I don’t listen to the radio. I don’t like listening to garbage music. Many times throughout my day I wonder why nobody likes, Beethoven, Ray Lamontage, Avett Brothers, Mumford and Sons etc etc. But they sure as shit know who this Justin Biber kid and Lady Gaga gal are. Me, I personally don’t know them or any of their songs. I know the only reason they sell so well is because some marketing genius put them on the radio and television 80 times a day so if gets stuck in your head and you eventually buy it. Or if it’s Lady Gaga it;s because your gay, as every homosexual person I know loves Lady Gaga. People as a whole are easily persuaded to be dumb. (see history) Around the globe, this is true.
So the UFC is once again put in the precarious situation of selling a fight to us. Normally this isn’t an issue as good fights sell themselves like crack. Tell a person how much and when and crack pretty much sells itself. Or at least it seems that way.
So why is it that I have just as much excitement for the Silva vs Okami fight as I’d have for an ex girlfriend that wasn’t much good the first time, that has since put on a lot of weight over the years, had six kids and asked me if I were interested in having another go. Can you imagine… Honestly. Her taking her shirt off and having a body that looks the same as a half melted block of swiss cheese after you pull it from the microwave. Nasty.
UFC is certainly in a strange spot. You have a fighter that already insisted that his life goal was to fight until he was 35 then retire. However, money is persuasive and so they wrote a check and *insert Marlon Brando voice* made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. Perhaps the plan over the years was they find a guy that could beat him. Then use that victory to catapult the new guys career. And here we are 2 years later and two Rich Franklin nose jobs later, James Irvin is still dead somewhere. Dan Henderson would be interesting but he’s 205 or 206 now and somewhere telling people about America being better than Russia and Nate Marquartd isn’t even fighting in the UFC. Because of this situation some genius got the idea to sell a revenge match. Hype it up, make people think oooooohhhhhh he lost to Okami when he was a weaker fighter. That guy must have Silva’s number, I wonder if Silva can avenge his lose. The problem is Anderson Silva beat him without even being hit more or less. He got taken down, which he let happen and then up kicked Okami’s face off. Okami fell to the floor helpless just like Mamoru Shigemitsu as he signed the Japanese Surrender papers aboard the USS Missouri. (History lesson, it’s when Japan surrendered in World War II)
Now I know everyone will say, Anderson is afraid of Jon Jones, please remember that Silva declared he was happy staying at middle weight before Jones fought Bader. Before Jones fought Vladimir Matyushenko. Probably before Jones could buy a beer. Then there is the question, why doesn’t he fight GSP. And it’s because he doesn’t want to cut off a leg to fight at 169 and GSP can’t use a jab/takedown offense on Anderson, so he will more than likely lose. And that is kinda a disastrous blow to a career that is soaring. So what’s left, Anderson fight Cain Valesquez? And to that I say, Jesus people. Jesus Cabbage Patch Kids Chist. He is not the Incredible Hulk, he does not get angry and grow large and green and punch holes in walls and make horrible TV shows.
I should add this is not a knock against Okami, he’s a tough guy but has yet to prove he’s tough enough to scratch out the eyes of any of the top guys. He beat Mark Munoz, cool and he beat Marquardt that as well is cool. However, the victory is marred as Nate wasn’t himself and we all found out that could have been a training supplement problem. He got smothered and tossed around like a child by both Sonnen and Franklin. His best bet is to overpower Silva which isn’t the hardest thing to do. It’s the getting to him and then doing something about it when you get to him part that’s difficult. That and the fact your fighting him in Brazil. Which means his Mom is going to be there, his Dad too. You think he wants to get beat up in front of his dad? By a Japanese guy? No.
If Okami wins I’ll shut up. I’ll send him an apology letter and a pair of golden etched chop sticks.(Not raciest, he’s Japanese, raciest if I sent him a spork) However, since his strategy to beat Silva is to train with Sonnen, a guy who did well but did zero damage with his rabbit punches, I don’t exactly see this strategy working. Honestly I would have much rather seen Anderson fight Vanderlie (Silly as it sounds) or Belfort and even Leben again. But alas, we are left to watch the best match they could come up with. Which is a sparring session at best. This is in no way shape or form a knock against the UFC, they are doing the best they can. But since Anderson keeps beating people in stunning and or child playing with it’s food ways, we are all left to watching UFC countdown footage where they scramble to spoon feed us the possibility of the fight being completive. Leaving me wondering how much money went into the production of a show that builds up a fight that will more than likely end in the first round.
I hope they didn’t spend more than $87. If so, someone just wasted $87 dollars when they could have taken me to play some gosh darn laser tag.
Half melted brick of swiss cheese.
Again, always feel free to email me. I am told that I should be checking it from time to time, so when that time comes I will respond to the emails that seem interesting.
Kindest Regards everyone, hopefully I am wrong and this is the greatest fight ever. But. Come on…
