UFC 86 was one of the worst shows the UFC has produced. The fights last Saturday night in Las Vegas were boring and lackluster.
Four of the five fights on the main card ended in decision. Those fans who wanted to see exciting submission or knockout wins were out of luck.
The fans who were live in the Mandalay Bay Events Center did get to see four prelim fights which all ended in either knockout or submission.
Even the biggest Forrest Griffin fan could not truly justify him winning the UFC Light Heavyweight Title against Rampage Jackson. Griffin did not do enough to obtain the title and was knocked down in the first round. A lot of fans that I talked to are angry about the outcome and plan to boycott future UFC events. Some believe the UFC is more like the WWE these days and turning into more of a circus than a legitimate sporting event.
I was excited about the main event but the other fights on the main card were just horrendous. None of the fights on the main card were particularly interesting to begin with.
Even hardcore MMA fans could not be excited about a fight between Patrick Cote and Ricardo Almeida. The UFC tried to brainwash fans into thinking this was a important fight but most fans were not fooled at all. The fight did not live up to its hype at all as Cote won by split decision.
Joe Stevenson is a good fighter but he lost some of his luster after losing to B.J. Penn. Stevenson did not look good at all against Gleison Tibau, but he was able to secure a guillotine when Tibau tried to shoot in for a takedown in the second round. Tibau had no choice but to tap and give Stevenson the win.
In other fights, Tyson Griffin defeated Marcos Aurelio by unanimous decision. The fight started off the pay-per-view and was a precursor of things to come as the fight was dull and underwhelming.
Josh Koscheck defeated Chris Lytle in one of the bloodier fights in recent memory. Lytle lost a huge amount of blood during the three-round battle.
It was quite disgusting and awful to watch. The fight was not entertaining at all as Koscheck had the advantage throughout the one-sided affair.
Fans were probably wishing that the referee would stop the fight in the second round when Lytle was bleeding profusely.
We did get to see one knockout as the UFC aired the Melvin Guillard match against Dennis Siver. Guillard made quick work of Siver as he won by TKO in 36 seconds.
Although Guillard is not currently one of the UFC's top fighters, he is one of their more exciting fighters. The UFC should have had Guillard start off the pay-per-view portion of the show, but instead they relegated him to prelim status.
Overall, this event was one of the worst shows I have ever seen. I was truly excited about the main event, but the fight could not save the poor undercard. The controversial ending did not help me enjoy the show either, and caused bitterness among fans.
Let's hope the fights on July 19 will be much better and entertaining.
Affliction will have their first show that day, and the UFC is countering with their own show free on Spike TV.
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3 months ago
just because the fights went to decision minus the coke heads fight and the Stevenson fight doesn't mean that the fights were boring. The main event was a great fight, a highlight reel fight for both fighters.
Plus, what do you expect out of a KOS fight (surprisingly he actually did some damage this time) . Cote had his hardest fight since Tito and still pulled out a win. he will be ready when Silva gets back from fighting an lhw.
Forrest bleeds BAD in every one of his fights. he probably got stitched up in the locker room and partied while rampage was in the hospital hoping and praying the he will be able to walk again.
there is no way that the title fight was "fixed". if you want to see a fixed fight type KIMBO into your google search bar
from 3 months ago
It was surprising to get at least that much out of Koscheck. I mean he obviously was going to lay on Lytle, I wonder if he has a business card that says all I do is lay on people, but he actually worked hard enough to do damage. He did revert back to his old ways in the third round. Actually having a guy so close to defeat get restarted and come firing back at the end of the fight.
3 months ago
Your Bias is noticeable in your writing. When you say it " casued bitterness" are you talking about your own? Forrest won the fight, and I understandyour a rampage fan, but get over it. Rampage lost- He SAID he lost- on TV-,and you think you know what happend better from your cozy chair? Right, buddy. Keep writing like your involved, and people just see a cry baby getting all cried out.
3 months ago
great article. I agree with you 500%. The UFC blows lately so I hope Afflictions's show will do well!
from 3 months ago
The last 2 showings really sucked. Now I see that they are making sure Bisping fights in England again??? WTF as if his cheap decision and victory over an opponent that wasn't even there to fight weren't enough I hope Chris Leben knocks his lights out...He can't beat Bisping by decision not in England.
3 months ago
My family all like Forrest and were thrilled that he won over my guy (Rampage). They had friends over who had never seen an MMA fight and converted them to fans; so I would have to disaree and say it was a great fight, even if Page didn't win.
3 months ago
i agree, it wasnt a very good night for the ufc, or their fans. Tibau got robbed, koscheck did the same thing he always does except it was effective for once, cote/almeida could have been great, i think cote was being to cautious, knowing he would win if almeida didnt submit him, and griffin/rampage.......most of it has already been said, so ill leave it at that. 84 and 83 have been the best ones ive seen recently.
