MMA Crunch

During this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 14, the UFC was guilty of putting on a couple of fights that were nothing more than a fraud. First off, the Brandon Vera vs. Reese Andy match proved that was unworthy of being on the main card, let alone second to the main event. Prior to the fight, Vera shot off at the mouth about how he was robbed in his last fight in the heavyweight division. Furthermore, he went on to say how many great things he’ll do in the light heavyweight division.

Both of those statements already seem to be a fraud. His hug-fest against Reese Andy drew boo after boo as Vera seemed so spent, he could barely last the three rounds. And Andyy was no better, but did anyone really expect him to be?

So what lies ahead for “the truth”? A class of light heavyweights that won’t be content with hugging him for fifteen minutes. If Vera hopes to make good on all the talk he dished out prior to the fight, he needs to work on his conditioning in a major way. Read more…

Affliction, UFC Anthony Johnson, Brandon Vera, Kevin Burns, Reese Andy

Following a pair of consecutive losses in the heavyweight division, Brandon “The Truth” Vera has decided to lighten his load and take a step down a weight class. Vera also wasted no time making the move. He’ll see his first action as a light heavyweight this coming Saturday against UFC newcomer Reese Andy.

In an interview with the Baltimore Sun, Vera claimed that he wanted to get started as soon as possible. He turned down a proposed match-up against Lyoto Machida on the grounds that he would need more time to prepare.

Vera’s move to the ranks of the light heavyweight division makes an already deep division that much deeper. He could wind up being a major player in the division in the very near future. But for now, his opening bout against Andy enables him to adjust to the new weight class. It should be a good tune-up for Vera as he enters this new realm.

UFC Brandon Vera, Lyoto Machida, Reese Andy