Don’t Damn Me!

Due to the problems I’ve had with the site, recently, then the task of moving it from an external server to within the confines of WordPress.com, I was forced to move this post back.  I had planned to write about UFC 94 at the time, and certainly in the aftermath, but just couldn’t.  So here goes:

• The event itself:

The event itself wasn’t that great, apart from the main event.  But I guess the main event was so big, and so long awaited that anything else would never match up anyway, no matter how good.

The main event was hyped to be the best fight of the year, certainly the most anticipated of the year.  And it lived right up to that hype, and more.

I was nervous.  I really can’t stand BJ Penn, his attitude and big mouth antics have never impressed me.  I guess that’s why I’m such a Randy Couture fan, i’m a sucker for respect, honour and doing your talking in the cage.  It’s for this reason that I’m a huge fan of GSP.  And it’s also for that reason that I wanted GSP to not only defeat BJ, but to annhialate him.  My wishes were fulfilled as GSP came out and battered BJ for 4 whole rounds, winning the striking game, grappling game, and any other game you wish to imagine. I decided that GSP is becomming the new Randy Couture, full of class, respectful to the end, and even beyond the end, and even more skilled in the cage, with what is possibly the best wrestling in MMA.

• From death threats to crying in only a few hours:

The funniest part of the fight and its leadup for me, was when BJ Penn was mouthing off in the press, saying how it was a fight to the death and GSP would be the one dying.  Then, after the fight, once BJ Penn had been destroyed in every possible area of the game, he and his corner started looking for excuses and crying about overuse of vaseline.

From what I’ve seen of the videos, and reports and even forum posts, the vaseline incident is being blown out of all proportion.  A small amount of vaseline was probably transferred from the face, to the back of GSP, as Phil Nurse massaged his back as part of a breathing routine.  But the amount was minimal to start with, and once the commision representatives saw what was going on, they were quick to towel GSP down, removing most, if not all of the grease.

BJ and his corner men admitted it wouldn’t have changed the fight, the commission themselves didn’t think it worth further investigation, but because BJ lost a lot of face that night and his cornermen were no doubt embarassed and humiliated, they’ve launched an investigation now and complained to the commission.  And as part of that, a few big names in the sport, who have lost to the Jackson camp in the past, have come out and cried foul play, Matt Hughes being one of the bigger names.

GSP, true to himself and his attitude, has almost immediately said he will do the rematch, even calling it for the Summer of this year, should Dana allow it.  Although, quite frankly, I hope it doesn’t happen, the recent fight showed that BJ has nothing to offer GSP, a rematch would be just as bad as the rematches between Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock.

Let me proudly announce i am now perched firmly on the nuts of GSP, hugging for all my worth.  He’s a classy guy, with respect for everyone he faces, and in the cage he’s a beast with unbelievable skills, which he’s worked hard on.  This is what MMA should be all about.  I hope his reign continues forever.