[quote name='ced']Really, no reactions?
First off, Palhares instantly wins the Most Embarrassing MMA Moment of the Year with the celebration false start. Happy to see Shogun get revenge on Forrest with authority. I also witnessed Big Nog KO'ing somebody, which is like seeing a shooting star and it was a beautiful shooting star.
Finally, I'm growing more and more disappointed that Silva continues to run through the entire MW division. All we have left at this point is Silva-Sonnen II and if he wins that one I don't know where you go from there. Good to see him look for a convincing stoppage today, but I can't help but think he could challenge himself at LHW rather than remain content stomping the dwindling challengers in his current division.[/QUOTE]
From what Bustamante has said, Palhares stopped because Miller gave the word. Of course, Palhares should have continued until the ref stepped in, but yep, that's his reasoning.
Now, I'm all for Silva and St-Pierre moving up weight divisions if they can't agree to a fight— Speaking of, I think St-Pierre's psyche wouldn't allow himself to be put into harm's way again, after his first fight with Serra. I mean, there's a reason why he plays it safe and smart. But anyway, my issue with Silva moving to 205 is that if Jones becomes a dominant champ, Silva has already flat-out stated, in an article that can be found on BloodyElbow, that he won't fight Jones as he is a friend. And a Jones-Silva clash is the only reason why I would want to see Silva move up to 205.
St-Pierre at 185 is a bit more interesting. However, I think it's a big risk for St-Pierre. Guys are a lot bigger at 185, and then there's Chael Sonnen, who would grapple-abuse St-Pierre—and beat him by UD. Hands-down. St-Pierre's wrestling is fantastic, but very few MMA fighters possess Sonnen's Olympic-level skill. And as Okami showed, there's a difference between great wrestling and Olympic-caliber wrestling.
Right now, what's left for Silva at 185? Stann, Sonnen, and Munoz, in the UFC. Lombard is legit outside of the UFC, but has yet to face real competition. Lombard, realistically, would get knocked-out. He's a small middleweight with dynamite power but decent takedown defense. Silva would analyze him and counterstrike him to smithereens. Sonnen and Stann will cancel each other out when they face each other, and Munoz trained with Black House, and probably wouldn't fight Silva. So, what's left for Silva at 185? MMA's best troll, Chael Sonnen.
What's left for St-Pierre at 170? Condit. I love Penn and appreciate Fitch, but neither would beat St-Pierre. MacDonald may eventually take up where St-Pierre left-off if St-Pierre moves up. MacDonald would probably not fight St-Pierre, given that they train together. Ebersole is also a good prospect at 170, which is funny cause he's had over 60 pro fights. He needs two good wins against top contenders (no disrespect to Lytle).
Did anyone else watch the first ProElite show? Reagan Penn had an impressive first pro outing. On the flip side, Arlovski needs to reconsider his profession. A win never looked so bad.