LAS VEGAS - Challenger Chris Weidman knocked out Anderson Silva in the second round of their UFC middleweight title fight on Saturday night, ending the champion's long stay on top of the division.
Weidman landed a short left hook that sent Silva to the canvas, and then pounced on the ultimate fighting star, landing a few more shots before the ref stopped the bout at 1:18. Weidman (10-0) ended Silva's 17-fight win streak and nearly seven-year reign as champion. Silva is 33-5.
"I felt I was destined for this. But, still, it felt a little far-fetched," Weidman said at the MGM Grand Garden.
In the co-main event, ex-lightweight champ Frankie Edgar beat Charles Oliveira in a unanimous decision.
Tour de France
Froome blows away rivals in mountains
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AX 3 DOMAINES, France - Favorite Chris Froome used the first tough mountain stage to take command of the Tour de France on Saturday, leaving two-time champion Alberto Contador and other challengers behind on a grueling climb in the Pyrenees to seize the leader's yellow jersey with a dominant win in the eighth stage.
Froome's ride resembled Lance Armstrong at his best, when the American used to punish his opponents early in the race to take control. Armstrong was stripped of seven Tour titles last year for serial doping. Froome said his achievements won't need to be erased.
"It is a bit of a personal mission to show that the sport has changed," said Froome, who leads teammate Richie Porte by 51 seconds, third-place Alejandro Valverde by 1:25, Contador by 1:51, Andy Schleck by 4:00 and Cadel Evans by 4:36.
MISCELLANEOUS
Lalang betters his UA record in 1,500
UA senior-to-be Lawi Lalang broke his school record in the 1,500-meter run while finishing fifth Saturday at the Diamond League meet in Paris with a World Championships-qualifying time of 3:33.20.
His previous mark was 3:36.77. Ex-UA star Brigetta Barrett finished second in the high jump, clearing 6 feet 6 inches. Russia's Anna Chicherova won at 6-7. And ex-Cat Georganne Moline took third in the 400 hurdles at 54.19. Usain Bolt won the 200 meters in 19.73 seconds.
• Game On Dude won the $500,000 Hollywood Gold Cup by a length for the second straight year Saturday, giving UA grad Bob Baffert his fifth victory in the 74-year-old horse race and co-owner Joe Torre his second.
• Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said there was no cover-up of drug tests at Florida involving Aaron Hernandez, an ex-player under Meyer who faces a murder charge.
• In college basketball, Butler promoted recently hired assistant Brandon Miller to replace head coach Brad Stevens, who took the Celtics' coaching job.
• In the NBA, Carl Landry and the Kings agreed to a four-year deal worth at least $26 million that will bring the power forward back to Sacramento. ... Shaquille O'Neal says the Los Angeles spotlight was too bright for Dwight Howard: "It was a safe move for him to go to a little town like Houston. That's right, little town. I said it."
• In soccer, sub Felipe Avenatti scored in extra time to give Uruguay a 1-0 win over Spain in the quarterfinals of the Under-20 World Cup. France beat Uzbekistan 4-0.
