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Originally Posted by Mich
I enjoyed that fight very much. I'm still puzzled by why MacDonald would take it to the ground when he has an 8" reach advantage.
Sidenote: I've gone to the same bar to watch UFC since #66 (Dec 2006). Back then, the crowd was 95% men, 5% women. Last night it was 60-40. I only noticed this when Maia came out: all around the room, guys were pointing at the screen and explaining to their girlfriends who Wanderlei was.
Snippet of Fitch post fight press conference on the UFC site:
Reporter: "Jon, do you think you hurt him at all?"
Fitch (ruefully): "I hope. God I hope so, I was trying..."
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I think you're right. Even his corner told him after the second round to keep it standing. MacDonald is a smart fighter so it's surprising he didn't try to keep it standing more.