The Craziest Week in MMA History!

Mixed Martial Arts has reached a turning point. Just this past week alone there was a whirlwind of activity. First we had the network debut of EliteXC: PRIMETIME on CBS, some great fights from the WEC the following day, Donald Trump getting involved in MMA by partnering with Affliction, and today we have a very solid fight card in "UFC 85: Bedlam."

It's an exciting time to be an MMA fan. The future growth of the sport is going to be phenomenal!

Now I know MMA fans are very passionate. I know I am. I wouldn't be writing about it otherwise. To me, there's no other sport as exciting. In fact, it's the only sport I watch. I simply don't have the time to devote 2+ hours to a baseball or basketball game everyday. That's just too much. I much prefer to anticipate a good fight card about once a month. But I have to admit, I will be checking out the NBA Finals. The Laker/Celtic rivalry is too good to pass up.

But I digress.

As I was saying, MMA fans are passionate and there was a huge outcry from the millions of MMA fans that watched the EliteXC: PRIMETIME event last Saturday.

Some fans enjoyed it, others hated it. Personally I think the notoriety of the event is what made it special. But one thing for sure, it got a lot of press coverage and it got people talking.

What's interesting is that I was talking to some friends who hadn't watched an MMA event before and the CBS show was their first.

One thing they all mentioned was the women's fight between Gina Carano and Kaitlin Young. They were fascinated watching two girls beat on each other. They've never seen anything like that and it definitely piqued their interest.

UFC 85: Bedlam

Today is an interesting day because "UFC 85: Bedlam" takes place this afternoon at the O2 Arena in London. I was debating whether I should buy this PPV. The last UFC event I watched at 3pm EST was the one held in Ireland last year and I was so disappointed with the fights, not to mention I'm not used to watching a live UFC event in the middle of the day.

But I'm convinced this afternoon's UFC 85 card has some solid match-ups, so I'm definitely watching this event. And though I'm not a big fan of Matt Hughes, it's still a pleasure to watch him fight and he'll have his hands full against Thiago Alves. It should be a barn-burner.