UFC and Strikeforce Questionable Decisions

   Both the UFC and its sister company; Strikeforce have made choices that I not only do not like but understand.

Overeem

   With the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix finally into its semi-finals, it was announced that the two semi-final fights would take place on September 10. These fights were expected to be Antonio Silva (MMA 16-2, SF 3-1)  vs Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem (MMA 35-11, SF 3-0) (Which should have been set for the final, I do not know why both men were put in the same part of the bracket, but that is a different story) and Sergei Kharitonov (MMA 18-4, SF 1-0) against Josh Barnett (MMA 30-5, SF 1-0). These fights do not sound great nor are pay-per-view caliber (thankfully it is said to be not), but I would watch them and I am sure other fans would too.
   However, I have no desire to watch this lackluster tournament now.
    Overeem was pulled from the tournament last night due to an injured toe. That it is not the part I have a problem with, but with the way Strikeforce handled the situation. 1. They replaced Overeem with Daniel Cormier (MMA 8-0, SF 2-0). No disrespect to Cormier, but the tournament was not very attractive even with Overeem in it, so now that he has been replaced makes it even worse. Strikeforce kept saying this tournament would showcase the best heavyweights in the world, and my question is how can that be if they will not let even its champion participate? Which brings me to my second point; why couldn't Strikeforce decide to postpone the card for a month? Overeem said himself that he preferred an October fight, so his toe could be fully healed and so he could still be in the tournament. Why couldn't the company honor that request? Doesn't Strikeforce have enough respect for its champion? You think the company would, but apparently not. Also who now wants to watch a tournament that has been highly publicized, with not any must see fighters, the Grand Prix was a disappointment with Overeem in it, now it is just a failure.
   If you thought the Strikeforce decision was bad, its sister company did not do any better.

Leben

   UFC announced that UFC 138 would take place in Birmingham, England, on November 5, and would be on Spike TV via tape-delayed. That is problem number one because whenever Spike airs a tape-delayed card (especially in England) the card tends to suck; this card is no different as UFC President Dana White announced that the main event would be Chris Leben (MMA 26-7, UFC 12-6) vs Mark Munoz (MMA 11-2, UFC 6-2) in a middleweight bout.
   When I read this, I was not very excited, and I am sure others were not either, but White did try to spice this fight up a little bit. This would be the first main event where a title is not on the line that would be five rounds.
  Is this a good move?
   I would not pay to watch this fight if it was three rounds, so why would I pay if it was five? That would be an extra ten minutes of a boring fight, in which I predict Leben to dominate.
   White could have done so much better in this main event. Leben deserves the spot and should be in line for a middleweight title shot, but he deserves better than Munoz, but since the middleweight division is so weak, this is what we get.
   If this is the main event, I do not even want to imagine what the rest of the main card is.
   White should not even bother having fights in England if this is what is scheduled.
   The last two days just show that although Strikeforce and the UFC are the two biggest MMA companies in the world, they both are know where near being perfect.