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>

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