Titan FC 18: Pulver vs. Davidson was a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 event held by the Titan Fighting Championships

Titan Fighting Championships

Titan Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotion based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It made its debut on July 11, 2011. On January 28, 2011 Titan Fighting Championships made its debut on HDNet with their best card yet, featuring Tim Sylvia vs. Abe Wagner in the main event at Titan...

 on Friday, May 27, 2011 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas

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. The event aired live on HDNet

HDNet

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Background

Former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver was supposed to make his Titan Fighting Championship debut in a featured featherweight match against Mike Powell until Powell got knocked out a month before the event. Pulver ended up fighting Strikeforce

Strikeforce

Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

 and Bellator

Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...

 veteran Brian Davidson.

Main card

• Catchweight (140 lbs) bout:   Jens Pulver
  Jens Pulver
  Jens Johnnie Pulver is an American mixed martial artist . He was the first Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion and was a coach on the The Ultimate Fighter 5 reality show, which aired on Spike TV. He was formerly signed as a featherweight with World Extreme Cagefighting , which is...
  
   vs.   Brian Davidson

Davidson defeated Pulver via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:22 of round 1.

• Catchweight (200 lbs) bout:   John Ott
  John Ott (fighter)
  John Ott is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. Ott fought in local events before signing with Bellator Fighting Championships in 2010. Currently he fights for Titan Fighting Championships. He is known for his heart and determination.-MMA career:Ott began fighting locally in 2006...
  
   vs.   Jake Rosholt
  Jake Rosholt
  Jake Rosholt is an American mixed martial artist and former collegiate amateur wrestler. Rosholt formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship .-Early life:...
  
  

Originally, Ott defeated Rosholt via DQ (illegal knee strike) at 4:23 of round 3; this result was eventually overturned by the Kansas Athletic Commission and ruled a no contest.

• Welterweight bout:   Rudy Bears vs.   Darryl Cobb

Bears defeated Cobb via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:30 of round 1.

• Heavyweight bout:   Jared Rosholt
  Jared Rosholt
  Jared Rosholt is an American mixed martial artist and former collegiate amateur wrestler. Rosholt formerly competed for the Titan Fighting Championships.-Early life:...
  
   vs.  Kirk Grinlinton

Rosholt defeated Grinlinton via TKO (punches) at 1:37 of round 1.

• Catchweight (176 lbs) bout:   Bobby Cooper vs.   Nick Budig

Cooper defeated Budig via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).

• Lightweight bout:   Joe Wilk vs.   Jesse Zeugin

Wilk defeated Zeugin via submission (anaconda choke) at 3:36 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout:   Deryck Ripley vs.   Sean Wilson

Wilson defeated Ripley via submission (toe hold) at 2:00 of round 1.

Amateur Fights

• Heavyweight bout:   Derek Bohi vs.   Alex Huddleston

Huddleston defeated Bohi via KO (punches) in round 1. This bout took place after the main event.

• Middleweight bout:   Tony Cardello vs.   Cody Sherwood

Cardello defeated Sherwood via TKO (punches) at 0:26 of round 2.

• Bantamweight bout:   Matt Waters vs.   Issac Enriquez

Waters defeated Enriquez via split decision.

• Middleweight bout:   Marques Jackson vs.   Jeremy Miller

Jackson defeated Miller via unanimous decision.