I predicted Cain would bury Nog-- He's a complete fighter, he's young, he's hungry and he's strong as hell.
To me he's like a compact Brock Lesnar with a bigger heart, much better striking and better stamina. Nog is one of the greatest of all time, but he's old, he's got a lot of milage and his punching power is lacking against the younger, bigger, stronger guys in the division.
I predicted Wandy would win-- but I really wasn't all that confident based on his UFC performances. The nasal surgery definitely helped his stamina-- he was able to stuff Bispings take downs, or pop back up immediately without a problem. Also, you didn't see him breathing from his mouth during most of the fight. Bisping demonstrated yet again why he's a mediocre fighter. He has zero punching power and can't handle being rushed by tough opponents.
The rest of the card was so-so. Bader/ Jardines was a pretty decent fight. Bader has a bright future if he can develop his game a little bit and stay healthy. Joe Daddy got absolutely embarrassed. He went in as the favorite and got completely dominated from bell to bell. Zavikous or whatever that Aussies name was, put on a show. That dude may be someone to watch at lightweight to possibly challenge BJ down the line. He has solid, compact striking and unbelievable jiu jitsu. The Cro Cop fight was unwatchable. The most action packed fight of the night was the prelim between Stefan Bonnar and that Polak from TUF. They put it on after the Nog fight was over. Now that was a brawl.
