UFC Fight Night Is Back!

[GENE 86]

Did anyone watch this last night? Is it worth a watch?

[Guest The Beltster]

I watched it, thought it was a load of crap to be honest, not bad fights, just boring. GSP screaming at his guy in the corner between rounds to get him psyched only for the guy to then get beaten was funny.

[GENE 86]

I think there's to many events these days, I mean I watch all the PPV's but the last couple of fight nights I've watched have been bloody boring.

[Chris2K 176]

Yeah it was pretty much a non-starter and the main event in particular was a big let down. Just be thankful we only saw the main card, every single preliminary fight went to a decision as well.

 

Thankfully Sexy Erick Silva stopped it from being a complete borefest.

[Evil Gringo 279]

I fell asleep last night after the Eric Silva fight, but had it on record. I then fell asleep nearly during the Souza fight, around round 3 today. The main wasn't that bad, Lyoto got a bit tired but props to Gegard, that head kick he ate in the second round would have floored most people. Guy didn't even flinch.

[Guest John Hancock]

Other than Sexy Erik semi-knocking a dude out with ballet moves, I thought it was a bit of a snoozer.

[Chris2K 176]

There's a show in China on Saturday, live on UFC Fight Pass (what do you mean you don't have it?) but it's on BT at 9pm.

[Guest CMHunk]

Kim/Hathaway and Hioki/Menjivar should be decent fights. Ultimate Fighter China final on the card too although haven't seen any of it so have no idea what they'll be like.

[Evil Gringo 279]

Having watched Fight Night tonight all I can say is...

 

HOLY CRAP!

 

Dong Hyun Kim FOR the win! Seriously check out the finish of Kim v Hathaway.

[Guest John Hancock]

There's one of these on tonight if anyone's interested. It's already controversial after one of the fights was cancelled the day of the show because one of the fighters involved, Will Chope, has been exposed as a convicted wife-beater, leading to him being taken off the card and fired.

[Guest CMHunk]

rematch of one of the greatest fights of all time, which probably won't get anywhere close to the original, but still worth a watch just in case.

[Guest The Beltster]

Yeah I was talking about this to my Mrs earlier, I've got a feeling this one isn't going t0 be anywhere near as good and Hendo is getting finished in the first or second round.

[Guest John Hancock]

My bets on this have been absolutely f*cking shocking, I got every single one of the prelims wrong.

[Evil Gringo 279]

Stoppage in the opener on the main card was shocking, Herb Dean's recent antics look spot on in comparison.

 

Stopping a guy when he is throwing an up kick and complete fine, all be it after eating two big shots, is mental. God help me he is refereeing the Parke fight now.

 

EDIT: No warning at all, just slaps Parke with a point deduction for a short grab - a warning and then a point taken for another instance that's the standard call. Seriously, I don't remember seeing this ref before but from what I've seen tonight I do not like him ONE bit.

Edited March 24, 2014 by Evil Gringo

[Guest John Hancock]

Dana agrees with you;

 

Yes this ref is horrible!!!! Sucks when u get a guy who does dumb shit like take a point for holding shorts.

[Evil Gringo 279]

Breaking news: I am Dana White - Evil Gringo is my gimmick to stop me getting harassed online.

 

EDIT: Joking aside, what is the deal though, can Dana bar that guy, or any ref for that matter, from working a UFC fight or is a case of the regional certification board choosing the referee's they want on a card?

 

I understand however that the date and country of this card may limit their choices as well.

 

EDIT 2: CB wants to watch the main event badly and just ruins his opponent - its nearly main event time!

Edited March 24, 2014 by Evil Gringo

[Guest John Hancock]

Joking aside, what is the deal though, can Dana bar that guy, or any ref for that matter, from working a UFC fight or is a case of the regional certification board choosing the referee's they want on a card?

 

Ask Dana that question and watch him go f*cking mental :lol

 

The non-sweary answer is no, the athletic commissions choose the referees and the judges, and the UFC has no say unless they want to do unsanctioned events. Dana's openly said there's refs and judges he'd love to block, but he just can't. Joe Rogan's even gone as to name specific judge's who he thinks take bribes to throw fights, including one of the judges who scored the infamous GSP/Hendricks fight.

 

The only thing the UFC can is that fighters have the right to reject specific referees. Brock Lesnar and Kenny Florian, for example, have admitted they refused to be refereed by Steve Mazzagatti because he's such a notorious liability. So there is some say from the UFC's end when it comes to refs, but it's very limited.

[Evil Gringo 279]

Well the main was a good fight in its own way, a war again but a lot shorter this time. Is Hendo losing his chin though? Still hasn't lost that right hand though as Shogun eventually found out.

[Guest John Hancock]

Dan Henderson is the Mark Hunt of light-heavyweights. He just needs to fight other washed up guys until the end of time.

[Guest The Beltster]

Poor Shogun, handily winning that fight, constantly rocking Hendo and then crack, he catches one on the snout and its over in a flash.