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5 Things We Now Know Thanks to UFC 138

Posted in Boxing classes | November 6th, 2011

Sure, there were those streamer into this weekend who found it to be their avocation to urge a UFC 138 label even nonetheless we all know there was unequivocally zero to defend. The UFC couldn’t even both to tell people on their website where on a dial this uncover could be found as they are apparently so over their attribute with Spike that they were some-more than happy to toss a vital eventuality underneath a bus. But if we are going to scapegoat a numbered eventuality during a change of Fox a slightest we can do to extent a material repairs is build a many meaningless label possible that also gives we a possibility to sell some MMA carnivorous fans some tickets. So, afterwards with expectations during an all time low headed in it should come as no warn that UFC 138 incited out to be a flattering damn good uncover after all. No it never strike a heights of 137 though that bar is flattering high, and a prelim label was a rather underwhelming affair, though once a splendid lights of a Spike TV cameras came on all came together as we saw 5 stirring fights that all finished with thespian stoppages. Here is a brief list of what we know now that we didn’t know 24 hours ago…

In a midst of a confused Bantamweight design Renan Barao should be a subsequent challenger for Dominick Cruz.

With Urijah Faber holding partial in a high stakes conflict during UFC 139 opposite Brian Bowles we can assume that Dana White won’t be creation any announcements about who Cruz’s subsequent foe will be until that quarrel has come and gone. The suits adore Faber and a prospects of him as a pretension hilt or, during a unequivocally least, completing a trilogy opposite Cruz is many expected their ideal scenario. But because not make him acquire it a bit some-more first. He customarily had a pretension shot behind in Jul and a male is 3-3 in his final 6. Meanwhile Baroa, while admittedly confronting obtuse opposition, is undefeated in his final 28 outings. Try and hang your mind around that one for a second. Plus he customarily done a many of a high form fight, stomping Brad Pickett and winning Fight of a Night honors in a process. To me it’s a no-brainer, Cruz vs. Barao and Faber can get a pretension shot if he gets past Bowles and one some-more tip turn Bantamweight. . .but afterwards again a UFC’s bottom line isn’t accurately one of my responsibilities.

The Brits customarily don’t work a home margin advantage a approach a Brazilians do.

If we wish to flashback to UFC 134 we will remember that those Brazilians who fought on their home territory went 7-1 opposite non-Brazilian opponents and we dissapoint some colleagues of cave here during Inside Fights by pursuit shenanigans. Certainly Joe Silva fraudulent a card, right? Well maybe it is not oh so easy. The Brits tonight could customarily furnish a totally common 3-3 record (and one of those was opposite Eddie Faaloloto so it unequivocally shouldn’t count). Sure they swept a bonuses though what was going on here? we would disagree that Joe Silva simply did a improved pursuit and didn’t go out of his approach to safeguard that a hometown throng was pandered to. Jason Young, bad guy, got stranded with Michihiro Omigawa and we’ve already discussed a drop of Brad Pickett by a male who is clearly unbeatable. Even Che Mills, who got a customarily knockout of a evening, was frequency a clever favorite entrance into his hitch opposite Chris Cope. I’m not observant that Silva should go out of his approach to put a screws to those fighting in their local land customarily that an even understanding should be a aim and that a 3-3 symbol indicates that in this specific box he nailed it.

Mark Munoz Ain’t Playing.

It was a unequivocally stupid chronicle of me who picked opposite Munoz behind during UFC 131 when he took on Demian Maia in Vancouver and we was driven to not make a same mistake again. we picked Munoz to win (via decision, oopsy) notwithstanding my enterprise to see a preference go a other approach as we have come to commend that this male is unequivocally an implausible force and about one win divided from a pretension shot in another multiplication that is a stately disaster right now. The likes of Rousimar Palhares, Anthony Johnson and Chris Weidman aren’t utterly there nonetheless and everybody else has already been skinned alive by Anderson Silva (except for Brian Stann, of course, who is entrance off of a loss). In a few weeks we’ll get Michael Bisping vs. Jason Miller and unequivocally a customarily approach to go after from there is to take a leader and block him adult opposite a Filipino Wrecking Machine. As we lay here now, uninformed from examination Munoz literally mutilate Chris Leben’s face, we would contend that he would substantially do a same to presumably of them as well. May he be a male who gets initial moment during a Anderson Silva/Chael Sonnen winner? He substantially should be.

Those uncertain Europeans a UFC keeps detection are all a same.

I kid, of course, though customarily slightly. If we are during all like me we would have seen similarities tonight between a opening of Papy Abedi and a final no name warrior from opposite a pool that a UFC motionless to toss directly on to a categorical card, Jon Olav Einemo. Both came out of a embankment looking like monsters who were going to scare a multiplication for years to come. Their fundamental assault and aggressiveness demanded that we compensate attention. The customarily problem is that right around a time that we started to notice them (half approach by a opening frame) they started to tank. Tonight a unequivocally detrimental Abedi was holding on Thiago Alves and for a while he seemed to be carrying success, that is until one good placed knee led to some heartless elbows to a conduct that torn a conduct of Abedi. After that it was customarily a matter of time before a gifted Alves was means to secure a behind and throttle him out. With both Einemo and Abedi we can’t wait to see their subsequent fight, presumably opposite somewhat obtuse antithesis so that we can unequivocally see what they are done of.

Eddie Faaloloto is a misfortune warrior to step inside a Octagon given James Toney.

It was unequivocally good of a now 2-3 warrior to take one for a group and go out there and make Etim demeanour good though it is unequivocally time he was sent on his way. He entered a UFC 2-0 and afterwards had to start holding on genuine foe and has fast seen his record penetrate to a sub-500 level. Rumors have stubborn him from a commencement as to how he got a pursuit in a firtt place though we can’t ever detect of a swindling that would keep him employed after this debacle. we customarily consider that Silva and a UFC dump guys who could be grown in to stars too fast though here we can customarily consider of a register mark that he is holding adult that should go to somebody with loyal talent. Etim appreciates a $70,000 check though it is time we were on your way