So Ist Das Leben (That’s Life)
Posted by Thomas Hackett on 19th February 2008
by Tommy Hackett
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Much has been made on our forums, and elsewhere, of the decision to include Chris “The Crippler” Leben’s bout with Alessio Sakara in the UFC 82 PPV. Some of of the complaining is from my editor Iain, the same guy who dismissed my opinions on Contender: Asia in a previous column. His reasoning isn’t hard to follow after a quick look at the fights that are going to be relegated to preliminary status and unlikely to make the broadcast. For starters, Andrei Arlovski vs. Jake O’Brien is clearly relevant to the UFC’s weak heavyweight division rankings. The fight will feature a former world champion against a fighter coming off a high profile upset victory, and their pairing would seem to merit inclusion over Leben and Sakara who can boast neither achievement. Both Josh Koschek’s scheduled bout with Dustin Hazelett, and Deigo Sanchez’s with David Bielkheden, feature a top contender against a new prospect, and Sakara vs Leben features neither.
Our other editor, Jonathan, didn’t disagree with the decision to include Leben vs Sakara on the PPV, but admitted he usually doesn’t enjoy the “Cripper’s” work.
Clearly, Jonathan and Iain, the guys who invited me to write for this site, are nuts. I know, I couldn’t believe it either!
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