Dec 27 2008
UFC 92
In 2008 we have seen Randy Couture lose his heavyweight championship and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson lose his light heavyweight title. Then you have BJ Penn, Georges St.Pierre, and Anderson Silva still on top of their games and still title holders.
Brock Lesnar is now the heavyweight champ after a shocking knock-out victory over Couture, and Forrest Griffin defeating Jackson to become the champ. That sets up UFC 92, which has been dubbed “The Ultimate 2008″, where two titles will be on the line, and possibly a career in the UFC.
The main event is going to be Griffin as he puts his title on the line for the first time against undefeated Rashad Evans. Evans defeated former champ, Chuck Liddell, by knocking him out in convincing fashion thus setting up this match-up of “Ultimate Fighter” winners.
Griffin vs Evans itself is hard to pick a winner because both fighters are very evenly matched in skills and all around abilities. The edge will have to go to Griffin, however, seeing he does have the championship experience and has gone five, five-minute rounds before.
The Second, and co-Main Event, is a heavyweight match-up for the interim title between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir. Nogueira, the interim heavyweight champ, is known for his amazing comebacks in fights and his outstanding ground game.
Mir, is a former heavyweight champ in the UFC and is also known for a great ground game and has also defeated current champ Brock Lesnar. This is another fight that is could be a toss-up and in fact, I will not even try to pick a winner in this one.
This card also features a match-up of Quinton Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva part three, Silva has won the previous two fights. Both fighters can gain a title shot if they win this match, while the fighter who loses can have a strong up-hill battle in getting back into contention.
So this is how the UFC will finish its 2008, with a very powerful card, and plenty more on the horizon for 2009. For all and any MMA fans or UFC fans, this is the best possible card the UFC has ever put together and it will likely be one of the greatest nights in UFC history.
J.M.Saucedo
