Take one Tasmanian devil and one Tony Robbins convert. Add in a helping of Chicago punk, a nostalgic love for John Nord, a pinch of Geico cavemen, and freshly picked stevia. Mix ingredients in one Octagon. Bake fifteen minutes. Serve warm. Deliver fight of the year.
Simply watching the fight wouldn’t do it justice. You have to track down the weigh-ins, the pre-fight hype, the walkouts, the introductions, and the staredown. Guida’s bouncing around like a restless five year old. Diego’s double fisting stevia leaves and utilizing the power of the posi-YUS.
Then the fight happened. And it was awesome. A technical Frye-Takayama opening. A head kick knockdown. Guida’s relentless top game. Sanchez’s sub attempts and Elbows of Doom from the bottom. A Crimson King appearance. After fifteen minutes, both guys looked like they could go fifteen more.
In the end, Sanchez took home a controversial (but correct!) split decision. Guida left with an extra $25k in his pocket. The world became a better place.
Full results after the break.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
| Sanchez vs. Guida | 14 | 8 | 7 | 101 |
| Nogueira vs. Couture | 13 | 8 | 7 | 96 |
| Henderson vs. Cerrone | 11 | 5 | 5 | 75 |
| Melendez vs. Thomson II | 3 | 7 | 3 | 39 |
| Torres vs. Mizugaki | 3 | 3 | 4 | 28 |
| Emelianenko vs. Rogers | 3 | 2 | 6 | 27 |
| Brown vs. Faber II | 2 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
| Cullum vs. Tokoro | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Kampmann vs. Condit | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| Franklin vs. Silva | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| Machida vs. Rua | 2 | 6 | ||
| Jackson vs. Jardine | 1 | 5 | ||
| Hansen vs. Aoki | 1 | 5 | ||
| Penn vs. Sanchez | 1 | 5 | ||
| St-Pierre vs. Penn | 1 | 5 | ||
| Le vs. Smith | 1 | 3 |