Comments on: Affliction Banned: Andrei Arlovski vs. Ben Rothwell Preview http://www.total-mma.com/2008/07/14/affliction-banned-andrei-arlovski-vs-ben-rothwell-preview/ Completing the perspective on Mixed Martial Arts Fri, 18 May 2012 05:13:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dave Walsh http://www.total-mma.com/2008/07/14/affliction-banned-andrei-arlovski-vs-ben-rothwell-preview/#comment-11112 Dave Walsh Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:32:14 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=383#comment-11112 It looks so bad. It just looks cheap, like they wasted the material on something so ridiculously ugly. Championship belts are supposed to be gaudy and have some sort of design, not just be this series of rounded plates. It looks so bad. It just looks cheap, like they wasted the material on something so ridiculously ugly. Championship belts are supposed to be gaudy and have some sort of design, not just be this series of rounded plates.

]]> By: Iain Liddle http://www.total-mma.com/2008/07/14/affliction-banned-andrei-arlovski-vs-ben-rothwell-preview/#comment-11111 Iain Liddle Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:22:18 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=383#comment-11111 That WAMMA belt is horrific. That WAMMA belt is horrific.

]]> By: Dave Walsh http://www.total-mma.com/2008/07/14/affliction-banned-andrei-arlovski-vs-ben-rothwell-preview/#comment-11110 Dave Walsh Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:10:18 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=383#comment-11110 I haven't seen all of his IFL fights, but I know Alan has seen most of them, I've probably seen like two of them, and christ, their division, man. Their division. I'm with Antelope, obviously, about the heavyweight division (at least in the US) getting way more depth in the past year or so. Having Fedor, Barnett and Aleks fighting in the US for a major organization is huge, and something I didn't think we'd see unless UFC was ready to get serious. They weren't, somebody else picked up the slack. I should have been clear in saying US Heavyweights, which IFL actually had a lot of depth in, it was just that the depth was, you know, not the best. I haven’t seen all of his IFL fights, but I know Alan has seen most of them, I’ve probably seen like two of them, and christ, their division, man. Their division.

I’m with Antelope, obviously, about the heavyweight division (at least in the US) getting way more depth in the past year or so. Having Fedor, Barnett and Aleks fighting in the US for a major organization is huge, and something I didn’t think we’d see unless UFC was ready to get serious. They weren’t, somebody else picked up the slack.

I should have been clear in saying US Heavyweights, which IFL actually had a lot of depth in, it was just that the depth was, you know, not the best.

]]> By: antelope http://www.total-mma.com/2008/07/14/affliction-banned-andrei-arlovski-vs-ben-rothwell-preview/#comment-11109 antelope Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:49:47 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=383#comment-11109 Perhaps more accurate to say the "rather bleak IFL HW division". Outside of Nelson, there wasn't much there. But really, it's been the past year or so that the non-UFC HW division has improved (with Barnett returning, Rizzo stepping up, Anotnio Silva improving, Arlovski and Sylvia being released). During which time Rothwell was on the sidelines. When he was raking up wins in 06 and 07 it was pretty slim pickings out there. Perhaps more accurate to say the “rather bleak IFL HW division”. Outside of Nelson, there wasn’t much there.

But really, it’s been the past year or so that the non-UFC HW division has improved (with Barnett returning, Rizzo stepping up, Anotnio Silva improving, Arlovski and Sylvia being released). During which time Rothwell was on the sidelines. When he was raking up wins in 06 and 07 it was pretty slim pickings out there.

]]> By: Dave Walsh http://www.total-mma.com/2008/07/14/affliction-banned-andrei-arlovski-vs-ben-rothwell-preview/#comment-11108 Dave Walsh Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:22:44 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=383#comment-11108 Heavyweights everywhere are bleak. Heavyweights everywhere are bleak.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.total-mma.com/2008/07/14/affliction-banned-andrei-arlovski-vs-ben-rothwell-preview/#comment-11107 Jonathan Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:54:55 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=383#comment-11107 And bodybuilders are now the epitome of cardio shape? Do better please, thnx. And bodybuilders are now the epitome of cardio shape? Do better please, thnx.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.total-mma.com/2008/07/14/affliction-banned-andrei-arlovski-vs-ben-rothwell-preview/#comment-11106 Jonathan Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:53:52 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=383#comment-11106 The rather bleak heavyweight division outside of the UFC? Don't almost all the top heavyweights in the world fight outside the UFC? The rather bleak heavyweight division outside of the UFC? Don’t almost all the top heavyweights in the world fight outside the UFC?

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