UFC 92 Results

Last night's UFC 92 had a few surprises.

Quentin "Rampage" Jackson (28-7) vs Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (32-8). Because Rampage had met Silva twice before and lost both times, I thought that the third time would likely end with another win for Silva. Boy, was I wrong, Rampage won via a devastating KO in the first round. Rampage is back and although you might think that he'd want a shot at getting his title again, he's said that he'd rather get the chance to avenge his loss to Forrest Griffin. Now that's a fighter talking!

Antonio "Big Nog" Nogueira (31-4-1) vs Frank Mir (11-3). Mir had less experience and did not sound confident in pre-fight interviews. That, coupled with the fact that Big Nog gets stronger as a fight goes on [and Mir isn't known for his conditioning] led me to belive that Big Nog would probably come out the winner. Boy, was I wrong again. Not only did Mir dominate the first round, he continued to dominate in the second and knocked Big Nog out before the 2 minute mark. Mir KO'd a man who had never been knocked out before and he made it look fairly easy.

Forrest Griffin (16-4) vs "Sugar" Rashad Evans (16-0-1). I picked Griffin to win, but was worried that Evans would once again find a way earn the victory. He did. Griffin had a great fight plan which kept the fight off the mat, and Evans at bay with solid leg kicks. Griffin won both rounds one and two and appeared to be on his way to winning the third as well. That's when Evans was able to catch Griffin's leg and land a hard shot which put Griffin down. Evans followed up with repeated head strikes until the ref was forced to call it.

So congratulations to Rampage, Mir and Evans.