Chuck Liddell versus Rashad Evans (Co-Main Event)

Round 1 3:21 Rashad over the top Chuck throw a huge right hand 2:50 body kick Rashad. Round 2 Rashad knocks Chuck the hell out. He is out cold after 3 minutes.

Rich Franklin versus Matt Hamill (Co-Main event)

Round 1 Franklin opens with a lot of leg kicks. both fighters circling a lot. Franklin’s movement and counters are quite well.  He is using a lot of leg kicks. Small cut under Rich’s right eye. He keeps attacking Hamill’s lead leg with the low kicks. 50 seconds to go Hamill takes Franklin down. Round [...]

Tim Boetsch versus Michael Patt

Round 1 Both men mixing their strikes very well. At 2:57 a two punch combo the first missing the second hits him flush in the mouth.  Patt falls and Boetsch proceeded to lay some unanswered punches.  Herb Dean steps in and stops the fight. Patt believed that he was able to continue.  Yet, he was [...]

Dan Henderson versus Rousimar Palhares

Huge right knock Palhares back.  Palhares tries for the leg lock.  Henderson is sprawling well.  Palhares throwing lots of leg kicks. Henderson connects with a right and swings wildly on the ground. Palhares decides to throw a lot of kicks.  With 45 seconds to go Palhares gets Henderson on the ground with about 2 seconds [...]

Nate Marquardt versus Martin Kampmann

Kampman takes the center of the octagon.  Nate hits Kampmann with a head kick which buckles his knees. Chases Kampmann to the cage.  Then proceeds to hit him with body and head shots.  Seemed that Kampmann might survive the initial onslaught.  When Kampmann slumps on the cage not intelligently defending himself the match was called [...]

Dong Hyun Kim versus Matt Brown

Well deserved victory for Dong Hyun Kim.  He won the split decision by taking the first round and the third round. Joe Rogan said he gave Matt the decision.  Unless the second round was scored 10-8 in favour of Matt Brown that idea is fanciful at best.

Chuck Liddell versus Rashad Evans (prediction)

Rashad will win this fight via decision.  Chuck has knockout power in either hands.  Yet Chuck is 38 years old.  If Rashad does not see those punches coming he deserves to be knocked out.  Rashad just does not leave the openings for Liddell to capitalize on.  Even watching his old wrestling films he has a [...]

UFC 88 Breakthrough

This must be the somewhat forgotten event.  It crept up on me this week and just about everyone else.   Universities reopening, the GOP, the return of the NFL and the US Open all demanded attention. The card also appears to have what people assume are pick em fights.  Coupled with the fact that the winners [...]