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Well fight fans, UFC 82 just finished and I have to say I was not surprised by the outcome.  (with exception of the Herring vs Kongo match, which in my books I thought was really a draw)  However, Herring was able to inflict a lot of pain with knees he threw to Kongo’s rib cage. This was a nice win for Herring after his loss to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and he will remain a top contender in the Heavyweight division. Kongo needs to work even more on his ground game before becoming a true threat for the Heavyweight title.

As for the main event Silva vs Henderson, the match started good for the former Pride title-holder with all three judges giving the first round to Henderson.  But in the second round Silva got a bit looser and came out much more aggressive, both fighters exchanging a barrage of punches, but in the final seconds of the Round 2, Anderson Silva sank in a rear-naked choke and Dan Henderson tap at 4:52 into the round. There’s nobody left to challenge the champion but Yushin Okami at this point.

I thought I would give you a Here’s your “MMA Moment of Zen” - Bas Rutten vs. Frank Shamrock from one of the trio of Pancrase fights between the two. Make sure to keep your eyes open for the tackle between the ring ropes and down to the floor at around the 5:00 mark.  Gone are the days of Pancrase… I sure do miss fights like this.

Enjoy.

Rutten vs. Shamrock, greatest line ever…”That’s a #@*!ing fist.”
Is that a technical term?  Frank Shamrock also had some of the best facial expressions I have ever seen in a fight.