Originally Posted by
gabe
Boetsch is very lucky.
1) He cuts to 185, faces Kendall Grove, a tall dude who does not know how to use his reach and length AT ALL. A wrestler like Boetsch had no trouble controlling him. My bet on Grove, albeit small, was one of the worst bets I've ever made. This was pretty much a gift fight for Boetsch, and the UFC knew Grove sucked and wanted him gone. I should have seen that.
2) He fights Nick Ring, and gets his ass kicked in the first round. Nick ring gasses like usual, and Boetsch takes over, and squeezes out a decision, mostly because Ring was too gassed in the 3rd round, so it was all Boetsch. If Ring had cardio for 2 rounds instead of 1, this would have been a loss for Boetsch.
3) He faces Yushin Okami, and gets COMPLETELY man-handled for two entire rounds. Okami comes into the 3rd, completely gassed, and Boetsch still has his cardio going for him, so he puts his hands on Okami, and that does it. Even Andy Ogle could have knocked Okami out in that 3rd round.
4) He gets thrown against the wolves in a fight vs Hector Lombard, which he was supposed to lose...and did lose, really. Lombard was fighting injured, so we were not seeing the same Hector Lombard with killer instinct. He hurt Boetsch a few times, but didn't follow up with anything to put him away. Gotta blame that on the injury, nothing else makes sense. Tim Boetsch ran around the entire fight, threw a shot here and there, but at the end of the day, Hector Lombard landed the better strikes in every round, and did more damage. It was a clear 30-27 victory for Hector, but Boetsch's luck continues, and the judges reward him the win. There are people who think Boetsch actually did win. These are people who don't have all their marbles.
5) He's fighting Weidman, who is a way better wrestler and striker. He's got zero chance, kinda like he did against Lombard. Maybe Weidman comes in injured, does enough to win every round, and manages to lose a split decision? Ha... Anything can happen in MMA, such bullsh*t.