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Falling Action: Best and Worst of UFC 126

Filed under: UFCIt may not have been the Super Bowl of MMA events, but at least UFC 126 has one thing over football’s climactic game: it didn’t force us to watch Fergie mime human emotions for an extended period of time.

After a main event that resemb…

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It may not have been the Super Bowl of MMA events, but at least UFC 126 has one thing over football’s climactic game: it didn’t force us to watch Fergie mime human emotions for an extended period of time.

After a main event that resembled the finish to ‘Karate Kid’ just a little more than we were prepared for, it’s time to break down all the action and see who were the biggest winners, losers, and everything in between after Saturday night in Las Vegas.

Biggest Winner: Anderson Silva
Admit it, when he spent the first couple minutes floating around the cage and blocking invisible punches, you thought to yourself: ‘Dear God, not again.’ Then he front-kicked Vitor Belfort in the face and you leapt three feet in the air while proclaiming him the greatest fighter to ever live. Such is the rollercoaster of emotions that comes with any Silva fight. Beating Belfort might not be the crowning jewel in his already stellar career, but doing it in action movie fashion can only add to his mythical status. Even if he retires tomorrow he’ll be remembered as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time. Although if he retires before fighting GSP – who, one hopes, won’t screw things up by losing to Jake Shields – it will be a minor tragedy.

Demetrious Johnson Looks Back on Dominant Win Over KID Yamamoto

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Demetrious Johnson following his UFC 126 win over KID Yamamoto about how he dominated the Japanese fighter for three rounds, his game plan going into the fight and what it was like to get his first UFC win.

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Demetrious Johnson following his UFC 126 win over KID Yamamoto about how he dominated the Japanese fighter for three rounds, his game plan going into the fight and what it was like to get his first UFC win.

KID Yamamoto Apologizes to Supporters for UFC 126 Loss

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to KID Yamamoto following his UFC 126 loss to Demetrious Johnson about his lack of takedown defence, fighting in the UFC for the first time and when he would like to fight next. Yamamoto even apologized to his many fans for his performance.

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to KID Yamamoto following his UFC 126 loss to Demetrious Johnson about his lack of takedown defence, fighting in the UFC for the first time and when he would like to fight next. Yamamoto even apologized to his many fans for his performance.

UFC 126 Undercard Predictions

Preliminary card Welterweight bout: Mike Pierce vs Kenny Robertson Mike Pierce is one of the most underknown and underappreciated welterweights. I’ve got Pierce winning this. Light Heavyweight bout: Kyle Kingsbury vs Ricardo Romero For whatever reason, Romero seems to pull out the victories at the end of the day. I lean towards Romero here in […]

Preliminary card

Welterweight bout: Mike Pierce vs Kenny Robertson

Mike Pierce is one of the most underknown and underappreciated welterweights. I’ve got Pierce winning this.

Light Heavyweight bout: Kyle Kingsbury vs Ricardo Romero

For whatever reason, Romero seems to pull out the victories at the end of the day. I lean towards Romero here in the underdog position.

Lightweight bout: Paul Taylor vs Gabe Ruediger

Taylor should eat Ruediger up as Ruediger is rather poor on his feet, but good on the ground and Taylor is excellent on the feet and mediocre on the ground. Taylor should win this fight via decision.

Preliminary card (Facebook Stream)

Bantamweight bout: Norifumi Yamamoto vs Demetrious Johnson

Kid Yamamoto against a guy I don’t know. I go with Yamamoto everytime.

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

Featherweight bout: Chad Mendes vs Michihiro Omigawa

I know Mendes is likely to win, but you can’t write off Omigawa so easily either. Mendes is -357 to Omigawa at Intertops. With crazy skewed odds I’ll go with Omigawa.

Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone vs Paul Kelly

This is going to be a great fight. Kelly is tough as nails, Cerrone is as well. I don’t think Cerrone has faced someone as strong as Kelly yet. I think Kelly wears em down and takes the decision.

Main card

Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs Antonio Banuelos

Miguell Torres is likely to win, but I’m avoiding this due to the odds being out of bounds.

Light Heavyweight bout: Jon Jones vs Ryan Bader

This is my favorite fight on the card. I got Jon Jones winning this fight. Intertops has it -357 for Jones and +240 for Bader.

Welterweight bout: Jake Ellenberger vs Carlos Eduardo Rocha

One of the best fighters to bet on is Ellenberger. However, this fight is tricky. Rocha is a absolute jiu-jitsu ace and has a ton of leg related sub victories. I’m passing here as I think Rocha could pull off an insane upset. However, the oddsmakers look like they are thinking like me and Ellenberger is not such a large favorite in this one.

Heads-Up: Kid Yamamoto vs. Demetrious Johnson to Air Live on Facebook

(Click the image above to watch some Yamamoto vs. Johnson video hype courtesy of the UFC’s Facebook page. Kid describes his UFC debut as both "cool" and "fun." What can we say, the dude knows how to cut a promo.)
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(Click the image above to watch some Yamamoto vs. Johnson video hype courtesy of the UFC’s Facebook page. Kid describes his UFC debut as both "cool" and "fun." What can we say, the dude knows how to cut a promo.)

Just like they did with the ‘Fight for the Troops 2’ prelims, the UFC has responded to popular demand by hooking fans up with an additional UFC 126 preliminary bout on their Facebook page this Saturday. The bantamweight scrap between Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto and Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson will air live at 8:25 p.m. ET / 5:25 p.m. PT at Facebook.com/UFC. (Just click on the "Live Video" tab.) UFC prez Dana White will also be hosting a chat on the page starting at 8 p.m.

After the Kid vs. Mouse appetizer, Spike TV will air two more crowd-pleasing preliminary matches (Michihiro Omigawa vs. Chad Mendes, Donald Cerrone vs. Paul Kelly) at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, leading into the ‘Silva vs. Belfort’ pay-per-view broadcast. Be sure to come back to CagePotato.com for live results all night. S’gonna be a good one…

Demetrious Johnson on KID Yamamoto Fight: ‘It’s a Dream Come True’

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Demetrious Johnson about his upcoming UFC 126 fight against KID Yamamoto, which will air live on Facebook. “Mighty Mouse” talked about facing the Japanese star, what he expects to see from him, his own UFC debut and his unique nickname.

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Demetrious Johnson about his upcoming UFC 126 fight against KID Yamamoto, which will air live on Facebook. “Mighty Mouse” talked about facing the Japanese star, what he expects to see from him, his own UFC debut and his unique nickname.