# Anyone watching Ultimate Fight Night tonight? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 17, 2006, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-ultimate-fight-night-tonight/340298 "2006-01-17T02:10:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-ultimate-fight-night-tonight/340298/21 "2006-01-18T23:11:22Z")
The nice thing about Tank was that he kept the UFC honest. Having competitors like him keeps the whole thing form just being a wrestling match. If you can’t handle a big, tough guy charge you with fists swinging, you shouldn’t be competing in MMA. I did see that recent Tank fight. I think he’s gotten worse in every single appearance, whether you’re looking at muscle tone, stamina, or skill. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-ultimate-fight-night-tonight/340298/22 "2006-01-18T23:18:11Z")
Most of the consensus at the martial arts board I hang out at some is that Hughes is going to win, but there are a few well thought out dissents, e.g., the only other time Hughes has faced a guy with ground skills approaching Royce’s level was when he fought B.J. Penn, who submitted him with a rear naked choke in the first round, therefore Royce will own him like a paid for car. Another point was Hughes’ trouble with Carlos Newton in their first fight, when he was caught pretty good in a triangle and won by picking him up to the ropes, dropping him to the floor and knocking him out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-ultimate-fight-night-tonight/340298.md?page=1)