thoughts on ufc 107

frank mir’s destruction of cheick kongo just placed on top of the heavyweight contenders. brock lesnar is still out for at least a month a a half more, but possible rematch against mir is highly anticipated. mir put on a show when he blasted kongo with a huge left and sent his opponent down to the ground. a couple of seconds later, kongo was sleeping via mir’s guillotine choke. it was a good night for mir as he placed his name back in the hunt for the ufc heavyweight title. now i cant wait for the rubber match of lesnar and mir. i hope it happens within the first half of 2010. for their first two meetings, which they split, i placed my money on brock lesnar, and the third fight won’t be any different. i’d still put my money on brock lesnar on their third fight, and i i expect him to deliver the goods.

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for the bj penn – diego sanchez match, i thought it was a really ugly, one sided match. sanchez was clearly dominated in all aspects of the game. after the first two rounds, it was already clear to me that it was over. i thought sanchez was going to put up one hell of a fight given his fighting style and bottomless gas tank, but it was penn who delivered all the action. after the fight, sanchez needed a facial reconstruction because his face was a literal mess. he had a split lip, swollen eyes and a badly cut forehead. imo, sanchez is one the elite 155 fighters along with kenny florian, but they belongs nowhere near penn. bj is clearly in a league of his own. it would be great to see a rubber match between george st. pierre and penn, but i doubt will win the fight. penn has his own world in the lightweight division, but gsp has his own world in the welterweight class.

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CNN Hero of the Year: Efren Penaflorida

this post is totally not related to sports. This will be a short one, I’d just like to congratulate Efren Penaflorida for winning the the CNN Hero of the Year. They all had noble work, service and contribution to the society and they all deserved to win, but there can only be one Hero of the Year and that’s Penaflorida.
Again congratulations to you guys, and kudos to you Efren Penaflorida. Keep it up guys!

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Thoughts on Ortiz-Griffin (UFC 106)

It was great to see Tito Ortiz back in the octagon. I mean, I don’t like his loud-mouth, trash talking style, but it was great to see a quality fighter fight inside the octagon. With most of the elite UFC figthers sidelined with injuries, it’s great to have Ortiz back in the mix.
Now with regards to his fight against Forrest Griffin, I thought he did well, at least for the first two rounds. The third round proved to be the turning point of the fight as Griffin practically picked him apart with nasty combinations of strikes and kicks. I had Griffin win the fight with him taking the first and third rounds. Ortiz won the second round when he took down Griffin and pounded him hard.
I’m a Griffin fan so it was good to see him back in his game, though it was evident that it’s still not a 100%. I think his previous loss to UFC champ Anderson Silva still haunts him. But he just needs time, he’ll get over it.
Now there are rumors that Griffin and Ortiz will be the coaches for the next season the The Ultimate Fighter. Now I’d really like to see that happen. I mean, it’s just perfect for the two of them. They’ll have time to recover from their injuries. And the natural story line between them with surely cook up nicely during the TUF season. I really hope this happens.
Now UFC 107 is just two weeks away and I’m expecting a battle between BJ Penn and Diego Sanchez.

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