As you all know, my weekend wasn't exactly filled with fun. My fever/headache/cold that lasted for what seemed an eternity caused me to hit the couch for the entire weekend and early into the work week. Luckily, there was some MMA on the tube this last weekend and some news I was able to check out as well.

Strikeforce @ The Dome: Absolute garbage

Say what you want about the Riggs' fight or the Sapp fight, but the entire card was terrible. It was filled with lackluster performances by subpar fighters. It was absolutely boring and caused me to fall asleep more than once. There is something wrong with your promotion when the next fight's matchup graphics come up on the television, and your audience cringes at the thought of another boring decision bout... and that outcome actually happens. Two hours of the event had gone by before a relevant bout occurred.

Franca released from UFC contract: Big Deal?

Not really. The Lightweight division in the UFC is so damn stacked nowadays that Hermes Franca is just another casualty of being on a very long suspension. I imagine the UFC feels that people have forgot about him, and that they have TUF alumni and other Lightweights that stunned crowds with their performances on UFN cards. Don't be too mad if you're a fan of Hermes, he'll be fighting in Europe or Asia very soon.

UFC 82 Countdown: Not too shabby

I actually watched the Countdown show for UFC 82 early this week, and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Earlier works of the show were terrible in comparison to the newer versions of the show, so it's a nice surprise to see the production moving up for the UFC and SpikeTV. I'm still not convinced that Dan Henderson has what it takes to defeat Anderson Silva, and I worry that the whole group of MMA fighters who say that Silva's strength is "unbelievable" may be Henderson's downfall. What if Silva is stronger?

Randy Couture states the obvious on 'Inside MMA': Get a clue

Couture stated that "The best fighters have to be allowed to fight each other" to boys over at Inside MMA during its broadcast on HDNet this past Friday. My response would be that Couture is spitting the same stuff at us again, and I'm a bit sick of hearing about it. We all know that the best should be fighting the best. There is always one thing that gets in the way of all of that, and that's business. In our case, the UFC's exclusivity is a giant that has to be overcome. When one company is trying to further themselves rather than further the sport as a whole, those dreams of having the best fighters fight the best fighters are put on hold.

Paul Daley might retire: Not a big fan

Don't get me wrong, Daley is an able striker with some great power. From what I've seen from him, he could potentially be a star. Why would he suddenly retire? Nobody knows for sure, but he surely isn't ready for the elite fighters yet. To be honest, I'm not sure if he will ever be able to compete with the upper-echelon of talent in his weight class.