3 months ago
D Wizzle, are you collecting checks from Affliction to write this. Who has heard of that league? Full of UFC washouts, right? I think the free Spike fight is to make up for a previous PPV event that didn't live up to expectations. If you were unimpressed by the fights at 86, check the medical suspension from it, almost every fighter in the last four fights sustained and injury that will preclude them from fighting anytime soon. Your title fight winner, the former champion, has leg injuries that may keep him from fighting until January.
3 months ago
totally agree, havn't really enjoyed ufc lately, much more ejoying Dream's production levels and fights. Have decided to not attend ufc 89 in birminha,. fed up of putting same fighters on these cards, just cause theyre brittish. the whole idea of TUF needs to be squashed or atleast, just ave the winner fighting in the ufc. nearly every fighter now when getting talked about in build up starts with so-so came to fame with a impressive showing on the ultimate figthter series blah blah. sick of it.
3 months ago
So, I have read alot of blogs and postings about the Griffin vs. Jackson fight, and I keep seeing lots of people giving their own scores for each round, and several people saying that Griffin did not do enough to win. Well, I just happen to be a Griffin and Jackson fan, so this fight was awesome for me. My two favorites going head to head how sweet! So in response to Griffin not doing enough to win it, I have to say that I did not see Jackson do enough to keep it. Lets forget about the scoring for just a second and watch the fight again. Who pushed the fight? Who kept the pace? Who displayed more diversity? I say Griffin on all of those. Rampage was 1 demensional in this fight. He landed some awesome power shots, but had nothing to offer on the ground. Rampage didn't go after forest enough, but rather let forest come to him. While there are a few times that Rampage went after Forest, it was not enough. Finaly, this is Mixed Martial Arts, so who showed more mix? I say Griffin. Forest had punches, he used his knee's, he had awesome leg kicks, and won all of the ground game. Jackson had a slam, and some good punches, but I feel that he failed to deliver on anything else. Jackson even said that he would never take 9 months off again. Well, unfortunately it showed.
On a side note: If you watched TUF 7 this year, then you saw how forest trained with his guys, and worked his ass off right along side them. Then you would watch Rampage's team and Quinton would just sit there alot, and try to inspire with words. Not that I discredit Rampage, but I could tell then who was more serious about their training, and i felt that would show in the fight. Seems like it did.
from 3 months ago
Very good post, to reply to the first part of your post, i would agree Forrest did make that fight happen. Rampage did not engage in the fight. If this fight were in PRIDE DREAM etc the results would be the same I am not a fan of the 10 point must scoring system but the judges put the belt on the fighter that won that fight
In response to the comment about Jackson's admitted ring rust......he isn't getting back in the ring for a while. That leg needs a lot of work.
3 months ago
Are you kidding! This last event was one of the most exciting and well matched competitions I have seen in years. Some may think that fighters are just muscled out idiots that pound each other until one falls; however, the reality is that it takes a well rounded intelligent fighter to succeed in today's MMA bouts. UFC 86 proved that. Boring? Horrible? If you want theatrics and "wow, did you see that moments", maybe you should stick to Professional Wrestling and let the educated people enjoy something with a little more tact!
3 months ago
I picked Tibau over Stevenson....and I almost had it right!!!! : - )
And I agree.....With all due respect to Griffin he didn't do enough to win that fight and take away Rampages' title!
3 months ago
I agree that UFC 86 was not the best, but the main event was definitely up there with Faber-Pulver, Ortiz-Liddell, Bonnar-Griffin. I'm still getting into it as i've only been a fan for 6months or so and live in Ireland, but it was good to see some fighters that i'd never seen before, Tibau, Koscheck, Guillard to name a few. Bring on Fight Night and UFC 87... MMA Kicks ass.
3 months ago
Dude your a fucking idiot just because it doen't end in knockout or submission doesn't mean it is no good people like you make me sick you just want to see knockouts and highlight reels of people getting lucky if one guy gets knocked out that just means his opponent got lucky or was out of his league all the fights on this card were evenly matched bouts if you don't think griffin and rampage was a good fight your a fucking tool it was all action why don't you go watch Elite Xc give kimbo a bunch of over the hill bums that my grandma could knockout you must be one of those new ufc fans who doesn't care about the Mixed Martial Arts you just want to see some bum get lucky don't right articles about things you have no right to question you fucking punk.
3 months ago
How is it possible to guarentee all the fights will be exciting, they were all good matchups on paper!
Dwizzle is a twat!
3 months ago
yeah no shit dude if you want 30 second fights go watch elite xc they breed that shit, their poster boy is so bad ass he calls out any one not in his weight class we will have to see what you have to writh when silve kick the shit out of rampage
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