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SlongKong
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08.17.2016 | 3:09 PM ET

Had to make a thread for Held. move makes no sense whatsoever. Coming off a big win over Jansen, in his prime, entertaining. Idk man. Post ur thoughts and all future cuts here.

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Kuma
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08.17.2016 | 4:28 PM ET

Gotta open up money to pick up Keith Hackney..Keith Hackney vs Bob Sapp? I don't even watch Bellator anymore.

* Edited at 08.17.2016, 4:30 PM ET *

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08.17.2016 | 6:57 PM ET

Held is one of their best guys and a pretty entertaining fighter. Sure he was a bit one dimensional but he has managed to round out his game a bit.

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08.17.2016 | 7:33 PM ET

Daaaaaamn, that's crazy. Held has been in Bellator forever, what is Coker doing? I honestly miss Bjorn at this point.

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08.17.2016 | 11:16 PM ET

I think Held opted to take free agency,but I doubt Bellator tried hard to keep him.
PilloryChoke
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08.18.2016 | 1:57 AM ET

Hope UFC signs Held, he's good enough to be there and it might motivate him to continue to improve.

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rappinpapsoda
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08.18.2016 | 7:57 AM ET

Held would be perfect for a UFC in Europe.

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08.18.2016 | 8:25 AM ET

I see Held in the UFC, he is still young as has a lot to do there, many great matchups wait in front of him in the UFC. I will cross my fingers for that

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08.18.2016 | 2:51 PM ET

This regime is very dumb. Ok u are not interested on Held. U should have cut him after his loss to Brooks, instead of letting him have the opportunity to avenge a loss, which he did. Anyway, good luck to Marcin sounds like he isn't very far of a possible UFC deal.

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rappinpapsoda
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08.19.2016 | 8:07 AM ET

I do not understand this decision at all.

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Bigj383
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08.19.2016 | 2:02 PM ET

UFC should sign Held and put him on the undercard of a Joanna Jedrzejczyk title fight in Europe.

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PilloryChoke
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08.19.2016 | 4:07 PM ET

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

MikeLovesTacos XD
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10.06.2016 | 12:39 PM ET

Halsey and Newton both released.

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GreenHornet
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10.06.2016 | 1:28 PM ET

Why did they cut Halsey?  I get cutting Newton, but why Halsey?

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mmacylon
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10.06.2016 | 2:40 PM ET

Plausible reasons: Halsey is not that young (30),

he's shown little development in his game, and athletic wrestlers tend to degrade as their athleticism degrades if they don't develop a sprawl and brawl style,

he's on a 2 fight losing streak versus decent/OK/not awesome competition at a time when Cokator (Spikeforce?) was giving him a big push,

. . . I don't know, maybe he's no fun to work with? 

Totally stretching here.  It is a pretty weird cut, not one that I would make if I was trying to operate an MMA promotion, but this is Bellator.
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10.07.2016 | 7:22 AM ET

Emmanuel Newton cut?

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