If you’re a real, die hard MMA fan, who doesn’t just watch some ‘cage fighting’ when a UFC airs, then you’re probably well aware that the sport isn’t always filled with ‘good matchmaking’. In fact, far too often a ‘AAA’ prospect with a record of 10-1, is matched up against some dude that looks like he’s been eating nothing but KFC for a decade, and has a pro record of 3-15. Shortly after the local athletic commission says ‘looks good to us’, Joe ‘Sacrificial Lamb’ Blow is quickly beaten to a pulp by Mr. Hotshot Prospect, and immediately aired out to hospital.
Well, according to a report from MMA Junkie, the Ohio Commission has said nadda to a proposed bout between former UFC heavyweight champ Tim Sylvia and Wes Sims, at Adrenaline MMA’s upcoming show (the thought being Sims won’t fair well). Now of course both of these guys have been around the MMA block and back again, so this doesn’t fit the description we’ve outlined above, but like it or not, at least the Ohio Commission is being proactive rather than turning a blind eye.
Ohio Athletic Commission Executive Director Bernie Profato was quoted saying in the MMA Junkie report:
“The commission felt the fight was not going to be competitive at this time after comparing [Sims’ and Sylvia’s] records and the opponents both fighters had faced,” Profato stated in an email response. “And even though it was 2004, Sylvia previously stopped Sims at 1:36 of the first round.”
Well, and God bless Wes ‘Crazy Antics’ Sims, but his recent loss to Bobby Lashley probably didn’t help sell the fight.