UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami (also known as UFC Rio) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 27, 2011 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was the second that the UFC has hosted in Brazil, since 1998.
UFC 134 featured two preliminary fights live on Spike TV in the US.The UFC 134 Live Prelims that aired on Spike TV were broadcast on the digital sign above the Doubletree Hotel in Times Square’s Little ، in New York City.
The entire card, including preliminary fights, was broadcast in Brazil through Pay-per-view channel Globosat Combate. Joe Rogan did not do commentary for this event because of a prior commitment. UFC Featherweight contender Kenny Florian filled in as color commentator instead.
Results
Preliminary Card
Bantamweight bout: Yves Jabouin vs. Ian Loveland
Jabouin defeated Loveland via split decision (27–30, 29–28, 29–28).
Featherweight bout: Yuri Alcantara vs Felipe Arantes
Alcantara defeated Arantes via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).
Welterweight bout: Erick Silva vs Luis Ramos
Silva defeated Ramos via TKO (punches) at 0:40 of round 1.
Bantamweight bout: ، Raphael Assunção vs. ، Johnny Eduardo
Assunção defeated Eduardo via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
Welterweight bout: Paulo Thiago vs David Mitchell
Thiago defeated Mitchell via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
Preliminary Card (televised)
Middleweight bout: Rousimar Palhares vs Dan Miller
Palhares defeated Miller via unanimous decision (29–27, 30–27, 30–25).
Lightweight bout: Thiago Tavares vs Spencer Fisher
Tavares defeated Fisher via TKO (punches) at 2:51 in round 2.
Main Card
Light Heavyweight bout: Luiz Cane vs Bulgaria Stanislav Nedkov
Nedkov defeated Cane via TKO (punches) at 4:20 of round 1.
Heavyweight bout: Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Brendan Schaub
Nogueira defeated Schaub via KO (punches) at 3:09 of round 1.
Lightweight bout: England Ross Pearson vs Edson Barboza
Barboza defeated Pearson via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
Light Heavyweight bout: Maurício Rua vs Forrest Griffin
Rua defeated Griffin via KO (punches) at 1:53 of round 1.
Middleweight Championship: Anderson Silva (c) vs Japan Yushin Okami
Silva defeated Okami via TKO (punches) at 2:04 of round 2 to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship.