Back from vacation

September 21, 2009

Boy, I sure picked a good time to hit the mainland for a quick vacation.

Tons of stuff going on in the MMA world. Kailua’s Scott Junk is part of the new season of the Ultimate Fighter reality show on SPIKE, which can be seen every Wednesday night. Junk is looking to get back into the UFC after one fight with the company.

UFC 103 went head-to-head with boxing Saturday night as Vitor Belfort crushed Rich Franklin at roughly the same time Floyd Mayweather Jr. made a masterful return to the ring with a one-sided victory over Juan Manuel Marquez. The two big wins set up huge PPV fights. I don’t think there’s any question Belfort should be the next opponent for Anderson Silva for Silva’s middleweight title. And as long as Manny Pacquiao doesn’t suffer any serious setbacks in his upcoming fight, boxing will get its biggest payday ever when Mayweather and Pacquiao finally go toe-to-toe.

And has there been any faster fall from grace than Mirko Cro Cop, who was again beat up in a UFC fight, this time by Junior Dos Santos. It amazes me to see just how different Cro Cop is fighting in a cage compared to a ring, where he was one of the most feared strikers in all of PRIDE.

Can anyone come up with anybody else in mixed martial arts that has gone through as big and quick of a fall as Cro Cop?

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