UFC 150 Results: Questions Answered and Lessons Learned

Saturday night's fights were awesome. Seriously, I'm still reeling from the co-main and main events.

The title fight essentially picked up right where Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson left off at UFC 144. UFC 150 continued the streak of amazing lightweight title fights. 

The co-main event also delivered, with Melvin Guillard and Donald Cerrone bringing the most drama they could possibly fit in a 77-second time frame. The knockout was an epic end to a fantastic fight. 

So, like every card, let's take a look at the questions answered and lessons learned. 

Jake Shields and Yushin Okami Gonna Jake Shields and Yushin Okami

Did anyone expect any different? 

I didn't. I mean, I did. I expected Jake Shields to absolutely run through Ed Herman like a buzzsaw, but that's not what happened. 

Nope. Jake Shields won a totally boring decision over Ed Herman, the massive underdog. 

Oh, and Okami's victory over Buddy Roberts is no more impressive. Yeah, he scored a TKO, but he looked terrible in the opening stanza. What I'm saying is that I wasn't impressed by either guy and that they fought exactly like the fighters they are. 

Don't Wear Sunglasses Indoors on Fight Night If You Are a Fighter

This theory started on Middle Easy and has been picking up steam as more fighters continue to walk out to the cage in sunglasses. I mean, no one should ever wear sunglasses indoors. That's just a really bad look. But last night, we saw two more fighters lose after wearing sunglasses to the cage.

Melvin Guillard has suffered defeat multiple times after wearing shades to the cage. The other fight that sticks out to me is his loss to Joe Lauzon at UFC 136. At the Pepsi Center, he suffered a knockout loss to Donald Cerrone. That's twice he's fallen victim to the sunglasses jinx.

Dustin Pague, unfortunately, also fell victim to the jinx of the sunglasses. He faced UFC newcomer Chico Camus and lost a very one-sided decision. 

So here's some free advice to UFC fighters: Don't ever wear sunglasses to the cage. You'll lose. 

Donald Cerrone Is a Terminator

At my previous home for writing about MMA, I used to compare Donald Cerrone to a terminator. The analogy was based on his killer instinct, not the fact that he apparently can't be stopped. 

Well, last night, he showed he's one of those new T-800s when he came back from the brink of defeat to knock Melvin Guillard out. COLD. 

He's a terminator. 

Judgement day is upon us. Our only hope for survival is John Connor. 

Frankie Edgar Can Fight at Whatever Weight Class He Wants

Let UFC 150 end any discussion that Frankie Edgar needs to drop to featherweight. Let it also end all discussion that Frankie Edgar is too small for lightweight. 

Frankie Edgar can fight at whatever weight class he wants to. He's that good. He's able to compete against the best the UFC has to offer at 155. 

If he wants to drop to featherweight, I'd love to see it. I'd love to see him fight Jose Aldo. I believe he may be the only fighter that could actually present a challenge to the current featherweight champ. But that will be Edgar's choice.

There Wasn't a Robbery

The main event was awesome. That's without question. Both Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson laid everything on the line over five more rounds and showed why they are considered the best two lightweights in the world. 

However, there was and is some controversy regarding the scorecards. Benson Henderson took a split decision (48-47, 48-47, 46-49), and Twitter blew up. 

Here's the thing: I scored the bout 48-47 for Edgar. If you don't believe me you can check my play-by-play for the fight. 

But there's no controversy. It was a crazy-close fight and no matter how it would have gone people would be complaining about the decision. Quit being crazy about judges getting fights wrong and just enjoy the fights.