UFC 128 Review

Preliminary card



Featherweight bout: Raphael Assunção vs. Erik Koch

Koch defeated Assunção via KO (punch) at 2:32 of round 1.


Catchweight(195 lb) bout: Nick Catone vs. Constantinos Philippou

Catone defeated Philippou via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).


Bantamweight bout: Joseph Benavidez vs. Ian Loveland

Benavidez defeated Loveland via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).



Preliminary card (Facebook)


Lightweight bout: Kurt Pellegrino vs. Gleison Tibau

Tibau defeated Pellegrino via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).


Welterweight bout: Ricardo Almeida vs. Mike Pyle

Pyle defeated Almeida via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).



Preliminary card (Spike TV)



Lightweight bout: Edson Barboza vs. Anthony Njokuani

Barboza defeated Njokuani via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).


Light Heavyweight bout: Eliot Marshall vs. Luiz Cane

Cane defeated Marshall via TKO (punches) at 2:15 of round 1.



Main card



Heavyweight bout: Brendan Schaub vs. Mirko Filipović

Schaub defeated Filipović via TKO (punch) at 3:44 of round 3.


Middleweight bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Dan Miller

Marquardt defeated Miller via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).


Lightweight bout: Jim Miller vs. Kamal Shalorus

Miller defeated Shalorus via TKO (punches) at 2:15 of round 3.


Bantamweight bout: Urijah Faber vs. Eddie Wineland

Faber defeated Wineland by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).


Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Maurício Rua (c) vs. Jon Jones

Jones defeated Rua by TKO (strikes) at 2:37 of round 3 to become the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.









Low point: Mirko proving he can still hang with the "young lions" and putting on a good performance before getting caught with the luckiest punch ever, a last minute hail mary that surely saved Schaub from a defeat or at best, a draw.



The punch after was such a dick move.



High point: Jonny "PWNS" Jones destroying Shogun Rua to become the new (and youngest ever) UFC Champ!

As Rogan said, Shogun by quite some distance Jones' toughest opponent to date, yet arguably Jones dominated this fight more than any of his other fights! Totally humiliated Shogun, who expectedly gassed and got systematically shut down by the youngster. They resisted saying it, "Welcome to the Bones Jones era!", but it's here IMO. Who can stop this man? BRING ON JONES- VELASQUEZ!




Will comment on the other fights in the morning, great event and some sweet (and some sad ) finishes.

That was brutal. Shogun looked out of his depth. Abosulte beating put on him.

Right from the first second, he was dominated on the feet and on the ground.

Bones backs up all the talk, the hype, the betting odds, with a phenomenal performance.

A) Mirko proved he could hang with the young lions? At this stage he can't even hang is washing on the line. Cro cop was never winning that fight, he's past it and has been past it for a few years now

B) Shogun did get owned. But the guy was out of action for almost a year after yet another knee surgery. He will be back. My heart broke a little bit last night. I still don't believe Jones has been tested and tbh I still think he's a wanker. Rua has had 3 surgeries on his knee so Jones spends the night targeting it. Very classy Jon.


How do people think Lyoto would do against Jones?

That was more 1 sided than Brock-Mir 2 !! Im not buying that Shogun was not 100% either, he rehab'd his knee properly this time and saw a specialist. And said he was ready.


Wouldnt have made a difference anyway, as he had nothing for Bones from the very 1st second.


Bones talked the talk, and he backed it up even more. Bones is the real deal. And Rashad is going to get destroyed.



And Axe forget about Crocop he's done. Wasnt even winning the fight. Had a bit of a flurry after landing an illegal upkick which the ref did even deduct a point for (infact he didnt even let Schaub regain his position on top ) That kick really hurt Schaub.


There was nothing lucky about the punch either, Schaub read the kick and countered with a right, something he would have practiced a thousand times.


I think Dana said that Crocop is retired now, but i havent read the story.








Bones Jones UFC LHW 2011.

Also never thought i'd see the day, Shogun would tap out due to strikes. Its not likes past his prime or anything, Jones just completely owned him and hurt him bad.

Great display by Bones, but Shogun wasn't even close to 100%.

A fully fit Shogun doesn't gas in round 1.

Can't wait until JJ stops being a pussy and moves up to HW.

1) CroCop was winning the fight. But he is done. All it proved is that Brendan Schaub is shit. Mirko won the 2nd round 10-8 and was winning the 3rd before the hail mary haymaker which wasn't timed or anything like it. Schaub closed his eyes, threw it and hoped for the best. Mirko is done, Schaub is shit.

