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11/13/2005: "State of the UFC"

Well its been an interesting past few weeks this past few weeks for the UFC. The TUF2 finale drew 2.64 million viewers in the vaunted male 18-34 bracket. Not to mention the fights were all strong. Kenny Florian defeated Kit Cope by rear naked choke though the deciding submission was really the armbar at then end of round 1 which left Kit unable to defend himself in the 2nd. Joe Stevenson got the unanimous decision over Luke Cummo who though he is always game was surprisingly so agaist Joe. Joe gave a lil insight after the match though saying he had overlooked Luke and had recently seperated his collarbone from his sternum. In the Heavyweight finale Rashad Evans was able to take a split decision over Brad Imes. I didnt really think it should have been a split decision but it was a great fight all together. Diego Sanchez proved he was for real by dominating Nick Diaz who should have served himself a big plate of humble pie after one of the best ground fights I have seen in a long time.

Now Im more than a little frustrated that UFC seems to have turned its back on MMA websites like Sherdog by saying they will no longer grant them press passes. Seems like they are getting a lil too big for their britches ey Mr Dana remember these guys were your propaganda machine before TUF and now you have dissed them.

Speaking of UFC getting to big for their britches Tito Ortiz has revamped the retired WFA and will be joining forces with Don King to promote their MMA promotion. The new news there is that supposedly Frank Shamrock might be interested in fighting Ortiz. Also Matt Linland has reportedly signed with the WFA so it might be a legit competitor. While the WFA definitely looks to be the organization of strong fighters who were tossed aside by UFC that might also be a black mark that keeps them from success. It will be interesting to see if they can provide some comptition for Zuffa's UFC powerhouse.

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The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. - Larry Hardiman

OpenMLS said @ 05/11/2006 06:59 PM PST

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish. - Albert Einstein

Vacation Rentals by Owner said @ 05/04/2006 06:10 PM PST

To err is human,,, well you know the rest.

OpenMLS said @ 05/04/2006 11:30 AM PST