[quote name='n8rockerasu']Ya know, I'm really over seeing these big heavyweights fight. Aside from a very short list, most of them are just fat, out of shape, and have a two minute gas tank. You're not going to convince me you're some bad ass tough guy if the secret to beating you is to make you chase me for 2 minutes and then I can push you around and hit you whenever I please.
Don't take this the wrong way...this DOES NOT apply to Cain Velasquez who is just a monster who won't stop coming. But a lot of these "top heavyweights" are a joke. Even a talented guy like Shane Carwin just can't support his own muscle mass long enough to be taken seriously.
Meanwhile, Nate Diaz (who I'm not a fan of) looked amazing tonight and showed ridiculous skill. I started feeling bad for Gomi as the fight seemed to take on this weird appearance of a high school bully picking on the nerdy Asian mathlete, lol. He was picking Gomi apart, and Gomi was just trying to not get hit in the head.
EDIT - Damn, are we ready to annoint Jon Jones the "Michael Jordan" of MMA yet? I can't help but feel like he represents everything the sport has been working toward for twenty years now. An extremely well-rounded fighter who is highly skilled at EVERYTHING, who also possesses unmatched physical attributes. At 205, he's simply going to be bigger, faster, and stronger than everybody he faces, and on top of that, he shows incredible intelligence and creativity to keep his opponents off balance the entire fight. Not to mention, he's a humble guy who seems to truly appreciate the position he's in. As happy as I am that the Cain vs. Junior fight is going to be the one to usher in the UFC on network programming, I feel like Jon Jones will be the face of the sport in a year or two. Jon Jones is MMA.[/QUOTE]
Browne's cardio issues cost him an easy stoppage IMO, because he did nothing after the first round except for tag him and move/take him down and waste time. He soundly beat up Broughton like it was obvious he was going to, but man did he look poor tonight.
Diaz did look better as well but he is not a top guy. Has zero strength and people like Dong Hyun Kim who can take him down constantly or Maynard who can outstrike him will always be beating him.
Jones is just a beast and he continues to impress everytime he fights. He will kill Shogun and Evans, Henderson has the best shot to beat him (although I think even the H-bomb will be defeated as well).