotions begin their campaigns. As of March 30, 2012, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has held seven events with another fourteen so far reported to be held throughout the rest of the year. Bellator Fighting Championship began its sixth season containing tournaments in five different weight classes. A new Indian promotion, Super Fight League, arrived on the scene in 2012 with seven events scheduled throughout the year. Bellator Fighting Championships Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Six Bellator Fighting Championships: 2012 Summer Series Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Seven British Association of Mixed Martial Arts The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts (BAMMA) held its first 2012 event, BAMMA 9, on March 24, 2012. It was held at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England. In the main event BAMMA World Middleweight Champion Tom Watson faced Jack Marshman. Watson won his title from Matt Horwich at BAMMA 3 in May, 2010, and has since defended it three twice against Alex Reid and Murilo Rua. Marshman is the reigning, and first, BAMMA British Middleweight Champion winning it at BAMMA 7 in September, 2011, after defeating Carl Noon. In this bout, Watson defended his title by defeating Jack Marshman at 4:50 of the second round by technical knockout.https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=mmaweekly-b96c62aad8f9427b5eeb911b9296aca0 BAMMA 9 Results: Tom Watson Defends Belt Yahoo Sports / MMAWeekly.com March 26, 2012 March 31, 2012 Jewels Jewels, the female mixed martial arts promotion, held its first event of the year, Jewels: 18th Ring, on March 3, 2012, at the Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo, Japan. The main event saw Mika Nagano face Emi Fujino in a lightweight (52 kg lb) fight consisting of two five-minute rounds using Jewels official rules.March 2012 The fight went the full two rounds with Fujino earning a unanimous decision victory.http://mmajunkie.com/news/27808/womens-mma-report-rousey-captures-strikeforce-title-sets-up-likely-kaufman-fight.mma Women's MMA Report: Rousey captures Strikeforce title, sets up likely Kaufman fight Robert Sargent MMAJunkie.com March 12, 2012 March 31, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120315015419/http://mmajunkie.com/news/27808/womens-mma-report-rousey-captures-strikeforce-title-sets-up-likely-kaufman-fight.mma March 15, 2012 dead mdy-all Takayo Hashi and Roxanne Modafferi fought each other in the co-main event. Both ladies in the past had fought for the Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship and were also past training partners. The fight was contested under Jewels special rulesMarch 2012 as a 58 kg lb fight of two five-minute rounds. Hashi defeated Modafferi by unanimous decision after the two rounds were completed. Jewels next event, Jewels: 19th Ring, is expected to be held on May 26, 2012, at the Azalea Taisho Hall in Osaka, Japan. The full fight card for the event has yet to be announced, but it has been revealed that the undefeated Jewels Lightweight Queens Champion Ayaka Hamasaki will face MMA veteran and former Smackgirl champion Yuka Tsuji.https://www.sherdog.com/events/Jewels-19th-Ring-20749 Jewels - 19th Ring Sherdog.com April 1, 2012 Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 2012 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki events On February 25, 2012, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW) held its first event, KSW 18: Unfinished Sympathy, at the Orlen Arena in Płock, Poland. Initially, Marcin Różalski was to face Jerome Le Banner in a non-main event fight. A knee injury forced Le Banner off the card and with only two days notice Valentijn Overeem stepped in as a replacement.http://prommanow.com/index.php/2012/02/26/overeem-submits-rozalski-in-ksw-18-main-event-full-results-and-video/ Overeem submits Rozalski in KSW 18 main event; full results and video ProMMANow.com February 26, 2012 April 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120330181030/http://prommanow.com/index.php/2012/02/26/overeem-submits-rozalski-in-ksw-18-main-event-full-results-and-video/ March 30, 2012 dead With the Strikeforce veteran Overeem on the card, the fight was promoted to the main event. Overeem defeated Różalski by submission with a heel hook at 2:25 of the first round.https://www.sherdog.com/events/KSW-18-Unfinished-Sympathy-19897 KSW 18 - Unfinished Sympathy April 1, 2012 The original main event of Jan Blachowicz fighting Dave Branch changed when Branch had passport issues in the days leading up to the event.https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Le-Banner-Injured-Valentijn-Overeem-Meets-Marcin-Rozalski-in-New-KSW-18-Headliner-40513 Le Banner injured; Valentijn Overeem meets Marcin Rozalski in new KSW 18 headliner Mike Whitman February 22, 2012 April 1, 2012 He was replaced by Mario Miranda. Blachowicz defeated Miranda by unanimous decision after three rounds of combat. KSW 19 was held on May 12, 2012, at the Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland.https://www.sherdog.com/events/KSW-19-TBA-21179 KSW 19 - TBA