2) Jim Miller looked really impressive again and must be close to a title shot.

3) Nate the Average was average last night. Dan Miller should try and cut to 170.

4) Wasn't really impressed with Faber. Hope he doesn't get a title shot because Bowles is more deserving. He was never beaten for his title, he lost it because he shattered his hand. Bowles-Cruz, let Faber fight Torres and the winner can have a title shot.

5) Incredible over-reaction to the main event. This wasn't the Shogun who fought in Pride. Or the Shogun that fought Liddell and Lyoto. This wasn't even the guy that fought Coleman. This was the same Shogun that fought Forrest and he was even worse than he was the night of the Forrest fight. ANY top 10 LHW would have beaten Shogun last night, and prob a couple outside the top 10 too. And I can think of a bunch of MWs that would have beaten him too. The lay-off beat him. Jones was very impressive, but he was fighting half the man he was supposed to fight. Meanie your comment of "he rehab'd his knee properly this time and saw a specialist. He said he was ready" is ridiculous. He said the same before the Coleman fight. What was he going to do?? Admit he wasn't ready?? He rehab'd it properly the last time too. He has a history of struggling badly coming off long lay-offs. He was starting to gas last night before the first round ended! I'm not sure Shogun will ever be the fighter he was. 3 knee reconstructions is a career killer. Especially for someone who fights like he fights. To say that it wouldn't have made a difference is incredibly stupid. The Shogun that fought Machida is a completely different prospect to the one that fought last night. Anyone who thinks that one of the all time greats getting owned like that is not down to outside reasons is an idiot. You think Bones outstruck Shogun because he's a better striker?? If you think it wouldn't have made a difference if Shogun hadn't been out for so long you're effectively claiming that Bones is the best ever. He's not.

On this occasion, Anfield is absolutely spot on.

People who say Shogun only looked so lethargic because of the beating Jones put on are idiots. It must be one hell of a surreal beating that gives you love handles in the past.

Just thank god it was Jones who got the opportunity to exploit shite Shogun and not Rashad.

That's actually a great point. All you need to do is look at Shogun's body last night and his body against Forrest and Coleman. And then compare it to the Machida fights.

Mryzyz wrote:Great display by Bones, but Shogun wasn't even close to 100%.

A fully fit Shogun doesn't gas in round 1.

Can't wait until JJ stops being a pussy and moves up to HW.

The way i saw round 1 go, was Jones start of flying, Shogun pushes forward and gets taken down. Then 2.5 mins of Shogun squirming under Bones, trying really hard to sweep and get up. There was a point where Shogun had underhook on Bone's left leg and was using all the strenght trying to shake Bones base off. (Watch it again he really uses alot of energy and isnt able to do anything). Bones wears him down and They get back to their feet and Bones lands a huge knee that hurt Shogun bad and from then on, and couldnt recover.


Quite a few times Bones looked shocked he wasnt able to finish Shogun. Shogun has very good chin, and only way he would tap to strikes if he was badly badly hurt.




This was nothing like the Shogun against Coleman or against Forrest where he was still injured. Of course he's going to be a bit rusty but thats it. To say otherwise is just silly. Nothing to explain the huge difference between the 2 last night. Bones is the reall deal.



Rashad has balls, i'll tell u that.

JJ first two title fights are against guys coming off year long layoffs and knee injuries.

Lucky lad.

100% complete domination. Regardless of what shape Shogun was in he was a doughy punch bag who offered absolutely nothing. I'm glad bones took the belt at least now we can have an active LHW.

If Rampage and Machida beat Hamill and Randy (that is some step down for both fighters since they last fought, lol) then i think they should have a rematch and winner to get title shot end of year. Jones will probably fight Rashad in summer.


Faber is apperently getting a shot at Cruz next, possibly for TUF coaches.

Gutted to see Shogun take a beating like that, history does tell us though that he struggles with long lay offs though. Jones' complete domination of the fight was still surprising and impressive. Hopefully Shogun can stay fit and put together a few wins and try to avenge this loss.

Unless Rashad has some inside knowledge from training with Jones I can't see him having much chance. Machida is the biggest threat at light heavyweight to Jones just now, hopefully he'll get the shot after beating Randy.

