Bye Bye Brock

So UFC 141 is all over and so is Brock Lesnars MMA career. I have to hold my hands up and admit that I called this one wrong. I really thought that Brock would take The Reem down and pound him out. The fight itself was weird, Brocks heart just wasn't in it he seemed content to take his punishment and get the hell out of there, no doubt with a healthy pay cheque to boot. His admission after the fight that he had intended to retire if he lost or after one more fight if he won shed some light on his lacklustre performance. I think fans have every right to feel a little short changed, in the pre fight hype Brock was talking about becoming the greatest MMA heavyweight of all time now he had his health back. In reality he was just selling some extra PPV buys for his final appearance. Fair play, he won and defended (twice) the belt and brought excitement and media attention to the UFC but it wasn't a great way to bow out.

Overeem on the other hand can't be faulted, he turned up, looked super confident, was aggressive and now has a chance to be the UFC heavyweight champ. I still don't think he answered the question about how he would handle an elite wrestler. One half hearted single leg attempt from Brock didn't even cause him to break sweat. One thing that struck me as weird was the UK flag on the fighter head to head graphic. He may have been born in London and we'd love to claim him as our own but the guy is a proud Dutchman.

Nate Diaz looked awesome in his destruction of "The Cowboy". His last two performances have been great. I have to say I'm really warming to the Diaz brothers, they are both really exciting to watch. I like the animosity and intensity they bring to the cage. That's what I tune in to see. Neither of them have answered the question of how they can deal with an elite wrestler yet but that test will come again soon enough.

Speaking of elite wrestlers Johny Hendricks scored a super KO win over Jon Fitch. It was a great left hand strike and I have no concerns about the stoppage. Fitch was out. I have to say I do feel a little sorry for Jon Fitch, I think he kinda got screwed by the UFC with this match up. It's clear he has few friends in the UFC hierarchy and that is partly to do with his own outspoken nature and "practical" (boring) fighting style. This guy has to win twice as many fights as anyone else to get back into title contention despite being most peoples No 2 ranked WW (prior to this fight). Fitch should not have been fighting anyone outside the top 10, this was a clear lose/lose situation and a horrible stylistic match up. I can't help but think that Dana White would've been secretly rubbing his hands with glee at this result.