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Brazilian Fighters Bring Home The Highlights At UFC 134

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Brazil Anderson Silva -- TKO win over  Japan Yushin Okami in the second round.

Brazil Mauricio "Shogun" Rua -- KO win over  United States Forrest Griffin in the first round.

Brazil Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira -- KO win over  United States Brendan Schaub in the first round, Knock Out of the Night winner.

Brazil Edson Barboza -- split decision win over  England Ross Pearson in the Fight of the Night.

Brazil Luiz Cane -- KO loss to Bulgaria Stanislav Nedkov.

4/5 ain't bad. 

Brazilian fans were treated to a slew of wins from their countrymen at UFC 134 in addition to the 4/5 main card performance, a Brazilian fighter took home the win on 6/7 undercard fights, the only exception being a Yves Jabouin vs Ian Loveland bantamweight bout that featured no Brazilian fighters. 

Yuri Alcantara, Erick Silva, Raphael Assuncao, Paulo Thiago, Thiago Tavares and Rousimar Palhares all brought home victories in front of a feverish Rio de Janeiro crowd. Three of those victories came at the expense of countrymen Felipe Arantes, Luis Ramos, and Johnny Eduardo