Brock and Nog out, will TUF save the day?

by NCSAR on Nov 15, 2009 3:45 PM EST Comment 2 comments

It is unknown to what extent Brock Lesnar and Nog are sick. We know that both are seriously ill and will not be fighting anytime soon.

The UFC's Heavyweight Division is not their deepest, and combine those losses with the weight drop of Randy Couture, they just got thin!

Here is a link where I break down exactly what the UFC needs to do!

A few tidbits from the link...

If you take Brock, Nog, and Randy out of the 215+ equation, you are left with the likes of Carwin, Velasquez, Mir, Kongo, and Dos Santos. After that point, the talent level drastically drops off.

In steps The Ultimate Fighter! The season that was origionally crowned as the Kimbo season, very well could be a saving grace for the UFC.

What to do now...

This is what you can expect if Brock and Nog are out of commission for awhile. Expect Carwin and Velasquez to fight (possibly around 108). The winner of that one will get the winner of the Mir vs. Kongo fight for the interim title. That will do two things. It will give Lesnar and Nog time to hear, as well as give the UFC to begin building their new heavyweight talent from TUF.

If they play their cards right, they can market at least four of the TUF guys (not counting Kimbo). They can use these brand new guys as a speed bump in the division, seemingly slowing down the movement of the division, and allowing the guys at the top to heal.

You never know if someone from the show can ramble off a few straight wins. This would only help out the UFC. Mix this new crop of talent with the current roster and a possible disaster is avoided and downgraded to a small issue.

The Wildcard...

The wild card in all of this is Kimbo Slice. I know what you are thinking, how in the world could the UFC really use this guy… Just watch, it is going to happen. He is rumored to be fighting Houston Alexander at the finale. If he wins that fight (and let’s be honest…Houston is very beatable), then you can use Kimbo wherever you want. Ask Spike, YouTube, and CBS if they think people will tune in to watch Kimbo…

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Free agents??

The question is for how long on both guy’s. Are we talking February or we talking September it would be nice like in any other sport to get a knowlegable estimate. Lets say they are both out tell summer? The best thing I think is to have Carwin & Cain at 108 or 109 fight the winner of Gonzoga and Santos fight in April or May for #1 contender. The winner of Mir and Kongo fight the winner of the Paul Buentello fight in March or Aprilish for a shot at NOG winner gets the next shot. It’s all assuming they will be back for summer as well if they come back at the same time we can get the NOG vs. Brock match. One other fighter I haven’t heard of but am excited to see with top ten potential is Yvel he is one of the most fierce stand up fighters in MMA and his ground game looked improved his last fight if he can play by the rules he would be a excellent addition just imagine the potential fights with him from Santos to Kongo and even as rumored Buentello. Yvel is with out a doubt a top ten striker.