Chick Fight!

I find myself more excited for the Strikeforce card this Saturday than I do for UFC on FX 2 on Friday, mostly for the main event featuring two of the best female fighters in the world.  Bantamweight champ Meisha Tate squares off against undefeated but largely untested Ronda Rousey for the title.  Now not only are both girls on the attractive side but they both can open a can of whoop ass too.  I saw Tate win the title from Marloes Coenen and she put in a helluva performance and Rousey has been nothing but impressive in her climb to #1 contender status.  Plus both girls hate each other so it should make for an entertaining fight.  Female MMA is just as fun to watch as male MMA when the fighters are of the caliber of Tate, Rousey, Coenen and candidate for the most perfect female on the planet Gina Carano...but the problem is that there are not enough talented female MMA fighters to make up a couple of divisions and make it worthwhile.  This is why Dana White is against bringing in girls MMA into UFC.  Here's hoping more up and coming young female fighters make their way to Strikeforce to prove to White and the UFC that female MMA is growing and worth taking a gamble on.  Keep and eye out for Amanda Lucas, daughter of Star Wars ruiner Geroge Lucas.  She currently has a professional record of 4-1 and just recently won the DEEP Openweight Women's Championship in Tokyo, Japan.  Plus, her walk out music is the Imperial March...how awesome is that!

CFL Free Agency

CFL Free agent frenzy started Feb 15th and you could literally cut the tension with a dull spoon.  Unlike NFL free agency where news leaks pretty fast, nothing worthwhile happened for quite a bit last Wednesday...except I almost drained my iphone battery checking twitter every 2 minutes to see if someone signed.  At the end of day 1 the Riders significantly upgraded their O-Line by signing center Dominic Picard away from Toronto and helping their secondary by signing Regina native Paul Woldu.  The big fish would be reeled in the next morning when the Riders signed Brendon LaBatte formerly of Weyburn to a huge deal.  Even with the retirement of Gene Makowsky, the Riders offensive line has gone from a weakness to a strength with these signings.  We now have a natural center again, something that has been missing since the days of Jeremy O'Day  and LaBatte is one of the best Canadian O-Lineman in the game today.

Of course, it wasn't all good news as beloved Rider slotback Andy Fantuz turned down more money from the green and white and chose to sign with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.  This really doesnt come as much of a surprise as  most people expected this after he turned down a very lucrative contract with the Riders to test the free agent market. But if Andy really believes that Smilin' Hank is gonna lead him and the Cats to a Grey Cup before LaBatte and the Riders then I have some ocean front property near Radville he might be interested in.

Great job Riders in signing Colt Brennan!  He's a quality QB that has the skill set to excel in the CFL...I can't wait to see if he can grasp the Canadian game and challenge DD down the road for the starters spot.