3 cheers for Randy Couture!!
He beat up, then beat the walking sleeping pill Tim Sylvia. Brains over Brawn. Although it's true what person once wrote about big Tim, he has all the grace of a new born giraffe.
Randy's next fight is the winner of Cro Cop v. Gonzaga...my money is on Cro Cop.
As for the Pride/UFC buyout, I'm happy with it. It will in fact lead to more diversity, more dream fights. Pride will need to get more visibility in North America though, to really reap the benefits of these super fights.
The only drawback is for the fighters themselves, with the Zuffa monopoly so to speak. This is probably why Elite XC, Elite Pro, Strike Force, Cage Rage, Showtime, Spirit XC and Bodog fight all came together to form an alliance, to form a "rebellion" so to speak against the "Empire"
We're in for an exciting ride in MMA.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Friday, March 2, 2007
UFC 68
Predictions for UFC 68 this Saturday, March 3rd.
Hvywt.: Tim Sylvia (263) vs. Randy Couture (222.5)
Money is on Sylvia, heart is with Couture. Randy has exciting fights. Did I mention I dislike Sylvia intensely? He's boring, AND he's a jerk like Matt Hughes.
170 lb.: Matt Hughes (171) vs. Chris Lytle (169)
Money is on Hughes, but I'm pulling for Lytle. Hughes is a cocky jerk, even after Georges St. Pierre squashed him in their last fight. If you lose, you lose. No need to make up excuses.
185 lb.: Rich Franklin (185) vs. Jason MacDonald (183.5)
Money is on Franklin. I think "the Athlete's" run ends here. He was beaten by Kalib Starnes after all, and he's no spring chicken at 31. The excuse of "he was young and learning" doesn't apply here, as it did to Rampage vs. Eastman in 2000.
205 lb.: Renato “Babalu” Sobral (204) vs. Jason Lambert (204)
I think Babalu will take this one by submission. He will bounce back with a win, after inexplicably chasing Chuck Liddell around the ring in his last fight.
Hvywt.: Tim Sylvia (263) vs. Randy Couture (222.5)
Money is on Sylvia, heart is with Couture. Randy has exciting fights. Did I mention I dislike Sylvia intensely? He's boring, AND he's a jerk like Matt Hughes.
170 lb.: Matt Hughes (171) vs. Chris Lytle (169)
Money is on Hughes, but I'm pulling for Lytle. Hughes is a cocky jerk, even after Georges St. Pierre squashed him in their last fight. If you lose, you lose. No need to make up excuses.
185 lb.: Rich Franklin (185) vs. Jason MacDonald (183.5)
Money is on Franklin. I think "the Athlete's" run ends here. He was beaten by Kalib Starnes after all, and he's no spring chicken at 31. The excuse of "he was young and learning" doesn't apply here, as it did to Rampage vs. Eastman in 2000.
205 lb.: Renato “Babalu” Sobral (204) vs. Jason Lambert (204)
I think Babalu will take this one by submission. He will bounce back with a win, after inexplicably chasing Chuck Liddell around the ring in his last fight.
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