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In first to MMAinPA.com -- Joel Roberts losses via split decision.   Boris Rakita lost via rear naked choke in round three.  Jeff Smith wins via anklelock in the first round.  Dennis Bermudez wins via TKO in the first round.

Mac Danzig earned the win over Justin Bucholz via Unanimous Decision Saturday night at UFC 109: Relentless.  Coming off back to back to back losses in the UFC, a return to his old stomping grounds in preparation for this fight seemed to agree with the former Pittsburgh lightweight.  One of the most active fights of the night saw punches, kicks, elbows, knees, takedowns, and submission attempts.  Read a play-by-play at sherdog.com here http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/UFC-109-Results-and-Live-Play-by-Play-22427.  Photo Credit: Dave Mandal

The prized prospect. Phil Davis makes his UFC debut tonight against Octagon veteran Brian Stann. As a 4-0 pro and a rookie with plenty of expectations placed on his shoulders, the Harrisburg-native is coming armed with words of ‘The Truth’ ringing in his ears.  Davis isn’t just some kid who has put together some impressive early wins on the local circuit before getting a shot in the UFC. On the contrary, Davis made his name in the sporting world before he ever put on the gloves, as a four-time All-American, two-time Big Ten champion, and 2008 NCAA Division I National Wrestling Champion for Penn State.  Read the article by Thomas Gerbasi at http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=61631.

From www.UFC.com: Stann won five fights and the light heavyweight belt in the WEC before debuting in the UFC last spring. “Brian is what this sport is all about,” says Reed Harris, WEC founder and general manager. “When he was in WEC, he was just starting to realize his potential. You could tell that the military taught him the meaning of perseverance. He’s got a fire that is just hard to teach.”  Stann evolved as a fighter during right as WEC burst onto the mainstream mixed martial arts scene – an experience that shaped him.  "It was a new organization and we took a lot of pride in it blowing up so fast," he says.  "In the WEC, I learned how to fight in the big fights, how to prepare at a high level and how to deal with pressure."  

If you were looking to get away from it all, Los Angeles probably wouldn’t be the destination at the top of your list, but for lightweight Mac Danzig, a return to his old stomping grounds after nearly two years in Las Vegas was just what the doctor ordered.  “Something had to change with my mentality and my drive and motivation for training,” he said. “I always trained hard, it’s not like I ever slacked off in a training camp for any fight, and I really love the sport, but I was I loving competing?  Read the article by Thomas Gerbasi at http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=62181.

As reported exclusively here first in Deccember, Brian Stann and Phil Davis will meet in a light heavyweight fight of Pennsylvania-natives tonight at UFC 109: Relentless, featuring Randy Couture and Mark Coleman in the main event. The 29-year-old Stann, fighting out of Scranton, is coming off a unanimous decision win over Rodney Wallace in December, while the 25-year-old Davis, fighting out of Harrisburg, is coming off a first round submission win over David Baggett in September. Stann, a 3X UFC veteran, will welcome Davis in his UFC debut.