Originally Posted by taiho

The strange thing (and I respect Tim Sylvia as a very skilled fighter, not bashing him at all but confused and startled) was Tim Sylvia wearing his championship belt to the bout. He was simply a spectator as far as the coverage showed, but I've never seen a spectator in any sport wear their belt except into the ring for a title defense.

Anybody have any info on what other promo/event or team psych-up might have been going on to explain wearing the belt?