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UFC 181/182 (DVD Review)
UFC 181/182 (DVD Review)
UFC 181/182 (DVD Review) Rated: UR/Region: 1/1:78/Number of disc: 3 Available from Anchor Bay
UFC pretty much put MMA on the map and they’ve had Blu-ray and DVD releases released by Anchor Bay for a while now! Here as of late, they’ve been placing two events on DVD sets, which also include a bonus disc with all the pre-lim fights from boy cards on it. For this set of UFC 181 and 182, we are…
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MMA Crossfire DVD Roundup - UFC 181 and UFC 182 ready for April home release
MMA Crossfire DVD Roundup – UFC 181 and UFC 182 ready for April home release
Anchor Bay Entertainment, the Canadian distributor for UFC DVD and Blu-Ray content, recently announced the UFC 181 – UFC 182 combo pack for the month of April.
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Co Main Event time!!!! Lets Go Cowboy!!!!!
UFC 181
Shit happens.
Gilbert Melendez (after being caught in a guillotine in the second round of his championship challenge)
UFC 181: 10 Thoughts In Prose
Joey
December 9th, 2014
1- Let's get the most obvious pertinent talking point out of the way: CM Punk. I have no idea if CM Punk will be any good at MMA. I'm 90% sure the answer to the question will be no but then again I'm 100% sure I'm not sure what "any good" means. Punk will likely have the best gyms in the world recruiting him. He'll have access to the best nutritionists in the world to help him make a weight cut. He'll likely be matched up well against low level opposition. He'll be a PPV novelty feature at a time where PPV is sold on the backs of three key components: 1) novelty features, 2) compelling stories featuring name fighters and 3) "Can't Miss" moments. I don't know what to say about CM Punk other than I respect him for trying MMA out and jumping both feet into the toughest organization in combat sports. Is CM Punk going to derail MMA? Not really. MMA is a sport but one that will often dabble in the absurd, similar to boxing and kickboxing. It's 80% sport and unfortunately for guys like me who want it to be 100% sport, there's 20% spectacle and "freak show" to it. If CM Punk flops, it'll satisfy the people who live for the 80%. If he succeeds, it'll satisfy the 20%. If his success breeds more money for the sport, more eyeballs watching and more fighters getting their due? It'll satisfy the 100%. 2015 looks to be a great wacky year for MMA and I for one am glad Punk is going to be apart of it---even if a large part of me just wants to see dude fall face first. Just remember he'll fight, AT THE MOST, 2 times a year. They'll be at least 45 cards. Skip shows he's on and be happy.
2- Moving onto fight related stuff! I rewatched the title fight between Hendricks-Lawler and walked away with two prevailing notions: 1) 48-47 Hendricks is the correct score and 2) Johny Hendricks failed in the most horrendous of ways when it mattered the most. Hendricks says his body shut down in the 4th and 5th rounds and I think that's a reasonable assertion. The fact that he let Lawler off the hook when Robbie was mentally checking out in those later rounds suggest SOMETHING went wrong. I just don't know what. Also the 1st round was a lot closer than I had previously thought it was. Hendricks did more than I remembered.
3- It's been said Hendrick's body shut down due to the weight cut. I think it might be fair to suggest that a large portion of that also had to do with Lawler going to the body during their clinches and their infighting. He put in the work and in the end I suppose it paid off.
4- When it comes down to trilogy vs Lawler/Hendricks, for me at least, it goes down to timing. Who is ready to fight soonest? If Lawler/Hendricks III can happen in March but Rory/Lawler can't then do that. If Rory is ready for March, I'm ready to see it play out. Another rematch but who cares with this one?
5- I had a debate/discussion of sorts with people about Anthony Pettis. I used the term Anderson Silva-esque in describing Pettis's performance and it was met with some derision. Rewatching the fight, I felt I was better equipped to discuss just why I feel this way. I still stand by the comment as well. Watching the exchanges when Gil Melendez bulls ahead, it's obvious that Pettis is really in no trouble. He counters Gil perfectly when Melendez charges in with his head down. He pops Gil Melendez with shots on the inside, stuffs his takedowns for the most part and then when Gil is marching ahead to throw combinations,Pettis is more often than not a) countering them or b) rolling with them to avoid any maximum damage. He DOES eat his fair share of shots doing this but again, he's never in any damaging positions. Watch Silva vs Bonnar for a comparison: yes, Bonnar is landing but no, he is never landing to at any point frazzle or offend Anderson Silva. Watching Pettis flow with Melendez's offense, establishing his own rhythm while allowing Melendez to FEEL like he's in control, is very impressive. In the second round, Pettis has Melendez scouted and is teeing off on him in his own wheelhouse. Melendez gets tagged, dives for a sloppy shot and then either ties Pettis up or, in the final moments, leaves himself open to a guillotine. THAT is Anderson Silva-esque; to let your opponent fight you where he's most comfortable and know that the first time he makes a mistake, he's going to lose the fight. If Pettis STAYS healthy, the sky is the limit.
6- I didn't come up with this point but full credit to Alex for doing so because I saw it upon second viewing: Pettis is not moving very well laterally. Maybe it's a sign of his gameplan but he spent a lot of time backing up and fighting going back. That's definitely a warning sign.
7- It's high time somebody recognizes that Tony Ferguson is like 8-1 in the UFC and went 3-0 this year facing tough competition (his opponents have an over 500 win percentage this year). Let's give this guy a step up, eh?
8- I know that Francisco Rivera deserves a rematch. I think we'd all agree that's the fair thing to do HOWEVER...what would it accomplish? Probably not much.
9- I don't know where I sit on this Schaub-Rogan discussion but obviously the most agreeable juncture is that the public forum is not a place to have that discussion.
10- I'm not sure what remains of Sergio Pettis's stock BUT he didn't look too bad in his fight vs Matt Hobar. He's way too small for 135 lb though.
YESSSSSSSSSS! Let's face it, he gon die, needs all the help he can get.
