So how about that UFC?

[Hookah Smokin Caterpillar]

Even though at yesterday's show you can tell that its becoming more "pro-wrestling" like, I still thought it was great. I can't wait to see all the fighters promoting Vale Tudo gear like some Tap Out or Atama stuff on regular TV. I was just thinking about how cool this all is yesterday when I was dreaming about being a pro fighter and being just like any other sport athelete. It really would be cool. Onto the fights...

Welterweight Bout: Paul Rodriguez v. Tony DeSouza: DeSouza, RD. 1, 1:05 Guillotine Choke
Props to DeSouza, that was a real cool looking Gullotine.

Heavyweight Bout: Andrei Orlovski v. Ricco Rodriguez: Rodriguez, TKO RD. 3
From the looks of things, this was a pretty big ass whooping. Ricco is cool IMO but I can see him taking an ass whooping sometimes himself.

Light Heavyweight Bout: Yuki Kondo v. Vladimir Matyushenko: Matyushenko, Judges Dec. after 15:00, 3 RDs.
I'm not biased against wrestlers, I'm biased against wrestlers that fight like this. Complete and utter BS for the exception of that bad ass kick that killed Yuki. The good ol' lay and pray made a comeback. Get this Vladimir out of the UFC.

Lightweight Bout: Caol Uno v. Fabiano Iha: Uno, KO RD. 1, 1:48
Ok, maybe I was tripping about Iha being a joke but I still predicted an ass whooping by Uno and thats what we got. Great KO, you don't see things happen like that to a BJJ fighter everyday.

Welterweight Bout: Pat Miletich v. Shonie Carter: Miletich, KO RD. 2
I had five on Shonie, and as tight as Shonie was, I knew as soon as the fight started Shonie was going to lose and it wasn't going to be a JD. Pat is a machine, I shouldn't have doubted him. Great kick.

Heavyweight Bout: Semmy Schilt v. Josh Barnett: Barnett, Arm Bar RD. 1
I picked Schilt, completely forgetting about the fact that I thought he was hideously overrated. Schilt isn't a terrible fighter, but he does suffer from extreme Yvel syndrome. Terrible performance but a great one by Josh Barnett. One of the best fights of the night and not to mention bloody. Not a half-bad arm bar I would say.

Lightweight Bout: BJ Penn v. Din Thomas: BJ Penn, KO RD. 1, 2:22
Jiu Jitsu! Jiu Jitsu! LOL j/k. However, BJ is a bad ass. A lot of BJJ haters thought that Jiu Jitsu fans just liked him because he can grapple. But obviously we realized his great multi-demontional style. Props to Din, but BJ is all too much.

(Light Heavyweight Championship): Tito Ortiz (Champion) vs Elvis Sinosic (Challenger): Ortiz, Ref Stoppage Strikes, RD.1
Tito is a bad ass, major props to the man as much as I love Elvis. Nice try for Elvis, his first title shot against an unstoppable machine. Right now Tito has a better chance to beat up any of the top Light Heavyweight than they do of beating him. That does include Liddel, Henderson and Vitor. Elvis will be back, the question is; who is next for Tito? Incredible.

Here's a card I'd like to see next UFC.

Lightweight Bout: Din Thomas vs. Fabiano Iha
Light Heavyweight Title Shot: Dan Henderson vs. Chuck Liddel
Lightweight Title shot: BJ Penn vs. Caol Uno
Lightweight Championship: Hallman vs. Pulver (confirmed for those not in the know)
Light Heavyweight Bout: Kevin Randelman vs. Elvis Sinosic
Heavyweight Bout: Pedro Rizzo vs. Pete Williams
Heavyweight Championship: Couture vs. Barnett

[DIRE WOLF]

Unfortunately I think its starting to look like the WWF and dennis rodman isnt helping things.

[YeLLa-TiGeR]

Who knows what the future will bring now? One thing is for sure, its on its way up, to a bigger consumer base and more money involved. I wonder how much the pay-per-views will cost in the near and far future as the UFC gains popularity?

IMO it was an awesome UFC with more and more celebrities attending, it will bring much attention, the question is, will it produce a positive of negative effect?

[Mad Dog]

As long as the fights are this good, I don't care about the show outside the ring and in between the fights!

Tito is definitely a bad ass...I'd really like to see him fight at his natural weight against the heavyweights and see if he's still all that and a bag of chips...I don't think he would be. I know cutting weight is part of the fight game, but when someone put's forth all that testosterone and "I'm the baddest Mo Fo in the world" crap, I expect him to prove it against guys his size!

Now sock it to me, fellas!

[vortrex]

would love to see couture beat down tito.

[hounddog]

I agree with HSC. Vladdy had a couple of great kicks but jesus, all he did on the ground was pin Kondo's hips and hang on for the ride. What a boring ass match.

Tito is an animal. I'd like to see him fight Dan Henderson.

Barnett. Why didn't he do that to Pedro?? I have no doubt he could have passed Pedro's guard and dealt on him.

Iha's standup looked pretty good to me except for when he followed up a kick with some wild right hands. He looked tough though and then went on to get ko'ed from his own guard. Uno needs to work on his striking if he wants to beat Pulver when/if they rematch.

BJ Penn. Damn! Nice knee and nice armbar attempt.

Miletich looked tough and his opinion of Carter was dead on. Good strikes but questionable power. Miletich (and Pulver) throw with power, no question. If you're going to stand up against them you better be able to KO them.
-hD

[sccr06]

What was the deal with Rodman? I saw he said something to the effect of "tito is one of my fighters". WTFO?

Anyone get that?

[Hookah Smokin Caterpillar]

I know! I saw for some reason some fighters comming out with Rodman patches. Someone please tell me I'm trippin

[sccr06]

I hope he isn't a sponsor. I can't stand that guy. Even his neighbors think he's a pain-in-the-ass.

[keithws]

Are you serious??????

Looking more like the wwf!!!!!

Check it out people. You have to hype up an event to draw overall fan interest. Simply putting together matches without a little bit of animosity between fighters isn't going to draw the interest of average fight fans.

Take a look at boxing or more to the point, Muhammid Ali. Why do you think his fights drew the largest crowds? Because he was simply a good boxer? Hell no!

The man talked more shit than any athlete on the planet! He captured the overall interest of average Joe's because of the way he promoted his fights. You know, Hype, grudges, arrogance, etc. That makes for good drama and the promoters of the Ufc are smart enough to realize it.

Secondly, bring in the stars. That always makes an envent appear larger than life. As one of the promoters pointed out, we want this to be an event and not simply a show.

Bottom line: The UFC drew over 11,000 in attendance and there back on pay per view. So, bring on the glitz and glamour. It's time for boxing to share the stage.

later dudes

[Hookah Smokin Caterpillar]

Keith, who are you talking about?

Even though everyone was against it being WWF-like everyone still gave the show a thumbs up and I was talking about being a fighter and doing commercials. All of us understand why the UFC is doing this and thats why I gave the show a thumbs up