The Next Generation....

I haven't done well with my picks lately. I picked Vitor over Anderson, Hughes over Penn, Penn over Edgar the 2nd time, and yes you guessed it.... I picked Shogun over Bones. It's another reason I love MMA because you never know what the fuck is going to happen!!

When Jones suplexed Stephan Bonar I shot Swayze a puzzled look and said "who the fuck is this guy?!" Well now we know exactly how he is. He's the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He's the guy that just destroyed Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in a brutally lop sided fight, something I thought I'd never say.

Almost every website is a little reluctant to start speculating just how long Jones will be champ, we've made that mistake before when Machida won the belt, but one controversial decision and one KTFO later and the Machida Era was over. We don't want to make the same mistake with Bones, but can he really be put into the same context as Machida? Personally I don't think he should, this man is something else and I truly believe that he will be the champ for a while. I don't see Rashad being able to work his game plan against Jones, but these two have trained together for a long time and they know each other very well, but will it make any difference? We'll find out soon enough.

Jones is the start of a new breed, something Joe Rogan talks about a lot. These athletes with amazing ability to learn and move forward at a phenomenal rate. Have we reached the "Jones Era"?? We'll wait till he's defended his title a few times against some top contenders and then we'll decide that. But it's probably a safe bet....

Vitor Belfort vs Wanderlei Silva 2? Maybe....

Hmm Dana White just announced that this is in the works. Anyone who isn't salivating right now can leave the blog. Go on, you can go read another page....

OK, for those of us wiping our chins let's carry on. The last time these 2 met was in 1998 in a fight that lasted 44 seconds and introduced the world to Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort. The stunning finish has been the highlight of his highlight reel ever since. Everyone remembers the fight, the lightening fast hands, and of course they remember Vitor but naturally his opponent wouldn't be remembered, he was another young Brazilian, Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva. His time for being remembered was still to come.

Now all these years later these two men have left a legacy of MMA behind them and neither show signs of stopping anytime soon. There were a lot of people (especially me) that picked Vitor, who hadn't lost since 2006, to finally dethrone Anderson. That didn't go down quite as anyone was expecting. Damn you Steven Seagal.....

After the loss, Wanderlei became one of the most exciting and beloved fighters in the history of MMA. And he still is. Despite more losses than wins lately he's still one of the biggest draws in the UFC because The Axe Murderer is always in there to KTFO some poor fuck. He looked sharp at middleweight against Bisping and a chance to avenge this loss to Vitor will get him fired up!

Bare in mind this isn't a done deal yet, but that's why we need to talk, tweet, blog, text and whatever else you kids do nowadays to let Dana know we think this is a fucking great idea.....