So when did the UFC let meth addicts be contestants on The Ultimate Fighter? Because watching Barrera on TUF 6 was like watching an hour long DARE commercial.
First of all, who the fuck gets up at 4 am to work out for 2 hours, when they're already doing 2 a days to train for a fight? And what the fuck was he doing staring at himself in the bathroom mirror during practice? I call 'em like I see 'em, and that man is either a recovering addict, or is taking a lot more than Xience. His wife didn't do him any favors either, calling to say she hasn't slept or eaten in days. And Matt Hughes didn't do him much good by all but breaking his hand.
Anyway, on to the fight.
Round one had Barrera looking like a punching bag out there, as he just couldn't get past Saunders' reach. The only real damage he did was knock Saunders down with a straight shot to the jaw. Had ANYONE on the UFC active roster landed that punch, the fight would have ended in a KO. That Saunders was smiling and laughing about it only goes to show that Barrera's stand up game sucks ass. That was pretty much all that Barrera did in that round, as he wouldn't let Saunders back up, and ended up letting him recover. I had Saunders winning the round 10-9, but I could see how some might have felt the knockdown was worthy of a 10-9 round for Barrera.
Round Two was brutal. Saunders punished Barrera with kicks, punches and knees for 5 straight minutes. Herb Dean almost ended the fight when he thought Barrera couldn't go on. It was easily a 10-8 round for Saunders, which gave him the majority win.
At the end of the fight, Barrera looked as though he had gotten hit by a bus. Saunders just looked happy. Two of the judges ended up giving Saunders round 1, which irked Matt Hughes enough that he complained to Kieth Kizer and questioned the training of the judges. That's always a good idea, complaining to the man who basically runs the sanctioning of your sport. The bottom line is, had the fight gone a 3rd round, Barrera would have gotten his ass handed to him like in round 2.
The fight was a good one, very entertaining to watch. Although, it was painful to watch Barrera talk about his faith and his horses, and then lament over his personal and financial problems, all the while twitching and shadow boxing. I truly believe that he is addicted to meth or some other illicit substance. Mark my words, when he gets more fghts in the UFC he will piss dirty at least one time.
As for Matt Hughes, all I can say is this: he's an idiot, and a crappy coach.
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