Friday night marked Tuff-N-Uff Productions’ debut inside the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. With the partnership between Tuff-N-Uff and the entertainment company JEG, the possibilities are endless for the amateur MMA promotion.  

The Cox Pavilion, which played host to the historic fight between Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar in The Ultimate Fighter Season One Finale, was a perfect fit for all of the young fighters on the card. The number of roaring fans was much higher than in the previous venue, The Mardi Gras Ballroom inside The Orleans.

Also in attendance were many UFC fighters in town for UFC 130, Randy Couture, Jake Ellenberger and Cody McKenzie, to name a few. For the first show inside the 3,500-seat venue, the turnout was great and it was just the beginning of an exciting partnership. Below are the complete results of the night’s fights.

135 lbs. – Fard Muhammad def. Donovan Frelow via Majority Decision.

135 lbs. – Malcom Gordon def. Jerome Ataman via Majority Decision

145 lbs. – Ray Buckner def. Soslan Abanokov via Split Decision

185 lbs. – Greg Gifford vs. Ben Smith ends in a Draw

(Gifford’s corner was penalized one point for “excessive coaching” in the third round)

160 lbs. – Marcus Edwards def. Joey Guevara via 1^st rd. submission (Triangle Choke)

150 lbs. – Cesar Campos def. Tyler Bowen via 3^rd rd. submission (Rear-naked Choke)

170 lbs. – Vincent Van Slyke def. Ramon Hernandez via Unanimous Decision

135 lbs. – Steve Ramirez def. Jesse Romero via 1^st rd. submission (Guillotine Choke)

120 lbs. – Reagan Benedetti def. Katrina Teer via TKO (Guillotine Choke)

145 lbs. – Rudy Morales def. Troy Remer via Unanimous Decision

135 lbs. – Matt Church def. David Jordan via Split Decision

185 lbs. Championship Bout – Edmond Xhelili def. Ben Sergent via 2^nd rd. TKO

145 lbs. – Chris Barden def. Larry Mir via 1^st rd Disqualification (Illegal knee)