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He is holding on to his glove with one hand and pummeling him with the other.

Exactly. I did not like it, but the worst thing that would have happened was a point deduction. It would not have mattered in the end. It might be a little bit of poor sportsmanship, but Big John needs to be a little more proactive there.

Man, that was impressive. And yes, Mizugaki took way too many extra shots. I have never been a big Cruz fan, but it was good to see him back in there.

Agreed. the first one was better than the second one. The second one was a good fight, but the first one was outstanding.

Well, the good news is that he may gain a couple MPH on his fastball after surgery and rehab.

Well, that was quick. Alvarez signs with the UFC, faces Cerrone at UFC 178. Bobby Green will be moved to another card. http://mmajunkie.com/2014/08/eddie-alvarez-signs-with-ufc-meets-donald-cerrone-at-ufc-178

Eddie Alvarez officially released from Bellator. He is now a free agent. Good for Coker; Eddie did not want to be there, so he let him go. He tried to negotiate with him, but it was a lost cause. Assuming he comes to the UFC, who does he fight first? I would have loved to see that potential Cerrone fight, but everything took too long and the Bobby Green bout was put together. Unless Green gets hurt...wink wink. http://mmajunkie.com/2014/08/bellator-mma-releases-long-embattled-lightweight-champion-eddie-alvarez

I never understood the recent Carano thing. I know Dana wanted her, but I doubt that a. she would make 135, and b. that she had any remote chance of beating Rousey. It would have made some money, but Rousey would have not had much trouble with Gina. I just did not have much interest at all in that fight. Oh yeah, and War Machine is trash.

Yeah, I saw that yesterday. There were a few details that were pretty stunning to read. He needs to be locked away for a while.

Yeah, apparently he said something else today. I saw the headline on Deadspin, but I can't bring myself to click on it. Because Cowherd is a trolling d-bag, and I feel like I probably already know what he said.

Same here. Thanks strokes!

Damn, I forgot about that. I meant to DVR it.

Hahahahahahaha. The somewhat smaller blue cage. And yeah, I saw that cut Jones had. Looked pretty nasty; I think we are lucky we are about seven weeks out instead of two weeks out.

So have you guys heard about the latest Eddie Alvarez situation? That he may be on the outs at Bellator and fighting Cerrone at UFC 178? http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/7/31/5954135/morning-report-ufc-178-donald-cerrone-vs-eddie-alvarez-dana-white-nick-diaz-anderson-silva-mma-news This one has some tweets from Helwani: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2147295-report-eddie-alvarez-joins-ufc-faces-donald-cerrone-at-ufc-178 If this happens, on paper this will be the best card we have seen in a long time, IMO. Jones-Cormier McGregor-Poirier Green-Masvidal Cruz-Mizugaki Kennedy-Romero A few other solid fights and then possibly Alvarez-Cerrone? Take my money.

Same here, and same here.

Yeah, I usually keep up with MMA news pretty well, and I had no idea Riggs was back in the UFC. And I like Joe Riggs. I saw the end of the headline on ESPN.com "...out of UFC fight after shooting" out of the corner of my eye, and I was very perplexed to see that first word was "Riggs."

Not to derail the conversation, but I always wondered why ROH could not get a better deal than the sporadic syndication one they have now. ROH does not have the greatest stable of talent, but its not bad and they seem like a pretty well run company with a pretty solid following. I know they had a short run on HDNet, but I always wondered why they did not end up somewhere else.

And the fact that they tried to keep it a secret; apparently they knew it was not the best of ideas when they made the decision to bring him back. Its like when I was a teenager and trying to hide things from my parents. I knew I had done something dumb, but I did not want anyone to know. In this case, the parents found out and they did not approve.

Sure MTV would be better, but I have a hard time believing they would have any interest. I am sure TNA will end up somewhere, mainly because there are about 1,000 channel options at this point. But I don't see them ending up at a network with more visibility than Spike. It is good that they have a little time to figure it out, but I can't see them ending up in a better spot. There just is not enough demand. I like TNA, and have been a fairly frequent watcher since almost day one with the weekly PPVs. But man, they have made so many questionable decisions over the years. This news sucks because I feel like the quality has been better recently, but it might not matter soon.

I say have it at the DC Armory. I mean, it was a great venue for WCW Capital Combat.

Those were dark days.

Not too much of a departure from the normal uniform, but I like them. I am like Chachie, I am all in with anything that has blue as the primary color. I will definitely be picking up a pair of those shorts.

I am close. I love the Wiz, but the Redskins, for better or worse are my first love. I will say that every year, I debate getting NBA League Pass so I can watch more Wizards games and I decide not to more often than not. But it is not even a question this year. Most of my weeknights will be spent with a few cold ones and the sweet sounds of Steve and Phil.

I am starting to question my entire belief system.

That's such an empty point. There are so many things that go on in college recruiting that you can't draw anything significant from where someone goes to school. There could be people that steer someone to a certain school, or it could be a simple as someone that wants to leave home for college and then regrets it quickly thereafter. That is someone that is looking for something to cling to.