Evans-Silva Shine at UFC 108 and More

There are some fights where you wish there wasn’t as loser. Last night was one of those fights that both men gave it there all. Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva put on a show for the UFC faithful and gave the UFC some momentum to start the year. Evans defeated Silva by unanimous decision. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28. It’s always a good thing when a fight goes the distance. The other fight that went the distance was Joe Lauzon and Sam Stout which won Fight of the Night Honors. Stout defeated Lauzon by unanimous decision with judges scores being 30-26, 30-27, 30-27. Like I said the UFC need to start off the year with a good showing. A lot of big fights are in the works for the year especially in the spring.

UFC 113 is suppose to have Lyoto Machida and Mauricio Rua fighting again. Also on the same card Rampage Jackson and Rashad Evans finally fighting once and for all. I am looking forward to this fight because of all the bad blood between both men. It should be fun to watch

At UFC 112 Vitor Belfort and Anderson Silva are scheduled to fight for the Middleweight Championship and in my opinion it will be Silva’s toughest test to date. Also taking place on this card will be Matt Hughes and Renzo Gracie. This match is still tentative but should take place at this event.

UFC 111 will feature to championship bouts. The first one is the Welterweight Championship bout between Georges St-Pierre (c) and Dan Hardy. Dan Hardy has become a fan favorite and St-Pierre has not fought in a very long time which might cost him his title. The other bout is will be an Interim Heavyweight Championship bout between Frank Mir and Shane Carwin. I am so disgusted that Frank Mir is getting a title shot. He has a big mouth and thinks he’s the greatest. I feel bad for Brock Lesnar who is still recovering from illness. I am really hoping he comes back soon and defends his title and puts an end to the Interim Heavyweight Champion whoever that might be at the time.

UFC 110 will have a very good lineup including Wanderlei Silva vs. Michael Bisping, Keith Jardine vs. Ryan Bader, and Mirko Filipović vs. Ben Rothwell. This card will be held in Australia and it will be the first time ever they have been there.

Then we have UFC 109 which is the next pay-per-view and that will headlined by Randy Couture and Mark Coleman. Also on the card is the battle of two ego-maniacs, Matt Serra vs. States Frank Trigg. I cannot stand either of these guys so I am hoping they rip each other apart. I think it will make for a great fight.

The UFC is going to be all over the place this year, going to different cities in the country and even outside of the country. They are making global presence felt and I think this will be be a big year for them. Stay tuned for more on new fights, and on new developments going on in the UFC.