Better late then never, but here are my quick post fight thoughts from UFC Fight Night 22. I apologize for not getting predictions up in time. I'm going to start having a couple friends write guest pieces so that we can have a little more activity on here, and we even recorded close to two hours of fight talk the other night. I start a GTS MMA youtube page, but I'm still trying to figure out how to get the video into smaller pieces so that I can actually post them.
I still don't really care for Cole Miller considering his recent and continuing comments towards wrestling, but I couldn't help but be impressed by his performance. Ross looked like he was landing solid in a couple of the exchanges, but I don't think he ever really got comfortable dealing with Cole's reach. Miller just called out Gomi, but it looks like Gomi and Clay Guida is being set up. I'd like to see Miller take on recent signing Antonio McKee, especially when you considering McKee's style is exactly was Cole has been hating on.
Jim Miller improved to 7-1 in the UFC with an impressive win over Gleison Tibau. I was hoping Tibau would switch his gameplan up after he started getting clipped by Miller, but even when he got Miller down, Tibau didn't really look like he knew what he wanted to do. Miller is definitely putting himself in a good position to earn a title shot, especially with one more win. Cole Miller is definitely an option.
Charles Oliveira showed that he's definitely going to be a force at 155 while Efrain Escudero became the first TUF winner (aside from Lutter) to be cut from the UFC. Efrain did not impress in this fight, and he also missed weight big time for the second time in his UFC career. Oliveira is only 20 years old so he's just going to get better with time. I'd like to see him fight Ross Pearson or maybe Aaron Riley in his next fight.
Wow Palhares really screwed himself. You HAVE to protect yourself at all times otherwise you're going to get popped and that's exactly what happened here. Marquardt saw an opportunity and he jumped on it, and got the quick win. Palhares pulled a Pe De Pano there and decided it be better to look at the ref instead of the guy trying to punch him in the face.
In other news, it was announced that Vitor Belfort will face Yushin Okami in main event of UFC 122 in Germany. It was originally expected to serve a fight to set up an eventual contender, but Chael Sonnen failed his pre-fight drug test for UFC 117, and is facing fines and suspension. It is now looking like the winner of Okami/Belfort will get the next crack at Silva, but we will have to wait and see how this fight goes, and if the winner comes out healthy enough for a quick turn around.
Efrain the retarded rabbit is gone...
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