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Haven't finished watching all the fights yet (was out of town doing family stuff all weekend), but I have seen the 2 fights I was most looking forward to.

Anderson Silva kicked azz just like we all expected. It's just ridiculous watching him do what he does in the octagon. He makes it seem so easy and effortless. He can literally end the fight at any single moment of his choosing and that's exactly what he did against Bonnar. While it may not be a completely fair assessment, it is interesting to compare how Silva and Jones have done against common opponents. Silva quickly finished Belfort in the first round, but it took Jones till the 4th to finish it and he was almost upset in the first. Silva became the first person to finish Bonnar and with a knee to the body on top of that. When Jones fought Bonnar, he wasn't anywhere near as good as he is now but still that fight went to a decision.

I like what I saw from Glover Teixeira. He was dominant in his fight and I'm eager to see him fight Rampage after calling him out in the post fight interview. If any LHW has a chance to beat Jones it's either Gustaffson or Teixeira. Having those 2 fight each other wouldn't be a bad way to decide the #1 contender in the future.

Also, Maldonado showed a ridiculous amount of toughness and heart in that fight. I can't believe he didn't get knocked out after all those big hits. Kept fighting back and had to have the doctor stop the fight. Too bad he was clearly outmatched against Teixeira.