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Franklin def. Henderson via Unanimous JD - I think Franklin picks Dan apart on their feet with a more diversified arsenal, while Dan settles for winging punches in between shots. If Rich's jab is still as wide and awkward as it has been in the past, Dan has an opening to land a straight right down the pipe... but will more likely keep the punch arching telegraphed. Rua def. Coleman via TKO, Rd.2 - The only reason I'm giving Coleman the credit of at least lasting a round is that despite being an old, worn down, relatively one-dimensional wrestler coming off a 2 year+ layoff is that Shogun is likely to take a few minutes to warm back up into the groove of things and find the accuracy in his strikes he developed during his GP run, and difference in wrestling is still enormous. Kang def. Belcher via submission, Rd.2 - I don't think Belcher has the offensive output or physicality to earn Kang's respect, who simply uses his brute strength to batter him standing, take him down, and set up a submission as Belcher looks for a way out. Palhares def. Horn via submission, Rd.1 - Meh. Horn is done as a relevant fighter, and while predictable, Palhares has the skills to make Horn look that much more done. Davis def. Lytle via TKO, Rd.2 - This actually should provide the stand-up war everyone expects, as Davis won't be eager to test his jitz against Lytle, while Lytle doesn't have the wrestling to take Davis down as often as he'd like. I expect both guys to land a fair deal, but I think Davis' step-in jab will land more often, which will make the difference in the fight: Lytle's skin giving in sooner than Davis'. Kampmann def. Barros via TKO, Rd.1 - I honestly haven't seen much of Barros from the last few years, but if he's still the same fighter he was prior, I expect Kampmann to put on a standing clinic, using his height and reach to tag Barros at will in almost hilarious fashion. Drwal def. Serati via KO, Rd.1 - Neither guy is all that good, but Drwal is at least tough and effective in his awkward European way. Hathaway def. Egan via TKO, Rd.1 - I have no real insight on Egan outside of what you can read elsewhere, so I'll simply pick Hathway due to experience and a stylistic advantage. Schafer def. Mendes via submission, Rd.1 - While Mendes isn't quite as unskilled as Houston Alexander, he also doesn't have Houston's KO power, his takedown defense isn't even good enough to stop Schafer's sluggish shot, and the difference in skill on the mat is still far in Schafer's favor. Siver def. Mohr via submisson, Rd.2 - Despite fancying himself a slugger, I think Siver will break the typical European mold and actually look to capitalize on his opponent's weakness, and take Mohr out on the mat.

I admittedly need to wait another couple of hours to see the show, but I find it hard to imagine BJ being afraid of anyone, regardless of how good he is or isn't; his ego simply won't allow it.

Listening to some old pro-wrestling themes, it dawned on me that Arlovski has really missed out on the chance to gimmick-up his post-UFC run, playing up his looks compared to his recent run of opponents as "Ravishing" Andrei Arlovski. The interviews alone would be awesome.

Fuck. Now we're down to like, three famous Mexican actors that people can actually name.

A-bomb, ie- Atom bomb, like what we skullfucked Japland with back in dubya-dubya-eye-eye. One of my old co-workers was a half Japanese dude we called "Stone Cold" (there's a later story there) or "Stoney" for short. Anyway, everyone always fucked around with him for a variety of reasons, but his being Japanese was the easiest target. On Pearl Harbor Day, my brother & I made sure to let him know that it was okay: we forgave him and his people for their treachery. He responded with his typical "Fuck you, motherfuckers." On the same subject, we suggested that he nickname his left & right arms "Hiroshima" & "Nagasaki" because he "drops bombs." Somehow, none of this Jap-hating offended him until we started dissing on ninjas one day.

Too soon for A-bomb jokes? I better start writing some apology letters.

Would you prefer dawg? Can't say I was ever called that. "Homie," "ese," and "bro" all tied in at second on the annoyance scale.

One of the worst parts of working at the club was having every drunk/high black guy who wanted to be friendly with me calling me "nigga." The more things change...

Fitting, since he's a homo.

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The best part was Bisping & White shitting themselves over how big Franklin is, as though they forgot since the last time they saw him.

I just wanted to point out that having done both, the actions and intentions behind them tend to be a different. Besides, we all know that if Coleman truly went street on Wanderlei: HEADBUTT.

Stepping on Wanderlei's neck =/= stomping on Wanderlei's head

If he's lucky (insofar as his knee is still messed up), he'll be able to be relatively competitive with one leg, much as Tito has been over the past few years. On the other side of the scale, there's Javi Vasquez...

I think both 'dogs in the Escudero/Stephens & Miller/Browning fights have slightly better odds than people are giving them. - While Stephens failed to outwrestle Fisher (YEESH), he's still a dangerous fighter standing, and if he does somehow end up on top (Escudero's wrestling advantage has evaporated in the past), he could do a good deal of damage. - Miller is pretty average in both the wrestling and striking areas. Granted, Junie's takedown D didn't look much improved against Kaplan, but Miller is often too willing to work from the bottom, which would give Junie a chance to G&P while avoiding his submission attempts.

It's essentially a leg Americana/keylock. At some schools, the arm-only version will be referred to as a "keylock," while the leg version will be called an "Americana." You see it in straight grappling a bit, but in general it's a bit rarer than other subs, just like with a regular keylock. Actually, you see girls hit it on each other a lot, now that I think about it. Kuniyoshi Hironaka really likes the maneuver, combining it with a leg hook. He locked it on Forest Petz, but couldn't get a tapout.

In this fight? Not too good. In the future? Not much better.

No, but that has more to do with an MMA HoF having to do more with historical impact and importance at this point (see: Shamrock, Ken). He has a decent resume, but nothing too extraordinary. His main problem (aside from permanent #2 status to Silva) is that while he beat good fighters at the zenith of their careers, almost all of them feel pretty hard immediately afterwards (Tanner, Loiseau, MacDonald, etc.)

He should just embrace it. Dan "5-D" Henderson.