
MFC Staff
Many questions, including those in the Z-Files Top 10, were posed prior to MFC 33: Collision Course.
After one of the wildest, bloodiest nights in MFC history, many questions were answered and even more have arisen in the aftermath.
*It was perhaps the most dominant performance ever in an MFC title fight as Nathan Coy brutally bashed Ryan McGillivray with an unrelenting ground-and-pound attack that ultimately forced an overdue doctor’s stoppage TKO at the end of Round 3 (at least a round too late in the opinion of many fans and insiders). Coy promised he would break McGillivray’s will, and he did just that, taking him down, avoiding submission attempts, and raining down an assault. It was very much a man (who became “The Man”) against boy (or “The Kid” in this case) scenario … Coy’s first defense of his newly won MFC welterweight crown is slated for MFC 34 with an opponent to be named shortly. Whoever it may be will need to bring something to the table that McGillivray didn’t … In an interesting turn, Coy chose to leave his belt at the MFC headquarters in Edmonton, saying he’ll pick it up for the pre-MFC 34 press conference, weigh-in, and for the walk to the ring. The American Top Team rep is not much for collectibles, keepsakes, and memorabilia so when he needs the belt it will be safe and sound and ready for wear … McGillivray, who spent much of the post-MFC 33 night in hospital, is going to be on the shelf for some time – speculation ranging from five months to one year. A single dad and gym owner, McGillivray is surely going to take a long look in the mirror before jumping back into things.
*Everyone who made their case in person, via phone, via email, via text message, via Twitter and Facebook, snail mail, smoke signal, Pony Express, Morse code – any form of communication possible, frankly – they are all correct. The judging in the Adam Lynn-Mukai Maromo fight was flat-out wrong. Terrible, abysmal, corrupt, ridiculous, suspect, idiotic … pick your word. It was a horrendous verdict. But a tip for everyone who responded – send your complaints and criticism to the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission, not the MFC. No major promotion anywhere picks the judges or has any say, implied or otherwise, in the outcome of a fight when it goes to the judges’ scorecards. To say the MFC is responsible for the judges’ decision is ludicrous … In the end, the MFC did what it could and made the best “fix” possible – an immediate rematch and with the title on the line. Do it one more time, this time over five rounds, and the winner takes the belt home. The fight, original or sequel, is worth seeing again. (more…)