I know this was a numbered event, and numbered events are presupposed to get the ten Things treatment, however considering most of the people in all probability opted against ordering this event or perhaps watching it at their native watering hole, I’m attending to save myself some work on a Sunday morning and simply rock this one regarding Last Night vogue.
You Have to like wealthy Franklin
Franklin took this fight on short notice. coming back off a 16-month layoff and shoulder surgery. At a catchweight. In his opponent’s backyard. The guy could be a consummate professional and therefore the epitome of a corporation man, and he showed Saturday night that he still contains a very little one thing left to supply the middleweight division still, as he earned a unanimous call win over Wanderlei Silva within the main event of UFC 147.
Though there was a awfully dicey patch within the second spherical where Silva dropped Franklin and swarmed for the end, “Ace” endured, and was consistently landing the cleaner strikes throughout the remaining 3 frames en route to the win, his initial since stopping Chuck Liddell at UFC one hundred fifteen here in Vancouver 2 years ago. whereas we've got to watch out to not overrate a win over Silva at now, Franklin remains a powerful technical fighter with a varied ability set, the type of guy who can be a tricky out for a few of the “not quite there yet” contenders within the higher reaches of the middleweight division.
A long, lasting ago when Keyboard Kimura was simply coming back to life on Blogger (remember those days, Joey?!), I referred to as Franklin “The Under-Appreciated Superstar” and that i stand by that opinion nowadays. individuals write him off thanks to the 2 losses to Anderson Silva and therefore the overall lack of flash to his fighting vogue, however along with his win last night, the previous middleweight champion moved to 29-6 for his career, and added another legend to the list of fighters he’s bested within the cage.
Give “Ace” his due; he’s one among the nice guys.
Where will Wanderlei Go From Here?
I know he looked smart in stretches, and nearly finished the fight. i do know that he’s 2-2 in his four bouts as a middleweight, and holds a win over Michael Bisping. i do know that folks adore him, and would in all probability pay smart cash to envision him simply stand within the cage doing his patented wrist roll for quarter-hour. however if you’re the UFC, what does one do with “The Axe Murderer” moving forward?
As much as we tend to all adore Wanderlei, he’s still 3-7 in his last ten fights, turns thirty six in 2 weeks, and is roughly 146-years-old once you think about all the wear and tear and tear his body has been through over his illustrious career. currently that he’s coming back off a loss, the choices are somewhat restricted as a result of I can’t see Silva being dropped into a bout with some up-and-comer not many folks are at home with at now in his career. That’s why his previous few fights have all created sense; he was fighting different established stars… and Cung Le.
Pairing him with somebody like Alessio Sakara is sensible, and will manufacture fireworks, however it might additionally manufacture another grizzly knockout loss for the previous Pride champion, one thing not several fans really need to envision at now. however that’s extremely all that’s left for Wanderlei at this point: mediocre bouts that might manufacture “vintage Wanderlei” moments or find yourself being the ultimate fight of his career.
Dana White Gets It Wrong with TUF Winners
UFC President Dana White wasn’t too proud of Rony “Jason” Mariano and Cezar “Mutante” Ferreira once they every won their respective TUF Finale fights on Saturday night. “Mutante” didn’t get things as dangerous as Rony “Jason,” however you may tell from the post-fight interview White did with FUEL TV’s Karyn Bryant that he wasn’t overly happy with the performances of the latest members of the last word Fighter Fraternity.
You can’t blame him — each fights did underwhelm — however I don’t assume the difficulty was these guys thinking they’re already rock stars and within the UFC. i believe it had been the precise opposite truly.
“Jason” sobbed on the thanks to the cage, overwhelmed by the magnitude of the instant. It wasn’t “I’m a superstar” to me, but rather, “I can’t believe I’m here, and that i hope I don’t f@*# this up currently.” whereas the last word Fighter could be a career-changing journey for the winners of the North yank version of the show, it’s a life-changing scenario for guys like Mariano and Cezar “Mutante,” fighters who return from the type of poverty and lack of choices most of the people can’t fathom.
The potential to flee that and facilitate your family by winning a fight would create me break down into tears still, and create me extraordinarily tentative within the cage additionally.
Werdum Wins once more, Lobbies for Rematch with JDS
Junior dos Santos burst onto the scene at UFC ninety by connecting on a definite and powerful uppercut to the dome of Fabricio Werdum. Now, he’s the UFC heavyweight champion, and Werdum is prepared for his rematch.
“Vai Cavalo” earned his second consecutive win since returning to the organization on Saturday night, stopping the sturdy, however over-matched Mike Russow simply 2:28 into the gap spherical. The win, that builds upon Werdum’s February thrashing of Roy Nelson at UFC 143, keeps the previous Strikeforce competitor entrenched within the high five of the heavyweight ranks, and brings him one step nearer to difficult for the title. whereas he’s in all probability virtually there however, that didn’t stop Werdum from lobbying for a rematch with “Cigano” in his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan.
Personally, i believe he desires another win before he’s due for a title shot, and I’d prefer to see it return against either Alistair Overeem or Daniel Cormier, the winner of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. Overeem beat Werdum during a tepid affair before each exiting Strikeforce, and Cormier is anticipated to fight over again in that organization before transitioning to the UFC himself, therefore why not line up 2 of the perimeter title contenders to work out who is next in line? By the manner, all credit for the Werdum vs. Cormier pairing goes to my dude E. Casey Leydon (@ekc) who prompt it on Twitter last night once Werdum’s victory.
Quick Hitters
— Hacran Dias looked solid in stopping Yuri Alcantara’s lengthy winning streak, and winning his UFC debut. Nothing flashy, however with a 21-1-1 record and an honest win below his belt, Dias must be thought of a contender already.
— be careful for Francisco “Massaranduba” Drinaldo. He went full-on “Hulk Smash” on Delson Heleno last night during a middleweight bout, however can presumably fight at welterweight or maybe} perhaps light-weight moving forward. bear in mind the name.
— whereas it wasn’t the foremost technical or dominant performance of the night, i actually liked what I saw from Hugo “Wolverine” Viana in his win over John Teixeira. Fighting a weight category higher than his ideal division,Viana got the higher of his a lot of larger, way more experienced opponent, and will be an up-and-comer to observe once he (1) tightens up his boxing to a small degree, and (2) gets back to fighting at bantamweight.
— How a decide scored the primary spherical of the Milton Vieira-Felipe Arantes fight 10-8 is beyond me. That spherical ended up turning the fight into a majority draw — every fighter earned a 29-28, with the opposite judges scoring it 28-28 — a result that robbed Arantes of a well-earned second win within the UFC. The extremely crazy factor is that whereas Vieira earned a 10-8 for having wonderful high management and securing a takedown within the initial against Arantes, nobody scored Wanderlei’s near-finish of Franklin within the second as a 10-8 frame. You can’t see it, however I’m shaking my head at the state of judging in MMA without delay.
— Attending a UFC event in Brazil has been added to my Bucket List. The energy transmits through the cameras, which are a few things i might love to expertise before I expire.
— That said, i believe the UFC must go massive — extremely massive — after they come back to Rio in October. Though the podium was rocking last night, the consensus before the event was that folks were disappointed they didn’t get an improved line-up, and that i assume the UFC can strive their damnedest to create it up to them after they come back in four months. My guess is JDS-Cain II and a Jose Aldo title defense, ideally during a soccer stadium.
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