Comments on: Media heat-up for UFC 96 this Saturday in Columbus

By: Steve4192

Steve4192 — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:52:26 +0000

“Wow. Wagnney Fabiano vs. Fredson Paixao is a prelim fight on the next WEC event.”

That’s what happens when your debut is a snorefest. Same thing happened to Nate Marquardt after the Salaverry fight, even though Marquardt had just signed a fat contract with Zuffa (by 2005 standards).

It is Zuffa’s not too subtle way of sending fighter’s a message about the importance of making their fights exciting.

By: Zack

Zack — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:45:10 +0000

“Plus, havent we learned that what it says on paper does not necessarily correlate to how entertaining the card will be.”

All you have to judge a card by when you’re deciding whether to buy it or not is how it looks on paper. What you’re saying is you’ll buy any card the UFC puts on just because its the UFC. That’s fine and your prerogative, but it really isn’t going to force their hand to bring us more stacked cards or dream fights.

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By: Leland Roling

Leland Roling — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:36:59 +0000

Honestly, I’m not sure I completely agree that this is a bad card. There are some possibly very close matchups in this event.

While that doesn’t spell great and exciting outcomes, it does provide some possible good fights.

By: Alan Conceicao

Alan Conceicao — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:01:42 +0000

Depends what you consider “wasting your time”. Watching MMA is a hobby, and when you watch it at the base level, you’re gonna see a lot of lousy. Ever sit through some King of the Cage or Gladiator Challenge events recently? I have. Lemme tell ‘ya; its not all pretty. In fact, its almost never pretty.

Now, can a first round KO be spectacular? Sure. Its just that I so often hear “good fight” become synonymous with stoppages, and furthermore, with stoppages that are frankly not the best fights that can be made to start with. I’m sure Brandon Vera/some guy might be exciting in the sense that Brandon Vera will probably put him on a stretcher, but is that really “good action”?

By: samscaff

samscaff — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:12:56 +0000

Alan, as I said, you must be wasting ALOT of your time.

You say that most people would blindly choose a 1st round KO rather than a 5 round decision.

And I assume that the flipside is true with you?

You would blindly choose a 5-round decision over a 1st round KO? How exactly does this make you better than them?

Or what would you choose? Are you assuming that a 5 round decision will be a better fight than the 1st round KO? Thats just as random an assumption as choosing the 1st round KO. No?

Sounds to me like youre just being an MMA elitist who looks down on those who enjoy watching quick KOs and submissions.

By: Mike Rome

Mike Rome — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:06:47 +0000

You’re right. I mean, if he wins, I’d pick Machida over Rashad, and then Jardine is probably only one fight away (maybe against forrest) for a title shot. He has a lot to gain.

By: spacedog

spacedog — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:34:45 +0000

One thing I don’t get is the current meme that Jardine has nothing to gain from this fight. I understand that he won’t fight Evans for the belt but with the turnover of UFC campions being what it is its not hard to imagine Evans title reign being (mercifully?) short. A win over Rampage gives Jardine another (former) champ’s scalp and would put him close to first in line to a non Evans title shot. Even if he loses and Rampage becomes champ he could have a potential rematch for the strap after a quality win or two. In fact if Jardine wins he will have a really strong argument to the number one contender status as he would have victories over the last three champs so where is the down side again?

By: Alan Conceicao

Alan Conceicao — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:30:48 +0000

However, a good fight for me is simply an entertaining one. Even one-sided fights can be entertaining. If you dont agree, then I’m not sure why you would even watch any fights.

I watch crap fights on an almost daily basis. I won’t lie, and I consider them such. I’m asking this because, frankly, most of the people who say that I sense would rather see a first round KO than a 5 round decision were both offered to them sight unseen.

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:54:35 +0000

Fabiano on the undercard is directly linked to his absolutely boring debut in the WEC. Little doubt in my mind about that. Sad too, because that wasn’t really his fault. Was it Tamura he faced? That guy was holding on for dear life. He was really at fault.

Dana White has said that if Kendall Grove loses, he will be the first TUF Winner to be booted out of the UFC. That should make for all kinds of interesting news stories.

As for what makes a good fight… There needs to be a little drama to it. There was an EliteXC on CBS that had tons of really quick finishes, and it left a sour taste in my mouth. I like to see the fighters break a sweat, one fighter show superiority over another, and then end it with a nice KO, TKO, or submission.

Fights like Lindland/Belfort leave me wanting more, and kind of disappointed in how the fight turned out.