UFN- Roundup, Final Thoughts

To start, I know my obsession with UFC is not for everyone- if you aren't interested, you can stop now (Ryan Best, I'm lookin' at you), if you are interested in how things turned out read on.

Kenny Florian pulled it out (plus one in my column, I didn't do very well with picking the big fights)

Kurt Pelligrino had me jumping up at down the first round of his fight with Nate Diaz...and then feeling crushed. Whatever Nate, I still hate you, and FYI, I don't care if you train with him and he's your brother Nick Diaz is not a "top fighter." Sorry.

Houston Alexander got KTFO....in eight seconds. Nice. Fight fans love superman punches. Mazzagatti was in there causing the dramz again, and much as I hate him, this was a good call, Alexander was out. The Karo call was not, but we'll get to that in a second.

Gray Maynard put on a decent show and pulled out a decision. I loved that he recognized he wasn't ready for the top tier of 155, but that he was working for it. A little modesty goes a long way. I'm a new fan.

Alves beat up Karo...which I did call correctly. However. Steve Mazzagatti can't seem to ref a fight without screwing up. I've been against him since the Lesnar debacle, which I still maintain is the reason Lesnar lost the fight and almost got his damn ankle broken in half. Good job by Alves, who would have won this fight regardless, but it definitely could have gone on longer.

Matt Hamill impressed the hell out of me. I eat my hat on that one.

As for the undercard, I actually picked fairly well:
Thomas lost a decision
Gamburyan choked out Cox. (I think he's going places as long as his shoulder stays intact)
Sotiropoulos scored a win
Guida won..but my mom could have picked that one
Tommy Speer got rocked. That one made me sad. He's a good kid.


TUF-Thoughts
We all know I love Forrest Griffin more than any other fighter, but I've never really had any feelings either way about Rampage. After last night, put him in my column. They both seem like dudes you could have a beer and a chat with, and I love that. (Although I am, of course, rooting for Griffin in their matchup in July)

As for fighting to get into the house- AWESOME idea Dana White!!
Early Stand Out Fighters:
Amir Sadollah
CB Dollaway

Early Stand Out Big Douchebags In The House:
Jeremy May
Paul Bradley


Much love to Crystal for the wings. I still would like to take your dog home.