Hey everyone.... I appreciate you checking out my first post. As an avid UFC and New York area sports fans, I will write what I am passionate about. While I'm not a seasoned vet of the blogosphere, I promise to try to give my own thought-provoking opinions on various sports topics and try to entertain and inform you.
UFC 143 Aftermath
UFC 143 may be a few weeks old now, but the shock-waves of the event continue to be felt by the MMA community. The main event of Carlos Condit against Nick Diaz for the Interim Welterweight Title ended in a controversial decision, and another entertaining Nick Diaz post-fight interview. Fans clamored for a possible rematch, but a positive drug test by one of the competitors put that talk to an end for now.
Going into the fifth and final round of the fight my friends and I argued about who was winning. I felt like Condit was ahead 3 rounds to 1, with Diaz taking the second round. Carlos used leg kicks effectively and employed an impressive counter-attack to stifle Diaz, and keep the fight in a pace he was comfortable with, thanks to the great mind of Greg Jackson. Diaz was getting visibly frustrated that Condit wasn't letting the fight turn into a brawl. My buddy argued that Diaz was winning because Condit wasn't doing enough damage, and that Condit was scared of Diaz.
At the end of the fifth round, Diaz took Condit down and had a dominant position, which made many fans feel like he did enough to earn the judge's decision. However, Condit won the fight by unanimous decision; 48-47, 49-46, 49-46. After the fight Diaz told Joe Rogan he was quitting the fight game if he could lose B.S. decisions from guys not looking to actually fight.
In the days after the fight, there were rumors, that were at one point confirmed by Dana White on Twitter, that the UFC was setting up a rematch. However, on Thursday the Nevada State Athletic Commission announced that Nick Diaz tested positive for weed, and would be put on an indefinite suspension. I'm not a psychiatrist, and won't try to figure out what is going on in Nick's mind, but it is sad to see a guy as talented as he is have so many problems outside the cage.
Now the main question is what to do with the Welterweight Division. Carlos Condit could decide to put the division in limbo while waiting for Georges St Pierre to return from his knee injury, or he can take a fight in the meantime, lose, and miss out on a potential big payday from a fight with GSP. If he decides to take a fight, the likely number one contender would be the winner of Wednesday's fight between Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger. GSP has hinted that his hatred for Nick Diaz is enough for him to give up his title all together just to fight him, but his upcoming suspension might dispel that.
UFC on Fuel 1
UFC on Fuel 1 is headlined by Diego Sanchez (12-4 in the UFC) against Jake Ellenberger (5-1 in the UFC). The 26-year old Ellenberger is on a five-fight winning streak after losing in his UFC debut to Carlos Condit. He is an exciting young fighter, stopping his opponent in four of his five UFC wins. However, on the other side of the Octagon is UFC veteran Diego Sanchez. Sanchez has won his last two fights, and always bring it in every fight he's in.
ETC.....
I'd like to congratulate the 2011 NY Giants on winning the Super Bowl. Even though I'm not the biggest Giants fan it was nice to see Brady and Bellicheat leaving Indy in tears again....... My team, the Jets are linked among many teams to be in the running for Peyton Manning. I think that we should have learned our lesson with the Favre fiasco and stay away from old injured QB's. Sanchez might not be the answer either, but I'd like to see him get a chance with new Offensive Coordinator Tony Sparano, after begging for years for Schittenheimer to get FIRED!!!!........ I'm not sure if Jeremy Lin is the real deal, but he does bring exciting basketball back to the Garden. The question now is if he can co-exist with Stat and Melo...... Speaking of Lin, why are so many people rooting against the kid? Tebowmania and Linsanity are one of the most exciting things about sports, but sometimes people rebel against them because of sports media, I'm looking at you ESPN..... Finally, am I the only one counting down the days before Opening Day. Baseball brings with it warm weather, which means BBQ and beach season. The Yankees loaded their rotation, while other AL teams brought in the big bats (Pujols to LA and Prince to DET). It will be interesting to see how that works out.
Once again, thanks everyone for reading. I'm going to try to bang one of these out a week, and would appreciate any constructive criticism.
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