Monday, August 19, 2013

10 Facts From 'UFC Fight Night 26'

Here are 10 interesting facts from 'UFC Fight Night 26':

1.) UFC Fight Night 26 drew an attendance of 12,539 for a live gate of $1.53 million

2.) Betting favorites went 7-6 on the card

3.) Sonnen earned his first victory in the light-heavyweight division since July 2005

4.) Rua is on the first two-fight losing streak of his 29-bout career and has lost four of his past six fights overall

5.) Sonnen attempted two submissions against Rua, the most ever in his UFC/WEC career

6.) Rua is on the first two-fight losing streak of his 29-bout career and has lost four of his past six fights overall

7.) Overeem has lost consecutive fights for the first time since 2006 and has been knocked out in eight of his 13 professional defeats

8.) Mike Pyle has been finished by knockout or submission in eight of his nine professional defeats

9.) Joe Lauzon fought to a decision for just the third time in his 31-fight career

10.) Alcantara suffered his first defeat since dropping to the bantamweight division

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