UFC 60: The end of an era, and the beginning of another

by: gnarkill2020 2 years, 6 months, 3 days, 4 hours, 53 minutes ago

Release Date:

5/27/06

 

Mike �??Quick�?� Swick vs.  Joe �??Diesel�?� Riggs:
I was really looking forward to this match. First, Riggs has tons of ring experience. He has fought several times within this year. And has pretty heavy hands and had Billy Rush help him keep his weight on. And I was pretty skeptical whether or not Swick could pull off a win. But in the first round, at 2:19, Mike swick pulled off a great Guillotine (or “Swickotine"). Though, Riggs is very susceptible to submissions. WINNER: Mike “Quick” Swick

Brandon �??the truth�?� Vera vs. Assuerio Silva:
I wasn�??t looking forward to this fight, and with the end result, I wasn�??t surprised why. To me, I�??d like to see to heavyweights just slug it out, and go for the KO. But instead, Vera caught Silva in yet another Guillotine at 2:39 in the first round. WINNER: Brandon “The Truth” Vera

Diego �??the nightmare�?� Sanchez vs. John Alessio:
Now this fight, I was looking forward to. I have been waiting for a while to see Sanchez finally get beat. Don�??t get me wrong, he is a fantastic fighter. But something about him, I just want to see him get knocked out or submitted. To me, this fight was great. Only because Sanchez kept trying to go for the shoot. And Alessio just kept right on rejecting him. Sanchez only got 1 half assed shoot on him. Not only was Alessio playing defense on the shoots, but he was throwing back his own shots. Sanchez did go for a rear naked choke, with Alessio again fought off very well. But in the end, the judges saw things differently than me. As Sanchez defeated Alessio by unanimous decision. Yes Sanchez did try for shoots, and would advance. But as the old saying goes, the best offense is a good defense. WINNER: Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez

Dean Lister vs. Alessio Sakara:
It didn�??t occur to me that the Dean fighting was the Dean who trains with Tito. So when I realized that, I was curious to see what he could offer. And he delivered a solid, good fight. Alessio went for a take down on Lister, but as many make this same mistake, go caught in a triangle choke and was able to finish him off in the first round in 2:20. I think its safe to say that Lister has a bright future ahead of him in the UFC. WINNER: Dean Lister

The main event:
Matt Hughes vs. Royce Gracie:
All the hype. The butterflies in my stomach. Finally, it was here. The match that so many in MMA and pretty much, everyone around the US was waiting to finally see. A Legend, someone who made this sport what it is today, versus a Legend, and what some see, as the greatest welterweight, or even, greatest fighter, ever. And Matt Hughes proved to the entire world that he is. The match pretty much went the way almost everyone (excluding myself) though it would. Hughes dominated the entire fight, with Gracie getting only a few legs kicks in. Matt Hughes finally went for the take down after about 2 minutes, and began a ground and pound clinic on Gracie. And at one point, Hughes actually got Gracie in an armbar, that everyone thought would make him tap. Then, at about 4:00 into the first round, Hughes got Gracie�??s back, and began to pummel his opponent until ref. John McCarthy finally put a stop to the fight. WINNER: Matt Huges

So there you have it, in one night you have an end to an era, and the beginning of another led by a champion that is truly a living legend in his own right.