1. That One Round Was a Great Fight

A round of applause for Nick Diaz and Marius Zaromskis. In under five minutes, the two combatants for the vacant Strikeforce welterweight title put on quite a show, with Diaz emerging victorious after coming out solid, getting dropped and coming back even better.

Points to Zaromskis for standing in there; he got caught early, kind of shook it off and managed to floor Diaz at one point, but in the end, the Stockton, California native had too much length and too precise boxing for his Lithuanian opponent to handle.

2. Nick Diaz: Best Non-UFC Welterweight

Jay Hieron might have a thing or two to say about this, but for right now, before they meet, Diaz has staked his claim to the title of "Best Non-UFC Welterweight" with his title-winning effort in Miami. While some will argue being the best outside of the top organization in the sport is akin to being the smartest kid in the remedial class, Diaz is a legit Top 10 welterweight, regardless of where he fights.

Look at it this way: Does Nick Diaz beat Carlos Condit? Martin Kampmann? Paulo Thiago, Paul Daley and Mike Swick? What about Dan Hardy?

I'm taking Diaz in each of those fictional fights, even after picking Zaromskis last night. Consider me converted. He's got the boxing to stand with each of those To[ 10 UFC welterweights (and probably Josh Koscheck too) and the skills on the ground to dominate all of them if need be. Outside of the powerful Thiago Alves and Jon Fitch's suffocating wrestling, their isn't a contender in the UFC Diaz isn't any worse than a coin flip against.

3. A Cyborg Indeed

Cristiane Santos is like the Energizer bunny - she just keeps going and going and going. Many people thought taking her into the later rounds would be advantageous for Marloes Coenen.

Wrong. Santos simply keep coming forward, and improved as the rounds went on; she found her distance, didn't get sucked into going to the floor with her Dutch opponent and showed no signs of fatigue at all.

She is, without question, a female fighting machine and one who may not have any challengers. Yes, there are tough women out there that "Cyborg" has yet to face - Erin Toughill immediately comes to mind - but she's dominated the last two "tough tests" she's faced in impressive fashion. Until someone beats her, there are no "yeah, buts" that apply to Cristiane Santos.

She's a machine, period.

4. Herschel Walker Wins

First off - congratulations to Walker for earning his first career win and continuing to accomplish more than I would be willing to try in my lifetime.

With that out of the way, you've got to be kidding me. There are so many things wrong with this bout that I'm not sure where to start.

First, the announce team heaping praise for his "skills" and the "promise he shows" is ridiculous. He beat up a human punching bag, and looked amateur in doing so... because he's an amateur.

Second, Strikeforce needs to take a good long look in the mirror for putting this fight in the middle of a major MMA show. Yes, Walker is a name that brings in fans - especially football fans in Miami preparing for Super Bowl week - but he and Greg Nudge had absolutely no...