Mir is not a stand-up fighter? Tell that to big Nog, who he TKOed in his previous fight. While I agree that Lesnar was just "TOO" for Mir (too big, too fast, too strong), that is not Lesnar fault. Lesnar will probably fight Carwin or Velasquez next, and I am betting on Carwin, as he is very much in the "Lesnar" mold, if you will . . .

As for the post fight cage shenanigans, some fans will think this was a good thing, as Lesnar obviously relishes the "heel" role. While I agree that UFC does not need to tread the path of the WWE in this regard, a little bit of this sort of hype is not going to hurt. If you have seen the post-fight press conferences, then you have also seen a contrite Brock Lesnar doing damage control (on orders, no doubt, from Dana).

The flipping off of the fans is no big deal, imo, as it is just Brock giving as good as he got. The fans were booing his GnP assault on Mir in both rounds, most likely because it was not "flashy" enough to be seen other than on the monitors. I was flabbergasted at Deans continued admonitions for Brock to "work" while he had Mir down. What the hell did he want? Brock was busting Frank's face the whole time, so back off ref.

All in all, I was VERY pleased with the fights we saw, but a little disappointed that we saw none of the prelim matches, especially since they ended the PPV BEFORE 1:00 a.m. Usually they run these to around 1:15 or so, which gave them ample time to have a prelim fight go to air. Small complaint though, in an otherwise excellent night of fights.

I wonder if Bisping is awake yet?

Oh, and while I give Fedor more chance to beat Brock than Mir, I am no longer sold that he will beat him. Brock is going to continue to improve, I hope in the transiton area for submissions (can you imagine those arms in a RNC?), and his defensive skills are much improved as well. He could hold that strap for a long time.