Right again, but I really don't want to be.

First off let's state the obvious. My prediction for UFC 104 turned out to be correct, Loyoto won by UD. Now, let's focus on the less obvious, or, to the more observant, which would be the human beings with 2 eyes in their heads, the most obvious thing about the whole fight was Machida did not win the fight, much less win by a unanimous decision?! WHAT?! Rua won rounds 1,2,4 and 5 conclusively and convincingly with round 3 being up in the air and going either way. What fight were the judges watching? ROUND 5 Machida was EXHAUSTED, hands down, limping around on the legs shogun amply destroyed with Muay Thai 101. Aside from the terrible decision, the fight itself was very interesting in regards to the style match up, as it shows, contrary to a lot of peoples assertions, machids 'karate style' doesn't seem to be very effective against basic leg kicks 101 (oversimplification yes I know, but bear with me, I am frustrated at the bad decision) and accurately summed up why I had such trouble judging who would exactly win. Hopefully there is a rematch.

Movie quotes

I never put much stock into movie quotes. To me they always seem like pseudo intellectual catch phrases designed to make the common critical thinking lacking human being say 'whoa, that's deep.' Well, from time to time I tend to eat my words and this happens to be one of those times. I've heard these words hundreds of times, but this short phrase, uttered by an even shorter character, is actually quite sound.

"Do, or do not. There is no try."

A simple statement, but it is true, there is no try. You're either doing it or you are not doing it, trying to do something is by definition to have not done it yet, thus putting you in the category of 'do not.' A surprisingly insightful quote, one which demands further elaboration in the future and one which has made me think to pay attention a little bit more to movie quotes, as I am now wondering what other nuggets I might've missed.

Real life spidey sense

Anderson Silva VS Forrest Griffin UFC 101
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I don't blame Griffin for getting up and running out of the octagon like he did. After getting knocked out like that, I would've too. Talk about a mismatch. It just goes to show that Griffins 70% heart/toughness 30% skill style can only take him so far.

Logic vs emotion

My prediction for Ufc 104 Mauricio vs Lyoto is a tough one. The logical part of me says Machida will win, but the emotional experienced fighter side of me says Shogun will win. I think I'll go with Lyoto, since not only is he undefeated, Mauricio has is not bringing anything to the table Lyoto has not seen before.

Prediction: Lyoto UD.