SB Nation Network Reactions To Post-Strikeforce:Nashville Brawl

I posted the following on Bloody Elbow:

I’m embarrassed for the sport of mixed martial arts. I don’t fault Strikeforce for the brawl and honestly I think it’s unfair to fault Miller. Miller went in to the cage and did some “thunder stealing” yes. But when the repercussion for that became gang assualt I am not sure. Did we see Matt Hughes’ boys jump Georges St. Pierre for stating that he was “not impressed by his performance?”

I entirely hope that we see the Cesar Gracie camp members involved in the attack charged with assault and forced to own up to their behavior in court. I also would like to see both Diaz brothers, Gilbert Melendez and anyone else involved with the assault suffer a massive suspension. Anything under one year would be too little in my eyes.

Zach Krantz posted from cageside on Watch Kalib Run:

Mayhem Miller walked into the cage and stood behind Shields during his victory interview. It appeared as if Gilbert Melendez did not appreciate Miller attempting to steal spotlight from Shields during Jake’s moment and went to push Miller off screen and out of the way. What ended was a scuffle in the cage, on what I assume, was live television. Included in the footage was what appeared to be Shields’s camp beating up Miller as security had to disperse the fight. If MMA wanted attention from the mainstream media they will probably now have it. Ignoring how the media reacts will be how CBS reacts and if they want disassociate themselves with this now. I am unsure how much was on live t.v. and how much attention it will get, but this is not a case of “no publicity is bad publicity.”

Cage Side Seats pointed us to a post on the Diaz Brothers’ facebook page:

For those that people think this shit’s a game. Mayhem Millet trying to steal Jake’s spotlight? Walk up on our camp like that? The clown got beat down.

Kid Nate of Bloody Elbow added this:

I’d much rather be commenting on the brilliant tactics and techniques of the Strikeforce: Nashville on CBS show, but the potential business implications of a dismal show that included three straight five round decisions -- all of them mostly one-sided -- and ended in a bench clearing brawl between the defending champion and his team against one member of Dan Henderson’s Team Quest.

Dana White was the big winner of virtually every fight on this card.

There is more to come on the situation during the next few days I am sure.