LAS VEGAS -- It seemed like the bad news never stopped coming in May: Dominick Cruz out with a knee injury. Nick Diaz suspended for a year. Jon Jones arrested for DUI. Terrible television ratings for UFC on FOX 3.
Even on Saturday, before what turned out to be a home run of a UFC event, the ill tidings flowed, with Octagon girl Arianny Celeste arrested for domestic violence and Vitor Belfort dropping out of his UFC 147 main event with Wanderlei Silva.
And yet, just when even the most optimistic among us were starting to question whether the MMA bubble was finally showing signs it was about to burst, another trend, with much less fanfare, emerged: Every time the arena doors opened in May, the action was fantastic.



