UFC 146 main card recap

Last night was a truly exciting night of fights and probably one of the fastest events in the history of the UFC.

Dos Santos vs Mir-
It became evident in the first couple seconds of this fight that Mir was going to be in for a long night. Dos Santos thwarted Mir's takedown with ease and there was no looking back from there. JDS picked Mir apart with his far superior stand up as Mir barely survived round 1. The second round seen more of the same and as a rusult JDS earned a TKO victory in the second round.

Velasquez vs Silva-
All I can say about this fight is WOW. Cain is back and in a big way. This was by far his best performance and I expect Cain vs JDS II to be in the near future. Cain took Silva to the ground from the start and a blood bath soon followed until the fight was stopped in the 1st round.

Nelson vs Herman-
I was in total shock in this fight because I pictured this fight being a good close contest but Nelson fired a bomb early on that landed right on the button. After and awkward fall after the hit the fight was quickly broken up and rightly so since Herman couldn't walk straight after the fight.

Del Rosario vs Miocic-
I was let down by this fight because I figured Del Rosario would have a better showing. Del Rosario landed the better stand up and some vicious kicks to the body but Miocic found a major hole in Del Rosario's game when he took him to the ground. Del Rosario seemed to have no clue what he was doing on the ground and Miocic finished the fight in the second round.

Johnson vs Struve-
This fight was disappointing for Johnson. He really needs to develop so sort of understanding of grappling if he plans to have a successful future within the UFC. This fight seen the two me clinch early on and Struve quickly took the fight to the ground. From there it was a matter of time before Struve ended it, he locked in an arm bar and Johnson quickly tapped.