Classic PPV Series Post 3 UFC 132.
Intro.
For this one we're heading back to the Summer of 2011 and the forth of July weekend, as the weekend of independence dawned on the United States, the UFC gave us one hell of a PPV card. And for one I loved it. So lets get into it.
5. UFC Countdown To 132.
These build up shows from this time were the gift that kept on giving. Urijah Faber, and. Dominic Cruz rivalry. Tito Ortiz looking jacked, ahead of his fight against Ryan Bader, and. Chris Leben talking about his respect for his opponent Wanderlai Silva, these two have quite the counteracting careers. ( more on these two later )
4. Where Is Carlos Condit.
On this show Carlos showed just how scary he was as a fighter, when he beat Don Yun Kim, with a Superman Punch, this was a well timed piece of action that brought an end to the fight. Nowadays Carlos has left fighting behind him, and is now a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Muay Thai coach, and has multiple hands in other businesses, that includes a coffee shop, and a jeans venture.
3. Were Are Dennis Siver And Matt Wiman.
On this night this pair had a minor barn burner of a fight, that saw Siver get the decision win, but what's more interesting is were are they now. Dennis resides in his city of Mannheim in Germany, a retired fighter, were he runs a Mixed Martial Arts Gym. Whilst Matt has also retired and now works in the hospice industry as an adjunct professor. these men have proved that there is a life after the cage.
2. Chris Leben And Wanderlai Silva.
These two have a counteracting Career, when you look at how they ended their time in the worlds largest fight organisation. Chris would leave the UFC in 2014, after his poor outing against Urijah Hall at UFC 168, he would face suspensions due to failed drug tests before this time. Wanderlai would leave the UFC under a controversial cloud of smoke, when he refused drug testing in 2014, but his relationship with the UFC would end in 2016, as fight fixing allegations came to light. This would be compunded by his disilution for fighting. Leben knocked him out on this night.
1. Faber vs Cruz.
I have a strange love for this fight. It managed to leave me enthralled, whilst also leaving feeling angry. I was more of a Urijah Faber fan, because I felt that he was more relatable, whilst Dominic reminded me of that little sibling that just owned everything. Cruz would get the better of Faber again in the Summer of 2016.