UFC 100 was definitely a solid event. Possibly the best UFC event so far this year, but not the best event this year over all in my mind. So far the best event this year was WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 (http://bit.ly/olKAn). According to the rankings, the best UFC so far this year was UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida, but that can change based on how new ratings come in.
The only downside to this card (and decisions in general) is that we didn’t get to see that many fights.
Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir
Unlike a lot of people, I was more excited for this fight than I was for GSP/Alves, because I knew what the outcome of that fight would be.
I picked Mir, maybe partly because I really wanted him to win. But I can’t say that I was surprised with the outcome….
I was surprised that Herb Dean didn’t stop the fight when Lesnar hit was hitting Mir in the back of the head. From everything I’ve heard Dean supports the idea that anything behind the ears is considered “back of the head.”
I’m real interested in seeing Mir fight some other top contenders: Couture, Velasquez, Carwin, Kongo. I guess we’ll see Lesnar face those same contenders.
I wonder if Lesnar’s bashing of UFC sponsor, BudLite, in his post fight interview, or any of his other antics will hurt him down the road (http://bit.ly/C0XCX).
I’m optimistic that the UFC will sign Fedor and that Fedor will beat him.
Georges St. Pierre vs. Thiago Alves
When I picked GSP via decision, I was concerned about the odds of Alves lasting all 5 rounds, but GSP’s finishing rate against top competition is pretty low. He looked good here, but I don’t think he’d do very well at middleweight.
If GSP is fighting the winner of Kampmann/Swick, then GSP is fighting Kampmann!
I would really like to see Alves (MMA Ratings’ 2008 Fighter of the Year: http://bit.ly/KIt5X) rematch Fitch.
Dan Henderson vs. Michael Bisping
I picked Hendo by decision, but much more surprising than the KO finish was the amount of people that picked Bisping in this fight.
It will be interesting to see Henderson get picked apart by Anderson Silva again, though I’m more interested in seeing Henderson against Marquardt or Maia.
Any thoughts on Henderson’s final shot after he admittedly knew that Bisping was out?
We all new Fitch would grind out another win. The most interesting thing about this fight was that Paulo Thiago defeated Josh Koscheck. I would really like to see Jon Fitch fight Jake Shields. Jake seems to have some great chokes, and Fitch seems impossible to choke.
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alan Belcher
If you think Belcher got robbed: http://bit.ly/rrN2s
I was very excited to see how Akiyama would do in the UFC. Belcher seemed like a good challenge.
I definitely gave Akiyama the first two rounds, and despite Akiyama appearing so injured in the third, he landed comparable strikes, not to mention scoring the takedown.
Interesting that no one mentioned Akiyama’s punch after the 1st round bell.
I think Akiyama is going to have a hard time competing against the UFC middleweights. I hope he can cut down to welterweight.
Mark Coleman vs. Stephan Bonnar
How appropriate that the UFC Hall of Famer, Mark Coleman should be victorious at UFC 100.
When I first heard that Coleman had defeated Bonnar I thought “wow, maybe Coleman really came in shape?” But watching the fight, I thought he looked like the same Coleman, lumbering through mud…. Read More
I wonder what went through Bonnar’s head when he realized he was getting beat up by Mark Coleman and was probably going to lose.
Is this Coleman’s perfect swan song?
I really like Danzig, but it seems pretty clear where his ceiling is. At least he put on a competitive show and went the distance with the tough Jim Miller.
I think we saw a tentative Jon Jones in this fight, which is pretty cool. Jake O’Brien, coming down from heavyweight, was a tough challenge.
This fight really hurt me. I was certain that TJ would manage a win.
