FanHouse Josh Neer

In a fairly dull lightweight battle at UFC 104, Gleison Tibau defeated Josh Neer in a fairly dull unanimous decision, taking Neer down at will and dominating the fight on the ground without doing a whole lot of damage.

Less than 30 seconds into the fight Tibau spectacularly slammed Neer to the ground, but Neer maintained his composure, pulled into guard and then got right back up to his feet. They stood up and traded shots for about 30 more seconds, and then Tibau threw Neer to the ground again. Again, Neer got back up, and it went that way a couple more times in the round: Tibau could get Neer to the ground, but he coudln't do anything with him once he got down there.

This is the UFC 104 live blog for Gleison Tibau vs. Josh Neer, a lightweight bout on tonight's pay-per-view card.

Both fighters are looking to avoid back-to-back losses. Neer dropped a unanimous decision at UFC 101 to Kurt Pellegrino, while Tibau lost a controversial split decision to Melvin Guillard on the undercard of The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale in June.

The live blog begins below.

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UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida weighed-in Friday at 202.5 pounds and challenger Mauricio "Shogun" Rua registered at 204.5 for their UFC 104 main event fight happening Saturday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

Full results of the weigh-ins for all 22 fighters are below, and video of the weigh-ins is available here.

PHILADELPHIA -- This is the UFC 101 live blog for Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellegrino, a lightweight matchup on the televised portion of the pay-per-view card.

You can also keep track of action by following me on Twitter, and by participating in our live chat.

The live blog is below.

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Behold another exciting edition of FightHouse Radio. This week, MDS and I were joined in studio by UFC lightweight fighter, Kurt Pellegrino, who faces Josh Neer at UFC 101 in August. Pellegrino talked about preparing for Neer and the difficult life of a pro fighter. We were also joined on the phone by Pellegrino's training parter and good friend, WEC bantamweight champion, Miguel Torres. Listen or watch the show below.

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UFC 101 UPDATE (8/9/09): B.J. Penn Beats Kenny Florian by 4th-Round Submission

The main event for UFC 101 has been set, and lightweight champion BJ Penn will defend his title against Kenny Florian on August 8 in Philadelphia.

MMA Weekly reports that Penn said on his own web site that it's official, and that Penn will make his first title defense since May of 2008. Lately Penn has seemed to be obsessed with getting justice for what he perceives as cheating by Georges St. Pierre during their fight at UFC 94, but now Penn says he's ready to turn all his attention to facing Florian.

Tonight's UFC Fight Night 17: Lauzon vs. Stephens features one of the youngest main events in UFC history, with the 22-year-old Jeremy Stephens taking on the 24-year-old Joe Lauzon. Other impressive 20-somethings on the card include heavyweight Cain Velasquez, welterweight Anthony Johnson, middleweight Jake Rosholt and a lightweight clash between Josh Neer and Mac Danzig.

Fight Night has begun and we have all the results of all the fights below.

In his first comments since he was arrested for drunk driving and leading police on a high-speed chase on New Year's Eve, UFC fighter Josh Neer has apologized for his actions and said he hopes the UFC will keep him around.

"I just want to apologize to my friends, my family and my fans. I made some bad choices and I basically just want to move on and put this behind me," Neer said in an interview with WHO-TV in Des Moines. "I think everybody makes bad choices, and I think all you can (do) is just learn from your mistakes and move on."

The Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Josh Neer is facing felony charges after he was arrested just after midnight New Year's Eve in Des Moines.



The Des Moines Register reports that police had to chase Neer's Audi for more than 20 miles before he was stopped. At one point an officer even bumped Neer's car and forced him to spin out, but Neer managed to re-gain control of the car and keep going.

Neer, who reportedly drove over 100 mph in a 65 mph zone, was charged with felony eluding and second-offense operating while intoxicated.

Neer is scheduled to face Mac Danzig at UFC Fight Night 17 on February 7 in Tampa.

UPDATE: Josh Neer's Manager Claims Police Used Excessive Force.

As I watched Nate Diaz beat Josh Neer in the main event of Wednesday's UFC Fight Night, I was impressed with the way Diaz incorporated judo throws into his game. Here's Diaz talking about that after the fight:

"I always work judo," Diaz said. "We go to judo class from time to time in San Francisco and people come to our gym all the time. We're doing judo just like we're doing wrestling. Not with a gi judo -- I mean, we do that, too -- but we're doing tosses and throws."

Said Diaz of Neer, "That guy is a better fighter than any guy I've been fighting. He's a better fighter than most guys in UFC because he fights. He's not one-dimensional, he's not here to quit, he fights to the end and he goes 100 percent the whole time."

After the jump, see another post-fight interview, this one with Houston Alexander.