FanHouse Krzysztof Soszynski

PORTLAND, Ore. - In a fight eight years in the making, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira beat fellow former champion Randy Couture via unanimous decision to win the main event of UFC 102 on Saturday at the Rose Garden.

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Brandon Vera showed on Saturday night that he's getting his MMA career back on track, winning his second consecutive fight in defeating Krzysztof Soszynski by unanimous decision at UFC 102.

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This is the UFC 102 live blog for Brandon Vera vs. Krzysztof Soszynski, a light-heavyweight bout on the pay-per-view card.

The well-rounded Vera is making his fourth trip into the Octagon as a 205er against the rising Team Quest fighter Soszynski, who is currently 3-0 in the UFC.

The live blog is below.

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Brandon Vera has the loftiest goal imaginable for an MMA fighter, and even if you don't think he can do it, he's not afraid to say it publicly: Vera wants to hold the UFC heavyweight belt and the UFC light heavyweight belt simultaneously. That's the goal that drives him.

Never mind that Vera has never even been the No. 1 contender for either title, Vera insists that he can do it. But in the mean time, he's just focused on beating Krzysztof Soszynski, the man who will be on the other side of the Octagon from Vera on August 29 at UFC 102. In an interview with FanHouse, Vera discussed the upcoming fight and his long-term plans in the sport. The full interview is below.

On this week's edition of The MMA Hour, MDS and I spoke to UFC light heavyweight Krzysztof Soszynski about his upcoming fight against Brandon Vera at UFC 102 on August 29.

We were also joined by FanHouse's Ray Hui to look back at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg and to discuss what that event meant for women's MMA and Strikeforce. Check out the show below.

An injury to Matt Hamill has forced a change to the upcoming UFC 102 card, as Krzysztof Soszynski, and not Hamill, will now reportedly face Brandon Vera in the first fight of the pay-per-view show.

It was the YouTube highlight that put the upstart Bellator Fighting Championships on the map, and it was an easy choice for our MMA Submission of the Half Year: Toby Imada choking out Jorge Masvidal with an inverted triangle.

Most MMA fighters like to take a few months off in between fights, but Krzysztof Soszynski is not like most MMA fighters.

Soszynski, who beat Brian Stann at UFC 97 on April 18, is getting ready to return to the Octagon to fight Andre Gusmao at UFC 98 on May 23. In an interview with FanHouse, Soszynski said he'll be ready to fight -- and that he's just happy to get to fight in the UFC. The full interview is below.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Lessons is a new FanHouse feature in which we ask someone in the MMA world to teach us about one aspect of Brazilian jiu jitsu. Today UFC fighter Krzysztof Soszynski tells us about the kimura.

At UFC 97, Krzysztof Soszynski took Brian Stann to the ground, latched onto his wrist and forced him to tap out with a kimura, a submission hold that puts pressure on the shoulder. If Stann was taken by surprise, he shouldn't have been: It was Soszynski's third straight fight in which he submitted his opponent with a kimura. Below, Soszynski (who will return to the Octagon on May 23 to fight Andre Gusmao at UFC 98) tells us all about his favorite submission move.