your UFC 156 thoughts/rate it

shall try keep it brief

Main event was actually what i hoped. I originally scored it for Edgar but the rest of my NP brethren scored the round 3 for Aldo. Which makes me assume i got trapped in Frankie's dancing spell and Rogan's nuthugging commentary and Aldo clearly won the round. 49-46 is quite ridiculous though since i belive the championship rounds belonged to Frankie. I thought it was gonna be a BJ Penn rapes Diego after 2 but Frankie always proves me wrong. Respect the hell outta the twerp. Joe Say is the better fighter and when fresh, possibly the best fighter in MMA overall. His conditioning has scared me since the Hominick fight though. I hate to imagine a FW division after a champion that was too good for it. I hope Aldo takes the boxing route and keeps his title and pulls double duty. Good fight.

The co main event which really should not have been was dissapointing. Though through no fault of Lil Nog. Bones Jones was right. This fight was an example of "what then?" by Rashad Evans. As much as i like Lil Nog...Shad should have defeated him but gave a "what for?" performance. Evans last hope is at MW where maybe his motivation can be rejuvenated. As a BJ Penn fan, i''m not afraid to use motivation as an excuse...and i'm willing to bet Shad had zero motivation for this fight after losing what really was his career fight to Jon Jones. Lil Nog fought great despite Rogans best efforts to pretend Shad was in the fight. He fought his fight. Worked a great jab and worked. Shad never showed up. Crap fight

Uber vs. Foot was a bittersweet fight. Would love to say Ubereem was the better fighter but let's be fair Alistair futher depleted himself in the second round after he slamed Bigfoot and fought with no effect is a tight defensive guard for a few minutes. Let's not ignore that Overeem taking the fight to the ground was in response to Antonio Silva landing a strong uppercut and a good leg kick in the second round. Though Foot probably lost the round on the cards he successfully wore Reem down. In comes the criticism that Uber can't take the licks and is soft. As well as being poor conditioned despite his uber physique. Bigfoot had a plan. In the end, it seems like something Fabricio Werdum could have done if he didnt sell himself short. Bigfoot didnt sell himself short. I firmly believe he followed a gameplan to a knockout win to add Ubereem to his list that inculdes Fedor and Arlovski. I think Overeem will come back game but this fight proves his softness at LHW and the infamous Kharitonov fight carries over to the Ubereem era. Memorable fight

When Maia-Fitch was announced. I expressed it would be a rough fight for Fitch but the status quo part of me made me believe this was a toss up. Jon never had a chance. This was a horrible matchup for him as Jon's takedown D has never been special despite his brilliance on the offensive side...and he'll never hang with Maia in a grappling match. I almost felt embarrased for him but atleast he defended subs well. Interesting fight as the Fitch was Fitched but i'll never see this fight again. Awesome that Demien has found relevance at 170 against 3 really good opponents. I have no doubts had Stun Gun not been injured..Maia would have destroyed him anyway.

Joe vs. McCall was pretty clear. Ian could have won but he fought the 3rd like it was the first and kept plugging away at a "strategy" that didnt work the entire fight. He should have listened to his corner. I know it's not as simple as putiting Joe on his back but he should have been pressing it non stop in the final round. It could have atleast made it interesting. Decent fight. FlyW need a lot of work.

I missed Dunham vs Boring Brazilian guy who has had a billion fights in the UFC yet never entertained. In fact, i dont know who won the fight.

Woodley made a huge statement that will likely get lost in the fact that Jay Hieron cant buy a win in the UFC.

Flagg won..again. Although didnt entertain me..again.

Bobby Green really Hood styled the shit out Jacob Volkmann. Very underrated LW(not THAT underrated) showed he belongs on the big show. Deserves Matt Wiman.

i forgot the rest. I thought the card was memorable. I give it an 8. While not sexy as it was on paper it did deliver some memory.

Mixed bag, I enjoyed the pre-lims more. I'll give it a solid 7.5

9 on paper 7 in delivery

I agree with kings and add in the preliminary fights and the card was a good 8.

The fact it was so stacked and hyped before hand it what brings it down IMO.