Hello and welcome to another new edition of ?Best of the Rest?! I really enjoy taking the time to give my detailed thoughts on a show after watching it, but after the serious discussion and debate I?ll raise in topics like ?Top 5 Best Moments? and ?Best Performance of the Night?, I think it?d be nice to have a semi-serious, occasionally tongue-in-cheek topic where I give out some other ?awards?. It?s all in good fun, although I?ll raise a serious point occasionally. So let?s dive right into this latest edition, now featuring UFC 134 ?Silva vs. Okami?.
The ?Other Silva? Award: This one goes to Eric Silva, who looked pretty darn amazing in one of the best preliminary fights of the UFC 134 broadcast. Silva came in with a lot of hype, and he left with even more. Silva?s sledgehammer right to the jaw of his opponent is certainly a sight I won?t be forgetting for quite some time.
The ?Strike Two? Award: Rousimar Palhares, for continuing to pull bafflingly-stupid stunts inside the Octagon, one of which already cost him a fight, and now this second time against Dan Miller that almost cost him this fight as well. Let?s not forget that Palhares also got in a lot of trouble for keeping a submission locked in past the tap, with his opponent screaming and the referee trying to pry Palhares off. Rousimar Palhares is a talented individual, but his bizarre personality coupled with an even more bizarre penchant for losing his head inside the Octagon makes me believe that he?ll never be more than a mid-level Middleweight and certainly never a marketable star.
The Spoiler Award: This one goes to Stanislav Nedkov. In a night dominated by the UFC?s Brazilian fighters bringing home the win in a big way in front of their friends and family, Nedkov kicked off the Pay-Per-View broadcast by completely manhandling Luiz Cane. In fact, this was the only fight on the entire card that featured a Brazilian fighting and losing. Nedkov may not have made himself any friends in Brazil, but he sure put on a very entertaining performance.
The Phoenix Award: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, for rising from the ashes of several sobering losses and several major surgeries. Nogueira looked amazing at UFC 134, and breathed new life into his ailing career with a dramatic stoppage win over Brendan Schaub. UFC President Dana White recently revealed that he was ready to have ?the retirement talk? with Nogueira if ?Big Nog? lost this match, instead, Nogueira fans are debating how many fights he needs to win before he gets a title shot. Now that?s definitely something to talk about.
The ?On Again, Off Again? Award: I?m giving this award to both participants of the UFC 134 co-main event, Mauricio Rua and Forrest Griffin. Both men have an unfortunate track record that?s only been established recently: they can look amazing in one fight and look like crap in their very next fight. Of course there are extenuating circumstances for each occasion, but it?s undeniable that both men have been very hit-and-miss with their performances lately.
So that?s what I think, and remember, it?s all in good fun? mostly.
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