DAMN!!!! Outstanddddiinnngggg fights!
1) Nogueira is a beast! He did take a nasty kick to the face but I give him A LOT of credit for sticking in there and pulling out the victory. Take away that kick that caught him and he looked much sharper than Herring. I have never been a fan of Herring, his takedown defense is HORRIBLE, but I feel Nogueira has a great future in the UFC.
2) There is only one way to explain Sherk in this fight: WOW!!! Sherk looked better than he ever has and I give him a ton of credit for his outstanding ground game. Franca is an outstanding ground fighter and for Sherk to do what he did was amazing. His face was literally purple and somehow he pushed through the guillatine and controlled the fight. I also couldn't believe how he took those three knees right on the button and kept fighting, I thought the fight was over for sure! Sherk will be a champion at 155 for a long time!
3) The Ortiz vs. Evans fight was much of what I expected. I was surprised to see everyone on this forum going for Rashad. I agree with Tito when he said that Rashad was getting hand fed weaker opponents. Sean Salmon was working him the whole fight until he got caught with that nasty kick. Tito may be aging but he will always be Tito and if it wasn't for that point being taken away from Tito he would have won this fight, it is a real shame he didn't. Rashad had no answer for the takedowns.
4) Anderson Silva continues to impress me. For as lanky and skinny as he is, that guy is lightning quick and extremely accurate, with more strength than most people give him credit for. I definitely saw him knocking Nate out at some point but I never expected it to be in the first round. He is a true champion and the Franklin rematch will get interesting, even though I felt Franklin didn't look that great against Okami.
1) Nogueira is a beast! He did take a nasty kick to the face but I give him A LOT of credit for sticking in there and pulling out the victory. Take away that kick that caught him and he looked much sharper than Herring. I have never been a fan of Herring, his takedown defense is HORRIBLE, but I feel Nogueira has a great future in the UFC.
2) There is only one way to explain Sherk in this fight: WOW!!! Sherk looked better than he ever has and I give him a ton of credit for his outstanding ground game. Franca is an outstanding ground fighter and for Sherk to do what he did was amazing. His face was literally purple and somehow he pushed through the guillatine and controlled the fight. I also couldn't believe how he took those three knees right on the button and kept fighting, I thought the fight was over for sure! Sherk will be a champion at 155 for a long time!
3) The Ortiz vs. Evans fight was much of what I expected. I was surprised to see everyone on this forum going for Rashad. I agree with Tito when he said that Rashad was getting hand fed weaker opponents. Sean Salmon was working him the whole fight until he got caught with that nasty kick. Tito may be aging but he will always be Tito and if it wasn't for that point being taken away from Tito he would have won this fight, it is a real shame he didn't. Rashad had no answer for the takedowns.
4) Anderson Silva continues to impress me. For as lanky and skinny as he is, that guy is lightning quick and extremely accurate, with more strength than most people give him credit for. I definitely saw him knocking Nate out at some point but I never expected it to be in the first round. He is a true champion and the Franklin rematch will get interesting, even though I felt Franklin didn't look that great against Okami.