Hello MMA fans and fighters! I am "Balistik" and this is "MMA ALL THE WAY!" Today's topic of discussion is about the 100th UFC PPV show that will happen on Saturday, June 11th live in Las Vegas.
Before I jump into the UFC card, I just want to thank everybody who enjoys MMA as a viewer or as a participant. As a former MMA competitor and an eternal fan of the sport. UFC 100 is something that makes me proud of all the blood, sweat, and tears that so many people shed to in order to reach such a feat.
I just started Jiu-Jitsu in '93 and no one had a clue what this Ultimate Fighting Championship was all about. That was 16 years ago, now the UFC and the MMA World is quickly escalating into one of the biggest sports ever worldwide. Lets see what this historical day has in store for us.
Lets start with the Heavyweight Championship match up between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir. I am huge fans of both of these fighters and the fact that it is for the undisputed heavyweight championship makes it that much sweeter.
Brock is still learning the game, but his raw talent and the fact that he is a freaking beast is quickly carving a path of destruction where ever he goes. Brock's striking has stepped up and his octagon composure is becoming more and more evident.
When he beat Randy Couture for the Heavyweight Championship, it just solidified the fact that he is for real and that if you underestimate him, you are either suicidal or lived in a cave. It will be very interesting to see if Brock will take Mir down early.
True, "Ground and Pound" is very effective to win a match, and it is even more effective when you are half human/ half bear. But Brock has to remember that Mir is most dangerous on his back.
But will we see a ground game from Brock that can neutralize Mir's ground game? Every match that Brock has been in since he lost his UFC debut match to Mir, he has shown vast improvements in his game. But are those improvements enough to stop Frank Mir?
Mir looked fantastic against Antonio Nogueira when they fought for the interim title back in December at UFC 92. I thought we were going to see a display of Jiu-Jitsu chess between Mir and Nogueira.
Instead for the first time, I saw "Big Nog" get his "noggin" knocked out by superb striking from Mir. To me I thought that the stand up game of Mir was just average. After that match, I was like "holy @#$%"! Now he has a sick stand up game to go with a sick ground game?! Uh oh. Look out heavyweights! This is a new and improved Frank Mir.
I am not sure if Mir's will want to bang with Brock on the feet, but after his match with Nogueira, I wouldn't be surprised. Many critics were writing Mir off when he started his comeback from a career threatening motorcycle accident.
It wasn't until he made a beast called Brock Lesnar tap out to a knee bar for those same critics to silence themselves. Now Mir must prove to the world that he is the best in his division.
In my opinion, this match up can go either way. Brock can rely on his brute strength and his natural killer instinct to literally beat up Mir into submission. Mir can use his experience along with his new and improved striking to set up his dangerous ground game to make the former collegiate wrestling phenom tap out again.
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