All Entries in the "Recaps" Category
UFC 110 Recap-Velasquez Stops Nogueira, Silva decisions Bisping
UFC 110 was the organization’s first event in Australia, and from the crowd reaction, it was definitely a success. It was a very entertaining night of fights, and the Australian crowd really got into the event, assuring a future venture into the region.
Cain Velasquez proved me and everyone else who doubted his power wrong by [...]
Couture dominates Coleman/Sonnen earns title shot at UFC 109
The Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman fight was one that fans had wanted to see for years. Perhaps the fight would have been more competitive about 10 years ago. Tonight, Coleman showed absolutely nothing as he was dominated from the opening bell by Couture.
Couture came out fast in the opening frame, tagging Coleman repeatedly with [...]
Quick Post-UFC 107 Thoughts
B.J. Penn had one of the best performances of his career tonight. He completely dominated Diego Sanchez from the opening bell until the doctor stoppage in the 5th round. He didn’t lose a round, was never in danger, and basically dominated every minute of that fight. Penn’s basically run out of challengers in the UFC’s [...]
The Ultimate Finale 10 Recap
Another winner of The Ultimate Fighter was crowned, one of MMA’s best young fighters showed what all the hype was about, and Kimbo Slice won his UFC debut. However, that sentence made the event sound much better than it actually was.
All eyes were on Kimbo Slice as he made his UFC debut against Houston Alexander. [...]
UFC 106 Recap and Thoughts
UFC 106 was a card that was plagued by injuries and cancellations, but it turned out to be one of the more entertaining events of the year.
The pay-per-view began with a fight between Amir Sadollah and Phil Baroni. Baroni had his moments in the first round, but characteristically gassed in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. He [...]
Aldo Dominates Brown to Win WEC Featherweight Title
Jose Aldo had a run of 5 straight TKO’s in the WEC heading into this fight, while Mike Brown had won his previous 10 fights. Somebody’s streak had to end, and this time it was Brown’s. Aldo likely won a close first round before closing out Brown in the 2nd to win the WEC Featherweight [...]
UFC 103 Recap
UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort wasn’t one of the most hyped UFC events of the year, but it delivered solid action and perhaps presented middleweight champion Anderson Silva with a legitimate challenger.
On the preliminary card, Rafael dos Anjos showed why the UFC kept him around after an 0-2 start with the company by defeating Rob [...]
