UFC 130 updates!!!

[Emir Mehovic]

In a beautiful display of powerful striking, Brian Stann pummeled Jorge Santiago and won a second-round TKO on Saturday at UFC 130.

Stann dropped Santiago with a big left hand to the jaw in the first round and had him badly hurt on the ground, and although he wasn't able to finish, he completely dominated the final minute of the round, as Santiago had no answer. In the second Santiago, perhaps realizing that Stann had the better of him in the stand-up, attempted to start the round with a takedown. But Stann had no trouble stuffing it, and he continued controlling the stand-up until he knocked Santiago down, pounded him several times on the ground, and gave referee Herb Dean no choice but to stop the fight.

"I'm ecstatic -- Jorge Santiago is a true champion," Stann said afterward.

A Navy veteran, Stann dedicated his Memorial Day weekend victory to fallen American soldiers. The victory improved Stann's professional MMA record to 11-3, and made clear that he's among the top middleweights in all of MMA.

For Santiago, who fell to 23-9, it was a rough loss in his return to the UFC . Santiago has been great in Japan over the last five years since going 1-2 in a previous UFC run, but this fight showed once again that the best competition is inside the Octagon, and Santiago wasn't ready for Stann

[Emir Mehovic]

fuck yer 4 out of 6 so far

haha 3 out of 6 for me...lets see who could get the most right by the end of the night (:

[Ash "Lottery" Woods]

i hope anderson silva is paying close attention tonight both Tim Boetsch and Brian Stann made impressive performances and look lethal!

[Emir Mehovic]

i hope anderson silva is paying close attention tonight both Tim Boetsch and Brian Stann made impressive performances and look lethal!

Yeah Stann is a monster who do you think is next for him?

[Emir Mehovic]

Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story is next!

[Emir Mehovic]

Alves (18-7, 10-4 UFC) returned to the win column at UFC 124 in December with a dominant unanimous decision win over John Howard. That victory snapped a two-fight skid with a welterweight title fight loss to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 100 and a unanimous decision loss to Jon Fitch at UFC 117 – a fight for which Alves failed to make weight for the third time in his UFC career. Working with famed fighter nutritionist Mike Dolce for this fight, Alves weighed in at 170 on the button. Story (12-3, 5-1 UFC) has won five straight fights, including a unanimous decision win over Johny Hendricks in December.

[Emir Mehovic]

This has some great potential. Five-fight streak for Story coming into this one. He throws a 1-2 early. Story shoots and gets a takedown against the fence. Alves works his way back up and eats a couple knees as Story tries to keep him against the fence. Story keeps him tied up and continues with knees to Alves' thighs. He regroups, but Alves this time lands a takedown. They bounce up quickly and reset. Left from Story, and then a body shot that grazes. They clinch on the cage as Kim Winslow and her long ponytail look on. After a minute-long stretch, Winslow separates them. Again they clinch, and Story keeps working knees to Alves' legs. They split, and Story throws a big flurry of punches that Alves has to eat. Alves throws a kick in response. After they break, they trade haymakers and kicks and knees, and the crowd responds

[Emir Mehovic]

The round goes to story imo

[Emir Mehovic]

Round 2: Alves opens with a kick, then a combo that just misses. Story throws a kick to the head that Alves blocks, then works for a short takedown and wraps Alves up in a bearhug when he pops back up. They break apart a minute in, and when Alves fires a leg kick, Story shoots and eventually lands another takedown. Alves easily works his way back up, and again they clinch on the fence – until Alves bullies Story to the ground.

[Ash "Lottery" Woods]

i think is he beats Yukin Oshami which he should and dosen't move up LHW or fight GSP or Nick Diaz then surely Stann has to be next... i don't think the winner of bisping vs mayhem should get a shot