UFC Fight Night Thoughts

It had been a little while since Spike TV had done a live UFC event, so of course I was looking forward to it. Some well-known fighters were on the card, and a few of the fights were too close to call. How did it go?

The first fight was between Houston Alexander and Eric Schafer. Style-wise, Schafer was likely to win, but I had some hope that Alexander had learned from his past fights since he had lost two in a row. Instead, he got submitted in the first round. Already I was disappointed. Next was a fight between Ed Herman and Alan Blecher. Belcher was my pick, but watching the fight I really thought Herman had won it. Instead, Belcher got the split-decision......so I got lucky there. Next was probably the toughest fight to call: Clay Guida vs. Mac Danzig. I liked both fighters, and I ultimately went with Danzig. As I watched the fight, I really thought Danzig had won the fight until the commentators said they thought Guida won. Guida did win, and I got a little frustrated with that considering the fight was similar to the Belcher/Herman fight. Basically, Danzig and Belcher were winning the fight while standing, but Guida and Herman were scoring takedowns. The only difference was that Guida did less once he had gotten the takedown, while Herman stayed active. Kinda wierd.

Then the main event came: Nate Diaz vs. Josh Neer. Diaz was the clear favorite, and he certainly dominated the fight; the first and third rounds were his, so it should've been a clear-cut decision. And Diaz won by......split decision? One judge actually had Neer picked as the winner. When that was announced, Neer got a strange look on his face. Luckily, the other judges picked Diaz rightfully.

I won't get into this too much, but even though the fights were actually enjoyable, the show itself was pretty bad. Other than the judges, the editing and commentating were awful (I'm really not a fan of Joe Rogan to begin with, but last night he was a complete dumbass). In the end, the fights were good, and that's all that mattered to me.

After the event, the had the season premiere of "The Ultimate Fighter," and the fights on that were actually a little more exciting. Some good prospects showed their skills, and it actually looks like they'll have some good fighters this season. We'll have to wait and see.