Xavier Foupa-Pokam Loses On Home Turf
<B>By MATT MOLGAARD<BR>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer</B><BR><BR>
Frenchman Xavier Foupa-Pokam (21-15) saw action for the first time this year when he took center stage at 100 Percent Fight 4 this past weekend. Returning to his homeland of France, Foupa-Pokam locked horns with fellow UFC castaway Lucio Linhares (15-6) in the evenings main event.<BR><BR>
Foupa-Pokam, who dropped the last two of his three bouts in 2010, was seeking to kick the year off with a W, but Brazilian veteran Lucio Linhares had some plans of his own. Midway through the second round of their contest Foupa-Pokam submitted to a tight triangle choke, marking three consecutive defeats for the up-and-down striker known as ?Professor X?.<BR><BR>
Lucio Linhares on the other hand has now won two consecutive bouts since his release from the UFC early last year, another high profile victory could potentially lead to a second chance with the UFC, North America's largest MMA promotion.<BR><BR>
Check out the full 100 Percent Fight 4 results below:<BR><BR>
1 Cedric Perruchet Draw Franck Guillot<BR>
2 Rudy Saoudi Def Sebastian Grandin via Submission (Armbar)<BR>
3 Jason Ponet Def Jean Bagal via Decision (Unanimous)<BR>
4 Gael Grimaud Def Gary Kono via Submission (Guillotine Choke)<BR>
5 Seydina Seck Def Manuel Sully via Decision (Unanimous)<BR>
6 Antoine Poli Def Christophe Gauthierot via TKO (Kicks)<BR>
7 Yves Landu Def Araik Margarian via Decision (Unanimous)<BR>
8 Eric Cebarac Def Gary Decorde via Decision (Unanimous)<BR>
9 Faycal Hussin Def Tahar Hadbi via Decision (Unanimous)<BR>
10 Marc Emmanuel Def Yassine Bando via Submission (Keylock)<BR>
11 Gael Grimaud Def Seydina Seck via Decision (Unanimous)<BR>
12 Lucio Linhares Def Xavier Foupa-Pokam via Submission (Triangle Choke)<BR><BR>
Source: http://www.mmanews.com/home.php
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