- If there’s such a thing as an unimpressive 30-26 victory, Jeremy Stephens put it on. The fact that he couldn’t stop an unknown in Payan doesn’t bode well for his fists at featherweight.
- That was quite an uninspired effort from former WEC Bantamweight Champion Brian Bowles. Had Roop dead to rights, but moved glacially and just wilted quietly into the good night.
- Thompson did look a bit more well-rounded than in previous efforts. As for Burrell, needs a tad more wrestling defense, because nobody should be taken down by Thompson in the greatest wrestling division on the planet.
- Khabib. Good lord. Maybe make weight next time so you can be an actual contender, though?
- The fight was there to take for Colton Smith, he just couldn’t see it. This could be good for him long term to learn from, because he didn’t fight poorly, just didn’t take advantage when he could have.
- I got the Bermudez pick right, but I don’t feel good about it. Holloway is a fun, fun boxer to watch.
- Rogan’s adoration of anyone even loosely affiliated with karate is getting embarrassing at this point. It’s always been there, but the Thompson fight was just ridiculous.
- For how awful the judges were for the Bermudez/Holloway fight (and granted, I don’t know specifically who they were for either fight), they got Pyle/Story right. Pyle was extremely active from guard and has submission attempts aplenty. Good to see.
- Cerrone vs. Noons went about how you’d expect. After the second, Noons didn’t seem like he wanted to be in there. Notice how when they were asking Noons if he could see, he didn’t say anything, it was his corner that was saying he could, it was just blood, etc…, Noons didn’t once defend himself that I saw.
- TJ Grant looked like a freaking monster today, but credit Maynard. Most guys would have just stayed down, Gray kept getting up and I thought he had a chance to get up again before it was stopped. Warrior’s heart on Gray. That being said, TJ deserves his shot, but unfortunately, I can see a Johny Hendricks-type situation occuring, especially with Pettis getting his name out there and hyped from EA and Xbox. That makes me a shade below furious.
- Somebody finally fixed the transmission on the Glover bandwagon and it’s chugging along again.
- Junior by-god freaking dos Santos. Hunt was game and his cardio help up better than I thought, but JDS was dialed in something ferocious. He was a machine.
- What was up with all the in-PPV shilling? Poker, Las Vegas, Harley? That looked cheap and carny-like (no offense, Lentz). I’m not going to be sanctimonous and say that I’m entitled to non-stop action, but was that really neccessary? Did Dana need a quick marker at the blackjack table?
- Yes, the Velasquez/Silva stoppage was early, no, it doesn’t matter. Silva wasn’t going to improve his position and wasn’t going to last until the bell. Early stoppage, but it was a matter of time.
- Another Vegas card, yet another piss-poor Vegas crowd. Fair-weather, entitled, unappreciative asshats. COME TO PENNSYLVANIA FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!
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