Hi All and Happy New Year for all MMA fans in Bergen County, NJ!

In the aftermath of UFC 125, I was wondering what people’s thoughts were on the fights. On paper, the card did not seem to generate a lot of buzz, but the event turned out to be a competitive evening with a lot of breakout performances and emerging future fights for a lot of rising stars.

The Main Event: Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar retains his title in a draw with Gray Maynard. Reminicent of the 1st Pacquiao vs. Marquez fight, Maynard opens strong nearly ending the fight in the 1st round, dropping Edgar three times. Maynard proves he deserves to be the number 1 contender and Edgar proves that he is more than “A fighter that has BJ Penn’s number” and indeed has championship heart by surviving the 1st round scare and battling back into the fight with crisp boxing and takedowns on Maynard whom on paper was said to be the superior wrestler. The fight was competitive with shifts in momentum and a lot of drama-so much so the Dana White has announced an immediate rematch-sidelining Pettis who was originally scheduled to fight the winner of Edgar/Maynard 2.

Another match I was looking forward to was the the return of Takanori Gomi when he met Clay Guida. Gomi, a once dominant force in Shooto and Pride drops his UFC record to 1-2 by lossing via submission to constant spolier Clay Guida. The Guida win was huge and puts him back on the map in terms of contention and puts Gomi’s future in the UFC in doubt. Can Gomi pull a Shogun and come back with strong performances, or will he fall inot the category of Mirko Crocop whom just can’t seem to get back that fire that made him such a feared fighter in Pride. For me, jury is still out on Gomi-but admitedly I am a big Gomi fan. Check out his highlight vid to see why:

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