Tag: Novelty

Roy Nelson vs. Mark Hunt: Novelty Fight or Real Implications?

Roy Nelson vs. Mark Hunt will happen at UFC Fight Night 52 in Saitama, Japan this Saturday, Sept. 20.  Isn’t that just fantastic? Roy Nelson vs. Mark Hunt. This is a dream matchup for fight fans, featuring two big-bellied, goofy, carefree heavyweights who could punch holes through sheet metal (and that’s just their jabs!).  When […]

Roy Nelson vs. Mark Hunt will happen at UFC Fight Night 52 in Saitama, Japan this Saturday, Sept. 20.  Isn’t that just fantastic? Roy Nelson vs. Mark Hunt. This is a dream matchup for fight fans, featuring two big-bellied, goofy, carefree heavyweights who could punch holes through sheet metal (and that’s just their jabs!).  When […]

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Dan Henderson vs. Wanderlei Silva: The Very Best Novelty Fight the UFC Can Make

The UFC’s novelty circuit is alive and well. Truly, don’t cry for it. Yes, it lost Rich Franklin earlier this year. Then it lost Chael Sonnen just as Uncle P. was riding in to reinforce it. It was robbed of Chris Leben before he even got there. Vitor Belfort is still getting title fights. I […]

The UFC’s novelty circuit is alive and well. Truly, don’t cry for it. Yes, it lost Rich Franklin earlier this year. Then it lost Chael Sonnen just as Uncle P. was riding in to reinforce it. It was robbed of Chris Leben before he even got there. Vitor Belfort is still getting title fights. I […]

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