I have some bad news for all of us UFC addicts: We have to wait until August 25 for the next UFC PPV. For the next UFC anything, really. I’m not sure why Dana White doesn’t want to milk his product during the deadest period in sports (just regular season MLB is going on, which isn’t all that enthralling, and nothing else). I suppose he just doesn’t want to oversaturate his product.

The good news: The main event of UFC 74 isn’t going to get crazy hype, but the card will still be an unbelievable one, from top to bottom. Furthermore, the main events for UFC 75 and 76 — which take place in September and October, respectively — are going to be nuts. The main event for UFC 75 is PRIDE Middleweight/Welterweight Champion Dan Henderson vs. UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Two champions who like to stand up on their feet and strike, and both are fresh off fights where they knocked-out high-profile opponents. Should be a crazy fight.

UFC 76 might be even better, as the main event there is Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva [UFC Junkie]. Two stars, two strikers, two legends who recently got embarrassed and lost their titles in the process (ironically enough, by Rampage and Henderson , respectively). Both of these guys are going to be hellbent on walking out of Anaheim the winner, partially restoring their legacy in the process. Only one will be able to do so, though. I have no idea which fighter will win. Rampage beat Chuck twice, and Wanderlei beat Rampage twice, so you’d think Wanderlei would have the advantage. That’s really not how MMA works, though, as the match-ups are always way too complex to make those kind of comparisons. Again, this one will be a toss up.

In my opinion, the sport of boxing has only had two matches this enticing in the last five or six years — Lewis vs. Tyson and De La Hoya vs. Mayweather. Maybe, and this is a big maybe, Lewis vs. Klitchko and the Jones vs. Tarver fights belong in that class as well. Anyway, my point is that this fall the UFC will have two headlining fights that will have as much hype as any fight boxing has boasted since the new millennium hit. These UFC main events will also be more enjoyable to actually watch, as all four fighters finish fights. Boxers don’t finish fights any more, they dance and jab. When you dance and jab in the UFC, you get your ass booed (see Rashad Evans).

Even better news: It looks like my boy Anderson “The Spider” Silva will defend successfully defend his title in a re-match against Rich Franklin at UFC 77. How in the fuck can boxing even compete with the UFC right now? And I haven’t even discussed the rest of the fights on the UFC 74-77 cards. Boxing can’t; the Sweet Science needs to pull a Sarah McLachlan and make a Sweet Surrender (did I just mention Sarah effin’ McLachlan?).

It’s going to be tough for us UFC junkies to make it through the next five or six weeks, but the wait will be well worth it. Boxing fans, shit, you might end up waiting forever for your sports’ resurgence. The apocalypse will probably come first. I love(d) boxing, but on the night of the Cory Spinks vs. Jermain Taylor (you call these highlights?), I came to a realization. Boxing is in worse shape than The Namesake’s reputation.