Welcome to episode 123 of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
The UFC’s banner month continues as we transition out of UFC on FOX 14 and into UFC 183, a pay-per-view event that features a main event between Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz. This bout has been labeled as everything between a superfight and a tune-up fight (for Silva). Strangely, it feels as delightfully saccharine as it is legitimate: the winner could get a title shot in either weight class. This is an anticipated main event, but a bizarre one, too.
The entire UFC 183 fight card isn’t bad with a decent women’s bantamweight bout, important welterweight co-main event and more.
We are also still still dealing with the fallout from Anthony Johnson’s quick win over Alexander…