Princess here and a little surprised no one's talking about UFC 100.
My MMA knowledge is novice at best and I've only seen a couple UFC cards with mixed company (and opinions). I will say that this was the first time I made it a POINT to see a UFC card and that was thanks in part to a terrific "Countdown" show that put everything on the table.
And while it was enjoyable at times, it didn't live up to the hype and I don't know that it could have.
For me it took about 20 seconds to hate Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson's "silent assassin" ways made me hate Bisping even more. So I wanted Henderson to really kick this guy's ass and in true form I completely marked out with the follow up punch after he knocked Bisping out. It was pretty much what everyone outside of Britian wanted to see. On the bad end this was an obvious mismatch as Bisping didn't have the experience against top-notch opponents. I mean I've heard of Rashad Evans, and I think he lost that fight, but really he had no business fighting a machine like Dan Henderson. Still I doubt too many tears were shed for him.
That was the high point for me. The GSP fight started when the food came to our table and I was way more into my husband's pot stickers than the fight. I'm still pissed I didn't order those myself. It was like watching a Floyd Mayweather fight where he outclasses the guy he's facing but really has no interest in beating him up. That was GSP, he knew he had Alves from the word go but he seems like a genuinely nice fellow who didn't want to discourage his opponent from trying harder next time.
The Lesnar fight and post-match confused me. "Countdown" had Lesnar going a face route. Between that show and his All-Access it was hard not to like Brock. He's a good country boy. Drives a regular little car, just wants to compete and earn respect in a sport that people had treated him like a joke because he was coming from pro wrestling. And Frank Mir acted like such a dick, making fun of Brock's lack of training and really overrating the intricate nature of his skill set. I don't know about you guys but I sort of looked at Brock as the sentimental underdog and was happy he served Mir's lunch.
Then he goes all mega-heel and I'm like "what the fuck man?" I didn't see it coming. I mean I guess it worked but it really only works if there's a good crop of opponents for him to face. Is there? You guys tell me.
BTW, my computer is still fucked six ways from Sunday but I'll be back on the SmackDown train this weekend. I have a lot of catching up to do and I might throw a surprising wrench into the format 
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