UFC: Some Upcoming Fights

Just watched the Tim Silvia fight on Spike and saw that there are some cool matches coming up here soon. The two that are getting all the attention are Coture vs. Liddell 3 and Matt Hughes vs. Royce Gracie.

The Hughes/Gracie fight, in my opinion, is going to be a non-event. Gracie is a God, don’t get me wrong, but so is Sugar Ray Leonard — that doesn’t mean I want to see him fighting the current champion.

The fact is, the game was much different when Royce was on top, i.e. there was no one on his level. Now, everyone is where he used to be (or close, anyway) — it’s nothing against him; it’s just the evolution of the sport.

I’m not a big follower of Coture/Liddell either. I think Liddell is going to win — probably in convincing fashion — but that’s neither going to suprise or impress me.

My favorite fighters to watch right now are people like Matt Hughes, Nick Diaz, Forrest Griffin, David Loiseau, and Rich Franklin. Those last two are actually fighting in UFC 58, and that’s something I’m going to be all over.

Of course my favorite fighter is still Jeremy Horn; he’s the man.