UFC 111 Recap

Ok, I felt like I had been waiting and waiting entirely too long for this card to show up in Jersey and all I can say is, eh. We missed Thiago Alves, that is for sure, besides Shance Carwin’s cinder blocks the card was lacking that explosive striker that energizes a live crowd.

I’m happy for the Jersey boys, Miller, Pellegrino, and Almeida. I did think Miller was going to lose a split decision after I watched it, but who knows. Almeida looked strong coming in for his  take downs with much improved striking combinations thanks to Mike Castro from LA Boxing who I have also trained under.

Fitch “fitched” and is now stuck fighting a teammate, which is the right thing to do in this case, or lose his chance to fight. Dana’s comments at the post fight presser were spot on.

GSP was very predictable against Hardy who I found out has joints that are the same as Gumby, That kimura was deep and the fact that he didn’t tap was very impressive. Who is next? TBD, not anytime soon. I just think every fighter in the welterweight division started training their take down defense today in order to stand a chance at taking the belt from GSP.

As far as the crowd goes, the boo’s  stunk but totally expected as with all UFC crowds in the states. So to all my t shirt radio hosts with squeaky voices, don’t single out Jersey, I promise you there are douchebags everywhere. It’s not exactly a Japanese MMA crowd, but from the crowds just a few years ago, we have come along way.