On Saturday, UFC is once again appearing on prime time, as the third UFC on FOX event will be headlined by a pair of fights featuring fighters with deep Bay Area ties.
Before the main card gets underway this evening, the preliminary fights are all in the books. It was a thrilling set of fights, with three of the first five fights ending by submission chokes.
Here are the results of the preliminary matches at Saturday's UFC on FOX 3:
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Middleweight bout: Mike Massenzio vs. Karlos Vemola
Vemola defeated Massenzio via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:07 of round 2.
Bantamweight bout: Roland Delorme vs. Nick Denis
Delorme defeated Denis via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:59 of round 1.
Preliminary card (Fuel TV)
Featherweight bout: Dennis Bermudez vs. Pablo Garza
Bermudez defeated Garza via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Lightweight bout: Danny Castillo vs. John Cholish
Castillo defeated Cholish via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Catchweight (127 pound) bout: Louis Gaudinot vs. John Lineker
Gaudinot defeated Lineker via technical submission (guillotine choke) at 4:54 of round 2.
Welterweight bout: John Hathaway vs. Pascal Krauss
Hathaway defeated Krauss via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).
Flyweight bout: John Dodson vs. Tim Elliott
Dodson defeated Elliott via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Lightweight bout: Tony Ferguson vs. Michael Johnson
Johnson defeated Ferguson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
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