\Of course, the UFC starts off 2012 with a bang. Every fight on the main card ended with a finish, something we havent seen in a while. Viewers (and illegal streamers) definitely got their "money's" worth with this event.
To start off the main card, lightweights Edson Barboza and Terry Etim began the night with a fight that nobody in Rio will forget. It was a back and forth battle in the stand-up, with Barboza winning the majority of the exchanges. Late in the third round, Barboza hit Etim with one of the most beautifully thrown wheel kicks I have ever seen in my entire life, knocking Etim out cold. Check it out:
In the next fight, up and coming welterweight Erick Silva took on veteran Carlo Prater in a fight that ended in just 29 seconds. What many thought to be a TKO in favor of Silva, actually turned out to be a DQ on Silva due to strikes to the back of the head. Considering this was an absolute bullshit call, I'm choosing to not give a fuck and award points to those who predicted Silva to win. Suck it Yamasaki and those who wouldn't overturn the decision. The third fight of the night was a middleweight bout between submission ace Rousimar Palhares and Mike Massenzio. About just one minute into the opening round, Palhares went for a takedown, grabbed a leg, and of course, locked in a heel hook for the submission victory.
In the co-main event, "middleweights" Vitor Belfort and Anthony Johnson battled it out. The reason I use quotations for middleweights is because retard Johnson came 12 pounds overweight. Thats right, twelve pounds, so it wasn't even a middleweight fight. The fight was mostly on the feet, until Belfort rocked Johnson, and eventually choked him out for the win. Thank god I was wrong in predicting Johnson, that douchebag got cut and deserves it.
In the main event, FW champion Jose Aldo battled Chad Mendes in a bout that I figured would be much more difficult for Aldo than people had expected. I wouldn't have been surprised if Mendes had used his wrestling on Aldo to secure a 5-round decision victory. Of course, Aldo proves me wrong and dominates the fight on the feet, eventually rocking Mendes with a huge knee off of the cage and finishing him with strikes a 4:59 of round 1.
Standings:
Vinny: 7 points
Shawn: 6 points
Joe: 6 points
Alex: 5 points
Jon: 5 points
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