Chad
Mendes (above, file photo) dominated Michihiro Omigawa at UFC 126.
| Sherdog.com
With big-time billing and placement on the eve of Super Bowl XLV,
UFC
126 was the big game for MMA fans -- and it delivered.
That was no small feat considering the high expectations heading
into the card. The Anderson
Silva-Vitor
Belfort main event was touted as the best middleweight title
matchup ever. There was a seminal showdown between two ex-champs in
Forrest
Griffin and Rich
Franklin, while Jon Jones and
Ryan
Bader bout promised to showcase two of the light heavyweight
division’s brightest prospects.
Below, we’ll examine each competitor’s stock rating after tonight’s
fights.
Stock Up
Anderson
Silva: If Anthony
Pettis’ flying-off-the-cage move against Benson
Henderson inspired people to learn that maneuver, Silva made
his own contribution to the MMA pantheon Saturday night.
After two and a half minutes of virtually no action, Silva seemed
to wake up as he and Belfort came alive with fast exchanges.
Launching a front kick which acted as a size-12 uppercut to
Belfort’s jaw, “The Spider” added another highlight-reel move to
his sizeable collection.
This was the equivalent of Julius Erving executing an unthinkable
slam while flying through heavy traffic. Read more
Chad Mendes (above, file photo) dominated Michihiro Omigawa at UFC 126. | Sherdog.com
