Yes, Dana's penchant for hyperbole during TUF is well-known, but this one is rather embarassing. Nover has seen his stock go from sky-high before the TUF 8 Finale to the bottom of the barrell in a little over a year. Yikes!

Bonus Lessons

11. Frank Trigg is Done

Good thing Trigg has all kinds of other options, because fighting for the UFC won't be one come the middle of the week. Back-to-back losses will mark the end of his second stint with the UFC, and I wouldn't be surprised to see the 37-year-old veteran hang'em up for good to pursue other endeavors.

12. Demian Maia Won... and Not By Submission

It wasn't pretty, but Demian Maia earned a unanimous decision over Dan Miller in a fight that took place primarly standing. This bout confused me more than Kimbo and Houston Alexander not ending inside the first minute, especially because Maia assured me that he had no interest in proving to people that he has improved his striking.

I know he can't give away the gameplan, but where was the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu philosophy, Demian? Just kidding. I actually like that he stayed standing for the most part and got the win the way he did. Why? Proves that my line of questioning and thinking heading into our interview as right on target... yep, I'm giving myself praise.

13. As Always, Judging is Being Questioned

Apparently the Chris Tuchscherer / Tim Hague decision was horrible. I haven't seen the fight, but all accounts indicate that Hague dominated the third round to the point of 10-8 being a real possibility and did enough to earn 10-9 in the first. Yet, the results came out 29-28 twice and 28-28 once in favor of Brock Lesnar's teammate.

I'm going to try and talk to Hague this week, and track down the video. When I do, I'll pass them along.