UFC 93: Five Things I Learned

I already posted a recap, complete with my random thoughts section and my fantasy results from UFC fantasy. Today for some reason I just had some more things to get off my chest. So without further ado, here are the five things I learned while watching UFC 93: Extreme Ireland.

1. Jeremy Horn hates being called Gumby.

OK so if you didn't know this, Joe Rogan informed us all that Horn hates his nickname, and had one of his friends text Rogan to tell him not to call him Gumby, which Goldberg did anyways. Good job Goldberg.

Why was Horn talking to the announcers anyways? I thought the unwritten rule about talking to the announcers was you had to be WINNING the fight in extremely dominant fashion, and then you could further this point by chatting up the announcers. Roy Jones used to do this in his prime, and Floyd Mayweather as well.

Or maybe in Horn's case, if you are losing the fight in extremely dominant fashion, then maybe you can talk to the announcers to let them know you are aware you have no chance at all to pull out the win.

2. Mark Coleman now has the old man muscles.

We have all seen these muscles before. Sylvester Stallone comes to mind, the Governator pops into my head. Chuck Norris, wait, not Chuck Norris. Chuck's muscles are scared to get old for fear he might Roundhouse kick them.

These type of muscles tend to make the old guys look good, but they don't work so great as the younger version of said muscles. The skin also tends to drag a bit. They seem to tire a bit quicker as well. I know Coleman looked like he might kill you, but about two minutes into the fight he looked like he was gonna go into cardiac arrest.

3. Shogun must be henceforth referred to as Mauricio Rua.

I looked up the definition to Shogun, and it is another word for a General or Commander of an army in Japanese. No way does Mauricio deserve to be called anything remotely as cool as Shogun, especially after the way he looked Saturday against a 44 year old man with old man muscles to boot. I don't care what the reason was, the layoff, injuries, he got off steroids, etc., he must now be referred to by the UFC and all fans and writers by his given name.

4. Marcus Davis knows more combinations than they teach at my school.

Ok so I know all my 1-8 counts for my boxing. I can mix it up a bit in sparring. I don't just throw 1-2-3 every time. Sometimes I go 3-2-3 or 1-2-1. That's about all I can remember when somebody is actually trying to punch me in the face as well. My instructor actually has to remind me that I can kick as well most of the time.

With that said, I want to go and train with Marcus Davis. I've heard Rogan rant on and on about how guys need to vary up their striking so it doesn't become predictable. He must have had Davis in mind when he said that. Davis led with jabs, looping overhand lefts, front kicks, body kicks, knees, just about anything you could think of. He had Lytle totally confused and wondering what he would throw next. About as varied a display of striking as I can remember. It was like watching an instructional DVD on how to switch up your attack.

5. Dan Henderson is forgetting to fill up the gas tank before fights.

Maybe he is not training correctly. Maybe it's his age. Maybe it's the going up and down in weight for fights. Whatever the reason is, Henderson is hitting the wall in fights. When he fought Silva, he won the opening stanza but ran out of gas and got choked out in the second. Against Franklin he was dead tired in the third and it showed. If that were a five round fight he might have kissed the canvas.

Whatever the reason is, it seems if you can push the pace, that is the key to beating Dan Henderson.