UFC Fight Night- Shogun vs Sonnen *BROADCAST DETAILS IN POST #1*

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

Why is Sonnen even in there with Shogun. Makes no sense.

Damn. That was quick.

Still undefeated LHW Champion of the Multiverse.

Really enjoyable card tonight.

What a card!

its hard for some1 like shogun when theres so much tape on his bjj, preferred subs/sweeps etc,

finally managed to win an mma accumulator with conor, howard and sonnen, about time ive wasted enough money through the years ha!

Conor and Zingano post fight

Great card all round. Add to that I won a four fight accumulator and all is swell.

I said it before and I'll say it again, Diego Brandao is a tough and strong FW and would be a great match up for McGregor next. They're two young fighters with a couple of wins so it could be a great stepping stone for either fighter.

I feel sorry for Mike Brown. He really isn't the same fighter he was 10 years ago. He was complaining after the fight about it being an early stoppage but I think it was a good stoppage. I think he might finally hang up the gloves for good.

There's not much I can say about the McGregor fight that hasn't already been said but it was a fantastic display of calm under pressure. Another proud night for Irish MMA. Pity we didn't see any Steve Collins.

Michael Johnson looked as good as I've ever seen him in his defeat of Joe Lauzon. He nearly got himself into unnecessary trouble for pushing Yves Lavigne which was quite stupid. This was a must win fight for Johnson in Lauzon's home town and he pulled it off.

Uriah Hall proved why he shouldn't have been on the main card in the first place. Worst fight of the night by far and I'd say Hall is getting his walking papers.

Matt Brown needs a top ten WW next. The winner of Maia - Shields or Robbie Lawler could be a great fight for 'The Immortal'. I think the winner of Condit - Kampmann will fight Rory McDonald so they're out.

Travis Browne took some of the most vicious knees to the body I've seen in a while. What's most exciting about his win is that now both Overeem and Mark Hunt are coming off losses so the potential for a K1-esque battle are there. If this match up isn't made then Joe Silva needs to rethink his career.

I really felt for Shogun after his loss. He seemed more focussed than I've seen him in the last few years and he seemed to be attempting one last run for the belt. He's a long way away from getting a title shot again that's for sure. On a side note I never would have thought that Shogun was younger than Chael by 5 years (31 and 36)

rounders123 wrote: »

Avril is a good ref but he often over reacts and here was just another example of it.

I'll never forget Browne vs. Sell, in my eyes the worst stoppage in UFC history. Any man who can let that happen shouldn't be allowed to step foot in the cage in my opinion.

Absolutely gutted about the main event. Not to take anything away from Chael, he looked fantastic, but you have to think that maybe it's time for Shogun to retire. There's only so many fights you can have before you're body can't keep up anymore. He has so much mileage on his fights for somebody his age, it's a shame. I have a feeling he's going to follow in Wanderlei's footsteps and carry on fighting for years more. Maybe a change of camp is needed after all if he wants to keep fighting.

I think Wand is a serious step down from Chael. He brings nothing to the table that's new after the Shogun fight. Belfort does deserve a title shot but a fight between him and Sonnen would be so easy to sell and would earn Chael a title shot if Weidman keeps the title.