ufc 83 results and aftermath; whats up with Kalib Starnes

First off, congrats to GSP on destroying the most annoying fighter in mma.

Some of you are asking….. Wudufuxup with Kalib Starnes?
5.   His last 2 wins in the UFC were a fluke, just like Serra’s 1st win over GSP.
4.   He forgot to put his balls into his jockey before coming out to the cage.
3.   He thought he was fighting Nate’s cornerman and panicked when Nate came out.
2.   He spells his name K. a. l. i. b.  How many Caleb’s want to kick his ass now? 
1.   He has a vagina.

 

 

Kalib, when I see your picture it makes me sad.  You had potential but we’ll never get to see it.  Even if you had an off night, people would have understood falling down writhing in pain over the leg kicks (even if you were okay) and tapping out with no one on top of you.  It has been done before and no contracts were shredded in the proccess.

Georges St. Pierre and Matt Serra Ready to Go

I’m not expecting the fireworks we saw last time these two men met.  The right hand from Serra will not be underestimated a second time, and we’ll get to see St. Pierre work his ground game against one of the best ever. 

I see this fight ending in the second round with Georges St. Pierre slaying Matt Serra with a basic submission.  I think Serra’s neck and arms are as thick as his skull and it will be tough for GSP to sink something in, but I have faith.

The odds of this fight ending with a KO or even a TKO are good, but I just don’t see it happening that way.  My love for Georges St. Pierre is rivaled in intensity for my hatred of Matt Serra.  I would love to see a replay kick to the head of Hughes against Matt Serra, but we won’t be that lucky.

Georges ground game is as good as it will ever be and Matt Serra is once again outclassed.  Luck will not fall on his side twice.

Ultimate Fighter Coaches, Rampage vs. Forrest. Seriously.

Tito and Shamrock.  Matt Hughes and Matt Scerra, Matt Hughes and Georges St. Pierre.  BJ Penn and Jens Pulver.  All rivals who hate each other.   All talk mad trash and hate each other as fighters and people.

Now we have Quinton “I’m funnier than I am good at fighting (and he’s damn good at fighting)” Jackson and Forrest “Class clown” Griffin.

Quinton Jackson will talk trash like there is no tomorrow.  He’ll have so many funny lines that he’ll  be quoted for a long time by fans of the show.  Forrest is no slouch and will fire back when attacked, but by the end of the taping for the Ultimate Fighter these two are more likely to be best friends sitting around telling jokes and ‘rippin’ on each other than they are to hate each other and want to fight.

I think it will be nice to see or hear someone other than Matt Scerra coach these guys.  Quinton and Forrest should make for some good comedy and should have there boys prepared for battle.  I’m excited for the season to start.

Anderson Silva dismantles Henderson, calls out Roy Jones Jr

After Anderson Silva lost the first round of his title defense to Dan Henderson, he lit a fire inside.  Silva came out for the second round on fire and aggressively pursued Henderson till he rocked him and dropped him.  He won on the ground, again. In days following the fight Silva announced that he’d like to try his hand at boxing the greatest boxer of our generation, Roy Jones Jr.  Jones is going to consider it when he returns from a vacation.

Is this a sign that Anderson Silva is bored with MMA or that he doesn’t think there is any competition out there for him?

In a rare call-to-action by Dana White, he said post fight that Anderson Silva is the best pound for pound fighter in the world, not just the UFC.  That is a big bounty to be placed on Mr. Silva’s head.  He is definitely the best 185lb middleweight.

But is he better than GSP?  Georges lost last year to a big underdog.

Is he better than Quinton Jackson? Quinton dominated the UFC Light Heavyweight division, but struggeled before leaving PrideFC.

The lightweight division might just be the deepest talent pool of all.  Sean Sherk, Kenny Florian, Hermes Franca, and who could forget BJ “The Prodigy” Penn.  BJ Penn has been on and off the top of my list for a long time now.  The man can fight.  But he’s shown lack of desire on more than one occasion.  The last two fights have been BJ of old, if he keeps it up I think these two would be a watercooler brawl to talk about for the next decade.

Then we get to the heavyweights.  How can you say Anderson Silva is better than Fedor?  Fedor is easily the baddest man on the planet.  No one wants to fight him.  The only person I see attempting to challenge him is Brock Lesnar after 20 experience fights.  Lesnar is the only athlete capable of competing with a fighter on Fedor’s level.

Maybe Anderson should put on a few pounds and fight Quinton Jackson?  That would be entertaining, but not as entertaining as Georges St. Pierre gaining fifteen pounds and fighting at 185lb.  George St. Pierre has a walking weight of around 190lbs and would look great at 185.  The only problem I see here is that BJ Penn has a potiential dance date set with GSP….. if he can beat Sherk in the summer.

My geeky little brain is bouncing inside my skull with excitement.  Oh the possibilities.

Matt Serra and Georges St. Pierre round 2

Matt Serra is preparing for a second fight with Georges St. Pierre. George St. Pierre once again has to make his first title defense against the stocky ‘mouth’ from New York. Serra knocked out GSP in the first round of a surprising fight last year. Serra was supposed to defend his title against a motivated Matt Hughes but herniated a disc in his back while training. He’s recovering nicely.

Georges St. Pierre came back from his second loss with a fury of brimstone and fire. He out hustled Josh Koscheck and then submitted Matt Hughes for the open title. He is not going to take Serra as lightly as he did last time. I’m looking forward to a knockout win again, this time from the champ GSP.

I hope GSP doesn’t look past Serra, but I’m going to. BJ Penn will defend his new lightweight title against the convicted steriod user Sean Sherk. After Penn dismantles the Muscle Shark Sherk we’re all hoping for a BJ Penn GSP round 2 with the welterweight title on the line. I’m getting butterflies just thinking of the possibilities.