Armchair Matchmaker - UFC 130

 This is probably the fastest I've ever had a matchmaker post up. Fuck I'm awesome. Anyways, fights were ok, seen better cards before, but I've also seen worse. Too many decisions.

Cut List - Rafaello Oliveira, Kendall Grove

Rampage Jackson vs the winner of Shogun Rua v Forrest Griffin
Even though he didn't get a finish, Rampage still looked very good in defeating Matt Hamill. Going forward, Rampage is likely one fight away from a title shot, and a fight against either Rua or Griffin would both push him towards a title shot, as well as be a shot for redemption (Rampage holds losses to both guys). Had he finished Hamill, he could have secured a title shot, but with the title held up for the next while, a fight against either Rua or Griffin would solidify a title shot (the same goes for either Rua or Griffin - if they win they would also likely get a shot).

Funny Business

Just Zack Galifinakis and Will Ferrell being awesome. Nuff said.

Summer Movie Review - True Grit

Going in, I kinda thought I was gonna be bored watching the movie, but I was wrong. True Grit was pretty fucking good. I should have expected good things after No Country for Old Men, but the Coen Brothers sure know how to make a good movie. Jeff Bridges was pretty badass, and he had some good chirps for Matt Damon. Definitely recommend checking this one out

Best Part - The crazy bear guy, if only because he made little sense in the context of the movie and needed to be on drugs in order to be explained.

Rating - 4.5./5

Karl's Picks - UFC 130

 It's been a month since the last UFC (although you wouldn't know it by how late the matchmaker post went up), and I'm just about ready for some more fights. I was actually really looking forward to the original headliner of Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard 3, but with that canceled due to injury, were left with a pretty shitty main event in Rampage Jackson vs Matt Hamill. That being said, the rest of the card is pretty solid, and sometimes the weaker cards on paper end up being the most entertaining. Now, onto the fights.

Chris "Kamikaze" Cariaso (11-3, 1-0 UFC) vs Michael "Mayday" McDonald (12-1, 1-0 UFC)
Recent Fights
Cariaso: Decision win over Will Campuzano, submission loss to Renan Barao, decision win over Rafael Rebello
McDonald: Decision win over Edwin Figueroa, submission win over Clint Godfrey, KO win over Cole Escovedo
Strengths
Cariaso: Good amount of experience
McDonald: Well rounded, excellent finisher, good size for bantamweight
Weaknesses
Cariaso: Not a good finisher, skills not overly impressive
McDonald: Still very young (only 20)
Prediction
Simply put, this fight really shouldn't be close. McDonald is one of the best prospects in the division, and Cariaso doesn't look to be much more than a low level gatekeeper at best. McDonald should be able to win the fight no matter where it goes, and I see him picking a up a big first round victory, either by sub or KO.

Now Introducing Whiplash, the Cowboy Monkey

He probably gets more monkey tail then you can even imagine. Go ahead. Try and imagine it. You won't be able to.

Monday Music - The Offspring "Self Esteem" and "Pretty Fly"

It's time for every white suburban kids favorite punk band circa 2001, The Offspring. The Offspring are responsible for some of my favorite songs, and one of my all time favorite albums (Americana). The songs I chose are almost certainly ones you've heard before, but that doesn't matter even one little bit because they are fucking awesome. Time to rock out.

Side Note - I created my own music video to "Pretty Fly" for Grade 9 Drama. To this day I am glad it was never filmed.

"Self Esteem"

"Pretty Fly"

No Respect

Spiderman? Does that motherfucker look like Spiderman to you?

You go to all the trouble of being a superhero, and one cab driver completely destroys your self esteem. That's the kind of thing that makes you go home and cry in the shower. In fairness, what superhero has to take a cab?