Ufc 146

[VictorCharlie]

I thought it was a pretty good card w/o any major surprises other than Varner winning. Hardy got a much needed win against a solid opponent and as I thought Mir just doesn't have the athleticism or the wrestling to hang with Junior. Honestly Brown was probably the biggest surprise. Anyway with all the HW fights it poses an interesting question of what is next for the division. For arguments sake I am going to assume Cormier still has to fight once more for SF and that Lesnar is not coming back

JDS vs Overeem: Assuming Alistair can get licensed this is still the most dynamite fight out there for HW

Mir vs Barnett: Doubtful either of these guys get another title shot and I'm not even sure if Barnett will ever fight int he octagon but it pits two of the best submission guys in the game and could be a main event fight. I hope Frank drops some more weight.

Cain vs Werdum: I know people are talking Cain vs Junior II but he needs to show more before a rematch of a fight he lost inside the first 2 minutes. Ideally I'd like to see this fight with Cormier but that would be a long wait.

Miocic vs Travis Browne: Two up and comers. A good win here pushes the victor into the next level.

Nelson vs Hunt: Both guys can bang and what it lacks in technical skills it will make up for in fireworks

Del Rosario vs Johnson: Both guys are active strikers that have looked good and are both coming off losses. A decisive win by either puts them back in the mix.

Big Foot vs Carwin: Not sure what has kept Shane on the shelf for so long but this would be an entertaining fight with two behemoths

Struve vs Schaub: A little bit of a step down after a big win by Stefan but he has kind of been up and down. String together a couple wins here and maybe a fight with Big Nog down the road.

Rothwell vs Cheick: Ben looked in fantastic shape against Schaub and Cheick is the perennial gate keeper. If Ben is really going to step up his game he needs to win against a always game fighter like Kongo.

[Hulk]

I thought it was a pretty good card w/o any major surprises other than Varner winning. Hardy got a much needed win against a solid opponent and as I thought Mir just doesn't have the athleticism or the wrestling to hang with Junior. Honestly Brown was probably the biggest surprise. Anyway with all the HW fights it poses an interesting question of what is next for the division. For arguments sake I am going to assume Cormier still has to fight once more for SF and that Lesnar is not coming back

JDS vs Overeem: Assuming Alistair can get licensed this is still the most dynamite fight out there for HW

Mir vs Barnett: Doubtful either of these guys get another title shot and I'm not even sure if Barnett will ever fight int he octagon but it pits two of the best submission guys in the game and could be a main event fight. I hope Frank drops some more weight.

Cain vs Werdum: I know people are talking Cain vs Junior II but he needs to show more before a rematch of a fight he lost inside the first 2 minutes. Ideally I'd like to see this fight with Cormier but that would be a long wait.

Miocic vs Travis Browne: Two up and comers. A good win here pushes the victor into the next level.

Nelson vs Hunt: Both guys can bang and what it lacks in technical skills it will make up for in fireworks

Del Rosario vs Johnson: Both guys are active strikers that have looked good and are both coming off losses. A decisive win by either puts them back in the mix.

Big Foot vs Carwin: Not sure what has kept Shane on the shelf for so long but this would be an entertaining fight with two behemoths

Struve vs Schaub: A little bit of a step down after a big win by Stefan but he has kind of been up and down. String together a couple wins here and maybe a fight with Big Nog down the road.

Rothwell vs Cheick: Ben looked in fantastic shape against Schaub and Cheick is the perennial gate keeper. If Ben is really going to step up his game he needs to win against a always game fighter like Kongo.

Some good potential matchups there my friend. Dana White already confirmed that Cain vs. Dos Santos II is next.

Overeem is my favorite fighter in the heavyweight division, I hope he gets his shit together and is able to come back in December as planned against a top guy, possibly the winner of the rematch between Cain and Junior.

I do not like Lop Dick Silva at all, but I expected more from that mongoloid against Cain. Lop Dick is actually a pretty good fighter, strong as all hell.

I agree with you on Mir vs. Barnett that fight makes perfect sense.

And we need to see Carwin back in there very soon, maybe against Mark Hunt...

[jdsrules]

I quite enjoyed this card too. Lots of KOs. Love it.

[mattboxingfan]

Cain's got the rematch....he has the belt back soon enough.
Dan put on a great fight against 'Bang' and got a sweet KO!
Big country is back!!!!!
Bummed about Mir he didn't even look in shape!

Awesome card! Oh yeah Miller is out and retired!

[Simon_chartrand]

Great matchups..
But dont forget Johnson /Del Rosario already happened in SF.
The fight clearly showed 2 fighters with a lack of technique comparing to Miocic and Struve.

My next oponent for Shane:

Pat Barry/Del Rosario: pat really needs a win on this one.

Also dont forget a great HW : Shane Carwin... Coming back soon!!