[quote name='n8rockerasu']Wow! So much for that "Edgar has no power" argument that gets thrown around the internet. He put "The Bully" out cold! Face flat on the canvas unconscious. That was enjoyable as hell to watch! I don't know why Edgar always comes out so flat in the 1st round, but I'm ready to see him fight new opponents after fighting Penn/Maynard for four straight fights.
Speaking of which...damn you Melvin Guillard. You could have easily beaten Joe Lauzon if you would have just been more patient and picked him apart. I have to question Guillard's chin though, because that punch he walked into didn't look flush and it stunned the shit out of him. I guess this opens the door for Clay Guida/Anthony Pettis/etc.
I really enjoyed the Sonnen/Stann fight though. Despite Sonnen's problems, I think he's a good fighter, and poses the biggest legitimate threat to Silva's reign. I'm also a fan of Brian Stann, so I just wanted good performances from both here. Sonnen flat out DOMINATED him (a strategy of "whatever position I'm in, I"ll hit him there!" is pretty stupid though). There's no reason he can't beat Silva. He's just gotta stay discliplined for 25 minutes and stay the course. There aren't many fighters who can handle that level of wrestling. The promo thing at the end I question. Sonnen already talked retirement after his suspension, so if he loses to Anderson again, it kinda becomes a "what's the point?" situation. And Silva really should move up to 205 win or lose, so I almost wonder if Dana told him to say that.
Also, I hate to say it, as he's one of my favorite fighters, but Kenny Florian, I think you're done. There's no reason you can't continue to compete, but at this stage in your career, you're not going to win a belt, so what's the point? How can any fighter be that good at submissions and that bad at takedowns? The only thing I thought Kenny could have worked more were elbows when he had Aldo against the cage. Other than that, he did all he could...he's just not good enough. Unless he can quickly learn a lifetime of wrestling from Chael Sonnen, he probably shouldn't fight anymore.
Great card overall though! One of my favorite of the year.[/QUOTE]
This card was being discussed heavily over at
Fightjunkie and I think their discussions were about right. Its not a big forum but they are real hardcore and knowledgeable (they bet money on the fights, so...) so I like it over there. Its sign-up only to see the forum, but well worth it IMO.
As for this post, Guillard just got caught jumping in wild with a punch that he didn't see coming, and Lauzon has underrated power (albeit he doesn't have much). Guillard was stunned badly and obviously got tooled on the ground but I don't think his chin is too questionable right now...he just got caught with a fairly clean shot jumping in.
Edgar is a beast, super tough and has underrated power as well. What won him the fight though was him outlasting Maynard and destroying him on the feet with ease while Maynard was dead gassed. Edgar will beat 90% of the LWs in the UFC, I think his biggest challenge is outside the UFC in Gil Melendez.
Florian is a good fighter but I understand why he sucks at wrestling. Well, he doesn't "suck" at wrestling completely (Aldo's TDD is sick) but he fights a bit too much like a typical BJJ player on the ground. Great from top but unable to put anything together on his back. Plus, he's slow on the feet and basically only has a jab for offense.
Phan/Garcia was a good fight, Garcia looked very bad as per the norm these days and I thought he took a beating aside from the third round, which was closer. IMO he should just retire with his money and build his restaurant business with Cerrone.