For the second time in about 10 days the MMA world is abuzz about another major fight being potentially worked. First it was Bobby Lashley in the MFC (and for the record I don't think that fight was worked) and now, after Jose Canseco's comical performance at Dream a few hours ago, the world is saying work again. I honestly don't think the fight was a work. Jose Canseco just had no idea what he was getting himself into. The guy has no MMA training and had no buisness being in this tournament. He was only in the tournament for the freak show aspect of it. Hong Man Choi is by no means a great fighter, but at least he is a fighter. Jose Canseco is a baseball player. Now if a few months from now it came out that this fight was indeed a work, I wouldn't be surprized at all. But until then, I'm saying the fight was real and Canseco is really just that bad of a fighter.
The big news I guess is that Joe Warren might indeed be the real deal. Now Yamamoto had not fought in 17 months or whatever since his "injury" (read: marijuana accusations). But Joe Warren controlled most of the fight and definitly deserved the decision. Say what you want about hometown judging and how Japan always gives close decisions to the Japanese fighters, but lately they have been giving them to the winning fighter. But yeah, Joe Warren looked great and he could definitly have a future in the sport. Warren being a world class wrestler could lead to him being a world class MMA fighter. The main event ending in a no contest is a big disapointment. I'm assuming they will have a rematch at Dream 10. Is anybody really surprized that the four total fights in the first round of the Super Hulk tournament went a grand total of 6 minutes and 19 seconds? For the featherweight tournament semi-finals, I would like to see Fernandes and Warren kept apart until the final cause they are the two best fighters but being Japan, I can see them putting them in the one semi-final together so then Tokoro and Takaya face each other in the semi-final and that way it guarantees one Japanese fighter in the final. But Fernandes and Warren should be in the final in a just world.
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Jose Canseco is a powder puff compared to Hong Man Choi; he didn't stand a chance
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