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I like Struve. He's exciting to watch but he's never going to be the heavyweight champion.

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^That loss to Travis Browne kind of hurt him, it was a fight he probably should have won. I didn't realize he's won 4 in a row since then though.

Originally Posted by Irukandji I like Struve. He's exciting to watch but he's never going to be the heavyweight champion.

Sure about that? The HW division is the weakest in the organization.

Struve is talented...but he's got a LONG way to go. He lost to Travis Browne...he got KTFO by Roy Nelson. You could argue that he's improved since then, but we need to see it against bigger name fighters. Can he beat Roy Nelson now? Could he beat Frank Mir? Could he even beat Cheick Kongo? Fight Magazine has him as their #8 heavyweight (ahead of guys that he lost to like Nelson and Browne...not to mention Josh Barnett and Kongo). I'm not saying I disagree, but lets see him put some of those guys down. It's time for Struve to put on his big boy pants.

Oh...Nick Diaz

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/dana-wh...ref_map=%5B%5D

One of the best quotes you will ever read comes near the end of the article. Of course it was a lawyer saying it, but my God. I almost choked the bullshit was so thick.

That law-talking-guy couldn't set himself up for ridicule worse even if he tried.

Originally Posted by n8rockerasu Struve is talented...but he's got a LONG way to go. He lost to Travis Browne...he got KTFO by Roy Nelson. You could argue that he's improved since then, but we need to see it against bigger name fighters. Can he beat Roy Nelson now? Could he beat Frank Mir? Could he even beat Cheick Kongo? Fight Magazine has him as their #8 heavyweight (ahead of guys that he lost to like Nelson and Browne...not to mention Josh Barnett and Kongo). I'm not saying I disagree, but lets see him put some of those guys down. It's time for Struve to put on his big boy pants.

Hes a good fighter but unforunately his chin just isn't there to get him to the top of the Heavyweights.Someone with finishing power will always be there to KO him.Great fighter though.Not sure how his fight with Hunt goes, he either gets KOed or manages to sub Hunt.All likely to be in the first round .

Originally Posted by Calipso Sure about that? The HW division is the weakest in the organization.

Yeah, I'm sure. Quote me on it. If he fights for the heavyweight championship I'll take any bet you want.

Jon Fitch got fired. Bunch of other chumps, too.

^Hmm...I don't think that Fitch deserved to be cut, but I'm not shedding tears over it either. His fights were usually awful to watch.

Originally Posted by MisterModest Jon Fitch got fired. Bunch of other chumps, too.

Wow...I gotta say, Fitch really got screwed by the UFC the past few years. When he was riding his 6 fight unbeaten streak, Dana promised him another shot at GSP...then all the Nick Diaz nonsense started...which parlayed into Carlos Condit...which then led to injury...and so on. Meanwhile, Fitch keeps plugging away...takes a couple losses to guys who are basically next in line for title shots at 170 (Hendricks and Maia), and now he's out of a job? The guy has lost 3 fights in 10 years...WTF?

This is a really weird move for the UFC. They cut 16 fighters. You'd think they were strapped for cash or something. With all the injuries we saw this past year, and fighters needing to be replaced, this just doesn't make sense to me. Unless they want to introduce some new kind of roster structure where they keep fighters available, but don't have them under contract...this just seems like it would lead to MORE cancelled events. If they were getting top notch talent from The Ultimate Fighter, I could maybe understand it...but most of those guys have been floundering as well. I feel like there's more to this story than we're being told.

EDIT - Full disclosure, Fitch hasn't finished a fighter since 2007...and I could totally see that playing into it. I just really hope that's not a road the UFC goes down. It basically means sloppy ass fighters like Chris Leben and Leonard Garcia will always have a home, but guys who fight technically and make few mistakes are just written off. I can see drunken bar fights with giant haymakers anywhere. Even Fitch's loss to Maia...yes, it was one-sided, but it was because Maia was all over him and wouldn't let him breathe. That fight was two technicians posturing for control for 15 minutes. Maia just came better prepared. I get that "knockouts sell". But at some point, that starts to sound an awful lot like EliteXC's mantra too. It's a very slippery slope.

Pissed at Fitch and Volkmann. Neither deserved to be cut. I've gone to enough UFC Expos and UFC events......I'm getting irritated with how UFC has become "Sports entertainment".

Sonnen fan here, he doesn't deserve the LHW shot.
Edgar fan here, he didn't deserve the last 2 shots and doesn't deserve another.

Enough is enough.

Fitch boring. Sure. But he wins and is a legit fighter.
Volkmann boring. Same as fitch, he was on a tear. One loss and he's gone? (6-2 record in UFC)

Dana White can suck it.

Originally Posted by MisterModest Jon Fitch got fired. Bunch of other chumps, too.

Paul Sass and Jacob Volkmann are chumps? GTFO and go back to Sherdog you JUST BLEED dbag.

Really surprised about Jon Fitch.. Some article said there's 80 more fighters to be let go? Wtf are they trying to do?

Source of this article? Culling one-fifth of the roster sounds crazy.

Originally Posted by Calipso GTFO and go back to Sherdog you JUST BLEED dbag.

I'm sorry, but I'm European, and don't know what any of that means. Don't use your slick, trash-talking, American slang on me.

Originally Posted by ced Source of this article? Culling one-fifth of the roster sounds crazy.

http://www.5thround.com/139361/jon-f...-fired-by-ufc/

Just put "Jon Fitch fired" on Google and clicked the first link. Don't really know the credibility of that page since I've never been on there before

http://www.mmafighting.com/2013/2/21...ased-jon-fitch

Dana says UFC roster is 100 fighters too heavy and more cuts are on the way.

It's a shame that the fighting business is such a dog-eat-dog, "I got mine" world because if any groups needs to unionize, these guys rank up there.

I just...wasn't all the injuries this past year proof that they need back up fighters? I mean, I guess people are desperate enough to fight in the UFC that they could call anybody at the last minute and be like "Hey, you wanna fight this Saturday?" But it just seems risky. If the fighters actually banded together (MMAFA perhaps? Mixed Martial Arts Fighters Association), they could tell the UFC to off and force them into cancelling more PPVs. But I guess if the UFC doesn't care what bar fighter they throw in there, it's not going to make much of a difference. Maybe that's what they're counting on.

Originally Posted by ced It's a shame that the fighting business is such a dog-eat-dog, "I got mine" world because if any groups needs to unionize, these guys rank up there.

Damn...we're on the same page, I guess, haha.