So the arch-villain of MMA has once again wreaked havoc on my visions of a UFC-free future. Jake Shields, Strikeforce's great white hope, has apparently enetered into negotiations with the evil empire known as Z.U.F.F.A. Fucking great. I would have known sooner but since I refuse to watch any progamming by the Z -word, I missed Shields & Dana White chumming it up in the front row while Aldo stomped Faber.
What really shocks me is that somehow Strikeforce let Shields defend his goddamn title on the last (last!!!) fight on his contract. Even though they landed the CBS/Showtime deal, a move like that shows incredibly un-savvy business acumen. If Dana White's borderline-libelous accusations that Strikeforce wanted to fuck Shields over by having Hendo kick his ass & take his belt on the last fight of his contract hold any merit, then maybe I jumped onto a bandwagon being steered by nitwits. But it felt so good to believe that I had found a cure for the UFC's $50 a month habit.
So! Well played, Mr. White. I hear you may also be bringing the older, more stoned Diaz brother back to your eight-sided sideshow. I'm just going to throw this out there...I don't think you ever wanted a network deal in the first place. Why would you? Splitting the profits with network execs & giving up your piece of the gate, not to mention the "tax" you levy on sponsors doesn't sound like something you'd be interested in. Neither does having to face legit sportswriters without using language that would make a sailor blush.
So barring a brutal KO of Fedor at the hands of Overeem, Strikeforce suddenly has much less to offer this disgrunted MMA-obsessed blogger. Back to KOTC. Sorry I stepped out on you, guys.
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