Nogueira looked incredible tonight id like to see him in their with the Evans-Silva winner possibly because this guy is a true contender and has been for years. I think he would test Shogun-Machida winner quite honestly hell we seen him go very close with Shogun in 05 in that classic battle. I thought Koscheck looked great and proved overwhelming for a untested Anthony Johnson he looked lost off his back IMO. I enjoyed the fight aside from that frequent fouls. I would perfer Koscheck-Hardy first in February especially if GSP is still injured. I personally thought Tito edged the first 2 rounds but the first is really debatable as Forrest did good damage with those leg kicks which proved to pay off HUGE in the 3rd round. Great great fight but Tito just still has evolved enough his shots did look good the first 2 rounds but he didnt check enough kicks and gassed due to it. Since neither are close to a title shot id like to see Tito finally get an easier fight maybe with Stephan Bonnar while Forrest gets a also somewhat easier fight with a Jardine rematch hopefully setting up a trilogy. IMO not much was settled nothing because it was another SD and who wouldnt enjoy Ortiz vs Griffin III ?
The PPV price probablly goes up a bit but who gives a **** right :hey The fights would be secoundary at that point you could give me Fedor vs Lesnar any fight involving GSP-Henderson-Anderson-Belfort and any combo of Mousasi-Machida-Shogun and ill still be more hyped for a sexy make out contest.
Won a tenner off a mate on the Grove fight = a fiver then koscheck = tenner Thought ortiz won the first two but Forrest dominated the 3rd big time
I thought the main event was horrible. I'm not sure why people would want to sit through a third fight? It would be pointless to have a trilogy, but then again the UFC seems to be running out of main event match ups.
Yes, Ortiz gave the fight to him in the third round by doing nothing. The first fight was a lot better.
Tito did nothing in the 3rd. Forrest should have went for the finish. **** I could have whooped Tito's ass if he fought against me like he did in the 3rd
So much for Ortiz and his much improved fitness. Fair play to Forrest. Good showing after the recent hammerings he has took.
I thought it was an awful fight too. Forrest's sweep near the end of the second was the only thing I thought was exciting. Forrest was hitting Tito at will in the last round, but everybody knew he didn't have the power to knock him out so there really wasn't any suspense. Tito is a great **** talker though, and I'm sure they'll leverage that skill to sell a third fight down the line.
Jardine is a terrible matchup for Forrest I think. Jardine loses to guys with power and Forrest just doesn't have any.
I didn't understand why Tito just stood there in the 3rd round. It was as though he thought he had won the first two rounds decisively (which he didn't). Either way, I'm glad he lost.
Lil Nog did great. To be honest I thought Cane would take him out, but it turned out to be the other way round. Wouldn't have been surprised if Lil Nog won a decision, but he took him out in style and pretty quickly. I'm sure Cane will be back though, he needs to learn from this. Fair play to both Johnson and Koshceck, they took a tough fight on short notice. I also want to see Kosheck vs Hardy, but I think the UFC has already decided Hardy will get his shot at GSP. I also hope Johnson now moves up to 185.