[quote]slimjim wrote:
bretc wrote:
I love the UFC and I love Pride, but one thing that was painful to watch was the way Pride hyped up Coleman’s love for his kids then let them run up on stage after the fight. It was downright uncomfortable and embarrassing for me to watch. Then Coleman introduced his kids to Fedor right before softly punching Fedor on the chin just to finally land a punch against the champ. To give Fedor credit, he handled all these antics very well.
Christ, it could very well be Coleman’s last fight in the US and he wanted his kids to be there with him. I’m sure going into the fight he was thinking he’d shock the world and defeat Fedor(any fighter going in to a fight thinking they’re going to lose has already lost,) but we all know it didn’t happen…I don’t fault him for it or the antics afterwards it was all done in jest and he and Fedor have a lot of respect for each other. However, I do agree that Pride shouldn’t have focused on the kids in the ring with Coleman, it just made the whole thing look brutal.[/quote]
I don’t blame Coleman for that, I blame Pride. The whole pre-fight piece they did on Coleman focused entirely on how much he loves his kids and what they mean to him. I found it to be cheesy, boring and overdramatic. During the fight, they said that Coleman had his kids brought back stage so they didn’t have to see the fight. Someone had to let them onto the stage. Not just anyone can run into the ring. It had to have been staged by Pride. I found it a bit tasteless and again, overdramatic. I don’t want to see stuff like this. I’m not trying to be an insensitive prick, I want to see fighting; not two little girls bawling their eyes out while looking at their bloodied, brutally beaten Daddy.
Another point of contention: I don’t know if Coleman really thought he’d win or not, but he didn’t have any knew tactic or strategy. He never does. In the last five years he hasn’t improved his BJJ, boxing or muy thai to any substantial degree.
I feel like a typical training day in the Hammer House goes like this: “What should we train today?” “How about takedowns and ground and pound?” “Gee, are you sure? What about some BJJ or Muy Thai?” “No, let’s do takedowns and ground and pound!” “Yeah, you’re right, let’s do takedowns and ground and pound!”
Coleman might be one of the best takedown artists in the sport, but against Fedor, it isn’t worth trying over and over and over. He’s too good at takedown defense. I thought that maybe Coleman would have something up his sleeve but it was the same boring stuff as last fight.