Sherdog.com April 1, 2012 The main event featured former World's Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski facing Bob Sapp who was coming off a quick loss at SFL 1.https://www.mmafighting.com/news/2012/4/2/2920129/bob-sapp-vs-mariusz-pudzianowski-signed-for-ksw-19-main-event Bob Sapp vs. Mariusz Pudzianowski Signed for KSW 19 Main Event Mike Chiappetta MMAFighting.com April 3, 2012 April 3, 2012 Also on the card was the first ever woman's match in KSW when Marta Chojnoska faced Paulina Suska in a 55 kg lb catchweight bout.http://www.konfrontacja.com/index.php?s=news&newsID=1033&marta-chojnoska-vs-paulina-suska-na-gali-ksw19 Marta Chojnoska vs. Paulina Suska na gali KSW19! konfrontacja.com March 1, 2012 April 3, 2012 The vacant KSW Middleweight Championship was given to the winner of a match between Michał Materla and Jay Silva. KSW 20 was held on September 15, with Mariusz Pudzianowski defeating Christos Piliafashttps://www.sherdog.com/events/KSW-20-Fighting-Symphony-23699 KSW 20 - Fighting Symphony Sherdog.com 2012-09-05 and Jan Błachowicz successfully defending the Light Heavyweight Championship against Houston Alexander.https://www.sherdog.com/news/pressreleases/KSW20-Fight-Symphony-45367 KSW20 – Fight Symphony Sherdog.com 2012-09-02 M-1 Global 2012 in M-1 Global events The first event of 2012 for M-1 Global was M-1 Challenge 31 held on March 16, 2012, at the Ice Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The event included a welterweight championship bout with Yasubey Enomoto unsuccessfully defending his title against Rashid Magomedov. Magomedov won the fight by unanimous decision.https://fcfighter.com/post/jeff-monson-alexander-emelianenko-score-wins-at-m-1-challenge-31 Jeff Monson, Aleksander Emelianenko Score Wins at M-1 Challenge 31 FCFighter.com March 18, 2012 April 15, 2012 On May 17, 2012, M-1 Challenge 32 is expected to be held at the Crocus Expo arena in Moscow, Russia. The event will include a Lightweight Championship bout in which Daniel Weichel will attempt to defend his title against Yuri Ivlev.http://www.mixfight.ru/news/2012/3/27/M_1_Challenge_32_Yuri_Ivlev_srazitsya_za_titul_s_Danielem_We/ M-1 Challenge 32. Yuri Ivlev fight for the title with Daniel Vayhelem MixFight.ru March 27, 2012 April 4, 2012 Maximum Fighting Championship 2012 in Maximum Fighting Championship events Maximum Fighting Championship started off the year with MFC 32: Bitter Rivals on January 27, 2012, at the Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The main event consisted of bout between UFC veteran Wilson Gouveia and Dwayne Lewis that was scheduled to be for five five-minute rounds. Following about a round and a half of kicks to Lewis' legs, Gouveia took Lewis down to the mat and earned a technical knockout victory at 3:19 of the second round. In the hours prior to the event Antonio McKee was stripped of his MFC Lightweight Championship after he failed to make weight. He still went on to fight Brian Cobb who was originally scheduled to fight for the championship. After three rounds of fighting, McKee defeated Cobb by unanimous decision.https://www.mmamania.com/2012/1/28/2754126/mfc-32-results-recap-bitter-rivals-jan-27-edmonton-alberta-canada-mma MFC 32 results recap from 'Bitter Rivals' last night (Jan. 27) in Edmonton Brian Hemminger MMAMania.com January 28, 2012 April 5, 2012 MFC 33: Collision Course took place on May 4, 2012, at the Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In the main event, Nathan Coy defeated Ryan McGillivray to win the vacant MFC Welterweight Championshiphttps://www.sherdog.com/events/MFC-33-Collision-Course-20447 MFC 33 - Collision Course Sherdog.com 2012-03-01 MFC 34: Total Recall took place on August 10, 2012, at the Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The main event was expected to feature a rematch between Adam Lynn and Mukai Maromo for the vacant MFC Lightweight Championship. However, Lynn missed weight at the weigh in, thus relegating their five-round title fight, to a three-round non-title affair.http://www.maximumfighting.com/news/mukai-maromo-i-am-going-to-refer-to-myself-as-the-uncrowned-mfc-lightweight-champion/ /Mukai Maromo "I am going to refer to myself as the uncrowned MFC Lightweight Champion Maximumfighting.com 2012-10-17 2012-10-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20140111152148/http://www.maximumfighting.com/news/mukai-maromo-i-am-going-to-refer-to-myself-as-the-uncrowned-mfc-lightweight-champion/ 2014-01-11 dead UFC veteran Tim Hague retired after this event.http://www.fightline.com/fl/news/2012/0817/549998/ Tim Hague Announces His Retirement After Latest Loss fightline.com 2012-08-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20121031213604/http://www.fightline.com/fl/news/2012/0817/549998/ 2012-10-31 dead ONE Fighting Championship In its second year of existence, ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) has plans to hold at least eight events across Asia. Its second ever event, Battle of Heroes, on February 11, 2012, at The BritAma Arena in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event's five fight preliminary card was streamed free at the ONE FC