Gilbert Yvel UFC bound along with Lil Nog?: "As part of the deal, several Affliction fighters’...

Gilbert Yvel UFC bound along with Lil Nog?:

"As part of the deal, several Affliction fighters’ contracts were transferred to the UFC, including Vitor Belfort, Ben Rothwell, Chase Gormley, and Gilbert Yvel, among others, though a complete roster of the transfers was never disclosed officially."

HT: MMAWeekly.com

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call me crazy

but yeah!!! ufc is getting pretty colorful

by cagefightonacid on Aug 19, 2009 4:04 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Hell Yeah!!

I was wondering when Yvel would get into the UFC. He already has a victory over Cheick Kongo, and he is a pretty deadly striker who always looks for the finish.

by chrisbboy82 on Aug 19, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions

I was thinking about that. He could rematch Kongo, or face Cro Cop, Dos Santos etc. I have wanted him to be in the UFC for a while now.

by RyanHobbs on Aug 19, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions

turns out

he says he isn’t

by cagefightonacid on Aug 20, 2009 3:18 AM EDT up reply actions

Haha Nick, i was just posting this

by SouthAlaBamaRampage on Aug 19, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions

The UFC is gonna make getting rid of strikeforce easier than Affliction. M-1 better start lending out their LHW’s to SF if they wanna keep their (SF) LHW’s busy.

by poundnground on Aug 19, 2009 4:18 PM EDT reply actions

LOL

Funny comment.

by MMASuPreMaCy on Aug 19, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Damn they’re using the trawling net approach to talent aquisition.

Keep firing Assholes!

Evil always triumphs because good is dumb.

by Ubernoober on Aug 19, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions

seriously

the ufc’s HW division went from thin to obese pretty rapidly these last weeks.

by Austin Martin on Aug 19, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions

First opponent? Struve..Buentello…Hardonk..??

by SouthAlaBamaRampage on Aug 19, 2009 4:30 PM EDT reply actions

the loser of Cro Cop/dos Santos

Follow me on Twitter @KidNate

by Kid Nate on Aug 19, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions

good call

And i’m hoping its Cro Cop.

I’m still waitin on the UFC to resign Monson, MAKE IT HAPPEN

by Austin Martin on Aug 19, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions

he’s be on every ppv, with as often as he fights!

by woooburn on Aug 19, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions

he’d

by woooburn on Aug 19, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Haha maybe they’ll make it happen once he gets out of jail. I remember reading the article before he got punished for anything, and thinking… wow, an anarchy symbol spray painted on a capital building AND claiming you don’t pay taxes? That’s like the complete inverse of a get out of jail free card, its a “you’re a moron and getting sent directly to jail because you decided get published in major magazine doing highly illegal things” card

by Austin Martin on Aug 19, 2009 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Which i would favor him over both..If Kongo wasn’t tied up with Mir, i’d like to see that rematch and have Mir fight Buenatello

by SouthAlaBamaRampage on Aug 19, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions

The Mir/ Kongo fight is going to be awesome though. Great matchup, the winner is gonna get the loser of carwin/ kongo methinks.

by Austin Martin on Aug 19, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions

All for it...

Nice addition to the roster.

by MBreezy on Aug 19, 2009 4:45 PM EDT reply actions

I don’t like Gilbert Yvel in any major organization. He is a cheater.

by AlwaysRelaxing on Aug 19, 2009 4:45 PM EDT reply actions

Harsh?

So does that mean sherk, timmy, Irvin, franca, nick diaz, gsp, Nate the great, etc also shouldn’t be in major organizations?

"What do you want from me?..... A Slap?"

by xtremecouture on Aug 19, 2009 4:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs

was nate found guilty of roids? I think it should be a two strikes, third you’re out rule.

by Austin Martin on Aug 19, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Nate got popped while in pancrase, not a lot of people know that

"What do you want from me?..... A Slap?"

by xtremecouture on Aug 19, 2009 5:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Damn. I didn’t and wish i still didn’t. Changes my whole perception, even thought it was a while ago.

by Austin Martin on Aug 19, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions

though*

by Austin Martin on Aug 19, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Remember the days when people ragged on the hw division for the ufc? Ha ha after tuf ends they might have too much of a hw divison. Fedor who? Who needs the clown when you have basically every other big named hw out there.

Good job ufc I will be supporting your efforts to make fedor have no choice but to surrender his ranking or come to the octagon

"What do you want from me?..... A Slap?"

by xtremecouture on Aug 19, 2009 4:46 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

The UFC’s heavyweight division is getting a lot deeper. I like the addition of Buentello and Yvel if they have in fact been signed also. Plus as you mentioned this season of TUF will add more depth. I’m betting they keep at least half of the guys on the show in the UFC for a little while at least. Just to make sure they don’t miss out on some name recognition they have coming off this next season of TUF that could very well end up being the highest rated season of TUF. Now I’m not saying that all the additions are or will be top talent but it will go a long way in perception if not reality.

Just BE.

by mattman73 on Aug 19, 2009 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions

I’d love to see Buentello back in the UFC too, but I think he is contracted to Strikeforce itself, rather than to Affliction.

Good for Yvel though—the man said he wants a “big belt,” and if this is true he’s at least in the right place to get one. (Getting that belt, even standing opposite the cage from that belt, is a pretty tall order of course.)

It ends in an armbar or a strangle regardless.

by capital L on Aug 19, 2009 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions