is the best fighter in the UFC. Over the next few months, I expect to hear Sonnen do what he does best and relentlessly trash talk Silva leading up to their inevitable middleweight title fight.
And then when they step into the cage I expect to see Silva do what he does best and give Sonnen a beating.
and said, "Anderson Silva, you suck," it was disrespectful and preposterous. Silva is universally regarded as the top pound-for-pound mixed martial artist in the world, and Sonnen talking to him that way is absurd. But it also elicited a roar from the crowd, and there can be no doubt that hundreds of thousands of UFC fans are already planning to fork over $50 to buy that fight on pay-per-view.
So Sonnen did his job: He beat a good opponent after a long layoff, and then he immediately started hyping up the Silva fight. But does anyone seriously doubt that Silva is going to do his job and beat Sonnen when the rematch happens?
Sonnen is the only man ever to give Silva any real test inside the Octagon, and he's to be commended for that. When Silva and Sonnen met at UFC 117, Sonnen gave Silva all he could handle for four rounds before finally getting submitted in the fifth. This isn't meant as a knock on Sonnen.
But let's get real: Silva is the best fighter this sport has ever seen, and he's going to be highly motivated to put on a show against Sonnen, It's really, really hard to imagine that Sonnen could win the rematch. Silva should put him in his place.
Sonnen vowed that he would leave the UFC if he loses to Silva, but that smells like pure hype: Sonnen knows pro wrestling has long sold tickets with "loser leaves town" matches, and he wanted to borrow that tactic. A loss to Silva wouldn't cause Sonnen to leave the UFC.
Nor should it. Sonnen is a great personality, as he has shown in countless interviews over the last couple of years, but he's also a great fighter, as he showed against Stann.
have given us a wonderful trilogy of fights, with Edgar evening the score at UFC 136 after Maynard had beaten him once and fought to a draw with him once. Edgar remains the lightweight champion and will defend his belt against someone else next, but I'm personally hoping we'll see a fourth fight between these two some day.
combined to land 232 strikes, with Phan outlanding Garcia 161-71 in total strikes and 87-51 in power strikes. There's not much doubt that Phan deserved his unanimous decision victory.
in June. I expect the 24-year-old Pettis to keep getting better, and to eventually fight for the lightweight title.
--It's been disappointing to see Demian Maia, who's a brilliant Brazilian jiu jitsu practitioner, settle for getting dominant positions and winning fights by decision. When Maia entered the UFC he made everybody tap: He won his first five fights by submission and received the Submission of the Night bonus four times. But since then Maia has had seven more fights and hasn't submitted anybody. Against Jorge Santiago Maia easily won the unanimous decision, but Maia has reached the point where he doesn't seem to want to take any chances. That makes him a lot less entertaining than he used to be.
--The UFC would love to see its only Chinese fighter, Zhang Tiequan, have some success inside the Octagon. If that's going to happen, Zhang is going to need to spend a lot of time training with a high-level camp in the United States. As we saw in Zhang's unanimous decision loss to Darren Elkins, Zhang has a rudimentary ground game and doesn't have a backup plan if his go-to move, the guillotine choke, doesn't force his opponent to tap. Zhang showed a good deal of toughness just surviving to go the distance with Elkins, who thoroughly outclassed him. Now it'd be nice to see Zhang show the capacity to develop into a complete mixed martial artist.
UFC 136 Quotes "He's got a good head. I watched all his fights. He's got a head, man." -- Stipe Miosic after his unanimous decision victory over Joey Beltran. Miosic hit Beltran over and over again, and Beltran just kept coming back for more. Beltran isn't a particularly good fighter, but he does have a lot of heart -- and, as Miosic noted, a hard head.
"This ain't easy fighting someone three times. Gray forced me to bring the best out of myself." -- Edgar, after the fight with Maynard. They both brought out the best in each other.
Good Call I liked seeing Aaron Simpson enter his fight with a great game plan and execute it perfectly in his unanimous decision victory over Eric Schafer: Simpson knew Schaefer's best chance of winning was pulling off a submission on the ground, and so Simpson, an excellent wrestler with good takedowns, resisted the urge to put Schaefer on his back and instead turned their fight into a boxing match. Simpson showed that his punching power and accuracy were far better than Schafer's, and Simpson won 30-27 on all three judges' scorecards.
Bad Call Mike Goldberg said, "Garcia and Jung" at the start of the fight between Leonard Garcia and Nam Phan, confusing Phan with Chan Sung Jung. That was a mistake, but maybe Goldberg was just being prescient: Just like Jung, Phan had lost a bad decision after a wild slugfest with Garcia, and just like Jung, Phan then won the rematch.
Stock Up Mike Massenzio showed a lot of heart in his unanimous decision victory over Steve Cantwell. After Cantwell got the better of him in the first round, Massenzio came on very hard in the second and blew Cantwell away in the third. Massenzio had lost his last three UFC fights and probably wasn't going to get another chance if he didn't beat Cantwell. But he looked like he belongs on Saturday night.
Stock Down Heading into UFC 136, Melvin Guillard had a good chance of proving that he deserved to be next in line for the lightweight title. Instead, he was choked out in 47 seconds by Joe Lauzon, and he now has to get behind a whole lot of guys in a long line in the lightweight division.
Fight I Want To See Next Is there any doubt? Chael Sonnen vs. Anderson Silva. Let's see this soon.
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Mike Massenzio def. Steve Cantwell via unanimous decision at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Mike Massenzio def. Steve Cantwell via unanimous decision at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Mike Massenzio def. Steve Cantwell via unanimous decision at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Mike Massenzio def. Steve Cantwell via unanimous decision at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Aaron Simpson def. Eric Schafer via unanimous decision at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Aaron Simpson def. Eric Schafer via unanimous decision at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Aaron Simpson def. Eric Schafer via unanimous decision at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Aaron Simpson def. Eric Schafer via unanimous decision at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Aaron Simpson def. Eric Schafer via unanimous decision at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Aaron Simpson def. Eric Schafer via unanimous decision at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Aaron Simpson def. Eric Schafer via unanimous decision at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Darren Elkins def. Tiequan Zhang via unanimous decision at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Darren Elkins raises his arms after his fight against Tiequan Zhang at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Darren Elkins tries to choke out Tiequan Zhang at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Tiequan Zhang attempts a guillotine choke on Darren Elkins at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Darren Elkins ground and pounds Tiequan Zhang at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Anthony Pettis def. Jeremy Stephens via split decision at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Anthony Pettis fights off his back against Jeremy Stephens at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Anthony Pettis tries to take down Jeremy Stephens at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Jeremy Stephens receives advice from his corner at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Joey Beltran charges at Stipe Miocic at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Stipe Miocic (right) throws a punch at Joey Beltran at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Demian Maia collides with Jorge Santiago at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Demian Maia throws a left hand at a kicking Jorge Santiago at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Stipe Miocic def. Joey Beltran via unanimous decision at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Joe Lauzon def. Melvin Guillard via rear-naked choke in 47 seconds at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Joe Lauzon attempts a rear-naked choke on Melvin Guillard at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Joe Lauzon def. Melvin Guillard via rear-naked choke in 47 seconds at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Melvin Guillard trades strikes with Joe Lauzon at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Joe Lauzon attempts a rear-naked choke on Melvin Guillard at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Joe Lauzon chases after the stunned Melvin Guillard at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Melvin Guillard shows his excitement to fight Joe Lauzon at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Nam Phan punches Leonard Garcia at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Nam Phan punches Leonard Garcia at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Nam Phan receives corner instructions at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Leonard Garcia clashes with Nam Phan at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Leonard Garcia wants more of Nam Phan at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Nam Phan punches Leonard Garcia in the body at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Leonard Garcia charges Nam Phan with punches at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Leonard Garcia charges Nam Phan with punches at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Nam Phan raises his arms after his fight against Leonard Garcia at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Nam Phan def. Leonard Garcia via unanimous decision at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Nam Phan is overjoyed with his win over Leonard Garcia at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Fight of the Night winners Nam Phan and Leonard Garcia talk to Joe Rogan at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Chael Sonnen controls Brian Stann on the ground at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Chael Sonnen climbs the back of Brian Stann at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Brian Stann listens to his corner between rounds at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Chael Sonnen mounts Brian Stann on the ground at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Chael Sonnen lifts Brian Stann for a slam at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Chael Sonnen submits Brian Stann with an arm-triangle choke at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Chael Sonnen walks away after submitting Brian Stann at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Brian Stann looks down in defeat at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Chael Sonnen def. Brian Stann via submission at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Chael Sonnen calls out Anderson Silva at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Kenny Florian and Jose Aldo meet to touch gloves before their fight at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo chases a stunned Kenny Florian at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Jose Aldo throws a punch at Kenny Florian at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Jose Aldo lands a shot on the body of Kenny Florian at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Kenny Florian throws a leg kick at Jose Aldo at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Jose Aldo throws a punch at Kenny Florian at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Jose Aldo lands a front kick on Kenny Florian at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Jose Aldo connects with a right hand on Kenny Florian at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Kenny Florian throws a front kick on Jose Aldo at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Jose Aldo performs a backflip off the cage after his fight against Kenny Florian at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Jose Aldo def. Kenny Florian via unanimous at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Frankie Edgar is ready to face Gray Maynard at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Frankie Edgar meets Gray Maynard in the center of the cage before their title fight at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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UFC lightweight champ Frankie Edgar tries to take down Gray Maynard at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Gray Maynard tries to finish Frankie Edgar at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Gray Maynard throws a headkick at Frankie Edgar at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Gray Maynard lands a flying knee on Frankie Edgar at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Frankie Edgar connects on a left hand on Gray Maynard at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Gray Maynard receives corner instructions at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Gray Maynard tries to maintain a distance from Frankie Edgar at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Gray Maynard charges towards Frankie Edgar at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Frankie Edgar throws a punch at Gray Maynard at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Gray Maynard tries to clinch with Frankie Edgar at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Frankie Edgar rocks Gray Maynard en route to his KO win at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Frankie Edgar stumbles Gray Maynard at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Frankie Edgar finishes Gray Maynard with left hands at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Frankie Edgar finishes Gray Maynard with left hands at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Frankie Edgar celebrates his KO over Gray Maynard at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Frankie Edgar plays to the camera at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Frankie Edgar celebrates his successful lightweight title defense with his team at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Vanessa Hanson was the guest Octagon Girl at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Joey Beltran walks off in disappointment after his loss at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Anthony Pettis wants the armbar against Jeremy Stephens at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Melvin Guillard exits the cage after losing to Joe Lauzon at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther LIn, MMA Fighting
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Joe Lauzon walks back to his locker room after his upset win over Melvin Guillard at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Nam Phan and Leonard Garcia raise their arms after their fight at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Chael Sonnen exits the cage after beating Chael Sonnen at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Kenny Florian leaves the cage after his loss to Jose Aldo at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Jose Aldo celebrates his successful featherweight title defense with his team at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Gray Maynard walks to his locker room after suffering his first career loss at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
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Frankie Edgar wears his belt out of the cage at UFC 136 on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting