Thoughts
Shogun is my second most favorite fighter after Big Nog! I was so happy to him fighting somewhat closer to the way he used to fight in PrideFC. However, I think it's still too early for us to say he's 100% back. We still need to see him in a war with someone. I don't think he's ready for a rematch with Forrest or Jackson. Overall though, I'm very happy with the Win.
Chuck Liddell has never been one of my favorite fighters but he was always fun to watch. I have nothing against the guy, but I'm just not a big fan. That said, I totally disagree with everyone saying he's done. Sure, he's lost a couple of fights to some of the best fighters in the world. Why were we not saying the same thing about Randy "The Natural"? F Dana for forcing this guy to stop fighting. Below, Dana assures reporters that Chuck is done....
Canada proves again that it's one of the hottest places in the world, if not the hottest for MMA. We destroyed UFC records. There was lots of talk around a UFC event coming to Toronto for December of 2009. I wouldn't be surprised if we broke the current Canadian/world UFC attendance record of approx 20k and filled the skydome with 50k people.
Bonuses
Fight of the Night - Sam Stout vs. Matt Wiman
Knockout of the Night - Mauricio Rua
Submission of the Night - Krzysztof Soszynski
Each fighter earned $70,000.
Attendance & Gate
New North American attendance record hit with 60 more people showing up than last years event in Montreal.
UFC 66 (Liddell vs. Ortiz II): $5,397,300 gate (12,191 attendance)
UFC 83 (St. Pierre vs. Serra II): $5,100,000 gate (21,390 attendance)
UFC 79 (St. Pierre vs. Hughes): $4,994,050 gate (9,704 attendance)
UFC 97 (Silva vs. Leites): $4,900,000 gate (21,451 attendance)
UFC 91 (Couture vs. Lesnar): $4,815,675 gate (13,224 attendance)
Results
Anderson Silva defeated Thales Leites, unanimous decision
Mauricio Rua defeated Chuck Liddell (TKO - strikes), 4:28 of Round 1
Cheick Kongo defeated Antoni Hardonk (TKO - strikes), 2:29 of Round 2
Luiz Cane defeated Steve Cantwell, unanimous decision
Krzysztof Soszynski defeated Brian Stann (kimura), 3:53 of Round 1
Denis Kang defeated Xavier Foupa-Pokam, unanimous decision
Nate Quarry defeated Jason McDonald (TKO - strikes), 2:27 of Round 1
Ed Herman defeated David Loiseau, unanimous decision
T.J. Grant defeated Ryo Chonan, split decision
Mark Bocek defeated David Bielkheden (rear-naked choke), 4:57 of Round 1
Eliot Marshall defeated Vinny Magalhaes, unanimous decision
Chuck Liddell Post Loss to Shogun walking back to the change room
Dana's Blog
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Part 2
Part3
Post Fight Conference
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