In the main event of a sold-out UFC 134 event, UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva extended his record for consecutive title defenses to nine with an all-too-easy TKO win over Yushin Okami.
The bout headlined the pay-per-view portion of UFC 134, which took place Saturday at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The event, which also featured prelims on Facebook and Spike TV, was the UFC's first in Brazil since 1998.
The bout concluded a successful night for Brazilian fighters, who went 7-1 when facing competitors from other countries.

The first round of the night's championship headliner opened with little action as Silva circled his opponent and figured out his timing. But a few minutes in, Silva threw some lunging punches, though he still seemed to be fishing for information. Ultimately, though, Okami got the clinch and put Silva against the cage, but he couldn't get the takedown. The fighters then traded some jabs, and Okami was too slow to check a head kick, but the round ended without a clear winner.

In the second round, Silva was ready to engage. He unloaded a quick barrage of punches and low kicks, though Okami initially was up for the firefight. Silva, though, then dropped his hands and seemingly taunted Okami, only to then drop the Japanese fighter with a straight right. Okami was quickly back up, but Silva again dropped him moments later with another quick punch and then stood over him and delivered a steady stream of punches and elbows as Okami covered up.
With Okami unable to fight back as instructed, the TKO stoppage came soon after, at the 2:04 mark of the second round.
With the arena showering him with cheers, Silva was mostly tongue-tied in his post-fight interview.
"I'm so happy bro," Silva told broadcaster Kenny Florian. "I'm sorry."
So who's next for the UFC's unbeatable champ?
"My clone," Silva joked.

Silva (29-4 MMA, 14-0 UFC) now has won 15 straight fights and avenges his most recent loss: a disqualification defeat to Okami (26-6 MMA, 10-3 UFC) at a 2006 Rumble on the Rock show.

"Shogun" gets revenge; KOs Griffin

UFC 134's co-headliner had all types of subplots. Brazilian vs American. Ex-champ vs. ex-champ. A rematch four years in the making.

Ultimately, though, Brazilian star Mauricio "Shogun" Rua avenged a loss in his 2007 UFC debut and scored an impressive first-round TKO victory over Forrest Griffin.

After a brief feeling-out process, a confident Rua closed the distance and unloaded a right that caught Griffin flush. Initially, Griffin kept swinging, but the effects of the blow finally caught up to his legs, and he fumbled to the mat. Once there, Rua unloaded a dizzying assault of hammerfists that forced Griffin's eyes to roll to the back of his head. The ref halted the bout soon after.

The KO stoppage came at the 1:53 mark of the opening round.

"Forrest is a good fighter," said Rua, who suffered submission defeat to Griffin back at UFC 76. "But I trained hard for three months."

Rua (20-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC) fought for the first time since his March title loss to Jon Jones and proves his top-contender status..

Griffin (18-7 MMA, 9-5 UFC), who had gotten back into contention with wins over ex-champs Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin, now heads back to the drawing board.

MAIN CARD

• Champ Anderson Silva def. Yushin Okami via TKO (punches) - Round 2, 2:04 (to retain middleweight title)
• Mauricio "Shogun" Rua def. Forrest Griffin via KO (punches) - Round 1, 1:53
• Edson Barboza def. Ross Pearson via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Brendan Schaub via KO (punches) - Round 1, 3:09
• Stanislav Nedkov def. Luiz Cane by TKO (punches) - Round 1, 4:13

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Thiago Tavares def. Spencer Fisher via TKO (punches) - Round 2, 2:51
• Rousimar Palhares def. Dan Miller via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-27, 30-25)
• Paulo Thiago def. David Mitchell via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Raphael Assuncao def. Johhny Eduardo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Erick Silva def. Luis Ramos via TKO (punches) - Round 1, 0:40
• Yuri Alcantara def. Felipe Arantes via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Yves Jabouin def. Ian Loveland via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)