UFC 105: Manchester, England

Suddenly my mind is in a fog. Whether this is a result of watching LardGate and seeing Roy "Big Country" Nelson lay to victory atop Kimbo Slice, my MS plaques increasing, or my diabetes being out of control, I just don't know. Guess it is a toss up, since I can't find my Accu Chek, I will never know.

It suddenly occurred to me that I did not see Brandon Vera fight Matt Hamill, Randy Couture fight Nogueira, or Mike Swick fight Martin Kampmann. Then I started to ask myself "who is/was in UFC 104 and have I seen it yet?" A silence like no other, echoed in my brain. 103 check, 104???, 105—England Nov. 14. How very curious.

So I kind of know what I haven't seen, but not why I haven't seen it.

Unfortunately, my husband Mel, who acts as my blackberry and remembers these things for me is asleep with his CPAP on and I sure do not intend to awaken him, because he is deaf and would yell, startling me and my dog. None of us want that to happen, least of all the oblivious blackberry himself.

Well, I know I have 105 straight. Couture vs Vera, Bisping vs Kang, Swick vs Hardy. So far so good.

Since I like Matt Hamill, I am glad he didn't fight Vera, whom I also like, but now Randy and Brandon will fight and I will not enjoy seeing that either. Darn that Joe Silva!

*Flash from faulty memory*: Nog beat Randy, I remembered! Furthermore, Swick, much like Conan O'Brien, had a concussion, which is why neither of them fought Kampmann (of course Conan never intended to, but at least I am recalling who has fought and who has not. It's a start).

Maybe I can remember 105 because of the "Manchester, England, England, across the Atlantic Sea" line from a song from the sixties which I remember better than current events. Hmm. Could be the connection I am seeking.

Looking forward to seeing the Bisping-Kang fight is another plus to this fight, as I hope Kang, who has fought well in far, distant places, will be up to defeating the cocky Brit on his home soil. That would do a lot for me, the Count haters and put Kang where I am sure he belongs--in the Win column.

Even GSP was in awe of Denis Kang and very eager to see how he would do in the ranks of the UFC, so I know he must be an awesome fighter. Maybe the first time in the UFC cage jitters has jinxed him so far, but that doesn't mean he is out of contention yet, for some very exciting fights once he gets past Bisping.

Let's hope he doesn't leave it to the judges, whom must all hark back to jolly old England in their ancestry if you go by past decisions in the fights over there.

Dan Hardy who looks bizarre but is very quick will be a rare challenge for Swick who is famous for his speed in the octagon as well. Just watching the crazy red rooster comb-hair keeps me in stitches, so I will doubtlessly be very amused, even is the match goes by in a blur. Remember how Joe loves to repeat and slow-mo the various moves from each fight.

Although I can't remember the match-ups on the under card, I remember looking forward to seeing Matt Riddle, whom I think of as Chip for some reason I also have forgotten. Wasn't there a Brown on the under card too, from one of the TUF series?

Oh well, it is enough that I recalled the three major fights, don't you think?

At least I can go to sleep now.