His comeback will be a process and not an easy one

A fight like that would give the winner a chance to shoot up in the rankings. The UFC desperately needs to create some welterweight contenders and a solid striker/grappler like Thiago could create some interesting matchups.Josh Koscheck vs Anthony JohnsonEye pokes and phantom eye pokes aside, this was a great fight It was everything I hoped it would be. Johnson came into this fight with a lot of hype, but it was a fight that was Koscheck’s to lose. Koscheck has a bit of an edge when it comes to experience and versatility.And he showed as much.  Kosheck does like to stand and bang, but he used his wrestling when he had to and was leading the fight early on. It was a great fight for him.

The win helps erase memories of the KO loss to Thiago, but still leaves him with no real direction. Along with Thiago Alves and Jon Fitch, Kosheck remains in limbo due to one-sided losses to the current champion. He will continue to fight top level talent with no real promise of it getting him anywhere. Look for Koscheck to fight anyone the UFC throws in front of him. Love him or hate him, the guy is a competitor and will take pleasure in ruining someone else’s attempt at a title run.Johnson on the other hand won’t likely be fighting another top 5 fighter right away.  Expect him to fight someone coming off a loss like Swick or Marcus Davis. Or perhaps the victorious Saunders.Tito Ortiz vs Forrest GriffinI was not a fan of Griffin/Ortiz as a main event; both were clearly on the comeback trail. People have been saying for years that Ortiz needs to evolve.

Clearly he has no interest in doing so.As for Griffin, he is still the same guy. I was worried he would be a little more gun shy, but couldn't blame him for as much given his last two fights Instead he came out willing to take one to give one. Very encouraging.Griffin had to prove to himself that he could take a punch and he did just that.His comeback will be a process, and not an easy one. Griffin has to learn how to take advantage of his strengths and not expose himself like he has in the past.