Brandon Vera's broken nose

It was a little disappointing to see how "The Truth" performed in his last fight against Thiago Silva at UFC 125 as he was brutally punished round after round. Vera was not too aggressive enough to throw some vicious punches and kicks though he was able to hit Silva a couple of times.  In fact he was able to land a kick on the body that beat Thiago down but somehow threw away the opportunity by just celebrating and raising his hands instead of pounding the dude on the floor to pull a win.  Vera is known for his sadistic body kicks but what he did at that fight was too lame for a brawny fighter like Silva that pinned him in almost every corner of the octagon.  Silva even kind of insulted Vera during the 3rd by slapping him on the face and then giving him some wicked punches at the final seconds of the 3rd that broke Vera's nose.  Brandon suffered a major injury from his last fight against Jon Jones and had surgery to fix his broken face.  He is definitely going back to his surgeon again to fix his nose this time.

"The Beginning" - UFC 1 - November 12, 1993

The very first UFC was held almost a decade ago at McNichols Arena in Denver Colorado.  An entirely different set of fights, set of rules, and set of fighters were exhibited that night. The 29 year old Ken Shamrock took on Patrick Smith and was able to get the victor by submission in less than 2 minutes.  The legend Royce Gracie fought and won all of his fights including his fight with Ken Shamrock.  A fight that put Ken in absolute disbelief thinking how a skinny dude in a white karate suit has defeated him.

The first UFC era is quite different from the UFC now.  A lot has changed including rules, restrictions,  weight divisions and outfit. 

Forrest Griffin Vs. Rich Franklin - UFC 126

Rich Franklin is scheduled to take on former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin on February 5, 2011 at UFC 126.  A bout that would challenge both fighters' determination to dominate the octagon and a fight that would put Forrest Griffin's fighting prowess to a test.  Since Franklin has fought and defeated quite a lot of notable fighters in the industry like Wanderlei Silva, Chuck Lidell, Ken Shamrock, and a lot, Forrest is going to have to put more muscle in his punches to rock a fighter like Franklin.  We can't, on the contrary, take Griffin too lightly as a fighter since he is a natural born brawler himself noting that he was the very first Ultimate Fighter champion in the reality series The Ultimate Fighter season 1 several years ago.  His nasty kicks can surely punish Franklin just like what he did with his past opponents.  These two fighters share a lot in common, both had been champion in different divisions. Both has been defeated by Brazilian champion Anderson Silva.  Both of them are strikers and this is certainly a good match up no one can anticipate who can win this fight .