Could the event also mark the return of veteran referee "Big" John McCarthy to the UFC for the first time since officiating the December 2007 bout between Roger Huerta and Clay Guida? mmajunkie.com
McCarthy – a veteran referee with more the 500 bouts worth of experience since his debut at UFC 2 in 1994 – briefly retired from officiating following "The Ultimate Fighter 6" live finale in 2007. He returned to action as a California State Athletic Commission employee in November 2008 at "Strikeforce: Destruction." mmajunkie.com
"I was saying [last week] I wish this was a five-round fight, Nogueira and Couture, and there's been other fights, too, that I've wished were five rounds," White said prior to UFC 102. "But I'm a purist, man. Title fights are five rounds. When you fight for the title, it's five rounds." mmajunkie.com
The UFC needs to be careful in how they promote Couture. Nobody in the sport delivers dramatic fights as regularly as Couture, but the magic will disappear if fans no longer believe in him. Fans want to see him in fights he has a good chance to win, and as long as they can believe and Couture still wants to fight, then there's no harm in allowing him to continue. That being said, here are a few options. bloodyelbow.com
But in television, overexposure is a real thing. Whether talk shows, game shows, or whatever is the hot thing in a given year, TV is a world of a new concept getting hot, everyone copying it, and quickly, people burn out on it. Remember the television show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” It was the hottest thing on television, so much so that at one point ABC ran it four nights a week. yahoo.com
That much product has good and bad points. The bad is the more shows companies put on, the more diluted the shows will become in terms of top talent. The good is that there are more spots for fighters, and with more time slots, that means more chances to make new stars and organically create new matchups the public will want to see. New stars and intriguing matchups are the life blood of the sport’s future. yahoo.com
The top contender picture in the middleweight division seemed somewhat clear after Dan Henderson knocked out Michael Bisping, but the water got murky again when Nate Marquardt put away previously undefeated Brazilian Demian Maia at UFC 102 on Saturday night. With one punch Marquardt placed himself directly in the thick of things for a shot at champion Anderson Silva. mmaweekly.com
As Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira slapped on a choke, torqued it and looked to tap out Randy Couture in the main event of this past Saturday's UFC 102 event, one guy was backstage yelling at the nearest monitor. mmajunkie.com
The windfall came to Jake Rosholt, whose arm-triangle choke of main-card opponent Chris Leben earned him UFC 102's "Submission of the Night" bonus. mmajunkie.com
Herman, who was tagged with a TKO loss after suffering a knee injury, is suspended indefinitely. Leben, who suffered a submission defeat, is suspended 30 days must have a CT scan to rule out any possible facial fractures. mmajunkie.com
At the post-fight press conference for UFC 102 in Portland, Ore., White told MMAWeekly.com that he was flying to L.A. on Monday for another meeting with an undisclosed network. mmaweekly.com
“I talked to Joe Silva after the fight and he said, ‘You’re good, don’t worry about it.’ I’m in the UFC for good,” Soszynski said. I don’t think I have anything to worry about — unless I go on a three-fight losing streak. But I don’t see that happening.” urdirt.com
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