Anybody see Struve vs. Miocic? When Struve uses that reach advantage he becomes quite the monster in the octagon. His jabs were deadly. And man is he slick in his transitions and submission attempts. He will be a beast in 2-3 years. He wants Febricio Werdum next, I say that or Frank Mir or the winner of Browne-Bigfoot.
also Dan Hardy picking up back to back wins dominating Amir Sadollah for 3 rounds. Sadollah is definitely a talented fighter, and he can take some punishment, but he has no power whatsoever. His kicks looked they hurt himself more than Hardy. Anyway, 2 straight impressive wins for "The Outlaw". He says he's far from being done. I think Thiago Alves, Josh Koscheck(if he doesn't mind waiting), or the winner/loser of Jake Ellenberger-Jay Hieron.
and what about Brad Pickett living up to his nickname with a huge 1st round uppercut KO over Yves Jabouin. Sucks for Yves, he was on a 3 win streak and was looking good. But good on Pickett, I like him. Tough bastard who can win the fight anywhere. Pickett vs Mike Easton or Michael MacDonald would be good or maybe Urijah Faber?
and lastly "Hansome" Matt Wiman earning more respect with every fight as he handed Paul Sass his first career loss by the same way he was beating everybody, first round submission. That back and forth on the ground, submission attempt after aubmission attempt, was a thing of beauty. Don't get to see that much any more, most fighters either want to wrestle or use wrestling not to get taken down. But to see some very slick jiu-jitsu was awesome.
honourable mentions to the debuts of Gunnar Nelson submitting DaMarqus Johnson and Jimi Manuwa destroying Kyle Kinsbury both in the first round.
There are so many young talented fighters in the UFC right now it's ridiculous. If they can just shake this injury bullshit, 2013 should be a truly amazing year for fights. I want Anderson Silva vs. Jon Jones by the end of next year. I know it's wishful thinking, but Silva will destroy Bonnar, then whoever the next middleweight challenger is Bisping or Weidman or Boetsh or whoever or take the super fight with GSP and destroy him too. All that will be left for huge fights will be Bones. I certainly hope it happens before Silva hits his decline, if he ever does. Captain America fought til he was 47.