There's a guy who works at a parking lot on the corner. His vest says "supervisor" on it. But someone has stuck a badge above "supervisor" that says "acting," so everyone knows that this guy is just the "acting supervisor" of the parking lot. I guess it's so he can't abuse the power of the title and verbally abuse other parking lot employees while the real supervisor sits in someone's car, smokes and reads a porno magazine.
Anyway, every time I see this "acting supervisor" guy, it reminds me of all of the "interim" titles in the UFC. Georges St. Pierre just got one for beating some humility into Matt Hughes, and Sasquatch-creature Tim Sylvia will be fighting Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for another one in February at UFC 81: Big vs. Good.
Originally, B.J. Penn and Joe Stevenson were scheduled to fight for an interim lightweight title in England, but now, thanks to bungled drug tests by the California State Athletic Commission, Sean Sherk has been stripped of the belt and it's a fight for the "real" title. However, whoever wins will just have the belt in the "interim" 'til they face Sherk, and he beats their internal organs into dog food. Dana White might as well wrap the lightweight title around their waist while wearing an executioner's hood.
Sure, it isn't stuck onto the belt with Velcro, but the point is the same. Whether you're a UFC champ or a parking lot flunky, words like "interim" and "acting" are a kick in the balls. If you don't believe me, go tell your woman that she's your "interim girlfriend" or "acting wife" and see what happens. I suggest you wear a cup.
B.J. Penn vs. Joe Stevenson
I don't know a single person who thinks Stevenson is going to win this fight, and I can't say I blame them. Penn's boxing is better, his takedown defense is insane and his jiu-jitsu is world class. He's flexible like one of those people who are born with no arms so they have to learn how to comb their hair and peel bananas with their feet. Plus, he's got as much twitchy energy as a kid with severe attention deficit disorder and a caffeine addiction.
Of course, the problem with people like Penn is that a lot of the time, they tend to go crazy in the same way as super-talented child stars who go rob pharmacies later in life. After Penn beat Hughes to win the welterweight title, he started furiously slapping himself. Tell me you didn't think that was strange.
It's entirely possible that during this fight Penn might suffer a total mental collapse like he did in his first match with Jens Pulver. It's also possible that he might separate his own ribs again, as he did in his second fight with Hughes. But if his mind and body hold up to the pressure, Penn will go through Stevenson like a pineapple shot out of a cannon. My Guess: Penn by submission.
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