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[Johann]

Frank Mir may be suspended for 2 years for having steroids in his system after a drug test proved it.
That means he's done.
It's over Frank.

Nothing like going out on bottom, eh?

[Johann]

UFC 197 was excellent. I went to a sports bar to see it on PPV, as I was super-stoked for the Jones/St.-Preux fight.
I predicted that Jones would be knocked out for the first time, but that didn't happen. I was sure that Jon had met his match (after Daniel Cormier, of course). The fight was great. Jones had ring rust, and after the fight Daniel Cormier said if Jones had fought him in the octagon in that condition he would've beat Jones easily. (Their rivalry is one of the hottest in UFC history). The fight went the full five rounds, and Jones admitted that Ovince threw him off, and that he was not particularly happy with his performance.
I can't wait for the re-match between these two. Fights like Jones/St-Preux are fights I wish for. Two fearsome dudes going at it hammer and tongs. You don't see Jones get punched in the face that often, but Ovince did it. Ovince also had his arm broken, and he still fought to the end! That is epic shit!. Dana White said Ovince's stock went up at UFC 197. It sure did. He can hold his head high. He held his own for 5 rounds against the "pound for pound best".

And what can I say about Mighty Mouse? Demetrious Johnson? He never fails to impress. He dominated that top wrestler- what's his name? Ceruja? Just overwhelmed him, swarmed him. Threw everything but the kitchen sink at him. Mighty Mouse's title defences are creeping up as high as Anderson Silva's.

The prelim fights were also great- UFC 197 is a DVD that will be worth buying. I'm a little annoyed that Ovince didn't KO Jones, because I think he may be the only man who could do it besides Daniel Cormier. But who cares? Jones had to go the distance and Ovince never backed down, even with a fuckin' broken arm. The UFC is the best sport in the world. You wanna see TRUE heart and skill in sports? UFC BABY...

[Johann]

I watched UFC 198 in it's entirety on my birthday. I went out for some outstanding nosh and took in the event at a sports bar.
It's another UFC card that will be a great DVD to peruse.

We got ourselves a new Heavyweight Champion- Stipe Miocic KO'd Febricio Werdum! In the first round, in front of Werdum's home crowd in Brazil (that's gotta sting), and the entire fight card- prelims and all- was pretty great.
But as Awesome as the main event was, I was more impressed with the TKO of Vitor Belfort, who was sporting a wild hairdo I must say. WTF was up with that haircut? lol, I mean, he looked like a Mohawk warrior, a time-traveller! lol
But he got owned. He seemed to give up, actually, when he got that nasty cut over the bridge of his nose...the blood in his eyes must've been supremely distracting...Vitor is a Legend. Hats off to him, but I think he should either take time off to train real hard for a re-match to get the fire in his belly to take on someone as fearsome as Ronaldo Souza or he should just get out of the game. Mixed Martial Arts has a new generation of master fighters coming up, people who really studied and trained to be champions, and the Souza/Belfort fight is proof that a new breed is here. I was supremely impressed with Souza- dominating Belfort even while getting up-kicked!

And the women's fight was damn cool. CYBORG has arrived...

[Johann]

I gotta comment on this September boxing match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather.

The first point is: Why is this even happening? Conor is a bit of a spoiled brat if you ask me, and he does have some fighting skill, but his super-fast "impressive" victory over Jose Aldo didn't move me an inch. The fight started and it was over in like, 3 seconds. Fans were robbed of a fight. Aldo got caught, but it wasn't anything spectacular. What made it seem so was all the fuckin' hype before the fight! Conor was the trash-talkin' dumpster from hell. And by the way, his trash-talking really irked me when he called out "Old Man" Henry Rollins for a superfight. Conor's rep took a nosedive when he did that. Henry would wipe the floor with Conor, and he would do it with HIS EXTREMELY TENACIOUS AND TACTICAL MIND, which Conor seriously lacks.
If you can't even promote your fights spoiled brat Conor, you aren't worthy to step into the octagon with Hank.
As Henry said in response to your lunacy: Conor wouldn't last a day in my world (Black Flag)

[Johann]

I watched the highlights of UFC 199, another great UFC event. Michael Bisping made history by becoming the first ever Brit to win a UFC belt!!! CONGRATS MIKE!!! You did exactly what you said you were gonna do: :"Wipe the smug grin off" Luke Rockhold's face!

I never knew that Rockhold was a smug asshole, but I've since learned he is. He felt Bisping "had nothing" in a fight against him, he dismissed Bisping as a joke, never even gave him a second thought! Luke, buddy...NEVER underestimate your opponent in the UFC, especially when you've got a belt! What were you doing? At the start of the fight to touch gloves you were mouthing off to Bisping that he wasn't gonna win no way no how in this fight. So how do you explain getting KO'd? In the first round? And I learned from Mike himself that he offered to shake your hand after the fight and you muttered to him: "I already shook your hand! Fuck off!"
BITTER are we?
I see a re-match in the future...better not take Bisping lightly next time Luke...



And last night I saw a replay of UFC 187- the awesome fights between Chris Weidman/Vitor Belfort and Daniel Cormier/Anthony Johnson.
Great fucking fights, with Weidman ground 'n pounding Vitor into a TKO and Daniel Cormier making a fearsome dude cower in fear. It was a sheer delight to watch Daniel Cormier all over Anthony. After the second round, Johnson's corner was chastising him: "You knew it would be hard!! Can you go another three rounds????

[Johann]

UFC 200 news:

I am not happy about Brock Lesnar fighting at UFC 200. I love Brock, but he should stay away from the UFC. he's taking on Mark Hunt in what can only be called a "seat sale". This is a publicity stunt, and the only reason it's being pulled is because Dana White wants to put more butts into seats, nothing more. And Brock will get knocked out. Bank on it. He's "juiced to the gills" according to Mark Hunt, and I would agree. brock is getting special doping rules waived for this fight (!?!?!) I'm a fan of Brock's, but the facts state he was RETIRED by Alistair Overeem. Unless he's taking on The Reem again, I see no purpose in Brock fighting. He's still in the WWE...this is weird...I think Brock is making a huge mistake and he's gonna pay for it.

And I simply can't wait for the Daniel Cormier/Jon Jones bout.
This is Daniel's moment.
Time to prove that the Light-Heavyweight title does not belong to an arrogant champion! (Jones is fearsome, but his ego is huge, he's arrogant to a T)

[Johann]

Brock Lesnar has stated that he's not entering the octagon again for the fans. He's doing it for himself. He's told the world: "sorry, but this is about me. And why shouldn't it be about me?"

Brock! You sound like Frank Mir! Your stock has just gone way down, and now I'm hoping you get the living shit knocked out of you.
Just wait until Mark's fists start landing- you'll turn turtle faster than Mir did!! You will cower at those ham-hands rocketing toward your big blonde buzzcut melon.
UFC 200 will be a landmark event. I've already made plans to see it Live on PPV.

The city of Ottawa Canada held it's first UFC event ever this past saturday, but I did not attend. I pay attention to the card, and no one cared to put exciting fighters in the octagon in Ottawa. Donald Cerrone has a fine record, the most finishes of any UFC fighter, and he was probably the most fearsome dude on the card. He stopped Patrick Cote with strikes, with a TKO, and Cote has never been finished with just strikes. The main event had Rory MacDonald, but he flamed out, died a slow death.
The worst part of the event (told to me by a couple people I know) was no air conditioning. TD Place had no air conditioning apparently, and one young child suffered heat stroke while there! A 7-hour event (going until 1AM) and people were sweltering.
I guess they felt what Californians are feeling these days...