Around The Horn

There's a ton of fallout after the HUGE UFC 76 event...so let's get at it!

Sherdog is reporting that Mauricio Rua entered the fight with a knee injury and was not 100%. Interestingly enough, Shogun's knee had nothing to do with the third round rear naked choke applied by Forrest Griffin. Either way, it hampered his training to a certain degree and didn't allow him to execute the stomps he loves but isn't allowed to use anyway. He's not expected to disappoint fans again until at least early 2008.

MMA News is reporting that Chuck Liddell is in fact NOT retiring and may be looking at a fight with Shogun. Reports place him in the gym on Monday, four days from now. I hate to admit it, but he doesn't look hungry like the old Liddell used to. Maybe him and Cro Cop can start a club with Wanderlei Silva and they can call it "I was really good two years ago."

MMA Junkie is reporting that Matt Hughes "has one or two more fights left in him." Well, let's see, that would account for the win over Serra and the subsequent loss to St. Pierre. Yeah, two fights sounds about right.

UFC Mania is reporting that Kazuhiro Nakamura failed a drug test despite losing to Lyoto Machida. Logic would have it that a fighter would take such a chance in order to gain an advantage. But then again, the same logic would suggest are smart enough to realize that at least one person is getting caught after each event.