I just want to apologize for the lack of updates on the website. After my fight at UFC 87 I was home for a very short time and left for Hawai’i to train here at ICON with Leben. When I get back I will update the site’s text and pictures.

Also, I finished my first t-shirt but again due to time constraints and not being home to fill orders I was unable to put any up for sale yet. They look pretty nice and simple. My logo is small on the back with “The Professor” written in cursive font down one side under the arm. It’s printed on an ocean blue shirt with white font. It’s very discreet which is what I wanted. The logo incorporates green and gold as well as the blue and white on the rest of the shirt.

I’ll have the stuff on here ASAP when I get home.

I’ll be on the CageSideLive Radio show tomorrow (Thursday, Aug 14) at 6pm. Tune in to hear the hosts poke fun at me for a minute.

http://www.cagesidelive.tv/

Just follow the Listen Live links and you’re off to wonderland!

I have to admit, I’m happy to notch my first win. I took the fight seriously and trained hard. Saturday night the hard work paid off with a victory.

Steve was tough like I knew he’d be. I feel I could’ve given a better performance than I did but I’m not going to beat myself up too much over it. I know I need to improve in several areas and I’ll be back to training hard in 8 days. Steve hung in there until the bitter end after showing great whiskers in every round. I felt he got a bit desperate at the end but I didn’t take enough advantage from the top.

In any case, it provided me with some much needed cage experience in the big show. Right now, that’s probably what I needed the most to improve and show even more of my game next fight. Hopefully, I will get another fight as soon as November. I’m excited about my future challenges and opportunities.

Thanks for all the support!!!

UFC 87 QUICK RESULTS:-Georges St. Pierre def. Jon Fitch by unanimous decision (50-43, 50-44, 50-44)
-Brock Lesnar def. Heath Herring by unanimous decision (30-26 on all cards)
-Rob Emerson def. Manny Gamburyan by KO at :12, R1
-Kenny Florian def. Roger Huerta by unanimous decision (30-27 on all cards)
-Demian Maia def. Jason MacDonald by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:44, R3
-Tamdan McCrory def. Luke Cummo by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
-Cheick Kongo def. Dan Evensen by TKO (strikes on the ground) at 4:55, R1
-Jon Jones def. Andre Gusmao by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
-Chris Wilson def. Steve Bruno by Unanimous Decision (30-27) on all judges score cards
-Ben Saunders def. Ryan Thomas by submission (armbar) at 2:28, R2

My profile on UFC.com:

http://www.ufc.com/ChrisWilson 

Here are some play-by-play’s:

MMAWeekly.com:

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6834&zoneid=13

MMAJunkie.com:

http://mmajunkie.com/news/5022/ufc-87-live-updates-round-by-round-coverage-and-official-results.mma

Sherdog.com:

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/ufc-87-seek-and-destroy-play-by-play-13960

Check it out…

So it’s Thursday and I’ve finished my workout and had some downtime after a nice long shower. I like to take a long shower after workouts during fight week. It helps me relax and visualize better. Maybe it’s the water, maybe it’s the solitude. In any case, I feel very good about the fight, my gameplan, my skills and everything else. As usual I have called home everyday and talked to my family. That always makes me feel good too. Now it’s coming down to the wire… It’s showtime!

My weight is looking great. It’s starting to look like I’ll have about 7 pounds to cut tomorrow which is a breeze. I’ve finally figured out how to diet down correctly and cut the weight sensibly so I don’t suffer.

My opponent seems to have taken offense to the pre-fight hype wherein I’ve said that I was a better fighter than him. How odd… Of all the smack talk you hear, that seems pretty tame. We had to do a couple takes in the interview until they got the sound-bites they wanted. I’m sure they’ll edit it and sensationilze it. Crazy, they don’t rest until you say something they can blow out of proportion. More power to’em though. It’s just funny that ole Steve-o thinks it’s real… Well, I guess my fist in his face will be real enough… I just meant the hype up to the fight.

If I have time I’ll try to write again before the fight, if not check back later as I’ll be adding pictures when I find them on the interwebs.