UFC 105 was an entertaining night of fights and you’re rarely going to find me complaining about a free card with some big fights on it. I was surprised to see Dan Hardy beat Mike Swick and I think he has zero chance against Georges St. Pierre, when that fight does happen. I was also surprised to see Michael Bisping bounce back into the win column but it’s one he needed in a big way.

What didn’t surprise me? Randy Couture getting the decsion over Brandon Vera. I’ll say this, Vera put up a better fight than expected. And I’m not exactly on pins and needles waiting to see Randy fight again. But if there was any shadow of a doubt, you had to know Couture was getting the decision. He’s earned too much respect over the years and he’s always getting those decisions.

This is a classic case of having to definitely beat the champion to win the fight, although it’s Couture’s history that puts him in that champion class. It’s a dumb thought but it does exist.

I think Couture did a good job of pushing the action but did he definitively win the fight? Meh, but he did enough to win it. And that’s all that matters.

Time to refocus on UFC 106 this weekend and the mounting injuries plaguing many of these cards. GSP and Anderson Silva are still on the mend and Dana White said at UFC 105 that Brock Lesnar has taken a turn for the worse. Lesnar’s been hospitalized and has a ‘very serious’ secondary illness in addition to mono. It’s going to be awhile before we see Lesnar fight again, which sucks, since he's been out so long.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who was supposed to headline UFC 108 with Cain Velasquez, has pulled out of that fight with a staph infection. Who could replace him? Not Shane Carwin? He’s recovering from knee surgery.