WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan Post-Fight Thoughts

- When Jose Aldo sees an opportunity to finish, he does so with malice. We really are witnessing something special. The short list of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world best consists of Anderson Silva, Georges St. Pierre and Aldo, and if Aldo continues to run through competition like this, he will be the undisputed p4p champ sooner rather than later.

- Even scarier, Aldo is only 24 and has not even approached his athletic peak.

- When I saw Miguel Torres' new stance, with his left hand extended and pawing, I was concerned that Charlie Valencia would come over the top with the big right hand he is known for. Torres never let Valencia get close enough to threaten with that right, though, and when he smelled blood, he ran through Valencia. Joining Tristar in Canada is the best thing Torres could have done for his career.

- George Roop absolutely smashed Chan Sung Jung with a beautiful head kick. It goes to show that no matter how good you think your chin is, always keep your hands up.

- The judges ALMOST screwed up again. After a three-round affair that saw Mark Hominick repeatedly score with hard punches while Leonard Garcia flailed away will wild punches, it was clear that Hominick had won. For reasons beyond me, one judge still scored the fight 29-28 Garcia. There is no conceivable way that Garcia won that fight. Get it right, or get the hell out of MMA. The judging in this sport is so bad, it has become downright embarrassing.

- Hominick did a great job sticking to his game plan. Instead of getting drawn in to a brawl, he kept good foot movement, sat behind his jab, and let Garcia tire himself out. This fight shows what good boxing does against wild boxing.