Multiple Afflictions fighters UFC/WEC bound: UFC contracts: Paul Daley, Ben Rothwell, Chase...

Multiple Afflictions fighters UFC/WEC bound:

UFC contracts: Paul Daley, Ben Rothwell, Chase Gormley, Dan Lauzon and Rafaello "Tractor" Oliveira

WEC contracts: Mark Hominick, L.C. Davis and Javier Vazquez

"Plus we're in talks with all the other guys right now. I don’t want to say their names but there are a lot of other guys we're talking too"

"There’s a whole list of other guys we’re working with. 8 or 9 guys that we’re in talks with right now. I don’t like to talk about anything until deals are done"

-- Dana White during today’s conference call

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Stoked about Semtex. He’s like Thiago Alves without takedown defense.

by Captain7 on Jul 31, 2009 3:50 PM EDT reply actions

Why is it that every time a fighter loses to Georges St. Pierre, he suddenly sucks? Matt Hughes is garbage after ruling 170 for years. BJ Penn was invincible at 155, then moved up to fight the new king of 170 and got dominated (which he should have, given the scenario) and suddenly people are saying he’ll lose to Kenny significantly-smaller-and-less-skilled-than-GSP Florian. Jon Fitch takes a beating for five rounds but never gives in and he just wasn’t that good to begin with. Matt Serra, one fight removed from destroying GSP, gets tooled and suddenly he’s completely irrelevant.

Now Thiago Alves has no takedown defense? Name someone that GSP couldn’t take down. And is this Paul Daley the same one who got schooled by Jake Shields? Thiago Alves would completely annihilate Semtex, Shields and pretty much anyone else at 170 outside of GSP and (likely) Jon Fitch.

By the way, most of this rant isn’t aimed at your post, I just find it funny how every time someone loses to GSP, his credentials are unfairly diminished.

by Popetastic on Jul 31, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions

I figured Lauzon would go to the WEC.

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by Tim Burke on Jul 31, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions

would’ve liked to have seen Horodecki picked up too

by brazary on Jul 31, 2009 4:05 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Wonder what is to become of Horodecki

by pr0cs on Jul 31, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions

He’d be a decent fit in the WEC.

"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito Ortiz on Vitor Belfort at Affliction:DOR

by Rundownloser on Jul 31, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m surprised they didn’t move Lauzon and Tractor to the WEC as well, not like their 155 division couldn’t use more help.
Unless they’re going to finally merge the two orgs.

by pr0cs on Jul 31, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions

i dont know about a full merge. i wouldn’t be shocked if they dropped the wec 155 class once they add a 125 though.

by woooburn on Jul 31, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions

If logic is to be trusted, they’ll eventually move 155 to the WEC and reformat the UFC to 165, 175, and so on up to 205, maybe a cruiserweight (225-235) and heavyweight.

"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito Ortiz on Vitor Belfort at Affliction:DOR

by Rundownloser on Jul 31, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Jerk

"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."

by Blackout612 on Jul 31, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions

I do what I can.

"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito Ortiz on Vitor Belfort at Affliction:DOR

by Rundownloser on Jul 31, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions

ah

hadn’t seen that one. guess we’ll see. i agree with other folks below that i could never see guys like penn fighting for the wec unless they drastically reformat their broadcasting approach.

by woooburn on Jul 31, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions