UFC 109 Live
Went to my first live MMA event in quite some time last night at the Mandalay Bay for the UFC 109. While I really enjoyed the matches, it didn’t take long for me to remember why going to shows is a pain in the ass. The crowd during the prelims is cool, most of the people there that early are fans of the sport and pay attention. Then right around the main card time is when you have drunks and ‘know-it-alls’ appear on the scene. You go from watching the fights in an enjoyable atmoshpere with other people to hearing, “Put em in a body bag” and “Kick his ass, seabass” over and over…and then over again. I realize people pay good money for their tickets and they want to have a good time, but how many ignorant statements before it gets old? The real kicker are the drunks who don’t know how to leave well enough alone. A few rows in front of me was Ed ‘Short Fuse’ Herman and he was concentrating on the Chael Sonnen match. Some guy down the aisle from him starts berating him, “Hey, nobody mess with that guy, that’s ED HERMAN!”. I felt embarrased for the drunk, but Ed kept in stride and pretended he didn’t hear him, although everyone in section 113 could.
I’m not saying to be a prude at the events, but for me personally, it’s why I rather watch with other fight fans at home or corner a pal, that’s it. Either that or watch live events in Japan where the fans actually pay attention to the fights and not try to bring attention to themselves over and over again the whole night.
The highlight, of course, was watching some of my friends compete. Mac Danzig looked great and I was on the edge of my seat the whole time as Justin Bucholz proved to be very game. Having spent a lot of time in the gym with Mac leading up to this fight, I knew how much pressure he was facing and he performed under that pressure and I was very happy to see his hand raised at the end.
Tough break for Frank Trigg; he worked extremely hard for his fight against Matt Serra but Serra did his thing and landed a big punch. I worked with Frank for about two weeks previous to this fight and he was ready…just a tough break.
Watching Randy Couture fight anytime is a pleasure!
February 11th, 2010 at 3:56 am
I can’t even watch fights at bars for the same reason.
When’s your next fight Andy?
May 22nd, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Actually due to the fact their feud in UFC 107 in December, there have been several times, in which it was thought that Evans and Jackson may collide in opposition to one one more. Nevertheless, Jackson announced a retirement, which did not final for long, but set the match on keep. Now, with the star announcing a return, very significantly recently, the feud has been reignited. Both of them will get an opportunity to settle their differences once and for all when they go head-to-head towards 1 one more in UFC 114 on May 29.
June 13th, 2010 at 5:41 am
Next week I will open my blog too on this subject. Maybe we could do link exchange? Anyway I will be back here for sure.
August 22nd, 2010 at 11:05 am
The UFC still lets you in their events?