Much like it appeared on paper, UFC Belem was a solid fight night card. Some veteran names, some newcomers, a couple one-sided butt-kickings and some hotly-contested, competitive bouts. Even the least enthralling fight of the card, Timothy Johnson’s win over Marcelo Golm, wasn’t half as bad as it could have been. But, with Lyoto Machida putting the breaks on Eryk Anders’ hype train, what’s next for the ‘Dragon’? And how quickly can the UFC get Valentina Shevchenko into a flyweight title shot?
To answer these questions, I’ll be reading the tea leaves, consulting the oracle, and performing my own rendition of the classic Silva/Shelby fight-booking methodology.