UFC 110 !
Cain Velasquez vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Here is what Sergio Non has told us about UFC 110:

Up-and-coming heavyweight Cain Velasquez (8-0) scored the biggest win of his career with a first-round technical knockout of the legendary Nogueira (32-6-1) at UFC 110 in Sydney. Velasquez dropped Nogueira with a right-hook and followed it with five solid punches to the head of his stunned opponent on the mat before referee Herb Dean could step in to stop the affair just 2:20 into the bout.

The bout between Nogueira, the No. 4 heavyweight in the USA TODAY/SB Nation consensus rankings, and No. 6 Velasquez was the main event for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Australian debut.

Nogueira found himself under pressure from the start. Although Velasquez often relies on his wrestling to control opponents on the ground, this time he chose to trade strikes rather than risk being caught by the jiu-jitsu of Nogueira, who has 20 submission wins.

“I just tried to keep focus, and when I got into good positions, tried to beat him to the punch,” Velasquez said.

He did that consistently, with constant movement and relatively sharp boxing technique for an MMA fighter. The final exchange started with Velasquez’s glancing left hook, followed by a right hook that found its target even as Nogueira was trying to throw a right-hand counter of his own.

“He had fast hands tonight,” Nogueira said. “He deserved to win. … He was an upcoming guy. He’s now one of the best fighters in the heavyweight division. He’s a good guy.”

Nogueira won titles in UFC and Pride Fighting Championships with high-level jiu-jitsu and an unmatched capacity to recover from punishment. But he has lost two of his last three fights via technical knockout, and in both defeats he appeared slow and unable to shake off solid blows as easily as he did a few years ago.

Velasquez’s victory could lead to a title shot. UFC President Dana White this week said that the winner of Nogueira-Velasquez might be the next challenger for heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar if the winner of Shane Carwin-Frank Mir next month suffers injuries that require a lengthy medical suspension.

By Sergio Non (original at http://content.usatoday.com/communities/mma/post/2010/02/velasquez-topples-nogueira-in-ufc-110-heavyweight-clash/1)