For those of you who think BJ Penn won his fight against Frankie Edward, this might lend a little credit to your argument:



I still think Frankie controlled the majority of the fight and won, but I wouldn't blame anyone for thinking otherwise. Either way, judging is still a major issue in MMA. I don't know how anyone could score it 45-50.

myself i think edgar really deserved win , myself scored it 48 - 47 for edgar and about silva , i dont know where he always gets these excuses,i had friend visiting and i promised that the fight will be awesome but no got stunned myself,big probs for maia. at this point i wouldnt even want to see gsp vs silva fighting.

ROFL @ those pics hendrix. Classic.

I've read all of the posts regarding the disaster that happened last saturday so what's more to say...
I was kinda curious what GSP was doing on the sideline with his headphones on, and if that still affects a possible upcoming matchup?

Yes, Silva was acting beyond childish and not as a professional at all. What could be the reason that he acted like that. Lots of thoughts are going on.

- Silva was offended by Maia...?
- Silva was disappointed that he could fight Belfort..? ( Maybe the fight should've been delayed until Belfort was capable of fighting again)
- Silva is bored that 'another' fight comes up and isnt challenging enough....?

I cannot imagine what Dana White is thinking about how to solve this problem. Somehow Silva should get punished for this. But would it be a good call to just kick Silva from the UFC..?
Give him a shot against GSP? Move him up the ladder to LHW?

Imho it's not Silva who is facing the toughest opponent, it's mister White.

wow......

all i can say really.. and

also i apologise for the post press conference and the dickhead dumb ass UK journalists that asked some of the stupid questions ever.

Dana looked pissed big time scotty coker must have been lovin it

It's mostly been said. Props to Maia, who was still trying to make it a fight at the end.

I really don't see what so many of you see on the Edgar-Penn fight. BJ did not seem at the top of his game, but still looked to me like a champ who took the center of the octagon and stalked a dancing, impressively quick Edgar all night long. I didn't see Edgar dictating anything, except that if BJ wanted to fight him, he'd have to catch him first. This is a personal beef, but I *hate* that style of fighting... unless the person doing it does so with devastating effectiveness and finishes fights. You could argue that Machida is such a fighter. I want a champ to come into the center of the cage and take on all comers (figuratively speaking). I do NOT see it as robbery or the like -- it was a very close fight. I gave 1 and 2 to Penn, 3-5 were all insanely close, in my book. Probably 48-47 for one or the other, depending on where each judge places weight or emphasis, which is still a sticking point in MMA judging.

You should not be able to take the belt from the champ by dancing around him for five rounds, no matter how quick you are. You should have to engage the champ. I *do* think there's a difference between a normal, non-title fight and a title fight -- not in terms of having to beat him by more points, etc, but in terms of having to come to the champ and engage him and take the belt. They're NOT equals. I *don't* see it as "the belt is gone, nobody owns it, it's up for grabs equally", I see it as "one has the belt, the other wants to take it". But maybe I'm a freak like that.

If I were the Emperor of the UFC, BJ would still have the belt. And Anderson Silva wouldn't. His performance was a disgrace to the sport, IMHO. If you're that good, finish the &*$&% fight.

But I don't mean to go off on a rant...