UFC 118 Wrap-Up: Jersey Shore Invades Boston

Edgar clearly defeated BJ Penn on Saturday. There were no questions this time. He earned every one of those 50-45 nods. In April, I could make a case for him winning the fight, on Saturday, there was no doubt. While we should be busy crowning Edgar, most people will try to figure what happened to BJ.

Is BJ Penn starting to look washed up? He looked lackluster in both fights and its hard to tell if it was because of Edgar, or if Penn is just starting to lose it. He says he wants to get right back in there and fight as often as possible. So, hopefully, we’ll see soon if BJ is on the downside of his career. Or if Frankie Edgar is just that freaking good.

After a few minutes of punching, Randy applied a choke, threw a couple more punches then reapplied a choke that made Toney tap out. At least he tried to tap. He ended up just flailing his arm. To his credit, Toney was gracious in defeat and said later that he wants to fight in MMA again. Don’t expect to see him back in the Octagon though.

By easily dispatching James Toney, Randy Couture further solidified his legend. Now he’s not only “UFC Hall-of-Famer, Randy Couture.” He’s also the guy that humbled the boxer who said mean things about our sport!

Boston!
Joe Lauzon looked awesome. Its hard to recall an uneven matchup on par with Lauzon and Gabe Ruediger. Lauzon won every aspect of the fight convincingly and violently. The crowd loved every second of the ass-kicking. In 8 UFC bouts Lauzon now has 3 submission, 1 KO and 2 fight of the night awards.

The crowd went nuts for everyone with a Boston connection, including The Irish Hand Grenade, Marcus Davis. Only Lauzon obliged the fans. Davis got absolutely destroyed by the longer Nate Diaz in the Fight of the Night. As you can see in this picture from Cage Writer, it got ugly.