I'll be happy when this fad is over.

You can't be serious?

I don't follow it but I'll acknowledge that it's going to be here for a long time if not for good.

I am dead serious. I can watch a bit of it, but it can't keep my attention like boxing can. I think it'll die a slow death and go back to relative obscurity, just like poker on TV will (and is already starting to do).

Looks like Kimbo is going to have to go to another circuit in order to get his rematch.



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They were a terrible company/outfit, but having MMA fights on network tv was brilliant. They should have done a saturday/sunday wide world of sports type bout.
I thought their quasi partnership with affliction might save them for a bit longer.
The recent UFC event in the UK was pretty shitty from what I saw as well, so I think MMA might be entering a waning period.

Following last night I will never again spend money on a Silva headlined event. Absolutely pathetic showing by him and Leites (though I guess I could forgive Silva as Leites just flopped, if not for how horrible it was with Cote in his last fight).

Also, hate to say it, but I'm glad it looks like Chuck is finally ready to call it quits.

dang, i missed it....so it wasn't any good?

The Silva fight was terrible. First off front kicks directly to the knee, absolutely disgraceful. They serve no point other than to shatter/completely tear someone's knee, and he threw them repeatedly. You can't stomp a knee when someone's down, you shouldn't be able to do this, things like that are going to revert this from sport to the mindless beatings it was in it's earliest incantations. On top of that, Leites just flopped straight to the back at the first sign of Silva moving forward, however, at no point did Silva really move forward strong. I'm sorry, but if you're being touted as the best P4P fighter in the world, you need to look to finish fights, don't dance in the cage (which he did). Everytime Fedor walks in, he is looking to end a fight, haven't seen that from Silva the past two fights, and he's been thrown absolute cans at that. Not to mention the rumblings of greasegate part 2, as he blatantly took the vaseline from his face and rubbed it on his arms and chest before the fight. I say let him out of his contract and let him go box like he wants to. No loss as far as I'm concerned, there are plenty of 185ers with a lot of class and respect that will serve the sport better than him.

Shogun knocked Chucked out obviously. It's weird though, it wasn't real exciting. It kind of puts in perspective. Five years ago these matchups (this one, Wandi and Chuck, Hendo, Hughes, and Franklin big fights coming up, Nog and Mir (no knock on Mir, he's got a lot of years ahead of him)) would have been dreams. But these guys are past their prime now, and honestly I don't see a lot of young promise to replace them. This crop of older fighters are responsible for progressing the sport to the level it is now. Who is going to do that now? Rashad (who I think will get destroyed by Machida)? Maia? Thiago? Torres or Faber? It's a bit of an awkward time I think for MMA. We are waiting for the next great fighter to emerge, the responsibility could have fallen on Andersen but he has been exposed for what he is at this point and will never be the face of MMA in my opinion. GSP doesn't have the personality, maybe BJ? I don't know, this will be an interesting year for MMA I think. This might be the time period that makes it or it crumbles.

Also, Stann got wrecked as expected, and Kongo looked great again, hopefully Kongo will get a shot at Mir sometime this year (if he can stay consistent).

good review, thanks for this.