UFC 75 Conference Call - Babalu Fired, Dana Rips Barnett, etc..

I know it's been awhile since I made a blog but there was just too much good stuff today from the UFC 75 Conference Call. The boys over at MMANews.com have all of the information you need, check out their first report here, & Chris Howie's notes on it here.

My quick take on the conference call:

I think Dana is flat out trying to ruin Barnett.. It's true that most average fans have no idea who Josh is, but anyone who doesn't have him in their top 4 Heavyweights is a fool. Barnett has been taking cheap shots at the UFC ever since he left though, so I really don't blame Dana.

As far as Babalu getting kicked out of the UFC, I'm actually pretty happy about it. Not that I believe what he did was worthy of being kicked out of an organization, but I'm happy he'll go to other shows. Babalu is a big name in MMA, & him going over to EliteXC or one of the other big shows is good for the sport. We need another organization with good fighters, piling all the talent on one show simply isn't smart for the sport. Here's hoping Babalu doesn't retire & that we'll see him in EliteXC/Strikeforce/K1 Hero's.

Looks like Dana & the UFC are simply going to give up on PRIDE. I think they'll keep doing the little things, where they tell everyone it's going to take time, & simply wait until people just forget about it ever happening. I expect them to keep up the hope for a little while to please the die hard fans, only to unleash a final statement that the organization is completely dead within the next year.

I'm going to try and continue to be a bit more active in the future, just keep checking up.