So last night as I was showering, I had to stop mid-scrub to catch myself humming the melody of “Love and Everything” by Genki Sudo. Didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Dana White’s announcement of Wanderlei Silva fighting Chuck Liddell left a big question mark in the heads of MMA fans. While it would be really effin cool to see those two have at it, it still remains to be seen whether Chuck can defeat Renato “Babalu” Sobral, and then move on to face Silva. It seems like that announcement may have been made a bit prematurely. Or could it be a mind game set up by Dana White so Babalu won’t crush UFC’s star fighter?

It could just be an assumption made by the UFC that this will be a repeat of their past encounter. Liddell defeated Babalu in their first matchup with what some would describe as a “lucky” headkick. I say it was a fluke. Babalu is a really tough fighter. His standup is great, and his takedown/grappling is even better. On top of all that, his tattoos are tough looking. Personally I think he’s got a great chance against Chuck. He’s got an impressive resumé of 27-5-0, compared with Chuck’s 18-3-0. Clearly Babalu is the more seasoned and well-rounded fighter. Babalu hails from the Gracie Barra Combat Team, which means his grappling skills are among the best in the world. Not to take away from The Iceman, though. His hands are deadly and if he can get a clean shot in, Babalu could go down. If the fight goes on for more than 1 round however, Chuck may have his hands full.

Jeff over at Whaledog and MMA HQ have more insight on the matter.

It’s a sad albeit entertaining thing to watch such a well-respected MMA figure spiral into oblivion. Once upon a time, Ken Shamrock was a feared individual, but with his apparent inability to deal with reality in his performance on TUF3 and his current losing streak, I’d say the man’s done. He’s just too old to keep up with the young ones these days. Given that nobody’s really impressed with him anymore, I propose a change in nicknames… something more befitting his situation. Below are a few suggestions:

1. Ken “Shamroids” Shamrock
2. Ken “The World’s Most Delusional Senior” Shamrock
3. Ken “AARP‘s Most Dangerous Member” Shamrock
4. Ken “Raisinets” Shamrock
5. Ken “Super Poligrip” Shamrock
6. Ken “Metamucil-ator” Shamrock
7. Ken “Kidneystones” Shamrock
8. Ken “I Pee When I Laugh” Shamrock
9. Ken “The 80′s Most Dangerous Man” Shamrock
10. Ken “World’s Most Shrunken Pee Pee” Shamrock

That’s really what it should have been called: UFC 61: What the Fuck or maybe WTF 61. God fucking dammit. I feel like how I usually feel after going to a strip club—completely unfulfilled. My MMA balls are now a turqoisey hue.

After watching TUF diligently and seeing Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz bark at each other for a whole season, their climactic collision ended up being rather… indecisive. At about 1:15 in the first round, Tito delivered about 5 or 6 unanswered elbows to Ken’s face from Ken’s guard, resulting in a referee stoppage.

As soon as Herb Dean pushed Tito off, however, Ken sprung up and began questioning the call. WTF!!! What we really needed for Ken to quit his yappin was for Tito to knock him the hell out or submit him. Decisive. Done. But no. Now we have to endure more of Tito’s melonface taking more verbal jabs at Shamrock and Shamrock flying off the handle… etc etc until the next time they fight. So I can pay more money to see how this shitty drama unfolds.

The other fight that I was really looking forward to was Arlovski vs. Sylvia. I was giddy like a little girl when they faced off, and sad like a little Romanian orphan after the result… The hulking retard won by decision… Geezus criminy. I have never seen fighting look as ugly as it does coming out of Tim Sylvia. Ignore the fact that every time he moves, his midsection jiggles to catch up. Everything about his game looks horrible. I have much respect for those judges, because I could barely watch that fight.

Arlovski did basically the same thing for 5 rounds. Jab.. jab…. jab-overhand!!! Jab….. jab……. jab-overhand!!! This pattern was interspersed with getting punched in the jaw. Not too hard to figure that one out. Meanwhile, Sylvia closes his eyes and swings wildly in each encounter. He did connect more than Arlovski, and won the fight accordingly, but I still don’t believe he is the superior fighter.

Fuckdammit.

Good news is that Dana White announced tonight that Wanderlei Silva is coming to the UFC. Holy crap that’s going to kick so much ass. If Chuck beats Babalu in UFC 62, he will face Wandy… and I think the money for that ticket might as well be in Dana’s pocket right now.

Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz. You’ve seen them on The Ultimate Fighter 3 all up in each other’s grill. Honestly, I think the instigator in those situations has always been Shamrock. Maybe it’s the roids talking, but the dude definitely has a composure problem. Most people probably would back down when “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” starts getting upset with you, but I guess Tito isn’t most people, and their confrontations escalate quickly into name calling and death threats. Although I must admit that Ken throws out some pretty crafty quips whenever they face off.

They faced each other in UFC 40, where Tito basically turned Ken’s face into the topography of a potato. Tito by corner stoppage. Since then, Shamrock has lost 2 out of 3 fights with the win being against the beefy, but unskilled Kimo. At one point, he asked for a ridiculous sum of money to fight in the UFC, so Dana White set him up to lose to Rich Franklin after which his contract was renegotiated at a more reasonable price.

Shamrock’s appearance on TUF3 has been enlightening to say the least. His team got whooped for pretty much the entire season because he did zero cardio with them and brought in a nutritionist instead of coaches to help out.

When mutiny was imminent and his team began to turn on him, he made no efforts to fix things or admit that perhaps his training methods were lacking. So what kind of person would do this? An insecure one. Someone who knows he has gone past his prime but refuses to admit it.

A person who is as insecure as Shamrock is has no business fighting anymore. His mind will not allow him to win.

In any case, UFC 61 will settle this score hopefully once and for all, and we won’t have to hear Ken bitch or look at Tito’s enormous head anymore. Seriously. It’s freakin’ huge.

UFC 61 is coming up this Saturday. If you’re going to be in Vegas, get tickets.