2 out of 3 aint bad…
Dan Henderson def Michael Bisping : Good to see Hendo get the win in this fight. Like I said before, I lost my respect for Bisping when he jeered Matt Hammil after their last fight. There isnt really much to say about this fight. Henderson stalked and struck. Bisping looked the best he ever has physically but he couldn’t get over his habit of circling to the right, into the punch. It was quite a knockout. I was a little disheartened to see Hendo drop the second bomb on Bisping. We all knew he was out cold. Henderson even admitted that he threw in an extra shot for personal reasons. I am a fan of good sportsman ship even when someone deserves it the most. Congratulations to Dan Henderson.
Georges St-Pierre def Thiago Alves : This fight was entertaining but honestly I thought that Alves was going to do more. Granted I am glad I was right about the victor of this fight, I didn’t expect to see Thiago get neutered I mean neutralized the way that he did. GSP put on an absolutely amazing display tonight and proved to everyone why he is in the top 3 of pound for pound best fighter in the world. I knew that someone not even mentioned on that list nor with the experience of fighting anyone even close to that list, could beat someone who was on the list. On a side note, this was a true gentleman’s match. Both fighters had mutual respect for each-other before, during and after the fight. Its good to see that caliber of sportsmanship in such a brutal sport. With that said, congratulations to Mr. St-Pierre
Brock Lesnar def Frank Mir : In the only win of the night that I didnt see happening was Brock not just winning the fight but BEATING Mir in all aspects of the fight completely from the first bell to the referee stoppage. Mir had about 4 to 5 seconds of glory in the whole match, and in that time I thought I almost saw an opening for a win for Mir as Brock looked like he could have gone down from one or two more big shots. Unfortunately that short lived glory was nowhere near enough to keep Mir from suffering 10 to 12 more car crushing blows with only bone and flesh to block them with. With that said, I have to say that I am actually glad that I was wrong about this fight. Leading up to the matchup Mir talked an enormous amount of smack for a man who barely won the first match. Knowing that Brock was only interested in fighting a good fight and was very humble about his intentions and had a solid attitude about the matchup I was immediately in favor of the big guy. This may seem like a last minute cop out but if we could go back to before the fight, even with Mir’s trash talking I still would have chosen him as the victor. I just cant stand people who talk smack in the wrong way. I also think Brock could have done without the last minute insults to Mir, but to Brock’s credit, they were well deserved and also well earned. Congratulations to Mr. Lesnar. I personally hope I can see a Bobby Lashley v Brock Lesnar. That would be a great fight to watch.
Recap: Overall it was a great card, I hope you all enjoyed it. I also just want to state that my predictions are solely based on my opinion of each fighter’s strengths and weaknesses against each-other’s strengths and weaknesses and that is it. I try to consider all of the possibilities and most likely outcomes when picking a winner. With that said take my predictions as seriously as you want, but they are only my opinions. I don’t wish any fighter to be harmed or get beat up etc. Each fighter is a great athlete and deserves more credit than most fans are willing to give (to the losers anyway).
