Neither Yvel or Henderson broke any rules or disobeyed the referees commands, but is their conduct good for the sport of MMA ?  Do fighters have any responsibility to refrain from delivering extra damage to an opponent who is not merely dazed, but stiff-as-a-board, ass-out, KO’ed?  This issue is fairly unique to MMA because the fights transition from stand-up striking situations to groundfighting (unlike boxing, or grappling sports that don’t involve striking).  My opinion is hell yes they have a responsibility.  Although I’m a bit more on the fence about the Yvel fight, the last shot by Hendo was clearly excessive.  Yes, I know, you’ve got to keep fighting until the ref stops it – but “keep fighting” doesn’t mean throwing a superman forearm from hell on a guy who you know is out cold and could already be in trouble.  And, yes, I agree Bisping needed to have his mouth shut, I just think the overhand right that turned the lights out did the trick.

No less a downer, Lesnar turned in a dominating performance indicating the start of a new era in the heavyweight division; then proceeded to make a total ass out of himself (and the UFC) by having a brain fart and reverting back to his WWE shtick.  Again, I like Lesnar as a fighter – he’s a complete beast.  But the post-fight antics and apology were, well, pretty pathetic.  Basically, Lesnar’s excuse sounded something like “I don’t like to loose . . . Mir beat me last time . . . so I gave the crowd the finger, mocked Mir when he was still trying to recover, talked about climbing on top of my wife, and insulted a major sponsor.”  Are you kidding me?  Get a grip. 

A weekend of great fights, but disappointing performances.