For those of you who don't know I'm an mma fanatic. I do local tournaments myself and watch just about all the mma that is ever on. And now... UFC 116. This was fight of the year for me. I love Carwin and despise Lesnar. But lets start with Leben and Akiyama. I've always had a high amount of respect for Leben with his zombie like ways but I had been following Akiyama extremely close and i have to say that watching such a superior wrestler get submitted was painful for me to see. I think the triangle choke suprised everyone. Don't lie and say that you didn't expect a knockout from Leben. Regardless it was a great fight and had its fantastic moments but in the end Leben came out on top and I salute him for it. And now it's time for Carwin vs. Lesnar. I have wanted that belt taken far away from Lesnar for a long time. I knew that if anyone could do it, it would be Carwin. The first round had me jumping and screaming for joy with a fantastically destructive uppercut from Carwin that knocked Lesnar straight to the floor followed by some vicious and ruthless ground and pound. I thought that would be it. The end of Lesnar but somehow Lesnar survived and became the first person to survive the first round with Carwin. The second round was quite a surprise . Early on Lesnar went for the take down which worked... well. He managed to fairly quickly get Carwin into an arm triangle but left Carwin a little room to breathe. After cranking just a bit it was sunk in very well and forced Carwin to tap. I threw my Gatorade to the floor in frustration. I was incredibly pissed off. Then Lesnar did his usual prancing around the ring showing off. Then came his speech. Immediately something struck me as odd. He sounded... human, something we haven't seen since Mir vs. Lesnar 1. I thought it was just me but then he said something I never thought I would hear Brock Lesnar say, "This is not about me." He went on to thank his trainers, family, friend etc in an extremely heartfelt manner. While it may be too early to tell this disease may have been the best thing to ever happen to Lesnar (I say that with the utmost respect). It has put life in perspective for him and made him much more of a relatable human being. So for once Brock Lesnar my hat is off to you. Congratulations it may not have been the outcome I wanted but you for once deserve it. But I still want Velasquez to kick your ass. Good Luck