But with the Octagon jitters out of their system, Sokoudjou (boasting first round wins over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Ricardo Arona) and Nakamura (a victor over Murilo Bustamante, Kevin Randleman, and Igor Vovchanchyn) should be at their best come showtime.

After losing his UFC debut via a close decision to Keith Jardine back in 2006, Gouveia has since won four in a row, with each victory more impressive than the last.

In his last bout, at UFC 80 in January, Gouveia scored a spectacular one punch knockout of Jason Lambert in the second round. Croatian ground fighting specialist Goran Reljic, who hasn’t lost yet in his seven fight pro career, will undoubtedly like to cool down Gouveia’s hot streak at UFC 84.

Speaking of cooling down hot streaks, undefeated Thiago Silva did just that to Houston Alexander at UFC 78 last November, stopping ‘The Assassin’ in a single round to move to 3-0 in the Octagon.

But fellow Brazilian Antonio "Samuray" Mendes comes to the Octagon with a wealth of experience and 12 wins by KO, TKO, or submission, making him a dangerous roadblock on Silva’s journey to a world title shot.

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