I've been following the UFC for the past 2 years. I think Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is one of the most exciting sports to watch. I remember watching in the early days with Royce Gracie at the frat house in college on our cheater box. I took a sabbatical up until 2006 for UFC: USA vs Canada, when I went to it live in Vegas. I was hooked again. The sport is growing and as time goes by, will evolve even more. I think there should be some rule tweaks, but I'll get into that another day.
Preview: BJ Penn vs Joe Stevenson
BJ Penn is one of my favorite fighters. He has all the tools. Very good at everything: striking, jijitsu, ground n pound, etc. However, his downfall has always been his conditioning. I think he's over his non-conditioning and watching UFC Countdown the other night, he looks very focused. Penn has 4 losses in his career, all to world class fighters (Matt Hughes, GSP, Lyoto Machida, Jens Pulver). He could have very easily won all those fights. I think the BJ Penn domination tour starts this Saturday. Joe Stevenson is a good fighter and I like his attitude, but he's faced nowhere near the competition BJ Penn has faced. I just hope this fight is not a 25 minute hump fest with little action all on the ground. I expect Penn to submit him.
Gabriel Gonzaga vs Fabrico Werdum
Gonzaga has revenge on his mind in this fight. Werdum defeated Gonzaga very early in his career. Both fighters have come a long ways since that fight. Gonzaga moreso than Werdum. Gonzaga shocked the world by beating CroCop. He turns around and looks scared against Couture. I thought Gonzaga should have dominated Couture, but I think nerves got to him. Werdum's last fight was against Andrei Arlovski. It was a lackadasical fight. I thought Werdum could have won the fight if he would have been agressive the whole time. His striking was not that bad. Arlovski looked as if he was fighting not to lose. Both are World Class jijitsu competitors. I think this fight will go the distance. 2 fighters coming off loses usually results into fighting not to lose. I give the edge to Gonzaga. He has the size advantage. Hopefully he'll use his leg kicks more, which he failed to do against Couture in the early part of that fight.
NBA Basketball Pick:
Cleveland/San Antonio Under 181.5
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