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Four UFC fighters released including NELSON!

ChelseaQuinsfan: Middleweight; Posts : 3314
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Four UFC fighters released including NELSON!

ChelseaQuinsfan Mon Dec 28, 2009 9:15 pm

I should point out that its SHANE Nelson who got released Laughing

According to a report by mmasurvival.com, UFC fighters Kevin Burns, Edgar Garcia, Shane Nelson and Darrill Schoonover have been released from their UFC contracts. Kevin Burns was on a three-fight losing streak, while Nelson and Garcia have lost two in a row. Darrill Schoonover only suffered one official loss, which was at the TUF 10 Finale show, but also suffered an "unofficial" knockout against Marcus Jones on the show.

No real big losses but a few harsh ones. Garcia really should have been awarded the decsision against Blackburn and he put on a really entrertaining bout against Johnson. Still going 0-2 is pretty bad, he might be given another chance if he gets a streak going. Burns is a disspointing loss because he is always an exciting fighter. He did lose his last 3 fights and overall was 2-3. Shame but thats how it is. Maybe Strikeforce can find some use for him, possibly DREAM or Sengoku. Nelson just needs to go to the WEC, preferably at 145 or even 135 because he is a tiny LW. Ragdolled in his last 2 fights, its been embarassing. If not then a home in Japan because he does have some talent. No one cares about Titties but I did hear he had to go back to Iraq. Best of luck to him if that happens.

redmeanie77

redmeanie77: Middleweight; Posts : 4165
Join date : 2009-08-29

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Re: Four UFC fighters released including NELSON!

redmeanie77 Mon Dec 28, 2009 9:28 pm

Also, the UFC has confirmed the releases of Marcus Jones, Justin Wren, and Houston Alexander, which have been reported earlier.

Alexander will be fighting Joey Beltran on January 16th for the 5150 heavyweight title

ChelseaQuinsfan

ChelseaQuinsfan: Middleweight; Posts : 3314
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Re: Four UFC fighters released including NELSON!

ChelseaQuinsfan Mon Dec 28, 2009 9:32 pm

Marcus "Big Baby" Jones has retired.

Ultimate Fighter 10 contestant Marcus "Big Baby" Jones (4-2) has reportedly decided to retire from active MMA competition. The former first-round NFL draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quickly became a fan favorite on last season's "Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights" after he became the only member of "Team Rampage" to win a fight and advance to the quarter-finals of the show. After he was knocked out of the competition in the semi-finals of the show by Brendan Schaub, Jones had hinted at retiring. However, the UFC convinced him to fight fellow Ultimate Fighter 10 contestant, Matt Mitrione, at the "Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale" earlier this month. Mitrione ended up picking up the victory after an impressive second-round KO.

Although he is retiring from active competition, Jones does have a degree in communications from North Carolina and could go into broadcasting.

Credit: AroundTheOctagon.com

Shame, his hands were never good enough though. Awful, Awful standup, litteraly some of the worst in MMA history. If he started earlier then he possibly could have done a lot better.