UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 In Review

In the beginning of the PPV the announced said, "everyone in the world believes this will be the most magical night of the Ultimate Fighting Championship." I think everyone in the world most have been very disappointing once all the fights were done. But I'll get into that later.

My predictions were all correct this event and a couple of the fights were pretty fucking good. Here is how the night went;

Nate Diaz vs Clay Guida - Guida by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

I predicted that Guida would win by TKO but I had no idea that he was 5 inches shorter than Diaz and had an 8 inch reach disadvantage. However the size advantage was negated throughout the match as Guida would shoot in for take downs some successful some leading to clinching stalemates. Still Guida was relentless and would not get off Diaz never allowing Diaz to be successful with his strikes until the 3rd round. Diaz finally had some great offense but it was too late as Guida had already won the 1st 2 rounds.



This was definitely one of the best fights of the night and won fight of the night honors.

Karo Parisyan vs Dong Hyun Kim - Parisyan by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

This was a slow grappling match between 2 great Judo practitioner. The fighters spent a majority of the fight within the clinch trying to trip the other one up. The first round went to Kim as he was able to take down and control Parisyan the entire round. In the 2nd round Parisyan scored a beautiful Judo throw that had the crowd cheering and controlled that round. The final round was really close and in all honesty I would have given it to Kim for the few strikes he was able to land within the clinching. I thought Parisyan was going to win this by submission but Kim is the one that went for submissions more often whatever though I still predicted the right winner.

Stephan Bonnar vs Jon Jones - Jones by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Jim Jones came out strong pressing the action constantly. He used a variety of techniques to dismantle Bonnar with sound striking and powerful takedowns. Unfortunately near the end of the 2nd round Jones was getting fatigued from fighting to hard but was still able to pull off a suplex on Bonnar and then attempted a flying scissors trip. The 3rd round was a little more even as Bonnar was able to capitalize on the fatigue of Jones even attempting to submit Jones by a Triangle Choke that Jones was able to escape. I had predicted Jones would be able to finish Bonnar and he came close to it, especially in the 1st Round when Jones landed a spinning back elbow that sent Bonnar to the mat but Bonnar was able survive till the end of the match and lost in the cards.

Lyoto Machida vs Thiago Silva - Machida by KO (Punch) at 4:59 of the 1st Round

Lyoto Machida fought the type of fight he is known for; striking and running. Thiago Silva was suppose to be the aggressive striker but Machida's movement never let Silva get a strike. Instead Lyoto kept landing shots here and there even knocking down Silva a couple of times. Finally with a few seconds left in round 1 both fighters were locked in each others clinch and Lyoto tripped Silva sending him to the mat. Lyoto then capitalized on a grounded Silva and threw a punch down that knocked Silva out with a second left in the 1st Round. A great KO that earned Machida Knock Out of the Night honors.

Georges St-Pierre vs B.J. Penn - St-Pierre by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) at the end of the 4th Round


This match was dubbed as the greatest match in the history of MMA before it ever even happened. That claim turned out to be a joke. While the first meeting of these two turned out to be an epic battle that St-Pierre narrowly won, this rematch turned out to be a beating with St-Pierre dominating Penn using his size and skill. It was amazing to see St-Pierre going for take downs and pounding Penn on the ground where B.J. is a world champion.

Click here to watch the fight between GSP and BJ

For four rounds we saw St-Pierre taking Penn to ground and passing guard so easily before begining to pound with hammer fists, elbows and punches. By the end of the 3rd round you can tell Penn lost the heart to keep fighting. And at the end of the 4th round he was simply done. His corner called over the doctor and had him stop the fight. It's a shame to see such a great fighter like Penn get utterly controlled but St-Pierre deserves credit for making Penn look like an amateur in the ring.


And that was the most magical night in MMA. It wasn't a bad night of fights just really disappointing. Both main events were really one sided and the lack of competition from such top fighters sucks. $44.95 to watch a beating doesn't seem worth it, I want to see a fight.

Still great performances by Clay Guida and up and coming UFC star Jon Jones. Keep an eye out for Jones he definitely has a future within the light heavy weight division.

So what was your favorite fight of the night? Any decisions you felt went the wrong way? Who you looking forward to seeing fight again?