UFC 97 Results

Undercard:
Eliot Marshall beat Vinny Magalhaes by unanimous decision
T.J. Grant beat Ryo Chonan by split decision
Mark Bocek beat David Bielkheden by first-round submission (rear-naked)
Ed Herman beat David Loiseau by unanimous decision
Nate Quarry beat Jason MacDonald by first-round TKO (strikes)
Denis Kang beat Xavier Foupa-Pokam by unanimous decision

Main Card:
Luiz Cane beat Steve Cantwell by unanimous decision
Cheick Kongo beat Antoni Hardonk by second-round TKO (strikes)
Krzysztof Soszynski beat Brian Stann by first-round submission (kimura)
Mauricio Shogun Rua beat Chuck Liddell by first-round TKO (strikes)
Sam Stout beat Matt Wiman by unanimous decision
Anderson Silva beat Thales Leites by unanimous decision

Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg certainly seem to believe its the last time we've seen Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell, after getting knocked the hell out by Shogun. Who knows. I've seen Ken Shamrock and Tank Abbott far to many times, and speaking of that Matt Hughes battles Matt Serra next month at UFC 98. That one actually should be decent, but still, you can't ever say in MMA that a guy is done. Dudes come back faster than Brett Favre.

Quick comments from the fights, Kang and Quarry get important wins on the undercard. Could they see each other in the future? Luiz Cane is the real deal at light heavyweight, add him to the ridiculous list of talented 205 pound fighters the UFC has to offer. Kongo is enormous. Shogun will be champ, it's just a matter of time.

Finally, Anderson Silva was frustrated by the "effort" put forth by Leites. Bottom line Leites just didn't want to be embarrassed, so he just layed around and did not attack. Meanwhile the fans in the Bell Centre were chanting "GSP, GSP!" Is that next for the Spider? He just broke the record for most consecutive wins in the UFC (9), the previous record of 8 was held by Jon Fitch and Hall of Famer Royce Gracie. Check out Silva's 9 victories: Chris Leben, Rich Franklin (2), Travis Lutter, Nate Marquardt, Dan Henderon, James Irvin (at 205), Patrick Cote, and Thales Leites. Not a gimmie on that list. But what should he do next? There's not a sinlge 185 pound guy who should be in the ring with him. It's either GSP or one of the many great light heavys. We'll have to wait and see.

-Keefe