We as MMA fans are so demanding of the top fighters that sometimes the expectations we have will never be reached. Georges St. Pierre did something I didn't expect in his UFC 124 Welterweight Title fight vs. Josh Koscheck. He stood and traded strikes with Josh for nearly all 5 rounds. He utilized a jab in MMA to the likes that has never been seen, he hit Josh's right eye so many times that an alien life form was growing and the fight could have been due to the sevarity of it. Georges showed just how much better he is in every aspect of MMA than the next guy. He dominated Josh, yet what was the prevailing theme that MMA fans talked about after the fights? "He didn't finish Koscheck and he didn't make an attempt to finish him."
To those of you that find GSP boring, watch boxing. GSP has the distinct possibility to go down as perhaps the greatest Mixed Martial Artist of all time. He is thoroughly wiping out anyone in his division decisively. He has won 30 consecutive rounds. He has also dominated in every single fight since his loss to Matt Serra back in April 07. When I was watching the fight last Saturday, I did my best paying attention to the emotions I was feeling when GSP would fight. I remember it, watching someone who is so good at what he does, is like watching Da Vinci, Michaelangelo, or Picasso paint the most beautiful thing you have ever seen. Georges transitions from Striking to Wrestling flows so well. People complain that Georges doesn't finish fights. While he has had trouble putting fighter's away, let me ask a question: In Georges last 6 fights, has there every been a minute of any of those fights where George did not look in control? Georges has this auora about him that without saying anything his opponents will be beat before they even walk into the Octagon. GSP is as good as Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, Jack Dempsey, and Roy Jones Jr. when they were all in their primes. To those people who do not like watching him fight will be wishing he was still around 2 years after he retires.
UFC Rundown
Here is what I took away from the main card bouts and bouts showed.
First off Dustin Hazelett needs to be cut by the UFC. He has not looked the same since Paul Daley broke his jaw back in January. He is still relatively young so a move down to the regional circuit will not hurt him and he can build up his Jiu-Jitsu and his striking. How good was the Sean Pierson vs. Matt Riddle fight? Those guys kept coming forward for all 3 rounds and props to Riddle who held game after getting rocked in the 1st. Thiago Alves showed vs. John Howard how good he can be when he is in-shape and make weight. Those leg kicks were brutal, Thiago Alves looks better than ever in the Octagon. Where does John Howard go from here? He's lost the last two fights fairly decisively. He's 2-2 in his last 4, which I don't think is automatic pink-slip but I think he will be needing a win next time out to secure his job.
Mac Danzig. Wow. While watching the fights I literally looked down for a second and then I came back up and saw Joe Stevenson face first on the canvas. Mac Danzig did what he needed to survive and keep his Zuffa contract. Joe Stevenson, based upon what Dana White said at the UFC 124 Press Conference sounded like he will not be automatically cut.
I think he's given at least one more UFC fight.
What a performance by Jim Miller. Who saw that Kneebar coming? He deserves a top 5 fight next time out in the lightweight division. Charles Oliveira needs to work on a few things, but with his record being (14-1) and only being 21 years old, he has a lot of time left to get better.
Sean Mccorkle was exposed by Stefan Struve in the co-main event. Everyone was salivating all over Mccorkle, saying he was going to knock out Struve. I didn't buy it for a second. Struve has defeated UFC level competition, with his only two losses coming to top 5 Heavyweights Roy Nelson and #1 Contender Junior Dos Santos. Mccorkle had won fights only in Indianapolis, Indiana and all were at Super Heavyweight with many of his opponents having big guts. Mccorkle does hit hard, but he wasn't ready for a fight vs. Struve.
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