If you have watched enough UFCs, you know that not every one is going to be a barn burner.
The main fights this weekend were one of those nights.
Everyone fought hard, Chael Sonnen ran his mouth, and Sugar Rashad grinded out Mr. Wonderful.
All three fights went to the judges, nobody ever really looked in danger, and the fights were pretty predictable. (Accept for Damien Maeia looking attrocious)
That’s ok. Like I said, it happens, and as a fan I still enjoyed it. But I am a hardcore fan. What I did NOT ENJOY was the structure that FOX had. Yes, I know, FOX is an amazing accomplishment for mixed martial arts and I should treat FOX like the golden goose. I get it. But somebody’s gotta say it.
Three hours for three fights?
I realize they all went the distance, plus you need time for entrances and commercials but THREE HOURS? What is this…..boxing? It was absolutely painful watching Randy Couture, Jon Jones, and Curt Menafee do pre-fight commentary. I would rather have had the two old guys from the muppets. Menafee knew nothing about the sport, Randy’s tie was choking him out, and Jon Jones was spinning around in his chair like my four year old son. Wheeeeeeeeeee! The dude couldn’t remember even one of his notes. He had his eyes glued to the paper like he had never spoken on camera before. His best comment was “I agree.”
Jon….seriously?
Don’t even get me started on the cartoon robots they borrowed from the NFL. I think I even heard the NFL music playing in the background.
All in all……
Too long .
Too hypey.
Too much FOX.
Attention FOX execs. I know you are “gods” but let Dana and the boys have the reigns. They built the UFC to a billion dollar status a lot faster than anyone thought they could. UFC fans are particular. They know what they want. Dana knows what they want. You guys do not know what they want. Trust me.
Dana…..please don’t shoot me for needling the golden goose.
Leave a comment if you agree.
Aaron Parkinson



January 31st, 2012 at 7:20 am
I couldn’t agree more. I guess I’m just used to the Pay Per View environment.
January 31st, 2012 at 10:20 pm
Agreed bro.