I was excited to see Vitor and Anderson fight, but I would also like to see Chael Sonnen fight Anderson, and I actually think Chael might be a tougher fight for him than Vitor would be right now.
They cut “The Antidote”, is what I’m hearing. BOOOOO to this. Supposedly he says he is not retiring, and would still like to fight for the UFC, and kick Tito Ortiz’ ass at some point.
Joey Beltran def. Rolles Gracie – TKO (Punches) 1:31 R2
** Gracie looked terrible, not what I expected.
Chris Tuchscherer def. Tim Hague by majority decision (29-28, 29-28, and 28-28. This was an unpopular decision with the audience.
Phil Davis def. Brian Stann by decision.
Rob Emerson def. Phillipe Nover by unanimous decision.
Melvin Guillard def. Ronys Torres by unanimous decision.
Mac Danzig def. Justin Buchholz by unanimous decision.
Matt Serra def. Frank Trigg by TKO in round one.
Demian Maia def. Dan Miller by unanimous decision.
Paulo Thiago chokes out Mike Swick in round one.
Chael Sonnen dominated Nate Marquardt for a unanimous decision victory.
Randy Couture defeats Mark Coleman by rear naked choke in round two. Coleman refused to tap, and was about to pass out from the choke when the referee stopped the fight.
Rolles Gracie over Joey Beltran (I hope this fight is shown)
Chris Tuchscherer over Tim Hague
Brian Stann over Phil Davis
Phillipe Nover over Rob Emerson
Ronys Torres over Melvin Guillard
Justin Buchholz over Mac Danzig
Matt Serra over Frank Trigg
Demian Maia over Dan Miller
Mike Swick over Paulo Thiago
Chael Sonnen over Nate Marquardt
and RANDY COUTURE over MARK COLEMAN…
This is going to be a great fight. Yes, they’re old…I don’t care. I’m not going to enjoy seeing either guy lose…but it will be a great fight. Even if it ends in 20 seconds, even if it goes to a judges decision, it will be a great fight. As long as it doesn’t end with a bad refs decision or an eyepoke, it will be great.
Randy Couture has ALWAYS stayed in the championship hunt, but 10 years ago, who would have thought he would still be championship material? And Mark Coleman…if he can win this, will be right back in contention for a UFC championship.