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Originally Posted by Kevsh
I've complained as much as anyone about the lack of good matches at recent events, more that they have a lot of talented guys and where are they?
The name recognition of former Ultimate Fighter competitors seems to be what they rely on ... however, this card had some excellent matchups and for me, didn't disappoint one bit. Of course, Liddell/Rampage going a little longer would've been nice  |
Kevsh,
Yeah, I really wish they didn't start off with Kalib and Leben. But they did primarily because of the TUF brand. Don't get me wrong, Kalib trained at American Top Team specifically for this fight, and is a really great guy. But a fight that wasn't a " Loser gets kicked off UFC" would have been better.
It's a catch 22, Vince McMahon said it best, it is hard to keep UFC brandable, because of the inherent chaos of MMA. When they had Tito, then Chuck to market for their 4 and 5 title defenses respectivley, they built up a brand. With the influx of the new PRIDE fighters coming in, it's going to be even worse. Did you hear the booing at Rampage? Unreal.
I'm excited for the future of MMA, I'm not too excited about idiots last night who sat down next to a table of MMA fighters and started spouting off he's trained 10 years in this shit. When we asked where he was nebulous, citied some Sensei Brown shit in Atlanta. My buddy closest told him we all train, and that the guy on the video was my teammate (Din Thomas). He then retracted to 5 years training in it. The best was when he asked, drunk, "Why do they do that position, does it even work, what's it called?"
Din had side mount.