UFC 145 at Philips Arena in Atlanta
| FEATHERWEIGHT | ||
| MARK HOMINICK | VS | EDDIE YAGIN |
| FIGHTING OUT OF: THAMESFORD, ON, CA | FIGHTING OUT OF: HONOLULU, HI | |
| WEIGHT: 145 lbs. | WEIGHT: 145 lbs. | |
| HEIGHT: 5’8” | HEIGHT: 5’5” | |
| AGE: 29 | AGE: 33 | |
| RECORD: 20-10 | RECORD: 15-5-1 | |
[box]WINNER: EDDIE YAGIN via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
(BOTH FIGHTERS RECEIVED FIGHT OF THE NIGHT HONORS)[/box]
After the fight:
[quote]Hominick is veteran and unbelievably bad ass. I was hoping I was going to get that fight with Mark and the fight was exactly as I pictured it. I thank UFC for the opportunity. Because Hominick was favored, and a UFC veteran, and I’m a rookie UFC guy, I’m pretty happy about this win. – Eddie Yagin[/quote]
| HEAVYWEIGHT | ||
| BRENDAN SCHAUB | VS | BEN ROTHWELL |
| FIGHTING OUT OF: DENVER, CO | FIGHTING OUT OF: KENOSHA, WI | |
| WEIGHT: 245 lbs. | WEIGHT: 265 lbs. | |
| HEIGHT: 6’4” | HEIGHT: 6’4” | |
| AGE: 29 | AGE: 29 | |
| RECORD: 9-2 | RECORD: 31-8 | |
[box]WINNER: BEN ROTHWELL via knockout (1:10 of round 1)
(BEN ROTHWELL ALSO RECEIVED KNOCKOUT OF THE NIGHT HONOR)[/box]
After the fight:
[quote]He got a couple of quick shots through. I knew I would get mine. He started to come , in the beginning he was in and out but then he just stood there but I got him to commit and he came in with a couple of punches —and that was it. I started letting mine go at the same time and I was going to keep throwing. They always say it’s when you don’t expect to knock someone out when you do. I feel good. My conditioning is great. I’d like to get three wins in this year. – Ben Rothwell[/quote]
