UFC 93: MMA in Review
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Saturday night we all gathered round, and watch yet another round of sweating, panting, punching fun from the UFC.
I am pleased wit the level of fighting that the UFC has these days, the professionalism of the events, and the knowledge of Joe Rogan (Not to mention the fact that the other announcer seems to have stopped being quite such an idiot.)
But I have to say that running PPV events every couple of weeks is getting to be a bit much. Not only are the cost of events expensive, but my nacho and general entertaining budget is going out of whack as well.
But, enough of my junk food woes… on to the card:
- Rich Franklin against Dan Henderson
I hate to say it, because I like Franklin so much… but I think that Anderson Silva has broken Franklin’s spirit. The initial fight between Franklin and Silva was like watching someone try to french kiss a freight train. Poor rich has not been the same fighter since. Don’t get em wrong, Hendo is one tough SOB, but I think that Franklin in his prime could have won that fight. As it was, he was too timid to really lay down the assault that he needed to.
- Coleman vs Shogun
Sad, sad, sad. I have great respect for Coleman, who he is, and what he has done. But I felt like that fight was like a circus side-show where we can all watch the two dancing bears stumble around and paw at each other. This fight never should have happened. It really broke my heart to see these two men degraded.
- Belcher vs Kang
Holy crap. Who knew Belcher was that good? Nice job. Belcher’s ground game was really great. Where everyone had counted him out, he came out swinging, and eventually won with an arm-in guillotine.
- Horn vs Palhares
I really love Horn. As a local to Utah, I can’t help but cheer for him (BTW Jeremy, I’d LOVE to catch lunch some time and do a pod-cast if you’re up for it!) But I have also been stunned watching Palhares in his previous fights. His strength is amazing, and he throws together some Jiu Jitsu moves that seem out of fiction. Palhares should definitely be in the next X-men movie.
As such, I had counted Horn out on this on. But Jeremy was amazing. He did end up losing in the end, but the fight was a tactical chess-match that was edge-of-your-seat to watch. Horn has definitely still got it. Way to go Jeremy!
- Lytle vs. Davis
I always like to watch Lytle fight. He always brings a good game, and has so much heart. But Davis is a boxer, and was just too tactical for Lytle on the feet. I heard that they had agreed to not take ti to the ground (where I think Lytle would have dominated.) I think it’s silly when a fighter wants to prove a point so badly that they will forgo their real strengths to disprove their weaknesses. That was really when Hughes started to fail (when he decided he needed to try to be a striker.)
All in all, I think the card was so-so. I can’t wait to see Penn and GSP later this month though. Penn, GSP and Anderson Silva are simply not mortal!
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