epwar Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 When was the last time a 10-7 was handed out? Of the top of my head, I remember a Nam Phan beating where he got handed one. And Joe Lauzon got the some in his fight with Michael Johnson. I think he even got the phantom 10-6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Good main card. Another great performance by Faber and a nasty KO by Johnson on Benavidez. As a fan of Faber, I'm hoping he wins the UFC Bantamweight Championship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 The UFC title eludes Team Aplha Male once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 The UFC title eludes Team Aplha Male once again. 0-4 now with Faber and Benavidez twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 0-5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 0-5 Thought I missed one. Which? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 Mendes vs. Aldo Faber vs. Cruz & Barao Benavidez vs. Johnson 2x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Mendes vs. Aldo Faber vs. Cruz & Barao Benavidez vs. Johnson 2x Bugger, forgot Aldo/Mendes. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Does this make Team Alpha Male the record holder for worst record in UFC title fights in all of MMA? Because previously they were tied with Team Cesar Gracie at 0-4. I feel bad for Benavidez. I don't know where he can go from here. Losing to Johnson the first time clearly crushed him, and this time he got starched. He could always hope that Dodson or someone else wins the title which could fast track him again. But with how Johnson has continued to improve and grow, I wouldn't count on that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Mighty Mouse gets my vote as fighter of the year. Johnson is up there. Other contenders are Chris Weidman if he can beat Anderson Silva again, Anthony Pettis and Vitor Belfort. I feel bad for Benavidez. I don't know where he can go from here. Losing to Johnson the first time clearly crushed him, and this time he got starched. He could always hope that Dodson or someone else wins the title which could fast track him again. But with how Johnson has continued to improve and grow, I wouldn't count on that. Benavidez's position reminds me of Junior dos Santos, two defeats to the Champion. Both can do with somebody else beating the champ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Junior at least has the benefit of having beaten the guy who is champion to win the title and had a good run as champ. Benavidez has now lost two UFC title fights and his WEC title fight. That kind of puts him in Kenny Florian territory. I'm not trying to knock Kenny because he was always a quality, top-ranked fighter, but he lost three major title bouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glfpunk Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 how the hell did only one judge give Castillo a 10-8 for rd 1? if that's not a clear example then i don't know what is Its not like he should have won the fight it makes the difference between a loss and a draw. He CLEARLY earned that 10-8 round, even if he was totally outclassed the next 2. basically, if that round isn't a 10-8, then what does it take to get one? Or god forbid a 10-7? The fight shouldn't have been a draw either. I don't know what to tell you. There shouldn't have been a scoring difference between the first and second rounds. Whether you have them both 10-9 or 10-8 it doesn't matter. The right guy won the fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 UFC on FOX ratings Ratings were not good, as the show did a 1.0 in the target 18-49 demo and 2.41 million viewers in the overnight ratings. Keep in mind this number will be adjusted upward slightly because it covers Fox stations on the West Coast from 8-10 p.m., when the show aired from 5-7 p.m. It also would not cover the period after 10 p.m., although the show didn't go much past that point so the change won't be as big as usual. The number should beat the lower rated shows FOX has done in the summer, but is greatly below the football season numbers, which on fast nationals usually are just under 4 million viewers. Credit: f4wonline.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Considering the card lost two of its major featured bouts, that doesn't seem so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Mendes vs. Aldo Faber vs. Cruz & Barao Benavidez vs. Johnson 2x If you add in WEC they are actually 0 for their last 9, which is both embarrassing and yet impressive in that they collectively earned that many title shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epwar Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 "Earned" might be stretching it as Zuffa has a definite Team Alpha Male bromance going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I watched this at BW3's on Saturday night. The entire bar broke out in: during the KO replay. It was a great moment to be an American. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 "Earned" might be stretching it as Zuffa has a definite Team Alpha Male bromance going on. I mean Faber, Mendes, Joseph have 1 loss combined in non-title fights. And that was Joe B to Cruz. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 "Earned" might be stretching it as Zuffa has a definite Team Alpha Male bromance going on. Umm...Have you been watching these fights? Faber basically mauls everyone without a belt, Mendez just beat a guy without the ability to breathe and Joe B. is probably the second best flyweight in the world. How much more do you want these guys to do? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glfpunk Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Guys, this is epwar. Everything is a conspiracy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Is there anyone in MMA who flips the switch as hard as Faber does when a fighter is hurt? His instincts are so razor sharp and he swarms the instant there is blood in the water. It's awesome to watch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Is there anyone in MMA who flips the switch as hard as Faber does when a fighter is hurt? His instincts are so razor sharp and he swarms the instant there is blood in the water. It's awesome to watch. It's fun to see Faber do this particularly how it went down in this fight with Faber chasing a hurt McDonald and locking in his signature Guillotine choke for the submission win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throughsilver Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Is there anyone in MMA who flips the switch as hard as Faber does when a fighter is hurt? His instincts are so razor sharp and he swarms the instant there is blood in the water. It's awesome to watch. He does have that ability to swarm without getting too reckless. It's quite something. Anderson is definitely good for that, and Erick Silva. Donald Cerrone, when he wins, tends to do it impressively. Cain, in non-JDS matches, tends to dot the 'i's and cross the 't's, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 Is there anyone in MMA who flips the switch as hard as Faber does when a fighter is hurt? His instincts are so razor sharp and he swarms the instant there is blood in the water. It's awesome to watch. The old Chute Boxe guys who are still around like Shogun, Wanderlei, and Anderson. But Faber's finishing ability is definitely up there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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