By any standard this was a tough first-time assignment, having never shot a UFC or MMA event before; I'd taken onboard the advice given by fellow fight shooters and stuck purely to manual mode - both for exposure and focusing. Even then I found it was tricky to both follow the action around the octagon *and* get good pictures at the same time.
Anyways, here are some of my favourite shots from the night
Paul Taylor floors Edilberto "Crocota" de Oliveira with a solid leg kick
Oliveira answers Taylor with a straight left jab
Denis Siver narrowly avoids Jess Liaudin's kick
Cheick "Kongo" connects decisively with a knee strike to Assuerio Silva
Jean-Claude Van Damme eyes up one of the Octagon girls
Lyoto Machida lands a hard left kick on David Heath
Michael Bisping dominates Elvis Sinosic on the ground
Gabriel Gonzaga delivers a cutting elbow strike to Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic
Post-fight: Gabriel Gonzaga declares he's ready to take on Randy Couture
Post-fight: Randy Couture eyes up his future opponent, Gabriel Gonzaga
I'll be better prepared for UFC 72 in Belfast on 16th June; I plan to work extensively on my manual focusing technique and also try out some slightly different camera settings to better freeze the action. All in all I have to say I was very happy with what I got from the night.