UFC 148 fighter payouts for those who competed at the "Silva vs. Sonnen 2" pay-per-view (PPV) event this past Saturday night (July 7, 2012) from the MGM Grand Garden Casino in Las Vegas were released to MMAmania.com earlier today by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).

Longtime UFC veteran and former 205-pound division champion Forrest Griffin beat out main event headliner and middleweig...

The Event

Live Results And Play-By-Play For Pay-Per-View - Brent Brookhouse

Anderson Silva Stops Chael Sonnen Via Strikes In Round Two - Tim Burke

Forrest Griffin Defeats Retiring Tito Ortiz In Excellent Bout - Tim Burke

Cung Le Decisions Patrick Cote - Tim Burke

Demian Maia Picks Up First Round TKO Victory After Dong Hyun Kim Injury - Tim Burke

Chad Mendes Stops Cody McKenzie In 31 Sec...

UFC Lightweights Rafaello "Tractor" Oliveira and Yoislandy "Cuba" Izquierdo opened up UFC 148 last night in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout was streamed live on Facebook. Oliveira came into the bout in desperate need of a win after back-to-back losses in the UFC. "Tractor" got the win he needed with a solid, if unspectacular performance that displayed his ability to control an opponent on the ground ...

UFC 148 was billed as the biggest match in UFC history and while some of that is promotional hype, this really felt like a huge event. Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen's rematch reached a population here in the United States that does not normally watch MMA and caused a level of energy not felt recently at UFC events.

UFC 148's main event lived up to all the hype. Anderson Silva proved to me tha...

The fists were flying, but not many were landing for tonight's (July 7, 2012) UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 preliminary card, which was featured both Facebook and FX bouts live from Las Vegas, Nevada, and finishes were extremely scarce.

In fact, every bout on the undercard went to a decision.

In the final fight of the televised FX prelims, the fourth lightweight bout of the under card, "The Young...

As with every major show, Bloody Elbow will be here to bring you live results, play by play and commentary for UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II. Our live coverage will start with the fights on the Facebook prelims (7:25 p.m. ET) through the FX prelims (8 p.m. ET) through the main card on pay-per-view (10 p.m. ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this event.

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If the first three fights of UFC 148 are a harbinger of things to come, we're in for a long night. All three were decisions that were less than exciting.

Constantinos Phillippou survived a vicious, though unintentional eye poke from Riki Fukuda to take a slow, stand-up filled decision. The judges saw it 30-27, 30-27, 29-28. Before that, Shane Roller grinded out a wrestling-filled decision over J...

As with every major show, Bloody Elbow will be here to bring you live results, play by play and commentary for UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II. Our live coverage will start with the fights on the Facebook prelims (7:25 p.m. ET) through the FX prelims (8 p.m. ET) through the main card on pay-per-view (10 p.m. ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this event.

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As with every major show, Bloody Elbow will be here to bring you live results, play by play and commentary for UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II. Our live coverage will start with the fights on the Facebook prelims (7:25 p.m. ET) through the FX prelims (8 p.m. ET) through the main card on pay-per-view (10 p.m. ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this event.

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As with every major show, Bloody Elbow will be here to bring you live results, play by play and commentary for UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II. Our live coverage will start with the fights on the Facebook prelims (7:25 p.m. ET) through the FX prelims (8 p.m. ET) through the main card on pay-per-view (10 p.m. ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this event.

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As with every major show, Bloody Elbow will be here to bring you live results, play by play and commentary for UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II. Our live coverage will start with the fights on the Facebook prelims (7:25 p.m. ET) through the FX prelims (8 p.m. ET) through the main card on pay-per-view (10 p.m. ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this event.

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As with every major show, Bloody Elbow will be here to bring you live results, play by play and commentary for UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II. Our live coverage will start with the fights on the Facebook prelims (7:25 p.m. ET) through the FX prelims (8 p.m. ET) through the main card on pay-per-view (10 p.m. ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this event.

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Rafaello Oliveira defeated Yoislandy Izquierdo by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Rafaello Oliveira used his stifling ground game to pick up a unanimous decision victory over Yoislandy Izquierdo in the opening bout of UFC 148. Izquierdo had some moments on the feet in the first two rounds, but gave up takedowns and was largely dominated on the floor. Oliveira sat in side control for muc...

As with every major show, Bloody Elbow will be here to bring you live results, play by play and commentary for UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II. Our live coverage will start with the fights on the Facebook prelims (7:25 p.m. ET) through the FX prelims (8 p.m. ET) through the main card on pay-per-view (10 p.m. ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this event.

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LAS VEGAS - With the stakes high and his job on the line, Rafaello Oliveira picked up his first UFC win in two-and-a-half years.

The Brazilian continually took and then held dominant top positions en route to a unanimous-decision victory over fellow lightweight Yoislandy Izquierdo.

The preliminary-card bout was part of Saturday's UFC 148 event at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It streamed...

As with every major show, Bloody Elbow will be here to bring you live results, play by play and commentary for UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II. Our live coverage will start with the fights on the Facebook prelims (7:25 p.m. ET) through the FX prelims (8 p.m. ET) through the main card on pay-per-view (10 p.m. ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this event.

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As with every major show, Bloody Elbow will be here to bring you live results, play by play and commentary for UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II. Our live coverage will start with the fights on the Facebook prelims (7:25 p.m. ET) through the FX prelims (8 p.m. ET) through the main card on pay-per-view (10 p.m. ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this event.

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In a prelim fight at UFC 148, Gleison Tibau (25-7; 10-5 UFC) faces Khabib Nurmagomedov (17-0; 1-0 UFC). This Lightweight fight is the third of four prelims airing on FX. Tibau is currently the #15 Lightweight in the world according to the USA TODAY / MMA Nation Consensus MMA Rankings, while Nurmagomedov is unranked. The UFC 148 prelims live on FX start Saturday night July 7 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. ...

The opening bout of the UFC 148 card is a do-or-die matchup for both. These lightweights are both coming off losses, and desperately need to turn things around if they hope to stay in the organization. Rafaello Oliveira (14-5, 1-4 UFC) meets Yoislandy Izquierdo (6-1, 0-1 UFC)

Neither man is ranked at lightweight in the USA Today/BE Consensus Rankings,and neither is going to get any considerati...

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will once again air an entire fight card TONIGHT (July 7, 2012), this time the UFC 148: "Silva vs. Sonnen 2," which will begin around 7:25 p.m. ET with the Lightweight fight between Rafaello Oliveira vs. Yoislandy Izquierdo that will stream LIVE on Facebook.com.

Once the Facebook stream ends, the rest of the "Prelims" under card will begin to air live on FX ...