Jones should fight Rashad as soon as Rashad is fit and there is still some booking leeway. 132 preferably.

redmeanie77 wrote:


The way i saw round 1 go, was Jones start of flying, Shogun pushes forward and gets taken down. Then 2.5 mins of Shogun squirming under Bones, trying really hard to sweep and get up. There was a point where Shogun had underhook on Bone's left leg and was using all the strenght trying to shake Bones base off. (Watch it again he really uses alot of energy and isnt able to do anything). Bones wears him down and They get back to their feet and Bones lands a huge knee that hurt Shogun bad and from then on, and couldnt recover.


Quite a few times Bones looked shocked he wasnt able to finish Shogun. Shogun has very good chin, and only way he would tap to strikes if he was badly badly hurt.




This was nothing like the Shogun against Coleman or against Forrest where he was still injured. Of course he's going to be a bit rusty but thats it. To say otherwise is just silly. Nothing to explain the huge difference between the 2 last night. Bones is the reall deal.



Rashad has balls, i'll tell u that.

What complete garbage! So in your opinion Shogun gassed due to the extreme effort he put into trying to get Bones off him?? What shite! Shogun has been doing BJJ for years and has had much bigger and stronger guys on top of him during grappling practice. Shogun can grapple for hours without gassing like that. He gassed because of the lay-off. Simple as.

Shogun was exhausted. He couldn't continue. Bones was able to hurt him so badly because he physically couldn't fight anymore.

This is EXACTLY the same as when he fought against coleman and forrest. Claiming otherwise is beyond stupidity. In your opinion Bones is the best fighter ever then? I suggest Sherdog might suit you better.

I'd agree with you there anfield, look at the different in his physical appearance from when he fought Machida till last night... the guy did gas but it was because he wasn't in tip top shape.

Would just like to add that I thought Evans going into the cage at the end was shocking, Jones had just won the title and it was a little disrespectful for evans to go in there, although I would bet a few quid he was told to by Mr White. Jones looked furious!

Erm... the rest... Was very impressed with Faber hes so exciting to watch never a dull moment... Cro Cop looked a little better but hes fighting massive guys now compared to the size of the guys he was fighting in pride... Nate the great wasn't half bad ether.

Rest of the event was good too best in a while...

PS: Silva vs GSP, doesn't look as good as Silva vs Bones jones!

Horribly disappointed with Shogun I was amazed how early he gassed as Anfield said I think a lot of fighters would have beat Shogun last night but credit to Jones he was impressive and looked in great shape too looked really motivated as well.

I don't think Evans will give Jones much problems hell If Davis impresses next weekend I'd rather see him get the nod ahead of "Suga".

As for the rest of the card Jim Miller looked fantastic surely he is at least a win from a Title shot and his brother Dan impressed me more than Nate last night. Schuabb got very lucky he was getting beat up by a shop worn Cro Cop last night the follow up punch was unnecessary hope the UFC from him in the deep end next.

Faber got the job done last night looked good and adjusted well after a rocky first round like Njokuani surprised Barboza got the nod sure he got a take downs in Rounds 2 & 3 but Njokuani was dominating on the feet in those Rounds.

Surprised Pyle got the nod over Big dog.

Can't believe I fell asleep .. serves me right I suppose for having about 3 hours sleep from Friday. Anyway the fights, Schaub got knockout of the night for his punch on Mirko .. unless he splits that money 50-50 with the ring mat then I think it is very underserving, Mirko again with a bad stroke of look, holding his own in a fight before then being knocked out cold in the third round with about a minute to go. Dana has said he expects Mirko to retire now, so what a career Mirko has produced. To be fair to Schaub, he's going from strength to strength, some good takedown skills shown in this fight, and he's making his way up the ladder.

I haven't got much to say about Nate, good wrestling shown I suppose, but nothing special, if he was to fight Bisping i'm giving Bisping more of a chance after watching that fight. Jim Miller showed some improved stand up, although to be fair why is he even in there with Shalorus, it's all good him demanding that he deserves a title shot, but until he beats a top 10 guy then he doesn't deserve it, give him someone like Gulliard or Sherk.

Faber obviously is far from his best, but still put on a fairly impressive performance, fair play to Wineland, he put up a better fight than I thought he would. Cruz VS Faber will be a good fight, i'd be shocked if they don't get the TUF coaches slot as well, although i'd much rather it be Bisping and Sonnen.

