UFC 73: Quick Results

Did Sherk and Silva retain? Was Tito able to restart his climb up the Light heavyweight ladder? How did Big Nog fare in his UFC debut? Click below to read more about the action-packed night of fights from the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.

-Frank Edgar def. Mark Bocek via TKO (strikes) at 4:55 of Round 1.

-Chris Lytle def. Jason Gilliam via Submission (triangle choke) at 2:15 of Round 1.

-Jorge Gurgel def. Diego Saraiva via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after 3 Rounds.

-Stephan Bonnar def. Mike Nickels via Submission (rear naked choke) at 2:14 of Round 1.

-Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Heath Herring via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

-Sean Sherk (c) def. Hermes Franca via Unanimous Decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) after 5 Rounds to retain the LW title.

-Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans fought to a Draw after 5 Rounds (28-28, 28-28, 28-28).

-Anderson Silva (c) def. Nate Marquardt via TKO (strikes) at 4:50 of Round 1 to retain the MW title.

-Kenny Florian def. Alvin Robinson via Submission (strikes) at 4:30 of Round 1.

A few quick notes:

1. More detailed results and analysis will come tomorrow, we promise. Just need a good nights sleep to sort it all out. Did the card live up to the hype? Who will Sherk take on next? Early predictions for Silva-Franklin? Where do Tito and Evans go from here after their disappointing result? We'll answer all of these questions...tomorrow.

2. No big upsets...perhaps the trend of early 2007 has ended?

3. Why the hell did the Florian-Robinson fight get saved for last? Someone needs to be fired.