Machida Pummeled by Shogun in Rematch

Mauricio "Shogun" Rua knocked out Lyoto Machida in the first round with some great striking. Machida looked similarly over matched as he did in the original horrendous blown judges decision. The only difference was that this time Shogun was far more aggressive and eventually knocked out Machida. You have to wonder if Gegard Mousasi and King Mohammad Lawal were watching. I'd give either of those two a decent shot against Shogun. However, it looks like Quentin Jackson or Rashad Evans will get the next shot. In other action, Josh Kosheck defeated Paul Daley and will fight GSP in what is another waste of time fight since GSP has already defeated him. It would be nice to see GSP fight someone else but other than Anderson Silva or Jake Shields (and maybe Nick Diaz) there are no other interesting fights. Silva needs to handle business at middleweight while Shields and Diaz are still in Strikeforce.

Overall, the Machida vs Rua fight was a lot more interesting then I expected and the quick knockout was a big surprise given the close fight the first time. In the end, Shogun always seemed to be a little bit better and when he pushed the pace the fight was over.