UFC 91

Here's some odds and ends thought about this past weekend's UFC card.

Jorge Gurgel vs Aaron Riley: Gurgel is quickly becoming one of the funniest fighters to watch, if only to hear Joe Rogan constantly lament his refusal to use his black belt jiu-jitsu. His fights usually aren't' boring, but when you keep losing to guys like Aaron Riley progress becomes unattainable. Trust me, between booing within seconds of no engagement and the ridiculous "USA" chants, being a fan favorite is probably the last thing I would care about.

Gabriel Gonzaga vs Josh Hendricks: Can you say outclassed? Another quick win against low competition. Yay heavyweight division.

Demian Maia vs Nate Quarry: Outclassed strikes again. At this point Maia is the shining light in the middleweight division held hostage by Anderson Silva. He's beaten the gatekeepers, now let's see him against the elite.

Dustin Hazelett vs Tamdan McCrory: Hazelett made a believer out of me with his once again impressive ground work. I thought he might have been somewhat over-hyped, especially with the knockout loss to Koscheck, but he completely neutralized McCrory and got another submission victory. Interested to see who they match him against next.

Kenny Florian vs Joe Stevenson: So maybe outclassed was a theme. I had Florian winning this but I didn't expect such a dominant performance. He deserves the title shot.

Randy Couture vs Brock Lesnar: Going in, I had no idea what would happen in the supposed "Biggest Fight in UFC History." Couture worked his usual clinch-boxing style to decent results while it lasted, but Lesnar's incredible power ended it with one punch. I thought if Lesnar couldn't finish Herring he couldn't put Couture away. I'm interested to see if he'll be the first to KO Nogueira, assuming Nogueira wins against Mir, which I think he will. A Lesnar/Mir rematch might have a decent storyline, but you couldn't get me to care.