Short one today for two reasons 1) Your pal Kevin J is still exhausted from 171 minutes and 15 seconds of cage time last night, and 2) I have no freakin’ clue who is going to win tonight’s Big Game. Not a pick, not a lean, not even a guess.
I’d like to start with a quick word on last night’s main event. Faber should have known that turtleing up is the fastest was to get a match stopped, but I am sick and tired of watching guys win fights due to fake-ass hammer-fists into the other guy’s guard. MMA is about damage, not control, and Barao really should have had to do more to get the fight stopped. @ChuckLiddell had some insightful things to say about it on his twitter feed, but the bottom line is that Barao didn’t win that fight, Faber lost it.
Post-fight, we got the news that the victorious Jose Aldo will face lightweight champion Anthony Pettis in his next bout, although further details were not forthcoming. I’m still in favor of a catchweight match at 150lbs for BOTH belts, but we’ll just have to wait and see how Dana is going to play this one.
Bloody Elbow has the casualty list from last night’s grind-a-thon, with 12 fighters placed on medical suspension..
You know who we’re not likely to see roll over tonight? The Seattle Seahawks’ secondary. Manning and the Broncos will have a hard time putting a dominant stamp on this game, but that is just what they will have to do in order to win it. The Seattle offense is going to come hard and strong, and this game will most likely come down to whether or not the Broncos’ O can decisively overcome the Seahawks’ D.
I am legitimately more excited for this year’s Superbowl than I have been in a long time. Tonight’s game promises to be dynamic, physical, unpredictable, all the things that make for a historically great Superbowl. Not confident enough to place a bet, I’m just going to sit back, have a few brews, and enjoy some truly top-notch football. Gun-to-my-head I’d have to pick Seattle, but I’ll be happy no matter how this season’s story ends.
Hands up, protect yourself at all times, and let’s get ready for some football!
