A little preview to my column over at 411Mania.com, check it out:

Last night's UFC 77 event in Cincinnati, Ohio produced many more questions than it did answers. The Middleweight division seems to be at a standstill now that Silva has solidified his dominant position at the top of the heap. Who can help this division become more competitive? A better question is who could possibly give Silva some competition? After Sylvia's lackluster win over Brandon Vera, what is the Heavyweight division beginning to look like? We'll answer these questions and more in this edition of MMA Analytics.

On Saturday night in Cincinnati, Ohio, Anderson Silva proved that even with an entire arena booing his entrance and cheering loudly for his opponent, home field advantage doesn't matter. Silva crushed Franklin with surgical strikes that seemed to be coming from the tomahawk missiles in his knees. His dominating blows and clinch work were once again too much for the Ohio native to handle. In the heavyweight matchup between Tim Sylvia and Brandon Vera, Sylvia was able to secure a decision victory over Vera in what was perceived as a lackluster performance from both fighters. Vera broke his hand in the first round of the matchup, but managed to win the second round with a takedown and a flurry of kicks at the end of the round. Sylvia used his immense size to clinch Vera for most of the fight causing a huge amount of booing for a majority of the matchup. We'll take a look at all of the fights as well as answer some key questions in the aftermath of the event? Where does the middleweight division go from here? How does the heavyweight matchups look to be working out? Who was impressive in their victories and looks to be making a name for themselves? We'll answer those questions and more in this addition of MMA Analytics.

Although it's a lot of writing, it's a great discussion starter...