UFC 100: Epic Event or Just Another Average Pay-Per-View?

Let me start out by saying that I am in no way intending to bash UFC 100, I am just stating my opinion.

UFC 100 is supposed to be the UFC's most historic, stacked, entertaining fight card ever. It shows that the UFC has put on 100 pay-per-view events. That is quite impressive, considering they were almost bankrupt at one point.

This event was rumored to feature five title fights, Anderson Silva fighting GSP, and I've even heard rumors is was supposed to be free on Spike.

Those rumors got me excited, and I'm pretty sure it got most of you excited as well. I was so pumped for this event, it was unimaginable. The first fight I heard about was Georges St.Pierre against Thaigo Alves, which I wasn't upset about. It was a good match-up, and could be pretty exciting.

As match-up after match-up was announced, some true, some false. I got a little less excited, I then looked at the card as a whole and thought, "This is just another average card."

Yes, it does have two title bouts, and a fight between TUF 9 coaches Dan Henderson and Michael Bisping. But I was still dissatisfied.

I think the UFC could've done WAY more to make this card historic. They could've broken the mold just once. Maybe extend it from three hours to four, and add two more main card bouts.

They could've put together a card so stacked people would pay 100 dollars to order it. Instead we got two title fights, and a fight that is best suited for a co-main event at best.

Sure I'm excited to see Yoshihiro Akiyama's debut, but why not put him up against someone like Demian Maia? Challenge him! I'd love to see that fight!

Why not throw Rampage in there? Sure he was too banged up to fight at UFC 98, but who's to say he couldn't fight at UFC 100? Maybe a re-match with Forrest?

To me it seems that the UFC is playing it safe, putting three fights people want to see. Then putting on two average fights. This card is just like UFC 92.

In my mind it should've left UFC 92 in the dust. This card should be talked about for years.

I understand that they couldn't blow their whole load on one card, and then have the next two or three cards be weak, and then we'd complain. I'm just saying they could've done a little more with this card than they did.

If you put five or six good fights, you still have guys from UFC 96, 97, 98 to fill a couple cards after UFC 100.

If I had my ideal card it'd look like this:

Lesnar/Mir 2

St.Pierre/Alves

Bisping/Henderson

Rampage/Forrest 2

Akiyama/Maia

If I were to really get crazy with it, I'd throw in Penn/Florian. But I'll stay realistic!

Maybe I'm just ranting but someone out there has to feel the same.

Thanks for taking the time to read, I hope you enjoyed!

I gotta give credit to Tyler Grigg's article: The fight card announcement of UFC 100. That is what inspired me to write this little rant.