I tried to get excited about UFC 109. I really did. After all, there’s nothing like a good night of fights and some beer to help me forget the worries of the day. And this isn’t a diss on the fighters. In fact, there’s some great fighters on the card. Demian Maia, for example, is one of my favorites. But I just can’t get into this card. Here’s why.
Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman
Am I the only one who lost some interest in watching Couture after his so-called “win” vs. Brandon Vera? Plus, I’m all for older guys fighting but the combined age of the two is close to a hundred years old. I know it’s a fight for the MMA history books, but I just can’t get into it.
Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen
I actually love Marquardt, and Sonnen’s wrestling is pretty impressive. I suppose it’s possible to argue it could go either way. But Marquardt is just so incredibly dominant, it just feels like cheering him on wouldn’t even count.
Mike Swick vs. Paul Thiago
This is probably one of the more interesting match-ups of the night, but the whole stand-up guy vs. ground guy thing is getting kind of old.
Demian Maia vs Dan Miller
I love Demian Maia, and a quick submission win is always fun to watch. And again, I know anything can happen, but the result just seems so predictable.
Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg
Another wrestling vs. BJJ fight. At least this one is harder to call.
What’s Missing
Some fights set to take place on this card that were postponed could have maybe salvaged this fight card: Renzo Gracie vs. Matt Hughes, Silva vs. Beltfort, Nog vs. Brandon Vera. Alas, they were postponed.
UFC 110
I know that many readers are die-hard MMA fans who order every card. And it’s been a month since UFN, and all. But I also know that some people can’t afford to order two fights in a month. UFC 110 just has such better match-ups. Who doesn’t want to see Cain Velasquez test himself against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira? Or how Ryan Bader will fare against Keith Jardine, the guy who once made Forest Griffin cry? And you either love Bisping or (more likely) love to hate him, and may be excited about watching Wanderlei Silva pick him apart. Why Joe “Daddy” Stevenson vs. Sotiropoulos is on the main card and CB Dollaway is on the undercard is beyond me, but Goran Reljic will be an interesting test for the wrestler. Hell, Chris Lytle and Stephan Bonnar are on the undercard which very well might be more exciting than the 109 main card… Perhaps tomorrow I’ll be proven wrong; only time will tell.
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Amber
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Yael Grauer
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Singh is King
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Studog
I’m with Yael on this one. I expect to buy it, but there is no must watch match on this card.
This is a stream card, nobody is buying this one. Like i said in my preview, most of these fights are just irrelevant and there most poeple don’t really care about this card.
It doesn’t excite me nearly as much as the past Strikeforce event which had me climbing the walls. That being said, its still MMA and anything can happen. The weak cards sometimes provide the best fights which is obvious when you look at some of the WEC or Dream events. So i’m trying to stay optimistic and hoping at least one fight delivers tomorrow night.
UFC 110 – i only have one thing to say about that… Wanderlei Silva, once you see his name on a card, its a must see regardless of his opponent. Win or lose, Wand is the man.
Personally i would rather see Joe Daddy than Dollaway, because hes a top 5 LW. It will be nice to see Reljic back in action but give the choice between Reljic and Stevenson, I think Joe Daddy deserves top billing, he’s earned it.
I readily admit my CB Dollaway bias. I just love watching him fight. He has an exciting fight style for sure. And I think Reljic will be an interesting test for him. I’m also not a big Sotiropolous fan though.
Yael, send me an email, i have a question for you (mma related)
baro…@hotmail.com
Backup link for tonight http://www.justin.tv/prtvz#r=MQY0iMI
you got another plan……. that one is down already lol.
haha sopcast is working, but heres another one for ya
http://www.livevs.com/
“Am I the only one who lost some interest in watching Couture after his so-called “win” vs. Brandon Vera?”
It sucks that the UFC has some really ****** fighters on their roster, because whenever one of their stars has a pathetic showing, they get matched up with a powder puff the next fight. Couture shouldn’t have been matched up with Coleman. He should have been matched up someone who would have kicked his *** for the ******** he pulled in the Vera fight.
That’s one reason Dana shot down the idea of a Ortiz / Coleman fight tonight so quickly, because they need to save Tito for the next time one of their stars has a pathetic showing and needs a rebound fight.
Thought the main card was fairly exciting, but the undercard was lame.
Still leaps and bounds ahead of Strikeforce cards, as SF undercards are much worse than even last night. :/