Stefan Struve vs. Lavar Johnson: This fight was quick and
predictable. Struve knew that if he could pull guard, the fight would be over
instantly, and it was. He quickly got the armbar, and even seemed to dislocate
his shoulder. If Struve’s chin was better, he could very well be one of the
best in the world, and I mean that. The kid has crisp standup and a brilliant
ground game. And he’s only 24 years old. Scary stuff.
Possible matchups for Struve: Why not try and make the
Struve/Hunt fight happen? Lavar Johnson didn’t move him up the ladder.
Possible matchups for Johnson: If Johnson wants to get
himself back on track, he could easily KO Morecraft in the first round.
Morecraft seems to always be the guy the UFC uses to rebound KO artists.
Stipe Miocic vs. Shane del Rosario: Miocic was the second
example of how cardio is superior to blitzing. He survived the first round
onslaught of devastating body kicks from del Rosario. Miocic came out and
noticed that del Rosario tired and went in for the kill. This fight was really
brutal, the finish was very bloody and del Rosario and a nasty gash that split
his eyebrow right in half.
Possible matchups for Miocic: Miocic is the real deal. He
has some amazing standup, good cardio (for heavyweight), and a solid ground
game. He is the future in the heavyweight division. I would like to see him and
Roy Nelson face off. Miocic needs to fight a big name.
Possible matchups for del Rosario: Fellow heavyweight,
Brendan Schuab is also coming off a devastating loss. This fight would be very
exciting and it would also send the loser of this fight down the ladder real
far.
Roy Nelson vs. Dave Herman: This fight was a quick one but a
sweet one. Nelson quickly dispatched of Dave Herman with one of his signature
over right hands. Herman tried to argue the stoppage but he was clearly out.
His whole body went limp and fell, the second punch brought him back from the
dead.
Possible matchups for Herman: Herman is a weird dude. He has
unlimited potential but he just cant seem to tap it. He seems to almost too
unorthodox, that he doesn’t even know what he is going to do. Shawn Jordan, who
is coming off an impressive win against Oli Thompson, would be a tough fight
for both these guys.
Cain Velazquez vs. Bigfoot Silva: That was easily the best,
and most violent, Cain Velazquez we have ever seen. He instantly took down
Silva and bloodied him to a pulp. It was hard to watch, even for a hardcore MMA
fan such as myself. I actually thought that Silva had a good chance at winning
this fight based on the fact that Cain’s chin has been suspect since his fight
with Cheick Kongo and Silva has planets connected to his arms. But Cain put any
doubts to sleep when he absolutely demolished Silva in the first round.
Possible matchups for Velazquez: This one is quite easy. A
second fight with the champ himself, Junior dos Santos. Dana said it himself;
Cain is getting a title shot.
Possible matchups for Bigfoot: After being completely
humiliated by Cain, he deserves an easier fight than the former champ. Silva is
a seriously good fighter and could do some damage to some of the top guys at
that weight class. I could see him against the winner of Kongo/Big Nog.
Junior dos Santos vs. Frank Mir: People and writers
(including us) were saying that Mir had 0% chance of winning this fight. And it
seems we were right on that. Mir’s chin is really starting to fade and a bad
chin going up against the best boxing in MMA is not exactly the best
combination. Dos Santos ran through the former champ in the second round,
landing blow after blow, eventually making Herb step in and stop the fight.
Possible matchups for the champ: Dos Santos vs. Velazquez
II, here we come!
Possible matchups for Mir: I would personally recommend Mir
to retire, but that is obviously not going to happen. A fight with Gonzaga
would be a good fight between two legends.
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