Matt Brown bested Ryan Thomas by Submission and who cares?
Mark Bocek had a spirited affair with Alvin Robinson but submitted the Jiu-Jitsu "wizard" by RNC, bouncing him from the UFC.
Jeremy Stephens had the KO of the night for sure as he uppercutted Rafael dos Anjos out of the cage and into the cheap seats. That was a video game punch to behold.
Aaron Riley and Jorge Gurgel get "Fight Of The Night" honors as they went to war throwing everything in their arsenals and Jorge yet again ignores the pleas of his corner and ignores his fabled ground game losing on points. Again. Aaron is tough as they come but I'm not sure he's exactly going to make a dent in the stacked Lightweight division.
Demian Maia straight schooled Nate Quarry with a "Lion Choke" submission that was a thing of beauty. Maia needs to beat someone like Thales Leitas, Yushin Okami, or Nate Marquardt and he will earn a, quicker than most, title shot. Dude is sick wit da Jits and scaring all in the Middleweight division.
Gabriel Gonzaga steamrolled Josh Hendricks by KO and did his lovely monkey scream dance. How about two monsters going at it with Napao getting Shane Carwin next?
Dustin Hazelett is a hero to the skinny set as he submits Tamdan McCrory by reverse armbar. McLovin is oh so talented on the ground and at 22 has all the time in the world to improve into the future of the Welterweight division. Absolutely glorious beard as well. Tamdan is a stud as well and will bounce back with more exciting fights. 2 guys to keep an eye on for sure!
It ain't your daddy's Kenny Florian (get it) as the new and improved Kenflo embarrassed Joe Stevenson by mounting him with ease, striking like an assassin, and locking in a RNC so deep his arm had to be surgically removed. Ken is the most improved fighter in all of MMA from where he began, and calling out BJ Penn ensures his future title shot while hopefully gaining Penn's interest as he says he only wants "big time fights" from now on. Kenflo=impressive and I am not sure where Stevenson goes from here.
Finally Brock Lesnar pounded out 45 year old Randy Couture who has yet to see the end coming. Randy wishes to continue to fight while the athletic freak named Lesnar is just a babe in the sport and already a major champion. Brock "brings the pain" and hate him all you want, but you can't deny his athletic gifts and desire to win. I am however calling it right now, when Antonio Nogueira defeats Frank Mir, he'll go on to tap out Brock via armbar to unite the belts. You heard it here 1st.
Mark Bocek had a spirited affair with Alvin Robinson but submitted the Jiu-Jitsu "wizard" by RNC, bouncing him from the UFC.
Jeremy Stephens had the KO of the night for sure as he uppercutted Rafael dos Anjos out of the cage and into the cheap seats. That was a video game punch to behold.
Aaron Riley and Jorge Gurgel get "Fight Of The Night" honors as they went to war throwing everything in their arsenals and Jorge yet again ignores the pleas of his corner and ignores his fabled ground game losing on points. Again. Aaron is tough as they come but I'm not sure he's exactly going to make a dent in the stacked Lightweight division.
Demian Maia straight schooled Nate Quarry with a "Lion Choke" submission that was a thing of beauty. Maia needs to beat someone like Thales Leitas, Yushin Okami, or Nate Marquardt and he will earn a, quicker than most, title shot. Dude is sick wit da Jits and scaring all in the Middleweight division.
Gabriel Gonzaga steamrolled Josh Hendricks by KO and did his lovely monkey scream dance. How about two monsters going at it with Napao getting Shane Carwin next?
Dustin Hazelett is a hero to the skinny set as he submits Tamdan McCrory by reverse armbar. McLovin is oh so talented on the ground and at 22 has all the time in the world to improve into the future of the Welterweight division. Absolutely glorious beard as well. Tamdan is a stud as well and will bounce back with more exciting fights. 2 guys to keep an eye on for sure!
It ain't your daddy's Kenny Florian (get it) as the new and improved Kenflo embarrassed Joe Stevenson by mounting him with ease, striking like an assassin, and locking in a RNC so deep his arm had to be surgically removed. Ken is the most improved fighter in all of MMA from where he began, and calling out BJ Penn ensures his future title shot while hopefully gaining Penn's interest as he says he only wants "big time fights" from now on. Kenflo=impressive and I am not sure where Stevenson goes from here.
Finally Brock Lesnar pounded out 45 year old Randy Couture who has yet to see the end coming. Randy wishes to continue to fight while the athletic freak named Lesnar is just a babe in the sport and already a major champion. Brock "brings the pain" and hate him all you want, but you can't deny his athletic gifts and desire to win. I am however calling it right now, when Antonio Nogueira defeats Frank Mir, he'll go on to tap out Brock via armbar to unite the belts. You heard it here 1st.
Well, despite Kenflo always being the spoiler, I went a steady 8-1 on the picking side.
Final Notes: Jorge Gurgel, Alvin Robinson, Ryan Thomas, Josh Hendricks, and Matt Brown (despite his win) need to be handed walking papers from the UFC. Nate Quarry still has fight and draw left in him but at 36 I fear time is ticking away and another title shot doubtful. We still love ya Nate. For a card low on talent, they all put on a hell of a show with but 1 fight going the distance and even that one was wildly entertaining. Great PPV Zuffa, I won't deny it.
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