Five Things Learned From UFC 107

5. Jon Fitch is content where he is.

Jon Fitch’s record of 11-1 is one of the most impressive in the UFC. While it must be acknowledged, there exist problems that are not so obviously stated.

4. Clay Guida does not belong in the UFC.

Guida has a 5-5 record in the UFC. Is that a bad record to hold in the top MMA organization in the world? No, it is respectable. The problem lies in the fact that Guida is not a good fighter. His standup is jerky, predictable and powerless. His takedowns are telegraphed and easily stuffed by fighters with decent wrestling backgrounds. When he does take a fighter down, he is perfectly content to lay on them.

3. Kenny Florian is BJ Penn’s right-hand man.

To even be considered as a true threat to Penn’s 155-pound title, a fighter needs to be able to defeat Florian. Kenny Florian has evolved into a well-rounded and dangerous fighter with strong Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu and razors in his elbows. He shows up to every fight ready to push the pace and he has the ability to keep up that pace for the duration of the fight.

2. The UFC has ended its streak of poor cards.

UFC 105, UFC 106 and the TUF 10 Finale were disappointments. With weak main events and even weaker main card fights, I was not happy with what the UFC was producing. Some people cried that fighters were injured and they needed to look out for their own well-being. That is true, but it is the UFC’s job to put on entertaining fights on a constant basis. If the organization fails to deliver in that regard, then there is only one target to blame for that, and that is the UFC itself.

1. BJ Penn runs the 155-pound division.

Penn has thoroughly dismantled each of his lightweight opponents, but he has not put them back together. Diego Sanchez was considered to be the toughest contender for Penn’s belt to date. After watching their fight on Saturday, the word contender seems to be gone from the UFC lightweight dictionary entirely.

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