UFC Fight Night 96 Prelims: Luis Henrique da Silva, Nate Marquardt Author Finishes

Luis Henrique da Silva took what Joachim Christensen gave him. The unbeaten Brazilian submitted Christensen with a second-round armbar in their UFC Fight Night 96 “Lineker vs. Dodson” light heavyweight prelim on Saturday at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. Da Silva (12-0, 2-0 UFC) coaxed the tapout 4:43 into round two.Christensen (13-4, 0-1 UFC) put up serious resistance. After a competitive first round, the former Superior Challenge champion sat down da Silva with a clean knee strike early in the second. Damaging ground-and-pound followed, but the resilient Brazilian refused to wilt. Da Silva scrambled into top position, climbed to full mount and caught the armbar on the transition. Christensen had no choice but to tap, his five-fight winning streak having reached its conclusion. Related » UFC Portland Round-by-Round Scoring Replacement Fili Upsets Dias Team Alpha Male standout Andre Fili cut sharp angles, kept his feet moving and largely neutralized the takedown-dependent Hacran Dias, as he took a unanimous verdict in their three-round undercard scrap at 145 pounds. A short-notice replacement for the injured Brian Ortega, Fili (16-4, 4-3 UFC) was awarded 29-28 nods from all three judges. Dias (23-5-1, 3-4 UFC) never got in gear. Fili dropped him with a left hook and flurried on the fallen Brazilian in the first round, setting the table for what was to come. He dug in further in the second, where he countered a pair of takedowns into top position and extricated himself from a Dias armbar, giving the Nova Uniao representative pause on the feet and on the ground. Dias secured two takedowns in round three and advanced to side control, but the opportunity to finish was nowhere to be found. By then, the fight had been lost on the scorecards. The 32-year-old Dias has lost four of his last six fights.Surging Abdurakhimov Edges Harris Shamil Abdurakhimov utilized efficient punching combinations and a stout chin in claiming a split decision against American Top Team’s Walt Harris in a preliminary heavyweight pairing. All three cageside judges scored it 29-28: Marcos Rosales for Harris, Sal D’Amato and Dave Hagen for Abdurakhimov. Harris (8-5, 1-4 UFC) struggled to string together his punches and kicks, too often settling for single strikes. Against Abdurakhimov (17-3, 2-1 UFC), it was a recipe for disaster. The Dagestani brute leaned on better output, freed himself from a second-round …

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