UFC Fight Night 52 took place on Saturday, September 20th in Saitama, Japan at the Saitama Super Arena. In the main event of the evening two heavy-handed Heavyweights in Mark Hunt and Roy Nelson squared off. Hunt added another huge walk-off knockout to his resume, knocking Nelson out three minutes into the second round. This marked the first time since 2008, as well as the first time in his UFC career that Nelson had been knocked out.
Full UFC Fight Night 52 results below.
Main card:
Mark Hunt def. Roy Nelson via knockout- Round 2, 3:00
Myles Jury def. Takanori Gomi via knockout – Round 1, 1:32
Yoshihiro Akiyama def. Amir Sadollah via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Miesha Tate def. Rin Nakai via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Kiichi Kunimoto def. Richard Walsh via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Kyoji Horiguchi def. Jon Delos Reyes via TKO – Round 1, 3:48
Preliminary Card:
Masanori Kanehara def. Alex Caceres via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Katsunori Kikuno def. Sam Sicilia via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:38
Hyun Gyu Lim def. Takenori Soto via TKO – Round 1, 1:18
Kyung Ho Kang def. Michinori Tanaka via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Johnny Case def. Kazuki Tokudome via TKO – Round 2, 2:34
Maximo Blanco def. Dan Hooker via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Of The Night Awards:
Fight of the Night:
Performances of the Night: Mark Hunt & Myles Jury