UFC 108 is like a lump of coal in your Christmas stocking

Once upon a time, UFC 108 looked like a great way to celebrate the New Year. Heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar was expected to face Shane Carwin and Anderson Silva was supposed to defend his middleweight title against Vitor Belfort. Now, thanks to injuries and illnesses, the January 2 event will just be a continuation of my “sayonara 2009!” hangover. Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva will headline and MMABay is reporting that the welterweight showdown between Paul “Semtex” Daley and Carlos Condit has been promoted to co-main event. Seriously? That’s not even worth sobering up for.