MMA Mid Year Awards: 5 Dope Fights On Paper That Turned Out To Be Duds In 2009
by Kelvin Hunt on Jun 27, 2009 10:00 AM EDT
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As we've already covered there have been some memorable moments thus far in 2009. However, there are always a few fights that are hyped or look good on paper that always turn out to be duds. Below are fights I was looking forward to that just were really sub par in my opinion. In no particular order:
- Clay Guida vs. Nate Diaz, UFC 94
- BJ Penn vs. GSP, UFC 94
- Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites, UFC 97(This fight was just horrible enough to make the list regardless)
- Spencer Fisher vs. Caol Uno, UFC 99
- Rob McCullough vs. Marcus Hicks, WEC 39
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Silva vs. Leites was very tough to watch. I actually didn’t mind St. Pierre vs. Penn (and I’m a Penn fan). They kept pretty busy.
by SlickRick00 on Jun 27, 2009 10:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Silva/Leites was horrible. I didn’t mind the Cote fight but the Leites fight was boring as hell. Silva needs to step up his game.
I was kinda disappointed with GSP/Penn just because I though it would be more competitive.
" Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated "
- Hemingway
by Hellsing on Jun 27, 2009 10:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
All of Chael Sonnen’s fights. Except the ones where he gets submitted.
by cauliflower_ears on Jun 27, 2009 10:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. Sonnen/Miller was terrible. Chael just lay in his guard the whole fight
" Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated "
- Hemingway
by Hellsing on Jun 27, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What?
I have to give Chael credit in that one…he landed some hard ass shots on Miller while in guard quite a few times…
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by Kelvin Hunt on Jun 27, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, did you think any Sonnen fight looked “dope on paper” beforehand?
Bloody hell.
by 3PA on Jun 27, 2009 11:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
nah, ’course not. Just wanted to a place to say he and his fights suck whale dork.
by cauliflower_ears on Jun 27, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought GSP/Penn was a great fight (for GSP) and went pretty much as I envisioned it would. BJ wasn’t able to do shit and got pummeled until he quit.
While I can understand why people aren’t happy about the Silva/Leites fight, I didn’t think it was that big of a deal. I was at least entertained, even if there wasn’t a knockout, which I can’t say about a lot of UFC bouts.
Fisher/Uno was an exciting fight but it was more of a wrestling/grappling match, so I can understand how people would see it as a dud.
by Ahhhoki on Jun 27, 2009 11:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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