The Doctor's Stoppage MMA Blog

 Well, after coming back for the white house event and the following week, I managed to not post anything at all last week. Saturday was my dad's birthday paired with father's day on Sunday, so I just didn't have the time to get out any predictions or bets. I only was able to see a bit of the Fili vs Lok Dog fight and then the main event. Kape kind of did what he tends to do and sat back and was eventually able to find the big counter shot to put Kyoji away. I didn't even think he looked all that bad, but at the same time, there's a reason we don't see guys at his age at the very top of the division in the smaller weight classes all that often. It feels like Kape should have the next title shot after the UFC finally runs Van vs Pantoja back. Who knows how long Kape will be on the sidelines now though, which is kind of unfortunate for him, not that he's the most active fighter in the world, but it just kind of accentuates why doing Van vs Taira instead of the...

 Josh Hokit has been the talk of the MMA world and, in large part, due to his bizarre comments regarding former first lady Michelle Obama, his name has escaped the MMA sphere as well. Unfortunately for the UFC and the sport of MMA at large, it is not the good kind of attention, which it rarely is when MMA is getting talked about alongside mainstream sports or the greater news cycle in general. You don't need me to sit here and tell you that what he said was stupid and unnecessary. It takes little more than a few functioning braincells to figure that out. I think a more fruitful conversation to have is how should the UFC go about this because I don't know that there typical response is going to cut it anymore given the circumstances surrounding this situation.  Now, before we go any further, believe me when I say that I know exactly what is going to happen. If you've been following the UFC for any length of time, we know how this goes. Dana probably won't even be asked a...

 To most neutral parties, the White House event was about as much of a success as the UFC could have hoped for. They ended up having to cancel the prefight coverage and had a short delay due to weather, but after everything actually started moving, the weather held off. It didn't seem like the humidity really played any part in determining the outcomes, mostly because only the main event extended in any meaningful way. The fights themselves were all action for the most part and all ended inside the distance, which meant the casual fans stayed engaged. The only real thing that isn't a complete knit pick in my opinion is the Josh Hokit comment. I'll have more on that tomorrow so, stay tuned if that topic is something that interests you. There's not too many fights left to go over now that I have done the two title fights the last couple of days, but we will quickly run through everyone left and give a quick evaluation of their performance and take a look at some options f...