For a guy who was supposed to be destroying Ken Shamrock, facing a new opponent may need a bit of an adjustment, but Kimbo was definitely not ready for Seth Petruzellij. Not only Kimbo lost, he got embarrassed. He lost in 14 seconds to a never has been. Seth is a good fighter, but he is not Andrei Arlovski or Fedor, so losing to him in 14 seconds shows why MMA fans are complaining about the hype around Kimbo.

But Kimbo’s reputation as a humble guy who loves MMA is also in jeoprady after he and his folks asked for more money to fight against Seth. Didn’t he say to ESPN folks that he is not after money but he loves MMA? What happened Kimbo? I guess he knows that Elite XC won’t be able to last forever so he is trying to earn as much money as he can. He will still make big money after this fight. Elite XC will probably try to hand Ken to him and use him as a stepping stone for Kimbo to get back. But this is all a sham, and Kimbo should either train harder or look for another line of work. He is too old for this sport, and a couple of bad losses can really end his career. He can beat tomato cans, but can he get good enough to challenge the top guys?

It seems so at this point. Alexander was at his worst against Eric Schafer and was submitted with only 7 seconds remaining in round one. Alexander had a great start and threw some good punches, but with his career on the line he was taken down easily by Schafer and submitted subsequently. I like Houston. I think he is a great guy. But with no ground game, he simply has no real future in the MMA world. He can knock people out. That’s for sure. But a true elite 205 fighter should have no business losing to Eric Schafer in such a dominating fashion. Good luck to Houston in the future.

There is a lot of buzz around Tito Ortiz and his future on the net. He has simply not been able to get anything done with the UFC and Affliction so far, and I doubt these guys will go out of their ways to sign this guy. Tito may still be a draw but he is no top fighter anymore. He really hasn’t beaten anyone who matters in his past fights, and his most impressive feat must be his draw against Rashad Evans.

Joe Rogan talks about how Chuck Liddell is back. I am not sure after just one win but if he wins tonight he is back. Goldberg is his boring self tonight. They really need to get rid of him.

The fighters are in the Octagon and ready for the fight. Chucks looks very scary tonight. Let’s see if the old Chuck is back.

Round 1: Rashad is getting a lot of boos. Chuck is the favorite as you didn’t know. They touch gloves. Sizing each other up so far. Chuck is alert for take-downs. Rashad is showboating. Chuck is trying to knock this guy out. But not much happening. Some nice kicks from Rashad. So far Rashad has avoided any major hits. Rashad eats a punch, but backs up and avoids Chuck’s punch. Chuck is bleeding for some reason.

Round 2: Chuck is going after Rashad more aggressively but surprisingly Rashad lands the more effective shots. Chuck is knocked out by Rashad! He is out cold! Wow!

Chuck is out and he is hurt badly. What a shot. Wow! I am stunned. The dream Griffin Liddell fight is now not going to happen. Chuck is still out after like 5 minutes. Rampage is in the crowd, and he is making funny faces. Forrest Griffin is in the crowd too and he looks disappointed. Chuck is finally up but he is wobbly. Rashad says that he hopes that Chuck is OK. Rashad was awesome tonight but the crowd is still booing him

Dan Henderson wasted little time going after Palhares from the very first second. And he almost paid for it when Palhares went after his ankle. Henderson did defend the take donw for the most part until the first minute of the second round when Palhares put him down on the mat. Dan almost got caught in a knee-bar but he wasn’t going to tap and got out of it.

This Palhares guy is very dangerous. He keeps going for submissions in every possible position. I don’t know if he can actually execute any of this against Anderson Silva, but he is going to be very dangerous to most 185 lbs guys. This was a very close fight. But Henderson did enough to win. Not a particularly exciting fight but If I were Dan, I’d be happy I ended the losing streak.

So much for somebody’s zero got to go match. The match up of the undefeated between Silva and Machida is off due to a back injury to Thiago. I was very excited about the possibility of seeming someone like Silva push Machida, but I had Machida winning this with a decision, so I guess Silva is better off not fighting Machida at all.

At this point, I am not sure who will get Machida. They could give Vera to him, but Vera has explained that he is not going to fight Machida in short notice. They could set up the WEC champ against Machida, but again it’s too early to see. But unless they put someone like Wanderlei Silva or Jackson against Machida, he is going to beat most light heavyweights.

Who do you think will get this match up? Does anybody actually have a chance of catching Lyoto?