Things We Learned From UFN 13

We learned that Kenny Florian is on a major tear and is definitely in line for a title shot. However, the fight didn't diminish Joe Lauzon in any way at all and he will still move up the ranks in the lightweight division.

The lightweight division is the most stacked in the UFC so look for Lauzon to fight someone like Frankie Edgar or Kurt Pellegrino in the near future. A fight against Nate Diaz would make some serious sense for the UFC as well.

As for Nate Diaz, he is rapidly rising up the ranks of the lightweight division. That triangle choke will be a highlight reel for quite some time as Diaz was celebrating before Pellegrino tapped out. Diaz wasn't showing anyone up, just pumped that he caught him in the choke and knew he had it deep.

Again, this fight didn't cause Kurt Pellegrino any harm as he'll move up the ranks as well. He was dominating the entire fight and had Diaz in some serious trouble twice. Both times the ref was calling for Diaz to defend himself or he was gonna stop it. It's a credit to Diaz that he was able to regain his composure and pull out the victory.

Karo Parisyan is never gonna get the title shot he earned over 3 years ago. It's not as if Thiago Alves is a soup can but Parisyan was supposed to win and move on to wait for his shot. Parisyan is definitely going to have to fight his way back into the ranks of the elite in the welterweight division.

It looks as if Alves is now right behind Jon Fitch for the number 1 contender spot. A fight between Alves and Diego Sanchez would be awesome but Sanchez is scheduled to fight in the near future.

We also learned that Tim Boetsch is a tough hombre. Filling in for an injured Stephan Bonnar, he brought it to Matt Hamill in a fairly entertaining fight. I'm certain the UFC will find an opponent for Boetsch next time instead of having him fill in for every injured fighter.

It was a lateral move for Matt Hamill as he was supposed to win anyway. His next fight should be against an elite fighter and he should be ready to go as soon as that nasty cut on his lip is healed.

One last thing we learned is James Irvin hits really, really hard.