NOW THE BIG ONE! Shogun VS Jones! Obviously Shogun was far from his best, coming off a long lay off and not being in the best shape of his life, but still, you can't take anything away from Jones, he DOMINATED Shogun. I've been a big fan of Jones ever since he first came to the UFC, and he has been a bit brash and cocky this last week coming in to the fight, but the way he handled himself post fight was very telling to him as a person, and he obviously has a good head on his shoulders. Anybody who is still doubting this guy needs to realise that he is the future, and you'll soon run out of excuses as to why he won, although i'm sure in his next fight we'll see pretty much the same as we've seen here "ohh Rashad was coming off a long lay off, he's been injured etc etc."

Jones is the future, period.

I had Cro Cop winning the Schaub fight before the knockout as well. I'd given Schaub the first 10-9 and the second 10-8 to Cro Cop when the point deduction for shots to the back of the head was included. The third was fairly evenly balanced before the punch. I was really pissed off to see Schaub land one on Mirko on the floor when he was clearly out cold, I hope someone returns the favour to him in his next fight.

Koch deserved knockout of the night, good movement and timing to land sweet on the jaw.

Sheldan wrote:Can't believe I fell asleep .. serves me right I suppose for having about 3 hours sleep from Friday. Anyway the fights, Schaub got knockout of the night for his punch on Mirko .. unless he splits that money 50-50 with the ring mat then I think it is very underserving, Mirko again with a bad stroke of look, holding his own in a fight before then being knocked out cold in the third round with about a minute to go. Dana has said he expects Mirko to retire now, so what a career Mirko has produced. To be fair to Schaub, he's going from strength to strength, some good takedown skills shown in this fight, and he's making his way up the ladder.

I haven't got much to say about Nate, good wrestling shown I suppose, but nothing special, if he was to fight Bisping i'm giving Bisping more of a chance after watching that fight. Jim Miller showed some improved stand up, although to be fair why is he even in there with Shalorus, it's all good him demanding that he deserves a title shot, but until he beats a top 10 guy then he doesn't deserve it, give him someone like Gulliard or Sherk.

Faber obviously is far from his best, but still put on a fairly impressive performance, fair play to Wineland, he put up a better fight than I thought he would. Cruz VS Faber will be a good fight, i'd be shocked if they don't get the TUF coaches slot as well, although i'd much rather it be Bisping and Sonnen.

NOW THE BIG ONE! Shogun VS Jones! Obviously Shogun was far from his best, coming off a long lay off and not being in the best shape of his life, but still, you can't take anything away from Jones, he DOMINATED Shogun. I've been a big fan of Jones ever since he first came to the UFC, and he has been a bit brash and cocky this last week coming in to the fight, but the way he handled himself post fight was very telling to him as a person, and he obviously has a good head on his shoulders. Anybody who is still doubting this guy needs to realise that he is the future, and you'll soon run out of excuses as to why he won, although i'm sure in his next fight we'll see pretty much the same as we've seen here "ohh Rashad was coming off a long lay off, he's been injured etc etc."

Jones is the future, period.

When Jones beats a top 5 fighter who's not coming off a serious injury and a 12 month lay-off, then I'll give him all the credit in the world. He was very impressive last night. Fighting a shadow of a great fighter who gassed early. When Machida beats Couture he should get Bones, then we'll see what Bones is all about.

I didnt see Shogun tap???? I'd agree that Machida would be a tough fight for Jones as he is so defensive and Jones would have to go looking for him!

pinsman wrote:I didnt see Shogun tap???? I'd agree that Machida would be a tough fight for Jones as he is so defensive and Jones would have to go looking for him!

Just after Herb Dean waved off the fight he tapped, so it still counts as a TKO victory.

Anfields5thKing wrote:When Jones beats a top 5 fighter who's not coming off a serious injury and a 12 month lay-off, then I'll give him all the credit in the world. He was very impressive last night. Fighting a shadow of a great fighter who gassed early. When Machida beats Couture he should get Bones, then we'll see what Bones is all about.

I think Machida could stylistically be a nightmare for Jones I'm not sure If Jones can take Machida down and if can't If Jones comes in like he did so carelessly with Shogun last night Machida will make him pay. I will say this I'm not overly convinced he is the future of LHW beating up a human punching bag in Rounds 2 & 3 does not say much he needs another big performance in his next fight.

UFC please can you get Hendo back to KO Jones and put a stop to all this stupidity!