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[kickass32]

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UFC 122 Aftermath: No Really, Take It Easy Out There, Guys


Fuck, that was fucking terrible. Last night we got an up-close-and-personal look at what happens when one of the UFC’s notoriously weak overseas cards doesn’t turn out to be better in practice than on paper. And Nation? It was not pretty. When these haphazard, garage-sale-style European stinkbombs don’t catch lightning in a bottle and don’t exceed our already low expectations, all you’re left with are a bunch of lackluster fights featuring guys nobody cares about. That might be fine for Strikeforce, but frankly we expect more from the UFC.

Oh, did we mention this bad boy was on tape delay? Yeah it was, so unless you were able to spend the day studiously avoiding all electronic media you knew who was going to win anyway, in which case you were probably better served to just stay up late to watch Manny Pacquiao beat up that dude with the Dave Navarro beard. Rumor has it that was pretty shitty too. Coupled with UFCs 119 and 120 it’s hard to remember the last time Our Fearless Leader did three shows this uninspiring in such quick succession. At this point, the supercharged midgets of the WEC can’t get here fast enough. Seriously, it’ll be nice to see a few fights where somebody shows a little urgency.

After effectively nullifying each other through the first 10 minutes, Yushin Okami and Nate Marquardt absolutely sleepwalked through the final round of a fight where a shot at the middleweight title was on the line. Okami won (I guess) because he pushed forward and threw some grazing jabs and because Marquardt couldn’t do one damn thing with his takedowns. In a word: Pathetic. Seriously, just have the winner of Anderson Silva-Vitor Belfort cool his heels until Chael Sonnen gets back, because I’d way rather see that juicehead Republican pathological liar get the next shot at the UFC gold than either of these two.

It’s time we all admitted the hard truth about Nate Marquradt. Homeboy is o-ver-ra-ted. With losses to Okami and Sonnen in two of his last three bouts we’re left to contemplate a UFC record which features wins over Demian Maia (one-dimensional) and Martin Kampmann (welterweight) as its biggest highlights. Aside from that, there are an awful lot of Crafton Wallaces and Rousimar Palhareses padding Marquardt’s 9-4 resume inside the Octagon. After “Nate the Great-(ish)” shit the bed against Okami, Dana White didn’t have too many nice things to say about him at the post fight press conference … or about Greg Jackson, for that matter.

“He is a choker, he choked tonight… ,” White said. “This (Greg Jackson) camp, when these guys fight their corner is either telling them they're ahead or they're winning. I mean, Nate Marquardt sat here tonight and said that he thought he won the fight. Where the fuck is his corner? You go into the last round and you're getting out-struck by a wrestler, and you think you won the fight? And this is consistent with the Greg Jackson camp.”

As for Okami, I hope the rest of you were struck with the same terrifying thought as I was while we watched him getting his hand raised: “Oh, shit. What if this guy were to actually become UFC champ?” Fortunately, I don’t think there’s much danger of that happening.

Perhaps the biggest loss of last night occurred hours before the event even started, when Alessio Sakara was pulled off the card with the always fishy-sounding “flu-like symptoms.” Honestly, I’m sure Sakara really was very ill, I just didn’t know Soldiers of the Roman Empire were allowed to call in sick, that’s all. Even for a wrestling apologist like myself, it would’ve been nice to see Sakara and Jorge Rivera break the monotony last night with a nice little pier six brawl. Shame those guys didn’t get to do it.

No sense in kicking a dead horse too long, but some random notes from last night’s altogether random event: I’d be remiss if I didn’t at least mention the epic clumsiness of Bruce Buffer trying to do his opening spiel auf Deutsch. C’mon Americans, did we learn nothing from John Kennedy? Amir Sadollah looked decent on his feet (set a new record for leg kicks, they’re saying) but the most inexperienced “TUF” champ in history must still be an absolute nightmare for UFC matchmakers … With his lazy eye and stiff, roided-out bodystyle Karlos Vemola is one of the more awkward-looking fighters you’ll ever see. Good enough to beat Seth Petruzelli, though … We got conclusive proof that Kris McCray’s not ready for the Octagon … oh, and good for Dennis Siver. He and Andre Winner put on the most watchable fight of the televised card. Now let’s see him do something with the momentum.

Guess what I’m trying to say is, you know you watched a bad UFC show when the “Fight of the Night” bonus goes to an unaired preliminary bout between two guys named Pascal Krauss and Mark Scanlon. That fight is available for purchase over on UFC.com though, really people, let’s try not to encourage them, huh?

Overboard a little...yeah the card sucked, but come on Sakara actually came to the arena ready to fight, and was told no, so lay off him.

[MickeyKnox]

Wow. This guy.

[CHAEL fan]

This fight card was leaps and bounds better than the Manny PPV last night.

[claycollett3]

Some comments a little harsh, like my dad calling me a "fuckin idiot" as a kid when I'm sure he meant, "keep tryin son, you'll get it" LMFAO but for the most part I somewhat agree with the article (and dad lol). THe card sucked. Jorge and Alessio would have saved the card, but unfortunatly shit happens. Lets just hope Penn and Hughes steal the show next weekend.

[GL Jeff]

I just didn’t know Soldiers of the Roman Empire were allowed to call in sick, that’s all.

That made me chuckle. It also struck me as odd, how sick was Sakara? Like the day of the fight, and you pull out. He must have been under blankets shaking like a leaf to even consider calling in sick. And how did that phone call go, I have a hard enough time calling in sick to work without feeling bad that they might not replace me, and get screwed in having to stay past their shift. let alone calling in sick for a main event in your own backyard.

[RearNakedStroke]

Its wasn't the best card, but at least it was free. Of course the UFC isn't going to stack a card to compete with boxing. They'll just give MMA fans a free alternative to boxing. And it was still better than the boxing ppv.
Free kinda lame MMA card > $50 kinda lame Boxing PPV

[Bloodbeard]

What is this crazy talk about the fights last night not being good?!? That was one of the better cards in recent memory for me. Every fight was awesome. The main event was only slightly disappointing in that they both seemed a little off their games but still a great match. Maybe they both cut too much weight? I can't believe no one is repping Ludwig and Siver for putting on like the best fights of their careers so far. Not to mention Sadollah and that crazy Vemola guy who destroyed Petruzelli. Plus Okami is getting his overdue shot or WWIII is going to happen.

[lwbrewer]

when ya only pay for a VW beetle don't expect a cadilac ride get it????? Plus just because it was lower name fighter doesn't mean there wasn't good fights. Ya the main event wasn't a thriller for sure, but thats not the first time for that

[jody]

I enjoyed the show.

[Sniggles]

The author of this is far worse than Kid Nate. Smart move to not put his name on this piece of shit.