website and through Facebook. The five fight main card was available for purchase through Ustream. The main event consisted of a lightweight fight between Ole Laursen and Felipe Enomoto. For Laursen, a former K-1 kickboxing competitor, this event would be his return to MMA fighting after more than a year due to injuries.https://www.mmamania.com/2012/2/7/2775650/a-fight-by-fight-preview-of-one-fighting-championship-battle-of-heroes ONE Fighting Championship 'Battle of Heroes' preview for Feb. 11 in Jakarta James Goyder MMAMania.com February 7, 2012 April 8, 2012 The fight ended in a victory for Enomoto when he submitted Laursen with a rear-naked choke at 3:49 of the second round.https://www.sherdog.com/events/One-FC-2-Battle-of-Heroes-18821 ONE FC 2 - Battle of Heroes Sherdog.com April 8, 2012 Another fight that was highly touted by ONE FC, including one of the fighters being the center of the event poster, was a super heavyweight fight between Rolles Gracie Jr. and Bob Sapp. This fight would mark the first of a string of MMA fights in 2012 for Sapp that are scheduled to occur in quick succession. Reports suggested that Sapp would likely weigh in for this bout at 350 lb kg. The result of the fight was a loss for Sapp when he submitted to punches from Gracie at 1:18 of the first round. On March 31, 2012, War of the Lions was held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore, which had sold out all 8,000 of its seats.http://www.espnstar.com/other-sports/news/detail/item780319/Fight-night-delight-rocks-Singapore/ Fight night delight rocks Singapore ESPN Star Sports April 2, 2012 April 8, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013118/http://www.espnstar.com/other-sports/news/detail/item780319/Fight-night-delight-rocks-Singapore/ September 24, 2015 usurped The event was streamed in its entirety over YouTube.http://mmafrenzy.com/28055/one-fc-war-of-the-lions-to-air-free-on-youtube/ ONE FC: "War of the Lions" to Air Free on YouTube Chris Leslie MMAFrenzy.com March 29, 2012 April 8, 2012 In the main event, Felipe Enomoto, coming off his victory at the previous ONE FC event, faced Zorobabel Moreira. Moreira, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion, submitted Enomoto with an armbar at 1:04 of the third round. In another fight, Ole Laursen, who was Enomoto's opponent at ONE FC's last main event, went the full three five-minute rounds with Eduard Folayang in what was reported to be an exciting match. The match ended in a split decision in favor of Laursen and resulted in calls for a rematch between the pair.http://www.fullmount.co.uk/index.php/mma-news/1-latest-news/3323-one-fc-war-of-the-lions-report ONE FC War of the lions report Craig Devlin FullMount.co.uk April 1, 2012 April 8, 2012 https://archive.today/20120801040841/http://www.fullmount.co.uk/index.php/mma-news/1-latest-news/3323-one-fc-war-of-the-lions-report August 1, 2012 dead mdy-all ONE FC's next event took place on June 23, 2012, at the Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In the main event former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Renato Sobral submitted DREAM veteran Tatsuya Mizuno in only 31 seconds. In the co-main event Zorobabel Moreira knocked out former UFC standout Roger Huerta with a vicious soccer kick late in the second round. Leandro Issa defeated longtime Japanese journeyman Masakazu Imanari and Gregor Gracie lost a close decision to Adam Kayoom.https://www.sherdog.com/events/One-FC-One-Fighting-Championship-4-18823 ONE FC - One Fighting Championship 4 Sherdog.com April 8, 2012 ONE was also held on August 31, 2012, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines. It scored a successful debut in the fight capital of Asia, Manila, with ONE FC: PRIDE OF A NATION. It was the largest event held in the Philippines and the debut of Bibiano “The Flash” Fernandes in the ONE FC cage, who dominated Gustavo Falciroli for three full rounds to take the decision. Filipino heroes Eduard Folayang and Eric Kelly slugged and maneuvered their way to victory. Folayang made good use of his spinning back kicks and powerful right hand to control his opponent, Felipe Enomoto, earning him a unanimous decision at the end of Round 3. Kelly continued to impress fans and spectators in Manila and around the world by defeating MMA legend Jens Pulver by TKO (Punches) in Round 2. Super Fight League 2012 in Super Fight League Super Fight League (SFL) is a new MMA promotion based in India. It planned to hold seven events throughout India in its first year of operation. In its inaugural event, held on March 11, there was a quick battle between Bob Sapp and James Thompson during which Sapp was submitted within the opening minutes of the fight.https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Weekend-Rundown-Leg-Injury-Forces-Bob-Sapp-to-Submit-to-James-Thompson-in-India-41035 Weekend rundown: Leg injury forces Bob Sapp to submit to James Thompson in India Brian Knapp Sherdog.com March 12, 2012 March 29, 2012 Ultimate Fighting Championship As of September, 2012, the UFC has held twenty-one sanctioned events in the United States, Brazil, Australia, Canada and Sweden. References 3 *