Like I said before, this is the start of several exciting UFC fight cards in the next few months. I do have to say this though…Dana White---love him or hate him, he has got to be one of the smartest promoters of any fight promotion ever. Call me crazy, but he has definitely increased the marketability and put the UFC/MMA brand on the international map. It’s true. Did you see how awesome and loud the Australian crowd was at UFC 110? I have never seen a crowd that loud and boisterous at any UFC/MMA event. It was amazing! It’s no accident that White ensures that there are some ‘hometown favorite’ fighters on the card whenever the UFC goes international. If you didn’t watch, you should have seen the crowd reaction when George Sotiropoulos entered the octagon and then again after he was awarded the decision against Joe Stevenson. If you didn’t get goosebumps, you have no pulse!
It was nice seeing the 'Ax Murderer' Wanderlei Silva get back on the winning track especially against Michael Bisping. Bisping is an easy guy to hate. I gotta admit that after seeing this fight Bisping has recovered from the Henderson knockout he suffered last summer. Even though Bisping lost, I give him props for how he handled the loss after the fight. Respect the game and the fans and you'll get it back brotha. I know some other fighters that should follow the same suit but I digress...
Anyways, the obvious fight of the night(my opinion) was Cain Velasquez stunning everyone by knocking out Antonio Nogueira. I definitely didn’t see this coming. Everyone raves about Velasquez wrestling abilities and his conditioning…now his standup is another feared attribute? This dude is definitely a workhorse and looks like he learns quick…kinda like a sponge. Hmm…you feelin me? I, like everyone else probably thought that Cain should not take Nog to the ground…Nog also has a boxing background so Cain might not fair well there either. Never…never would I have seen a knockout coming on Cain’s behalf. Now we all look back and say…”Well Nogueira did look slow and he is getting old…he’s not the superior heavyweight he once was.” All based on one performance right? This is MMA people…anyone can have a bad day. The thing is that Cain Velasquez’s is riding a hot streak and his work ethic is really unmatched right now. You better not half-ass your training if you’re in to battle this guy. Am I right?
Check out our mediocre pick results from UFC 110:
MAIN CARD RESULTS:
Cain Velasquez def. Antonio Nogueira via 1st round KO
Wanderlei Silva def. Michael Bisping via unanimous decision
George Sotiropoulos def. Joe Stevenson via unanimous decision
Ryan Bader def. Keith Jardine via 3rd round KO
Mirko Filipovic def. Anthony Perosh via 2nd round TKO
PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
Krzysztof Soszynski def. Stephan Bonnar via 3rd round TKO
Chris Lytle def. Brian Foster via 1st round submission
C.B. Dollaway def Goran Reljic via unanimous decision
James Te-Huna def. Igor Pokrajac via 3rd round TKO
RAJA UFC 110 won/loss record: 7-2
2010 YTD: 18-12
MC UFC 110 won/loss record: 4-5
2010 YTD: 15-15
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