On the ground it was a different story, but on the feet it was a joke fight like two drunken sailors brawling on a ship in the middle of a storm. No wonder boxing fans criticise the sport for being a technique-barren brawl.

In contract, Koscheck and Okami showed some really nice boxing, if a little too sedate.

Huerta was obviously the more skilled of the two fighters and my beef (if you could even call it that) is only with Garcia. That’s not to say that I don’t want to see him back. If you can get a guy who is *not* very technical to put on a show like that, imagine what he will do when his skills have improved a bit.

I am not a huge fan of the brawling fights. I don’t think they are garbage, since they have entertainment value, but I agree, I would never call that type of fight “great”.

Huerta vs. Garcia – uh…. one of the greatest UFC fights ever???? I thought it was garbage. I actually burst out laughing at one point cos it just looked like two drunks in a parking lot. I guess MMA hasn’t quite progressed past the wanting a brawl phase and I don’t know if it ever will.

Sanchez vs Kos – I’m not surprised by the hate for this fight but I don’t agree with it at all. Diego should get some shit but I thought Kos was incredibly impressive. If it was GSP that put in that performance everyone would be calling it “dominating” and “techinically brilliant” but people just let their Kos hate cloud their judgement. He controlled the fight perfectly, put together some nice combos and never let Diego even have a chance of hitting him. His striking on it’s own I think would match absolutely anyone in the division and for someone who was just a wrestler a couple of years ago – well, that’s beyond impressive.

GSP vs Serra – I’m sure GSP trained hard but he wasnt fighting at anywhere near the same tempo as he did in his previous fights. I love GSP but I don’t feel bad for him at all… this is something to learn from and if you come in and fight at 70% pace, you deserve to lose.

1) Kendall Grove is possibly the most improved fighter in the history of time itself. The fact that this is the same guy who got choked out by Savant Young and KO’d by Sick Dog Ramirez astounds me. Frigging astounds me.

2) Okami needs to look at the tape of the Japnese fighters in the last CAGE FORCE card and see what a mounted elbow can do.

3) It’s awesome that Nogueira’s last operation/surgery/laser whatever came out successful, because the idea of Nogueira in a 25 minute title fight is something I can rally behind.

4) MMA needs more Mexicans, ASAP.

5) MMAtt Serra is president.

Grove is looking sharp, and his speed and reach make him a very dangerous force at 185. Possibly the best bet to dethrone Anderson Silva?

Joe Rogan seemed to remind us several times that “Mike Swick COULD fight at 155!!!” almost as if he was setting up a pre-emptive excuse if he lost. Pretty good fight and much to Dana White’s dismay, Swick went down in flames.

Roger Huerta vs. Leonard Garcia was one of the best UFC fights I’ve ever seen. Just incredible.

Sanchez goes down by decision, and I was shocked that he landed maybe 3 solid punches the whole fight and zero takedowns. Not exactly a barn-burner, but following the Huerta vs. Garcia fight would be nearly impossible to top in terms of action. Josh looked good and should be in line for a title fight.

Serra beating GSP was probably the biggest upset in UFC history – I can’t think of another title change that blew my mind like this. I think in 9 out of 10 fights GSP wins, but this was Serra’s night.

How fucked up was Drago’s face when he was celebrating with Serra? He looked like the Elephant Man.

For the bonus fight, Josh Haynes vs. Luke Cummo was entertaining. I don’t know what was better: Haynes trying to take down the referee with an ankle pick, or Nate Quarry’s profanity-laced motivational speech between rounds.