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02.20.2013 | 1:44 PM ET
http://www.mmafighting.com/2013/2/20/4009518/jon-fitch-among-16-fighters-released-from-ufc-on-tuesday
Wagner Prado, Mike Russow, Jacob Volkmann, Vladimir Matyushenko, Che Mills, Jay Hieron, Terry Etim, Paul Sass, Jorge Santiago, Mike Stumpf, Simeon Thoresen, C.J. Keith, Motonobu Tezuka, Josh Grispi and Ulysses Gomez.
"“All of a sudden, he was shooting for a takedown, and I’m like, ‘Oh, you’re a wrestler now? Remember, I’m the black belt in jiu-jitsu. And you’re shooting on me now? This is a wrap." - Nate Diaz"
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02.20.2013 | 6:41 PM ET
02.20.2013 | 6:45 PM ET
Cmon Bill, there are people that actually like wrestling
"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"
02.20.2013 | 6:53 PM ET
@live... yes there is.. but @Bill is right. I love wrestling (real wrestling).
@itfigures... huh?
"All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved" – Sun Tzu, "The Art of War"
02.20.2013 | 7:04 PM ET
"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"
02.20.2013 | 7:08 PM ET
"All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved" – Sun Tzu, "The Art of War"
02.20.2013 | 7:08 PM ET
I believe a good idea would be to have two separate promotions. Have one that is basically a farm league that gives some of these guys a place to compete and sharpen their skills before being in the "big show". Let them fight for a place on the UFC roster. Have something like just the top 20 guys in each division under the UFC banner, and if you get cut from there then you go back down to the other promotion and get a second chance. Even have separate titles, this would give some of the lower tier fighters a chance to shine instead of being just a guy that fills up a preliminary card slot. Some of the FX and Fuel cards have actually felt to me at least like they wasn't actually a UFC event. And if they are going to go international and have all of these different seasons of TUF from other countries this is going to compound the problem of the divisions being to big.
Hell does anyone else have any ideas on what they could do to fix this problem? Sometimes I see a UFC card now days and have no ******* clue who half the guys are. Especially some of the past few cards from Brazil.
"insert random generic/inspirational message here."
02.20.2013 | 7:08 PM ET
02.20.2013 | 7:09 PM ET
@Bill I agree that the UFC is choosing strikers above graplers and I get it, but it sucks its just part of the sport as a whole, and I don´t like it.
The UFC has always shouted that they have the best fighters in the world, the elite, but I see good fighters elite fighters (Fitch) that are beeing cut just because, if this sort of thing keeps going the UFC will have the most exciting fighters but not the best.
Lots of examples of fighters who should be cut and they´re still getting paid to get KO´d in the UFC. it really sucks.
"he is going to the hospital, and im going to the after party, ha ha ha" Nate Diaz
02.20.2013 | 7:20 PM ET
02.20.2013 | 7:23 PM ET
@itfigures It also crossed my mind, but I was embarassed to post anything about it, ha ha
"he is going to the hospital, and im going to the after party, ha ha ha" Nate Diaz
02.20.2013 | 7:24 PM ET
"All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved" – Sun Tzu, "The Art of War"
02.20.2013 | 7:26 PM ET
It's unfortunate, but I believe the UFC is all about marketing their own brand. Expanding MMA to new states is just a way of putting more money in their pockets. That's all it'll ever to be them. In the UFC it's entertainment first. It's the fighters who garner attention and pull in more PPV buys that get the title shots. The UFC implementing a ranking system was so utterly pointless.
Not saying the UFC's business model is bad, because it's brilliant. I just don't think it's good for the integrity of MMA.
"Don't be scared, homie." - Nick Diaz
02.20.2013 | 7:30 PM ET
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" Philippians 4:13
02.20.2013 | 7:30 PM ET
"get outta my face man! i gotta go get drunk"-Rampage
02.20.2013 | 7:32 PM ET
"All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved" – Sun Tzu, "The Art of War"
02.20.2013 | 7:37 PM ET
"get outta my face man! i gotta go get drunk"-Rampage
02.20.2013 | 7:37 PM ET
Gregory Shane Helms @ShaneHelmsCom
How long before UFC changes it's name to Ultimate Fighting Entertainment?
"RIP Bill Burgess , RIP CthuluJones"
02.20.2013 | 7:46 PM ET
That was good
"Pretend to be someone you're not once, and you're a liar. Do it every day, and you're a professional."
02.20.2013 | 7:47 PM ET
Bill makes it look like this is the nail on the coffin for the UFC and as if there's much more to it.
A bunch of middle and low tier guys with a few losses got cut. Fitch had his runs with the ufc brass all the way back since the videogame rights debacle, you should know by now how the UFC treats those who dont play ball. Add that to the overwhelming influx of fighters via 17 TUF seasons (and more coming up), the SF merger and the women's division, you get this. And yeah, the Fitching surely didn't help either.
Does it makes sense? under normal people standards of logic, no. Under UFC/Dana's, yes.
"@AndySalasMMA"
02.20.2013 | 7:49 PM ET
"All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved" – Sun Tzu, "The Art of War"