Well the WEC had its 1st PPV ever and you may notice the WEC logo was nowhere to be found. It seems as though Spike TV is to blame for that disrespect. I say disrespect because these guys have always fought their asses off and delivered amazing card after amazing card and a bunch of TV execs said they would not air the "WEC Countdown" show unless the PPV was ambiguous about whether it was WEC or UFC (they are two brands owned by Zuffa). Even though the fighters couldn't fly their colors so to speak, they did deliver yet again with a better PPV event than most sponsored by the UFC logo.
Jose Aldo defended his Featherweight title with success, earning an intelligently game planned 5 round Decision over Urijah Faber. The boys came to stand early trading a bit but mostly trying to find range in the 1st which the "California Kid" won. In the 2nd Jose started landing some knees to the body that were brutal as well as experimenting with the leg kick that would turn the fight in his favor. In the 3rd things started to get rough for Faber as he was visibly being hurt by the leg kicks and in the 4th was caught for what seemed like an eternity in a crucifix, where he took a lot of abuse. Helped to his corner by Team Alpha Male teammates, Urijah survived a less exciting final round as Aldo was victorious against the greatest Featherweight of all time!
Mr. Benson Henderson defended his Lightweight Championship by sneaking in a tight beautiful guillotine choke on the "Cowboy" Donald Cerrone, causing the tap to end the fight in under 2 minutes. Cerrone had never been stopped before in his career but left a neck exposed while trying to escape the bottom position, and the MMA Lab star capitalized for a quick and "Smooth" win.
Manny Gamburyan shocked Mike Thomas Brown and the MMA world (but not me) as he got a 1st round KO over the former Featherweight Champion. The "Manvel" looked good with his normally lackluster striking and has always had big power. It came to fruition as Manny landed some bombs but the excuse makers are out saying Brown's girlfriend broke up with him causing a 14 day absence from camp. I say be a man and train correctly if you are going to fight. The chick is probably a bitch though to be fair.
Shane Roller upped his stock by clamping the RNC choke over impact striker Anthony Njokuani. Shane has won 3 in a row after a loss to current title holder Ben Henderson while Njokuani just lost his 3 fight winning streak he started after losing to Ben Henderson. To show a bit of class, Anthony Twittered after the fight calling Roller a "fag" for not standing with him. Someone explain to Tony just what MMA stands for.
Leonard Garcia got a Split-Decision robbery over the "Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung in an early "Fight Of The Year" candidate. These 2 just come to throw bombs and that is about all they did. Sometimes Garcia would just put his head down and throw as both men found themselves on the canvas at 1 point or another. In the end Jung landed more strikes with more accuracy, and everybody with vision scored the fight 29-28 Jung. Horrible judging fucks up yet another amazing fight.
Also on the card, Scott Jorgensen avenged an earlier loss while Anthony "Showtime" Pettis secured a triangle choke win. Quiet Brad "One Punch" Pickett (who has now won 9 in a row!) earned a Decision as did ultra-tough Takeya Mizugaki. Chad Mendes secured Guillotine choke to remain undefeated for Team Alpha Male and Tyler Toner won with elbows via TKO.
A great night of fights, all exciting and worth watching. 0-0 on the picks I didn't file.
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