Ultimate Fighter- good TV

[Johann]

UFC 111's Main Event is Georges St.-Pierre vs. Dan Hardy (a British trash-talking goof who has never impressed me).
The fight went the full 5 rounds, with Georges doing the same thing he always does, taking his opponent down every time, and wrestling with him until he gets a decision. *YAWN*
When was the last time St.Pierre dazzled us in the octagon? Yeah, you're an awesome fighter Georges. But I'm getting immensely bored with you.
You don't pump me up! And why do you wear that Japanese headband all the time? You're from Quebec, right? What are you doing with the rising sun on your forehead then?
Same thing with Frank Mir. He's got all kinds of revolting tattoos with Asian characters- does he think he's an Asian fighter?
Is he trying to be a mystical or samurai or something? LOL
He's not. He just lumbers around the octagon, not doing anything remotely "martial art-like".

I also have been scrutinizing UFC 168, the glorious show where Chris Weidman broke Anderson Silva's leg like a twig.
Anderson is the most disrespectful fighter in the history of the UFC. He deserved to get his leg broken. I even feel he deserved WORSE.
That first fight was so pathetic to watch. Silva was mocking Weidman the whole time. Then Chris knocked his dumb Brazillian ass out.
It was glorious.
The re-match was even more glorious. This time Silva wasn't clowning around anymore. He just got really angry when Chris landed a sweet body kick.
You can see Anderson kick him back harder than he's ever thrown a kick before, in anger at being kicked. Chris checks the kick, and the career is over. Bye Bye Anderson Silva. You made a fortune, you and your grandkids can play videogames at home for the rest of your lives. :)

[Johann]

I have a couple Pride DVD's as well, and that organization is where a lot of fighters who ended up in the UFC began or were a part of.
Pride 31 and 32 are not bad DVD's even though the announcers/commentators are not that professional to me, and the "production" is not as polished athe UFC is. The fights are pretty interesting, tho.

Butterbean! (Who doesn't love Butterbean?)
Fedor! One the best of all time.
Shogun Rua, Rampage Jackson, Kevin Randleman, Josh Barnett, Alaistair Overeem- all household names now, are on these cards.
Check 'em out. It's ropes, no octagon.

[Johann]

Chris Weidman won a decision against My Man Lyoto Machida.
You can't say Weidman sucks anymore. He beat Anderson Silva (twice) and beat Lyoto Machida.
You have a CAREER in the UFC if you can beat those two fighters.
They are the two best fighters the UFC has ever had, in my opinion. It's the "Weidman Era" right now!

[Johann]

UFC 166

An absolutely essential event to own if you are a UFC fan. This was the Epic third fight between Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez.
The 2-DVD set includes the first two fights between Cain and Junior (a very nice bonus).
It showed just how much of a beast Cain Velasquez is, if you had no clue before. As Joe Rogan likes to point out, Cain's work ethic and cardio is SUPERHUMAN. Apparently he outworks everybody in the gym, and trains with Daniel Cormier, an undefeated fighter who impresses me immensely. (Who also beat tool Frank Mir, so I love him anyways :)

Cain beat the snot out of Junior here, to retain his belt, and to definitively lay claim to who is the Best Heavyweight in the UFC.
It's unreal how Cain takes Junior apart over 5 rounds. To beat up Junior dos Santos you have to be a fucking animal. PERIOD.

[Johann]

UFC 169

More can be said about UFC 169. I watched it again and I find it worth checking out. I studied the Overeem/Mir bout and it was a rout, as Joe Rogan correctly assessed. Mir was annihilated, actually, not merely beat pathetically.
Alistair Overeem put on a clinic with Mir.
In the Countdown program Alistair said he was gonna KO Mir, which I feel he could have done in the first round easily. Instead, The Reem decided to just toy with Mir, and systematically beat him to a pulp. The "ground strikes landed" statistic was shown at 1 minute and 35 seconds left in the third round, and it read like this:
MIR: 3
OVEREEM: 111

Yeah. It was a rout.
Mir cannot compete anymore in my opinion. He landed 3 ground strikes on Overeem and nothing else in the whole fight. Outclassed? SHIT....
Overeem played with him like a cat with dead mouse.

[Johann]

If you may be wondering why I'm not posting about the UFC much anymore, it's because I'm disgusted with the organization after info has come out that they allow their fighters to fight while doped up on performance enhancing drugs. Anderson Silva has fought Nick Diaz recently, after having his leg broken by Chris Weidman (astounding! but not that astounding- Silva was on steroids!).
Diaz also tested positive for marijuana use. WTF is the UFC doing? These two were found guilty before the fight!

This all smells a little too mafia-esque, a little too Vince McMahon, a little too Don King for my liking, and until I see some serious changes to drug testing in the UFC, I don't buy a single DVD or watch another fight. This kind of thing DESTROYS companies, so you'd better get your act together, Fertittas & Dana White....It's so disappointing I'm ashamed to say I watch UFC now. And that SUX.

[Johann]

Frank Mir fights Todd Duffee next wednesday and I'm looking forward to that. Duffee called out Frank, saying he's desperate for a payday. (Which is what Mir's all about, not fighting). Mir beat Bigfoot Silva in a yawner of a match, and hasn't faced any competition since he got KO'd by Junior dos Santos, ages ago. Why is Frank Mir still around? He's no legend to me. He's a disgrace. He wants a rematch with Brock Lesnar so badly he can't sleep at night. Brock just signed a big contract with the WWE, so he won't be coming back to the UFC.

How does that feel, Frank? You made Brock wait how fucking long for a rematch? 18 fucking months.
Enjoy it. Eat it. UFC 100 showed the world what a fighter you really are: a weak one. I hope Todd Duffee makes his career against you.
I hope he knocks you the fuck out. Todd was right: all of the UFC Heavyweights are busy, and you need a challenge Frank.
Everytime you face an opponent who's a challenge, you end up in the fetal position, getting your ass handed to you.
I will be watching this fight next wed. night. I have a vested interest in seeing Frank Mir get beat bad. It's one the pleasures of my life to see him get annihilated, as he did in UFC 100.