UFC 112 is in the books, and the boss isn’t thrilled with the outcome – to say the least. Dana White was spitting hot fire at the post fight press conference:
While they’re getting these guys [fighters] in, believe me I’ll answer the questions on what a disgrace the main event was, and what an embarrassment it is. I don’t think I’ve ever been more embarrassed in the 10 years of being in this business. And it’s the first time I’ve ever walked out on a main event and given the belt to the guy’s manager and told him to put it on him.
This was a historic event for us. The arena tonight was incredible. The energy was amazing, and to end it the way that we did is an embarassment for me, the Fertitta’s, the UFC, and the sport in general. I apologize, and I will, I don’t know how yet, but I will make this up to the fans that bought this **** tonight.
The Iceman has nothing on these moves.
He’s talking, of coarse, about the one-sided, care-free, nonchalant mauling of Demian Maia at the hands of Middleweight king Anderson Silva. Sure, Silva seemingly could have put the BJJ ace away at any time. Critics only grievance with ‘the Spider” is that he isn’t always the killer he is capable of being, and when not physically challenged has a tendency to coast.
But at least Anderson Silva’s autopilot includes a beating – Maia’s face was battered and bloodied by the second stanza. I’m more upset at the co-main event of the evening: the judges scoring was ridiculous; mega-troller Doug Crosby’s 50-45 score for Frank Edgar has to go down as one of the worst in MMA history. There will always be debate and disgust concerning judge’s scoring of combat sports anyway. My only hope is that as MMA evolves, we don’t end up with a crop of fighters who rely on ****** judging as a strategy to win fights.
In an interview on CNBC, UFC co-founder Rorion Gracie said he doesn’t follow the UFC anymore, because he doesn’t like the rules. Rorion said the UFC doesn’t have the best fighters in the world anymore, it has great athletes who are the best at using the rules to win.
Frankie Edgar’s win over BJ Penn illustrated this point perfectly. It wasn’t even as though Edgar dominated the fight – yes, he physically moved faster, and bounced around more, however he got the worst of every exchange. At no point did he significantly damage Penn, it was as though his strategy was to look busier and rely on a ******** decision. Even his two takedowns were for show, as ‘the Prodigy’ was back to his feet within milliseconds. As long as regulators allow visually unaware lunatics like Doug Crosby have a say in decisions of MMA fights, we should probably just get used to the Edgar approach.
It’s obvious Anderson Silva has cleaned out the UFC’s middleweight division, and it’s time for him to move up (or down GSP…) to get pushed back to his old self. It is annoying to see Silva dance-fight a guy when you have blood on your mind, but a formidable opponent looking to do damage will fix that. The Answer for Edgar (and fighters like him) is not so obvious, as he has enough gas to put a lot of future PPV buyers to sleep – 25 minutes at a time.
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