***spoilers*** UFC News and Discussion Thread

[Walker]

Probably why they want Cormier at 205.

[SRN]

Mazzagatti is the shittest ref.

Tell us something we don't know.

Josh Rosenthal is also a shitty ref. That Cain/Bigfoot fight was stopped way too late.

[Thrilla]

Bigfoot was pumping blood out there, bloodiest fight I remember since Struve/Stojnic (I think that was the fight, anyway).

[EddieG]

Rosenthal is normally a good ref, but yes, that fight, he was no good.

[Beefus of Bethesda]

Mazzagatti is the shittest ref.

Tell us something we don't know.

Josh Rosenthal is also a shitty ref. That Cain/Bigfoot fight was stopped way too late.

Late stoppage =/= a shitty ref, Next to Herb Dean I'd classify Rosenthal as the best in the business, I was calling for the fight too be stopped as well, but don't let one bad call ruin his good name, Rosenthal is a damn good ref I'd reference an article written on him a while back but I can't remember if I read it on Sherdog, MMA Fighting or Bloody Elbow.

Mazza and Dan Mergi-something.. those are terrible fucking refs and should never be allowed to ref a fight again.

[Thrilla]

Dan Mergiliota or however you spell it is the only referee that gets my Cecil Peepels groan of derision when he's shown on screen.

[EddieG]

Wanderlei's new opponent is Rich Franklin

[Drock007]

Wanderlei's new opponent is Rich Franklin

at 190 Pounds

Also Cung Le Vs Patrick Cote

[gunnar hendershow]

Franklin beat him a few years back in a lopsided bout if I recall. Not sure if this new Wandy is really gonna stack up either.

[Plubby]

You recall mostly incorrectly. Franklin did win, but it was an epic war and quite close.

[SeanDMan]

Isn't a stoppage due to blood loss/cut a call for the cageside doctor and not the referee?

[Quom]

You would think so, although If it's clearly effecting them to the point where they are wiping their eyes every few seconds then I would guess the ref should deduce it's stopping then defending themselves. But to me the doc should have his medical licence looked at for not ending it. He didn't even check his vision, he just asked if he could see.

[Guest mr. potato head]

Patrick Cote is back in UFC as Rich Franklin's opponent against Cung Le. Presumably he won't be doing French-language commentary on that show.

[Plubby]

Kenny Florian has officially retired

[gunnar hendershow]

He'll do just fine as an announcer.

[SRN]

I agree on the Dan Miragloitta hate, he is a shit.

Kenny Florian has officially retired

Fuck. Yes. And with Nick Diaz supposedly coming out of retirement, I am a happy man.

[Guest mr. potato head]

Two more points of proof that Denmark is actually Rand McNally, where everyone walks on their hands and hamburgers eat people.

[Guest mr. potato head]

Apparently after Cruz got hurt, Dana bought plane tickets to Vegas for both Brad Pickett and Ivan Menjivar and told them both they'd be Faber's new opponent but to keep it quiet, hoping somebody would leak the info and Barao getting the spot would be more of a surprise.

I can't tell if his inspiration is Vince Russo or Tyrion Lannister

[C-MIL]

Apparently after Cruz got hurt, Dana bought plane tickets to Vegas for both Brad Pickett and Ivan Menjivar and told them both they'd be Faber's new opponent but to keep it quiet, hoping somebody would leak the info and Barao getting the spot would be more of a surprise.

I can't tell if his inspiration is Vince Russo or Tyrion Lannister

This was such a great story.

[gunnar hendershow]

Apparently after Cruz got hurt, Dana bought plane tickets to Vegas for both Brad Pickett and Ivan Menjivar and told them both they'd be Faber's new opponent but to keep it quiet, hoping somebody would leak the info and Barao getting the spot would be more of a surprise.

I can't tell if his inspiration is Vince Russo or Tyrion Lannister

I hope the two of them had a fun night or two in Vegas.