Complete UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch results from Sydney, Australia

Tonight's UFC PPV comes to us live from Acer Arena in Sydney Australia. Saturday's UFC event is headlined by BJ Penn vs. John Fitch for the #1 contender's spot in the welterweight division. Additionally, the fight card also features Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera and Dennis Siver vs. George Sotiropoulos.

Tonight's preliminary fights begin at 7pm EST (4pm PST) with 2 preliminary bouts streaming live on UFC's FaceBook page at 8pm EST and 3 preliminary bouts airing live at 9pm EST. It's believed that the opening fight of the night will be the preliminary bout of Maciej Jewtuszko (8-0) vs. Curt Warburton (6-2).

On Friday, all of the UFC fighters made weight with the main event fighters of BJ Penn coming in at 167 pounds and John Fitch coming in at 169 pounds. Both fighters are excited for this fight and have respect for each other. Each man is looking to get a shot at the legendary Georges St. Pierre.

***Click on each fight for Complete Recap***:

Official UFC 127 fight card:

Main Bouts:

-Jon Fitch (23-3) vs. B.J. Penn (16-7-1)

-Michael Bisping (20-3) vs. Jorge Rivera (19-7)

-George Sotiropoulos (14-2) vs. Dennis Siver (17-7) -  Siver wins via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-28, 30-27)

-Chris Lytle (30-17-5) vs. Brian Ebersole (46-14-1) -  Brian Ebersole wins via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

-Chris Camozzi (14-3) vs. Kyle Noke (18-4-1) -  Noke wins via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:35 of Round 1

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Preliminary Bouts (On Ion Television):

-Ross Pearson (11-4) vs. Spencer Fisher (24-6) -  Ross Pearson defeats Spencer Fisher via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

-James Te Huna (12-4) and Alexander Gustafsson (10-1) -  Alexander Gustafsson defeats James Te Huna via Submission (rear naked choke) at 4:27 of Round 1

-Riki Fukuda (17-4) vs. Nick Ring (10-0) -  Nick Ring defeats Riki Fukuda via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 

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Preliminary Bouts (On Facebook.com/UFC):

-Tom Blackledge (10-6) vs. Anthony Perosh (10-6) -  Anthony Perosh defeats Tom Blackledge via Submission (rear-naked choke) at2:45 of Round 1

-Tiequan Zhang (12-1) vs. Jason Reinhardt (20-1) -  Tiequan Zhang defeats Jason Reinhardt via Submission (guillotine choke) at  0:48 of Round 1

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Preliminary Bouts (Non-Televised):

-Mark Hunt (5-7) vs. Chris Tuchscherer (21-3) -  Mark Hunt defeats Chris Tuchscherer by KO (Punches) at 1:41 of Round 2

-Maciej Jewtuszko (8-0) vs. Curt Warburton (6-2) -  Curt Warburton defeats Maciej Jewtuszko via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)