Matt Hughes Doesn’t See What the Big Deal is, But is Still Happy ‘The Mexicans’ Have Their Champion

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Here’s a subtle hint for all you aspiring writ…

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Here’s a subtle hint for all you aspiring writers out there: When referring in print to people of ethnicities other than your own, it’s probably not best to preface your description of their race/nationality with the word “the.” Doing so just makes you seem like 1,000-times more racist than you might normally appear. Case-in-point: Matt Hughes’ post-UFC 121 blog, in which he admits being baffled by the UFC’s choice to promote Cain Velasquez as the “First Mexican Heavyweight Champion,” but still feels happy for “The Mexicans” that Velasquez beat Brock Lesnar last weekend. Check it out:  

“I didn’t think Brock was going to lose like he did, but I knew there was a good chance Cain could get his hand raised,” Hughes writes. “UFC kind of made a big deal about it. I really don’t know why, but I’m glad that the Mexicans have a heavyweight champion.”

Emphasis ours, of course. But, see what we mean? There’s just something about the above sentence that makes the author sound like an old man in plaid pants peering hesitantly out from behind lace curtains while he complains to his wife, “Goddamn it, Margaret. What are the blacks up to now?” Nobody is accusing Matt Hughes of knowingly being culturally insensitive. Just, you know, for future reference …

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Falling Action: Best and Worst of UFC 121

Filed under: UFCThe last time I heard a crowd go as crazy as the fans in Anaheim did when Cain Velasquez beat Brock Lesnar at UFC 121, they were all getting free cars from Oprah. The fight fans on Saturday night may have had to drive home in the same b…

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The last time I heard a crowd go as crazy as the fans in Anaheim did when Cain Velasquez beat Brock Lesnar at UFC 121, they were all getting free cars from Oprah. The fight fans on Saturday night may have had to drive home in the same boring old rides they came in, but after that furious four-minute main event I guarantee you no one was complaining.

But UFC 121 gave us more to talk about than just the main event. All across the undercard careers were being salvaged and lost, and at least one fighter managed to leave the Octagon victorious but still riding a wave of boos.

Let’s break it all down and look at our big winners, losers, and everything in between.

Matt Hamill Opens Up After Tito Ortiz Win About Controversial Pre-Fight Comments

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosANAHEIM, Calif. — MMA Fighting spoke to Matt Hamill following his UFC 121 victory over Tito Ortiz about the way the fight played out, whether the fight was personal and what’s next.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — MMA Fighting spoke to Matt Hamill following his UFC 121 victory over Tito Ortiz about the way the fight played out, whether the fight was personal and what’s next.

UFC 121 Aftermath, Part Two: A Few Things That Seem Far Less Important By Comparison

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Mostly by virtue of the hype surrounding the main event, UFC 121 succeeded in preserving the aura of a big time fight show despite the fact that ma…


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Mostly by virtue of the hype surrounding the main event, UFC 121 succeeded in preserving the aura of a big time fight show despite the fact that many of the bouts were … what’s the nice way to say this … terribly boring. Even still, a bunch of stuff happened that we need to mention: Jake Shields pretty much proved that it’s physically fucking impossible for top fighters from other organizations to look good in their UFC debuts.  Diego Sanchez defeated Paulo Thiago using the sheer supremacy of his personality. Gabriel Gonzaga showed that he’d be better off climbing to the top of a half-finished construction site and tossing barrels down at his opponents than try to strike with them. Tito Ortiz looked done like dinner, thus taking the next ironic step in his journey toward becoming – as we suggested on last week’s Bum Rush – the new Ken Shamrock.

Was it thrilling? Nah, but the ultimate crumbling of Casa de Lesnar made up for all of it. Shoot, it even reduced Dave Camarillo to tears. What more do you want?

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Dana White Hints That Tito Ortiz Could Be Cut After UFC 121 Loss

Filed under: UFC, NewsUFC president Dana White didn’t outright say it, but twice in the aftermath of UFC 121, he hinted that we might have seen the end of “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz in the UFC’s octagon.

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UFC president Dana White didn’t outright say it, but twice in the aftermath of UFC 121, he hinted that we might have seen the end of “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz in the UFC’s octagon.

Ortiz lost to Matt Hamill in a unanimous decision in one of the night’s featured bouts, a defeat that marked his fourth setback in his last five fights (he also has a draw in that time). Many fighters are cut after two or three losses, leading reporters to question White about the former light-heavyweight champion’s future.

White’s answer was telling.

UFC 121 Live Blog: Tito Ortiz vs. Matt Hamill Updates

Filed under: UFCANAHEIM, Calif. — This is the UFC 121 live blog for Tito Ortiz vs. Matt Hamill, a a light heavyweight bout on tonight’s UFC pay-per-view from the Honda Center.

There will be no “bad blood” in this Tito Ortiz (15-7-1) fight. Ortiz, who…

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — This is the UFC 121 live blog for Tito Ortiz vs. Matt Hamill, a a light heavyweight bout on tonight’s UFC pay-per-view from the Honda Center.

There will be no “bad blood” in this Tito Ortiz (15-7-1) fight. Ortiz, who coached season three of The Ultimate Fighter, will face off against his former student on the show. Hamill (10-2) has won his last four fights.

The live blog is below.