Heavyweight bout: Roy Nelson vs. Junior dos Santos
Fat vs. muscle usually has fat win because muscle gasses from too much muscle. Nelson takes a bunch of bombs, survives, dos Santos gasses a little, but did prevent a major shutdown by not getting too excited when he got a knockdown to pull a Shane […]

Lightweight bout: George Sotiropoulos vs. Kurt Pellegrino
Looking forward to this fight as Sotiropoulous is a 10th planet guy against a Marcelo Garcia guy. Marcelo Garcia is pretty much accepted as the greatest sport bjj guy ever, gi and no gi. 10th planet jj is designed for MMA and no gi only and hated […]

In Vancouver, Canada.
Welterweight bout: Carlos Condit vs. Rory MacDonald
MacDonald grabs Condit’s foot on a kick and punches his face to make Condit go down to start but gets back up. These guys are swinging. Condit taken down on clinch and starts meathook rubber guard. I thought Greg Jackson hated rubber guard, but […]

I’m at this dude’s house that kept pausing the fights. I hope my memory holds.
Welterweight bout: Diego Sanchez vs. John Hathaway
Diego is legit crazy. I know that because I know a guy who used to train with him at Greg Jackson before Greg Jackson was famously awesome. Unfortunately, he’s about as smart […]

Here we go again. Just in case you forget, here’s how I rate fights:
Engagement on different levels
You can’t just only stand or only grapple. Great matches have both.
Near finishes
Whether submissions attempts or knockdowns, escapes and recoveries make fights more exciting.
Entertainment
Whether the drama building to the fight or the story being told in the fight, special […]