Last night there were two fights cards put on by two organizations. One by the best and largest in the world and the other a rookie in the fight world. Two of the best fighters in the world were on display, one on each card. In the debut of the new Affliction mma series, they had heavily hyped Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianeko headlining their first ever event and he made quick work of former UFC heavyweight title holder Tim Sylvia. And Anderson Silva. My god. Mu cuz recaps the Saturday night cards.

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It was an upset special last night at UFC 86, as Forrest Griffin defeated Quinton "Rampage" Jackson via unanimous decision, just as my cousin boldly predicted in the weeks and days leading into the fight.  Rampage landed a few big shots, but my cousin agreed with the judges in a decision that was deemed as slightly controversial in some corners this morning.  My cuz recaps the main event as well as the rest of the card in today's column.

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UFC 86 will be live from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Saturday night, and it features a blockbuster main event, as Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Forrest Griffin face off in the octagon for the UFC light heavyweight title.  While the main event of the evening possesses some real star power, the casual fan may look at the rest of the card and scratch their head.  My cuz says don't be fooled, there is some really good talent that will be on display on the undercard.

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Big interview after big interview.  My cousin has been landing em, one after one.  Teddy Freakin Atlas, Andre Berto, Juan Diaz, Richard Steele, Cung Lee .... the list goes on and on.  And he just landed his biggest.  UFC superstar Georges St. Pierre, one of the top couple pound for pound fighters in the world.  My cuz tracked him down, asked him about his coming fight at UFC 87, potential fights with B.J. Penn and Anderson Silva, and his thoughts about his rise to super-stardom in the sport.  Nice work cuz!

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