Why GSP vs A. Silva Doesn't Make Sense for the Fighters

As much as I would love to see Anderson Silva vs Georges St. Pierre, I don't think it benefits either fighter. The welterweight division is stacked so GSP can fight credible challengers and go down in history as the most dominant welterweight of all time. Even though he'd be at a size disadvantage, if GSP loses it will lower his p4p status and his image of dominance which for a fighter is important. That's why GSP has some of the most mainstream sponsors of any MMA fighter, because he's a dominant athlete. If GSP won, although it will rocket his p4p status and image, I don’t think he can continually defend the middleweight title at his size. If Anderson loses it destroys his mystique and p4p ranking. Anderson's beating guys at 185 and 205 so what does fighting a welterweight, although a dominant one, benefit him?

A PROPOSED TWEAK TO THE 10-POINT MUST SYSTEM

Whether people like it or not, the 10-point-must system that is currently in place for MMA is going to be around for a long time. One adjustment could be for judges to change the score of a previous round to weigh it against later rounds in the same fight. Take the recent Tom Lawlor vs. Aaron Simpson fight. A judge gives Lawlor a 10-9 in the first round, and then he gives the second round to Simpson, 10-9. The judge realizes the discrepancy in the dominance of the rounds, goes back, and gives Lawlor a 10-8 in the first. When round one happened, it happened in isolation without anyone knowing how close round two would be. After both rounds happened, they had two rounds to compare against each other and could then rate Lawlor's first round more dominant that Simpson's win in round two. This way judges can see who "won his round more than the other won his round," so to speak. (Special thanks to "EAJames" for starting this topic in the MMAjunkie.com MMA Forums.)

SANCHEZ'S RETURN TO 170 SPOILS POSSIBILITY OF INTRIGUING FLORIAN REMATCH

I was very disappointed to hear that Diego Sanchez abruptly decided to move back to welterweight following his loss to UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn. I was really hoping to see a rematch between Sanchez and Kenny Florian and felt that that fight would tell us a lot about both fighters and where they stand at 155 pounds. We all remember the lopsided first fight at middleweight, which was a far cry from the close fight contested between Stephan Bonnar and Forrest Griffin on the same The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale card. Since then Florian has become synonymous with hard work and talent, and Sanchez has remained the super-aggressive cardio machine. Styles make fights, and this one would've been an exciting and tactical bout to watch. It also would have put the winner as a clear top-five lightweight on a quick track to a Penn rematch (though the outcome of that for either fighter would likely be the same).