Guida vs Danzig = boring fight. Mac is actually a more skilled fighter. But we love to watch Guida fight.

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Uhm, that story wasn’t to prove that he was so very responsible and should be lauded for taking care of his children. Seriously man, where would you get that? Lots of fighters have kids and talk about them on the air. Is it because he’s black and there’s a stereotype about black men ditching their baby mommas? The point was about his work ethic to take care of those kids (six kids is NEVER an easy job, and how does the presence or absence of the mother affect that) and the fact that he is a guy with a lot of things going on outside the cage. It was to humanize him a little rather than just portraying him as a raging beast who crushes people in the octagon.

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I watched TUF and thought that Junie had a big mouth. And then Aguilar compared himself to Alexander the Great, Hitler, and Ghengis Khan and said “dog” about seven or eight times in about 60 seconds. I immediately decided I disliked him more than Junie and wasn’t at all surprised by the outcome. “Still pretty?” Pretty weak, dog.

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Nice quote you included by Jose Aguilar.. he has no skills, no desire, bad mouth & no brain = please leave. Glad to see him go. Junie is so arrogant, it would have been tough to find someone to put him against & make him look good. They found him though.

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Clay Guida is awesome – I never care about his fights going to decisions because his fights are NEVER boring – always 15 minutes of solid actions. The fans love him for good reason. I say put him up against Joe Lauzon.

On Nate Diaz, I don’t think the Pellegrino fight was indicative of his skill on the ground – he looked terrible in that fight and got lucky with the triangle. However, he looked much better against Neer and I hope he gets a step up in competition – would love to see him against Roger Huerta

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First, it appeared as though you were trying to defend his ground game. I know you were just saying that nobody can say for certain how much he trains for the ground, but it came off like you were defending a clearly inept ground game by Alexander.

Second, Alexander may be the most one dimensional fighter the UFC currently has that has been given a lot of hype. He is ONLY a power puncher. Truthfully, his boxing isn’t even that good. His head movement isn’t good, and neither is his footwork. He simply hits hard… really hard!!! He has below average wrestling, non-existent jiu-jitsu defense or offense, questionable cardio, and seems to have little heart to continue when put in a bad position. Not really the type of fighter that inspires a fanbase in this sport. Comparisons to other “one dimensional” fighters don’t really hold up, since those fighters at least show some competence in other areas of the fight game. Sakara knows how to get in guard, at least.

Third, Alexander has annoyed a lot of the fanbase that values respect in MMA after his less-than-humble antics after his wins. Sure, other people celebrate too, but those celebrations are often criticized, as well. Alexander may be a nice guy outside of the octagon, but he wasn’t too classy inside after his wins, and that annoys people.

Fourth, fans are somewhat resentful of all the hype Alexander has received by both the UFC, and from the MMA media, because they feel it is undeserving. In that regard, he is a little like Kimbo Slice. He is untested, and largely unproven, but because he had an interesting personality and an exciting KO of Jardine, countless articles were written about Alexander. MMA fans had Alexander’s “compelling” story shoved down their throats, about how he is raising six children on his own, and how we should respect what a classy guy that makes him. As though, somehow, having six kids with not a mention of where the several mothers of these children are is somehow the pillar of responsibility. It is great that he has taken responsibility in raising them, and he seems like a nice enough guy, but a lot of fans weren’t too compelled by this story because of the lack of responsibility in him getting into this situation. Great that he is doing the right thing, but so are all of the other guys who decided not to get a bunch of women pregnant in the first place. Alessio Sakara’s story was never shoved down our throats as though we were supposed to care, and so there wasn’t as much resentment. People like to hear the personal stories of champions, but not necessarily those of below-average fighters.

So those are some of reasons I think people didn’t much take to the article defending Alexander.

On another note, I think you are right on about Jason Guida’s weight cut, and I thought your condemnation of Thiago Alves was completely warranted and one of the only critical ones I remember reading at the time. However, I think people are critical of Guida because missing weight has become the cardinal sin of TUF, after the infamous misses by Lutter and Ruediger. Also, I think more people came to Thiago Alves’ defense out of dislike for Matt Hughes than approval of Alves. I think a lot of Hughes haters didn’t want his fall from grace to be de-legitimized by Alves’ completely unprofessional handling of that fight. Just my opinion.

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Just because I didn’t pay for it, it doesn’t mean you can piss on my head and call it rain. A bad fighter is s bad fighter, free or not. Why not give a more rounded fighter a chance to put on a show” than Alexander? Free or not, I don’t want to watch a fight go for less than one round and see a guy get submitted easily.

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What will it take for Clay Guida to get to Xtreme Couture for some GnP where he can learn submissions. He was so close to RNC’ing Mac Danzig that I was jumping out of my chair shouting ‘finish him!’ ‘finish him!!’ Clay always brings the best fights to the UFC. He’s like the Ultimate Warrior from the WWF days sans retarded attitude, ‘roids and facepaint.

Clay is awesome, and really energizes a crowd!

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Nate Diaz has such a bright future in MMA. He possess only some of the bad traits his brother Nick often shows the audience. I think as long as Nick continues to improve his game and get tougher fighters he will grow not only as a fighter but as human being. With the big names, comes the responsibility to control yourself while representing the UFC. For some he may be a role model, but many people will always compare him to his brother and that is a mistake. He is his own person, and one way to move forward in the right direction, is to not bring Nick in with him to the Octagon or to post fight interviews.

I think the hating going on for Houston Alexander may stem from the fact he came out of nowhere and KO’d Keith Jardine then the same fight he did the same thing. Instant stardom. Then he loses and shows his weakness. He has so much to offer, he needs to find a way to train with a better camp, somehow I am sure he can find a way to make this happen. I say he should hang around a bit longer as well.

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WIthout Houston, or even if he was on the undercard, a better fight, such as Miller vs. Kimmons, Lauzon vs. Bradley, or Gouveia vs. Jensen.

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Great read SAM… stilly trying to find my way around the 50z maze but I am starting to like it… less scrolling

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A lot of the time, exciting fighters keep their job when they should be fighting elsewhere (see: Alexander). Guida is the rare example of an exciting fighter who can drop a couple of fights and not have to worry about being cut.

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Personally, I think Guida is a great fighter with amazing cardio and an unwillingness to slow down during a fight. That being said, I’d rather see a fighter win by a fight by TKO or Submission, than wrestle out a decision like Guida and Sherk always do. It seems like the only way their fights will be finished is if the other fighter tkos or submits them — and who doesn’t like to see fights finished instead of going to decision.

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Nathan Diaz could end up fighting Clay next. That fight makes sense. Nate fought smart and didn’t panic when Josh had him in some troubling spots. Neer belongs in the UFC. I hope they keep him around because he could be a terror at 155.

What was Cecil Peoples smoking the other day? He had Blecher and Neer winning their bouts? I disagreed with both. Ed Herman was robbed, the SD should’ve went his way. Nate’s victory should’ve been a UD. Oh well, it’s over with.

I think Alan Blecher will fight Rosimar Phalares next. I’ll say Alan is entertaing.

Houston Alexander should train with Pat Miletich or Matt Hughes. Those two could teach him how to survive in the Octagon and aren’t very far from home. He has a great story and I hope he is able to get back on the winning track.

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