10 Lessons We Learned From UFC On FOX 12

UFC on FOX 12 took place live from San Jose, CA Saturday night, and despite a slow start, the main card ensured there was a solid night of action to enjoy. Headlined by a title eliminator between "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler and Matt "The Immortal" Brown, UFC on FOX 12 started slow, with seven of the first eight bouts going to decision. Some of these were entertaining, such as Jorge Masvidal's defeat of The Ultimate Fighter alum Daron Cruishank, or a women's catchweight bout (originally set for strawweight) between Julianna Lima and Joanna J™drzejczyk. Some, however, lost the crowd in attendance, like Patrick Cummin's sound wrestling-based drubbing of the returning Kyle Kingsbury, who had not fought since 2012 and showed signs of considerable ring rust. There was plenty of action on the main card however, with bouts between Bobby Green and Josh Thompson (Green, entering the fight on short notice and after the murder of his brother, took home a close split decision) and Dennis Bermudez and Clay Guida (the Carpenter wound up being choked up by the Ultimate Fighter 14 runner-up). In the co-main event, Anthony Johnson vs. Lil Nog played out the way most of us expected it would, and in the five round main event, Matt Brown showed serious heart, but was unable to overcome the sheer strength of Robbie Lawler, who now finds himself once again on a collision course with welterweight champion Johnny Hendricks. There was lots to take in, so lets look at 10 lessons we learned from UFC on FOX 12...