What have we learned from UFC 137? I'm struggling. Still struggling. Nope, can't think of anything. You could have predicted the results perfectly before they happened. Diaz beating Penn and Cro Cop losing to Nelson. The attraction of the fight card was more than halved when GSP pulled out with an injury, and the fights themselves didn't do anything to add more glamour to the situation. Penn was beaten without any problems, and Cro Cop was TKO'd, even though he did put up some resistance.
It's sad to see the decline and retirement of two great fighters in Mirko Cro Cop and BJ Penn. In his prime, Cro Cop could knock you out cold with his left kick. As he says, "right kick hospital, left kick cemetery". Cro Cop hit Nelson with a left kick, but it didn't really affect him. It just shows how much, unfortunately, the Croatian has gone downhill. He would have won that fight easily had he been 10 years younger. No question.
As for BJ Penn, once a lightweight legend, it's sad to see that he can no longer compete with the very best. He is reduced to fighting guys in his situation, like Matt Hughes, and these are not always the most exciting fights.
UFC 137 has disappointed me in almost every way, but I have to admit that part of it is down to GSP'a injury. Having said that, I also think the UFC could have done a much better job of rescheduling it: Diaz vs Penn, as I said in a previous post, is not worthy of a main event. Condit vs Koscheck would have been much much better.
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