Not Couture -he’ll be seen as the champion of the little guy who fought for what he deserved. Not the UFC-they’ll get an incredibly profitable fight in November. Not Fedor-he gets a big paycheck for fighting guys he’ll steamroll over (Arlovski and Barnett) even if that talent pool may run dry before Christmas. The only one who loses is Affliction. They’ve just seen the big payday that could have saved their fledgling promotion go up in t-shirt smoke, leaving the UFC licking its chops at the prospect of eating another promotion who thought they could challenge them.

I’m just sayin’
Kelly Crigger is a freelance MMA writer and author of the book "Title Shot: Into the Shark Tank of Mixed Martial Arts" which you can purchase by clicking here. Contact him through his website at IntoTheSharkTank.com