Three UFC Fights I would like to see:

Hermes Franca vs Sean Sherk - Well, this one is going to happen. I saw the replay of the Franca Fisher fight that went off (tip to TJ De Santis) last Thursday and sure, Hermes was a little reckless, but his strikes look heavy. When he finally connected with Fishers jaw, it was lights out. With that said, Sherk’s probably going to win this fight, but I would like to see Hermes land a couple strikes to see what kind of chin Sean has.

Forrest Griffin vs Rashad Evans - Rashad flat out cleaned Salmons clock on Thursday (he’s okay by the way), but before that kick found pay dirt Evans didn’t look like a real contender for Liddells belt. I’m not sold. I honestly only want to see this fight because this division is a little crowded right now. If Forrest loses, well that would be two in a row and although he’s a fan favorite, the big pay day will fall farther from his grasp. He may be relegated to Chris Leban status (interpret that anyway you want). If Rashad loses, I wouldn’t even expect to see him headlining a T.V. event, much less a pay per view. The reason I am talking money is because that is what the UFC appears to be about (which is fine). If you aren’t a marketable personality, your road to the top will be a difficult and probably unsuccessful one.

Heath Herring vs. Nobody - I listened to Heath on an episode of Beatdown and I was excited about seeing this guy fight. After Thursday nights fight, I am wondering if this guy should be in the WWF or something. This was probably the most underwhelming fight I have seen the UFC promote. Aside from his intro and crazy hair (both of which would translate well to the fake wrestling leagues), it was a bore fest. Josh Gross mentioned that someone from Herrings camp said he had a real bad knee injury 3 weeks before the fight (he was sporting a knee brace), so maybe that’s why he sucked so bad. Regardless, I have no interest in seeing this guy fight again.

bUGLY recommended music for this week:

“World Apart” by “And You Will Know Us by the Trail of the Dead“ - I found these guys through LastFm by searching for groups similar to “At the Drive In”. Anyway, very good stuff here. My favorite cuts from this album include “Will you smile again for me”, “Worlds apart”, and “Let it drive”. Weird, but they sound like a mixture of Hum and Social Distortion to me. For instance, the vocals from “Will you…” and “Worlds Apart” sound similar to Social Distortions “Ball and Chain” hit, but “Let it drive” sounds just like the dude from Hum (Pick any song from “You’d prefer an Astronaut”).

This week in sports:

No joke, the NHL all-star game was this past week. Sidney Crosby may very well be the second coming of the “Great One”, and nobody is watching.

How many head coaches in the SEC have won a national championship as a head coach? 5 Fulmer - Tennessee, Spurrier - South Carolina (won at Florida), Tuberville - Auburn (I know I know, but he got ripped, so I’m giving him credit), Saban - Alabama (won at LSU), Urban Meyer - Florida.

Now, compare that to the Big Ten: 3 The Vest - Ohio State, Lloyd Carr - Michigan, Joe Paterno - Penn State
ACC: 2 Bowden - FSU, Davis - North Carolina (Won at Miami)
PAC Ten: 1 Pete Carroll - USC

Big 12: 2 Mac Brown - Texas, Bob Stoopes - Oklahoma

Is there any question that the SEC is the premier college football conference? I think not.

Kevin Garnett drops 44 on the Suns and ends their win streak. Wow! By the way, what ever happened to Troy Hudson. Did he go the way of Mike Bibby? (One good great playoff series and then never heard from again).

Bob Sanders - Terrible first name for a elite NFL difference maker.

RIP Barbaro.