JonnyFreeze said:
well ive watched most of the ufc from the beginning. missed a lot of ufc20-35 era and have always been a big fan of ken. to really appreciate the guy you have to go see some of his pancrase stuff and understand why he is deservedly a legend.
the overall show was poor, herbs stoppage was too early and arlovski-sylvia bored the crap out of me.
i never brought up mma on here cos i figured nobody else cared on UC so its cool to have someone to discuss it with
I havent been a UFC fan for very long, so maybe I just dont understand Ken. All I know is he comes off as a big jerk on steroids. I like Tito because he acts nice in front of the cameras, no matter what he may be like off camera. Shamrock just reminds me of every jerk jock I played sports with in HS, people I have no interest in dealing with now. Obsessed with themselves and machismo. ugh.
And I really didnt think the stoppage was unjustified, I mean there were 6 consecutive, unanswered, undefended elbows to the face. Imagine what you would be saying about Tito and the ref if they hadnt stopped it, and Shamrock had brain damage or was paralyzed. Ken was in a REALLY bad spot, if you watch it, his legs went limp after the first elbow. Thats usually a sign that the fight needs to be stopped.
And E, as near as I can tell, the matches are real. Although the sport seems to increasingly shifting to focus on personalities over fighters, and hype over good sportsmanship. So in 5 years, I wouldnt be surprised if the fights were fixed for box office sales.
