UFC 98 immediate reactions

UFC 98 is in the books and overall it was a decent night of fights.  I for one had a little more emotion invested in this card, but overall I don’t feel dissapointed.  It is now the era of the Dragon!  Tae Kwon Do, Karate, and other old school dojos are filling up as we speak.  UFC 98 immediate reactions after the jump.

I liked UFC 98, but I know that around the world fans are screaming!

-We have seen eras coming to a close of late, could Sherk’s be next on the list?  A mirror image of the Sherk who fought Penn showed up tonight.  He didn’t look unimpressive, but he was simply not the better fighter tonight.    While Sherk’s career may be winding down, Edgar’s just took a jump!

-The decision fans will be talking about is the Hughes unanimous decision victory over Matt Serra.  When Buffer said that it was unanimous I knew without a shadow of a doubt that Serra won, guess I was wrong.  Not everyone at my house was in agreeance (I may have made that word up), I can only image what the Serra lovers are saying.  All in all, I anticipated this.  I figured it would go to the cards, and if it did they would prob say Hughes and not Serra.  That being said Hughes didn’t look great, he showed glimpses, but also showed he does not posses any stand up that could hang with any of the top 3 or 4 in the division.  A date with GSP or Alves would be asking for your career to go out on a loss.  Does Dana really have a decision to make with Hughes, probobly not.  It is time to call it a day Mr. Hughes.

-It is now the era of the Dragon.  The most surprising fact isn’t that the two fighters barely threw punches in the first round, but that Machida looked very impressive.  The karate base with quick movements and incredible counter punching helped him drop former champ Rashad Evans.  I mean DROP!  People say you have to beat the champ to be the champ.  Lyoto Machida crushed the champ!  Congrats to Machida and all of the Machida lovers!