No, I'm not talking about Hockey. I have to confess, I don't understand Hockey at all. It's cold, there are people skating, they all chase a little thing around the rink using sticks. No, I'm talking about the slightly less violent sport of Mixed Martial Arts, specifically the 135 pound women's Strikeforce title.

As a Canadian I am obligated to like GSP and Sarah Kaufman, and I do, so I was glad that Kaufman took the belt last night in what is being described as an extremely unexciting fight. I also think that Strikeforce is really missing an opportunity to take on Dana White in a realm that Dana can't win. Last night was part of the challenger series, which is normally for up and coming fighters. Kaufman is 10 and 0, fighting an opponent who was 12 and 1. This is hardly a challenger series fight, and should have been hyped. Women's MMA is something that a lot of people are interested in, but don't get much opportunity to see (since the UFC is the biggest name and it doesn't have any women in the ring, just walking around outside of it in bikini's). Now, Strikeforce could make a big deal of the women it has, especially when it's a championship fight, or they could stick it on showtime (with a very small audience base) and promote it as little as possible. The only reason I see them choosing the latter (which is what they went with) is that they think Kaufman is going to pretty much dominate the division, and don't want to hype it up too much. Maybe they want to keep focus on Cris Santos, I don't know. Maybe they just aren't that comfortable being the centre of attention and want to stay in their comfort zone on the periphery. Whatever the cause, Kerry Vera is a likely future opponent, and that is a fight I would love to see, no matter how buried it ends up being.