Brandon Vera vs Krzystof Soszynski - A plodding, snail-paced match in typical "One guy's afraid and the other guy is glad about it" form. It was a one-sided fight with one fighter being clearly better than the other but the other was contractually bound to fight so it went on for 15 agonizing minutes until (mercifully) the final horn sounded. And there was no second-guessing the outcome.
Demian Maia vs Nate Marquardt - All I'll say is, Don't blink. Faster than anyone would have thought. This fight definitely shaved off at least 15 minutes of the entire card. Wow!
Chris Leben vs Jake Rosholt - Unexpected conclusion to this one, even though it wasn't the fastest or most exciting fight. Definitely worth sitting through, though.
Thiago Silva vs Keith Jardine - This co-main event match was a fight that I was looking forward to seeing and it didn't disappoint. Shocking conclusion but definitely - DEFINITELY! - worth seeing!
Randy Couture vs Antonio Noguiera - The main event match was everything you would dream for and expect when two legends of the MMA world finally meet. The only disappointment about this match was that it was a non-title fight, meaning it only lasted three rounds instead of five. Absolutely great fight...one of the best demonstrations of heart, character, and toughness on the part of both fighters. This was a classic.
Overall score for this card was a solid 7.5 but it leans more toward "Great" than just "Good", so I'm giving it an 8. Definitely worth watching this one!
Review by ShubesBlockedParent2023-08-06T02:07:01Z
Brandon Vera vs Krzystof Soszynski - A plodding, snail-paced match in typical "One guy's afraid and the other guy is glad about it" form. It was a one-sided fight with one fighter being clearly better than the other but the other was contractually bound to fight so it went on for 15 agonizing minutes until (mercifully) the final horn sounded. And there was no second-guessing the outcome.
Demian Maia vs Nate Marquardt - All I'll say is, Don't blink. Faster than anyone would have thought. This fight definitely shaved off at least 15 minutes of the entire card. Wow!
Chris Leben vs Jake Rosholt - Unexpected conclusion to this one, even though it wasn't the fastest or most exciting fight. Definitely worth sitting through, though.
Thiago Silva vs Keith Jardine - This co-main event match was a fight that I was looking forward to seeing and it didn't disappoint. Shocking conclusion but definitely - DEFINITELY! - worth seeing!
Randy Couture vs Antonio Noguiera - The main event match was everything you would dream for and expect when two legends of the MMA world finally meet. The only disappointment about this match was that it was a non-title fight, meaning it only lasted three rounds instead of five. Absolutely great fight...one of the best demonstrations of heart, character, and toughness on the part of both fighters. This was a classic.
Overall score for this card was a solid 7.5 but it leans more toward "Great" than just "Good", so I'm giving it an 8. Definitely worth watching this one!