Feb
04
2011
This fight card should be the guide-line for all UFC fight cards. One title shot fight with whom-ever, in this case the fan anti-favorite Anderson Silva, one celebrity super fan fight, Griffin vs Franklin, and even one bonus rising star fight with Jon Jones. I would fly to Vegas to watch this card even with Anderson as the main event.
Anderson Silva vs Vitor Belfort
I am definitely cheering for Vitor on this one. Maybe Anderson just needs a break from being the champ for a while.
Forrest Griffin vs Rich Franklin
Great fight. Cheering for both guys to win. Just glad the UFC put together a great celebrity champ fight.
Jon Jones vs Ryan Bader
Another great fight. Still surprised the UFC would put two rising hyped-up stars in a fight. I am cheering a bit more for Jon Jones, he has more fan excitement.
Overall UFC 126 looks good.
Jan
03
2011
Frankie Edgar ties Gray Maynard
Great fight, but a weird judging finish. Both guys will regret not quite doing enough to get the decision. Does this make for an automatic rematch… or does Frankie have to fight another guy first? Strange for everyone involved.
Chris Leben loses to Brian Stann
It was a great fight to watch. I’m glad Brian won, but still a bit sad Chris Leben is the dedicated UFC gatekeeper. Chris Leben should somehow get one more title run.
Brandon Vera loses Thiago Silva
Brandon Vera looked like he was in great shape, but got schooled. An odd fight to watch. Still entertaining, but it would have been way better if Brandon could eascape from the ground at least a couple times… he was trapped.
Overall UFC 125 was a good show, even with the original main event fight dropped. Crazy to have a title fight end in a draw.
Dec
31
2010
Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard
Frankie Edgar is still a bit new as the title champ so I am hoping he wins this one also. He seems like a good guy. I am not cheering against Gray Maynard specifically, just that I would cheer for Edgar vs anyone in this one.
Chris Leben vs Brian Stann
I can’t tell if Leben is going for another comeback run or if the UFC is using him as the gatekeeper to test Brian Stann. Either way it should be a great fight to watch.
Brandon Vera vs Thiago Silva
If Brandon Vera is in great shape then this should be a great fight. It’s like you can never tell if Brandon will be on fire or sluggish for 15 minutes.
Still sad that, due to an injury, the original main fight of Shane Carwin vs Roy Nelson was dropped. It should still happen sometime next year though.
Dec
10
2010
Georges St-Pierre vs Josh Koscheck
Maybe next year the UFC will be nice enough to have GSP in two fights… he will be an old man by the time he has five more fights. My guess is GSP pummels Josh just like he did last time.
Thiago Alves vs John Howard
Thiago Alves could be the champ at any time… only if GSP wasn’t in the same weight class. It might not be possible, but if he could drop down a weight level he would win for sure.
Mark Bocek vs Dustin Hazelett
For a while I have been hoping for some great pure submission fighters to move up fast… There is still a good chance Dustin Hazelett is one of them. Anymore punches (ko) losses for him would be sad.
Overall UFC 124 looks pretty good.
