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UFC Fighter "Where are they now?" thread

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PilloryChoke
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11.11.2015 | 11:24 PM ET

I was inspired to make this thread by some earlier posts on the forums. This thread will be for fighters who are under UFC contract but haven't made an appearance in a long time for some reason and we can try to get more information.

Claude Patrick - Hasn't fought since December 2011, nearly four years ago. Pulled out of one fight in 2012 and was never scheduled for another. Was saying he wanted to come back at UFC 174 at one point but didn't and hasn't been scheduled or officially retired yet.

Adam Khaliev & Pascal Krauss - Were scheduled to fight each other at UFC on FOX 10. Both of them pulled out and haven't done anything since. Khaliev hasn't fought in 3 years and Krauss hasn't fought in 2.

Feel free to post others yourself.



"When Conor fought Cowboy, he looked like a lion. When he fights stronger opponents, he looks like a scared chicken." - Khabib

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11.11.2015 | 11:36 PM ET

How's TJ Grant been doing? Last I heard he said he was starting to feel close to 100%.

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11.11.2015 | 11:58 PM ET

Where is David Terrell? Hope to see him back in the UFC soon. ;-)

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11.12.2015 | 12:00 AM ET

Where in the hell is Robert Drysdale?  His suspension should be over by now.

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11.12.2015 | 3:42 AM ET

"When Conor fought Cowboy, he looked like a lion. When he fights stronger opponents, he looks like a scared chicken." - Khabib

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11.12.2015 | 8:13 AM ET

Btw, McDonald has a fight on January 2nd.

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11.22.2015 | 12:36 PM ET

Nobody seems to have any idea what Khaliev is doing. He has a Twitter but doesn't use it.
Krauss posts on social media but I can't find any indication of why he hasn't fought.

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11.22.2015 | 12:48 PM ET

Probably the money is not enough for some of these fighters.

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12.13.2015 | 4:33 PM ET

Was wondering what Oleksiy Oliynyk has been doing, and apparently he had to get 2 knee surgeries:

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/9/9/9290185/ufc-alexey-oleinik-to-undergo-second-knee-surgery-will-not-retire

Kinda sucks, he was having a great run and he did everyone a service when he laid out Jared Rosholt.

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12.13.2015 | 4:37 PM ET

Not a fan of her at all, but what's the latest on Carla Esparza? Even Dana White hasn't heard or released much info on her lately. 

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12.13.2015 | 4:43 PM ET

I know Carla Esparza suffered a shoulder injury during her fight with Joanna. Outside of that I'm not sure what she is up to. Based upon her twitter profile she is currently training to some extent, however no news whatsoever on future goals or fights. 

I do remember at one point she posted a picture of herself and she was clearly out of shape and claiming she was walking around at 136lb, which would be a large weight cut for a female fighter.

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12.13.2015 | 4:45 PM ET

Thanks Seth. I knew she was injured, but it's also been 9 months without any news of a potential fight, so I was wondering what was up. 

When she returns, who does she fight? I think her vs Aguilar II is the fight to make. Both coming off losses, grudge match, and top-ranked fighters. 

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12.13.2015 | 4:48 PM ET

I think that loss to Joanna really ****** with Esparza's head.  She got utterly dominated in that fight.

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12.14.2015 | 8:01 AM ET

Yeah, just the other day I was wondering where she was.

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12.26.2015 | 1:54 AM ET

Sean Pierson hasn't fought in 2 1/2 years. Not sure why, he's still tweeting but doesn't mention his not fighting. He had another kid though a while back.

Random fact: Pierson finished all of his 10 wins before getting signed by the UFC by first round finish. All 4 of his UFC wins have gone to decision.

* Edited at 12.26.2015, 1:57 AM ET *

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12.26.2015 | 8:35 AM ET

Where is Scott Morris from UFC 2?

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12.26.2015 | 9:16 AM ET

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12.26.2015 | 9:17 AM ET

Ben Perry, announcer for UFC 2, famously said of Scott Morris:

"We don't know much about him, because he is a ninja."

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12.26.2015 | 6:09 PM ET

Seems Oleinik has also gotten banned from the Ukraine now due to some political issues: http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/12/25/10665282/ufc-alexey-oleinik-threat-national-security-ukraine-putin-russia-banned-entry-mma

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12.26.2015 | 10:27 PM ET

Ehhh it's nothing major.  




Sucks but from what I've read he doesn't give a ****.
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12.26.2015 | 11:57 PM ET

Interesting article. It says Daugherty won a kickboxing title when he would have been 15 or 16. That does not make sense.
By the way, I was joking about wondering about Scott Morris. I just asked as he was so long ago.

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