UFC 127’s draw between headliners Jon Fitch and B.J. Penn produced a staggering number of submissions in The Sunday Junkie, our weekly reader-feedback feature.
Fitch’s contender status, Penn’s legacy, the state of MMA judging, and even the UFC’s matchmaking were put under the microscope.
But this week’s winning entry came from Massachusetts reader Dan “Big Sexy” Vreeland, who examined a hotly debated co-headliner between Michael Bisping and Jorge Rivera. Using the fight as an example, Dan argues why MMA referees are making popular yet potentially dangerous decisions in the case of illegal strikes.