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Originally Posted by evilbeefchan
UFC 88 this Saturday, headlined by Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans, with the return of Dan Henderson as well as Rich Franklin facing Matt Hamill.
Liddell is returning after an injury prevented this matchup from happening at UFC 85, which was originally Liddell vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. Rashad hasn't been active since his decision win over Michael Bisping last November. This should be interesting to see, as Liddell lost to Jardine back at UFC 76, who is a training partner with Rashad (over at Greg Jackson's camp). Keith did a good job of maneuvering out of Liddell's range and scoring points with low kicks, I'm guessing Rashad's going to work the same plan. Liddell always has that punching power and good takedown defense, as well as that "octagon control" they seem to talk about a lot.
Rich Franklin's experience and conditioning is up against Matt Hamill's strength and durability. I'm actually most excited for this fight, as Hamill continues to impress the hell out of me.
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My God! For a PPV that was only allright on paper and didn't really have me excited going into it - Wow! Great fights all around!
Rashad's knockout of Chuck was one of the best knockouts I've seen in the UFC! We seriously thought his jaw must be broken, I wonder if he was hurt badly, although you could see him walking around backstage after the fight. I think this may cause Chuck to retire, he's lost 3 of the last 4 fights now. Rashad really impressed and it didnt go to the ground at all.
Dan Hendersons fight I thought deserved fight of the night awards, he fought it extremely smart by refusing to engage the guy on the ground. Every time he tried he would be nearly submitted. This was a chess match going back and forth and I found it really exciting to watch.
Why the hell was Matt Hammil doing not trying to take it to the ground. I really like him but I think he went into this fight with a really poor gameplan.