(One of these girls is the next big thing in strikeforce..hint.its the hot one)Happy superbowl week, readers! There are a couple of big sporting events to happen this weekend (Pack v Steelers and Anderson-Vitor, Duh) so me being the blogger with his finger on the pulse of the sports pop culture world, im going to write about an old second tier mma event?? WHAT?
I am openly rooting for Strikeforce and have been since the beginning. (Bellator also) I spent some time in the Bay Area and have some good memories of a lot of their fighters working in smaller events. I root for them primarily because I think more large scale MMA promotions are better for the fighters and the fans. The UFC is the big dog so they dont need my encouragement anymore like they had in the early days. They get the ultimate from me which is my PPV dollars on a regular basis. Strike force is the first promotion that is actually nearing that level!
Looking at Strikeforce, Diaz v Cyborg (you know, the less famous one), you saw Strikeforce put on an even better card than their last one. The main event fight was worthy. Some back and forth action. Both fighters putting their strikes on the other and one mistake lead to Diaz pulling out his now rarely used A level BJJ to get the submission. I could have done without the shots of the more famous Cyborg crying as her hubby tapped but hey, MMA is about showing stars in the audience and she might be the most bankable Strikeforce athlete. Notice how much softer her image is these days :)
Production was excellent. The pace of the card went well and Pat Miletech continues to work towards the title of best commentator in MMA. Pat is so good he balances how terrible Mauro "its all about me" Ranallo is. Frank Shamrock?? Hes just wily so ill leave it at that. All that said, the commentating team cant take away from good fights. We all watch UFC and Mike Goldberg says some of the stupidest things ever on TV. If we can get more Pat and good fights, that will be a pretty compelling package. Strikeforce as a product is getting better and now with the prospect of the Heavyweight Tournament, the spotlight is actually going to be on Strikeforce! Dont mess it up guys. If you produce these type of shows and better, by the end of the HW tourney, Strikeforce will officially be over the hump and very viable long term!!
Big up to Jenna Castillo (photo) winning in her MMA debut. Shes trains at my old gym and we all remember her face a few years ago when people asked her if she was going to fight mma. Glad to see she is going for it!!
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