First off, I would like to congratulate myself for two reasons this morning. One foreven being able to pry my eyes open this early in the morning after last nights celebration of the demoralization of BJ Penn by George St. Pierre. Congratulations GSP! And two because sometimes I am SO smart. 4th round TKO! Oh yeah, everyone told me I was crazy and GSP couldn’t TKO Penn but he made HIM QUIT and that’s the best thing he could have done. But of course, the celebration was cut short AGAIN by the UFC and letting Thiago Alves in the ring after George just went through “the top contender” but that’s griping I’ll save for another day. Onto more pressing matters of this little football game.
So I hear this little contest today is actually pretty popular? Between the American election and the Superbowl, I don’t think I have even seen a news story or TV commercial for any other product in the last 2 months AND I LIVE IN CANADA. No wonder they charge $2.7M for 30 seconds of commercial during the Superbowl, they haven’t shown an actual commercial in a month and they need that ad revenue baby. I know, I know, too much ME not enough sports talk, so lets get down to it. (more…)
Today marks a day I have been waiting to come for almost 6 months, George St. Pierre vs. BJ Penn. It seems like only yesterday I was throwing back my first beer during UFC 93 and now I am already back to give you my always spot on predictions! Right now I am 4 for 9 on my predictions but don’t worry, I will go 100% tonight (wink wink nudge nudge).
As always, I will only discuss the fights that are going to be televised and give you the leg up on your boy, girl, or like me, imaginary friends, that you have bets against for the fights tonight.
Main Event: 170lbs George ” I need a new nickname” St. Pierre vs. BJ “Lil’ Buddha” Penn
Finally, a fight people can get excited for! The #1 welterweight in the world vs. the #1 lightweight in the world. Although this is a dream match up, I hate how it came to fruition. I will do a quick recap for those of you that may not know. After GSP decimated, in my eyes, his biggest competition in Jon Fitch, fat little BJ waltz’s into the ring like he often does and stops the celebrations early. He then continues to let Dana White and the rest of the world know that he not only doesn’t respect anything except Hawaii but he also thinks 3 seconds is long enough for GSP to find his next opponent, himself. I truly think the UFC treats their Welterweight champion poorly and this is just another example of that treatment. First you make a reality show where any dude who can beat some other nobody’s gets the chance to become the welterweight champion. Then you let a loud mouthfrom ANOTHER weight division walk in to the Octagon and challenge your champion 3 seconds after he just went 5 rounds with a REAL contender. If this pisses me off, imagine what it did to St. Pierre. (more…)
