Some people think the refs stoppage in UFC 95’s match between Josh Koscheck and Paulo Thiago was a bit premature, where others think it was legit. It seemed there were a couple of times that night that the refs stopped the fights a little too quickly. What do you think? (Video from from www.myvideofight.com)
 

I missed the first hour of UFC 95 last night, but it seems that the first hour was just like the following 2 hours.
Josh Koscheck lost in the first round by ref stoppage KO. From what I have read, Josh Koscheck was pretty much running the show until he got caught with a few good hits that sent him to the floor without Paulo Thiago even following up before the ref stopped it. The fans were not happy with this stoppage and I probably would not have been either.
Demian Maia VS. Chael Sonnen: Chael Sonnen loses to a triangle …read more

If you expected a massive amount of trash talk between Diego Sanchez and Joe Stevenson going in to tomorrow nights event (UFC 95), then you’ll be disappointed when you watch this video. Obviously these guys have a lot of respect for each other.
 

UFC.com is showing that UFC 95 will air on Spike TV for free on February 21st, two weeks after UFC Fight Night airs. I’m not sure if the card is complete yet, but it’s shaping up as follows:

Diego Sanchez has dropped down to the Lightweight class and will be facing Joe Stevenson for his Lightweight debut fight.
Dan Hardy will face Rory Markham
Chael Sonen makes his return to the UFC to fight Damian Maia, who is undefeated in the UFC.
Junior Dos Santos vs Stefan Struve

UFC Fight Night will be aired on Spike TV on February 7th with the following card:

Joe Lauzon …read more

I’m going to wrap up things here until after the Christmas Holiday with a few short announcements.
Georges St. Peirre has been named the Canadian Athlete Of 2008 by Sportsnet.ca. It’s great to see MMA fighters get the credit they deserve in the world of Athletics. Although most MMA fighters are paid much less than most professional athletes and perform even less, they still deserve recognition as being great athletes. The amount of training, fight-science and overall discipline that goes in to being an MMA fighter, it’s only right that they get the respect they are entitled to.
XFC has inked …read more

Word flowing through the rumors mill these days are that Anderson Silva may be fighting Chuck Liddell at UFC 95 in February. Liddell has only won 1 of his last 4 fights, so why would they throw him in there with someone who hasn’t lost a fight in the UFC, granted this would be a Light-heavyweight bout?
Sure it will be a "Highly anticipated fight", but if Silva is going to move up in weight class, why would they start him off against Liddell. Perhaps they want to see if he is just as good a fighter in a higher weight …read more