Monday Morning Wrap Up: UFC 97 Coverage and Commentary

Thought I’d do a round up of some of the best coverage of UFC 97 from over the weekend from Bloody Elbow and around the net.

The event:

• UFC 97: Post-Fight Presser Notes — Chuck Liddell’s Future, Dana White on Main Event Bloody Elbow

• UFC 97 Fight Night Awards and Bonuses Bloody Elbow

• UFC 97 – Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites Live Results and Commentary Brent Brookhouse

• UFC 97 recap and final thoughts MMA Mania

• Montreal shines but deserves better Zak Woods

• UFC 97 Hangover Zak Woods

• What We Learned From UFC 97 Kelvin Hunt

The fallout from Anderson Silva vs Thales Leites:

• Picking and Choosing Anderson Silva’s Opponents Michael Rome

• The Case for Anderson Silva Luke Thomas

• Worst Title Fight Ever? Check the Numbers FightMetric

• Anderson Silva Has Very Little Shame Luke Thomas

• Dana White Embarrassed by Anderson Silva Bloody Elbow

• Thales Leites’ Passivity in Numbers Michael Fagan

• Josh Gross Asserts Anderson Silva Rubbed Vaseline on Himself Bloody Elbow

• Ain’t No Sunshine – Critiquing Anderson Silva and Thales Leites Michael Fagan

• Liddell jumps to Silva’s defense Beau Dure

• Anderson Silva needs aggressive challenger Sergio Non

• Dana White open to Silva-GSP Sergio Non

• Silva taking on a Floyd Jr. aura after win at UFC 97 Steve Cofield

• Anderson Silva Needs To Move To The UFC Light Heavyweight Division Immediately Kelvin Hunt

• What About Demian Maia vs. Anderson Silva? Cannon Jacques

• Anderson Silva is the Worst Fighter Ever…  Matt McEwan

• Anderson Silva’s Antics Should Push the UFC to React Leland Roling

• Anderson Silva’s brand is becoming toxic Zak Woods

• The Strange Parallels of Anderson Silva and Roy Jones, Jr. Jordan Breen

Chuck Liddell retirement watch:

• Kicking Chuck Liddell While He’s Down Kid Nate

• The Likely Retirement of Chuck Liddell Cannon Jacques

• Is this the end for Chuck Liddell? Zak Wood

• Thanks for the Memories Chuck Maggie Hendricks

• Chuck Liddell: The End Has Come Kelvin Hunt

Shogun Rua

• Time for Rua to face younger, hungrier elite Sergio Non

• Rua sends Liddell to the showers one final time Steve Cofield

• Who Should Mauricio “Shogun” Rua Face Next? Kelvin Hunt

• Shogun Rua’s Impressive Win Still Leaves Questions Leland Rolling