Despite it being a great fight, the crowd still booed Sherk when the announcement was made.
Anderson Silva was shown arriving to the building earlier in the day. Cote was then shown, looking like he was going to a business meeting.
A promo for UFC 91 was shown.
Fabricio Werdum vs. Junior Dos Santos
Dan "The Beast" Severn was shown at ringside.
Round 1: Werdum looks the largest I've ever seen him. Dos Santos out of nowhere clipped Werdum with an uppercut and knocked Werdum out.
Winner via KO (strikes) at 1:20 in Round 1: Junior Dos Santos
Georges St. Pierre was shown at ringside.
Rich Clementi vs. Gray Maynard
Round 1: Maynard landed a couple of good shots about a minute into the round. Clementi landed a couple of good inside leg kicks. Slow round with Maynard finally taking Clementi down with about 1:30 left in the round. Maynard stayed on top of Clementi and wore him down with ground and pound to finish the round. FightLine.com scores it 10-9 for Maynard.
Round 2: The two started standing but Maynard got another big takedown on Clementi about 90 seconds in the round. As Clementi worked his way up, Maynard hooked in a standing guillotine, but Clementi was able to get out. Maynard took Clementi down again. Maynard stayed dominant on the ground to finish the round. Another 10-9 round for Maynard.
Round 3: Maynard started the round by taking Clementi down again with a big slam. While Maynard was working the ground game, the referee kept telling the fighters "Let's go", which was annoying Joe Rogan. Clementi was eventually able to get back to his feet, only to be taken down again by Maynard. Maynard stayed dominant on top to finish the round. FightLine.com scores it 10-9 for Maynard.
Winner via unanimous decision (all judges scored the fight 30-27): Gray Maynard
The crowd booed the fight and Maynard in the post-fight interview.
Rashad Evans was shown at ringside.
Silva is leading Cote in the mobile texting by 68% - 32%. That's closer than I would have thought.
Thiago Alves vs. Josh Koscheck
Round 1: Alves rocked Koscheck early with a left hook and nailed Koscheck with a flurry of punches, but Koscheck was able to recover. It almost looked over right there. Alves hit a head kick and Koscheck answered with punches. FightLine.com scores the round 10-9 for Alves.