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Well now that UFC 89 is out of the way we can concentrate on a championship match and a card that might actually be worth the 50 bucks.  The main event looks to be much more of the same stuff we have grown to love from Anderson Silva. Expect to see another dominating performance mixed with superior technical skills dished out by the spider. Although the main event maybe interesting to some the real meat and potatoes of the card look to be coming from the supporting cast.

In an interesting twist of events Diego Sanchez has been sidelined by a rib injury that seems to have come from training. Stepping into fill his place will be Josh Koscheck. Who will be facing Thiago Alves. There has been alot said about the early days of Koscheck. But I have to give credit when its due. Kos has managed to step up his game and drastically improve his striking skills since training with AKA. He seems more willing and comfortable to exchange strikes with his opponents. This plays perfectly into a match up against up and comer Thiago Alves. It would not be surprising if this match up was to take fight of the night with Thiago coming out on top with the TKO victory. In order for Kos to be successful he is going to have to push the pace and force the takedown. Smother his opponent with superior wrestling and a top game mixed with devistating ground and pound.

Another matchup that should be far from borring is Sean Sherk Vs. Tyson Griffin. Sherk is a serious vet in this mma game and has only lost to 3 people in over 36 fights since 1999, Georges St. Pierre, Matt Hughes and Bj Penn. All of which could easily be ranked anywhere in the top 5 best welterweights of all time.  Both men have superior wrestling backgrounds. Sherk does take the advantage in the striking department having quicker hands and looks like he hits much harder. Unforetunately for Tyson Griffin I just cant see him getting past Sherk. There is no one right now in the light weight division that trains as hard as the muscle shark. Looks like Griffin got handed more than he can chew.

Other notable fights are:

Rich Clementi Vs. Gray Maynard

Thales Leites Vs. Drew McFedries

Hermes Franca Vs. Marcus Aurelio

Josh Burkman Vs. Pete Sell

Pay per view cost $50, pizza cost $30, Beer cost $40, watching Silva slaughter another victim….PRICELESS!

Of all the divisions the UFC has to offer middleweight seems to be the least competitive. Please do not twist what I am saying. The worlds mma p4p fighter is a middleweight in the UFC, however there is no one in the Octagon today, that will be a threat to his throne.  Saturday October 25 looks to be another lopsided beating delivered by no other than the spider. There is no one at 185 that can come close to matching the skill or determination of this guy.  Anderson’s  athleticism and natural abilities are far beyond what most can classify. That being said heavy underdog Patrick “The Poutine” (oops i meant predator) Cote looks to ruffle some feathers.

To quote the best mma announcer today (Joe Rogan, seriously every other mma commentator could learn from this guy) Styles make fights. Stylistically speaking there is nothing special about this fight. Both men like to stand and trade. And in every department of standup or ground game Anderson has this fight covered. I expect to see a fight clinic being showed by Silva with Cote standing around and taking notes. To be fair this was the only legitimate contender the UFC could produce at 185. Looks like we are in store for much of the same in the near future. As there is no one that can touch Silva at 185.