Why Is Pat Miletich's Fighter Profile on the UFC Website? (Update)

by Anton Tabuena on Aug 23, 2009 9:17 AM EDT Comment 32 comments

Promoted from the FanPosts by Kid Nate.

His profile just got put back up in UFC's fighter page:

I don't know if this is official yet as there has still not been any announcement, but could it be a coincidence that Pat Miletich attended UFC 101 to bury the hatchet with Dana White, then a couple of weeks later, he is on the list of UFC fighters?

From MMA Madness' report after Pat Miletich attended UFC 101 and made ammends with Dana White:

We were finally able to talk and get some things out of the way so it was good. We touched on me potentially fighting in the UFC again, but nothing was concrete. The door was left open, so that was good.

I think it’s always good for all of us to at least coincide as best we can and get along because it’s for the benefit of everybody. It’s always better to have friends than enemies

A few weeks ago, Pat talked to Dana White about competing in the UFC again, and could it be true that he has just signed with the promotion? If so, it looks like they're adding another fighter to what looks to be a pretty decent senior circuit within the UFC's welterweight division, which already includes guys like Matt Hughes, Frank Trigg, Phil Baroni and Matt Serra.

Pat Miletich, the UFC's first lightweight champion, hasn't competed in the promotion since losing to Matt Lindland in 2002. He last fought on December of 2008, knocking out Thomas Denny in the second round.

UPDATE - Pat Miletich talked to MMA Fanhouse:

"We had a good talk Dana and I, and then I talked to [UFC matchmaker] Joe Silva. It was a good meeting, and it ended positively, which is good, and we had discussed a few options.

[It's] just a matter of getting things figured out, I guess, on who I would be fighting. At this point, it needs to be a fight that make sense name-wise. ... It was nice of them to leave that door open for me."

Asked if fans should expect to see him back in the UFC by the end of the year, Miletich simply replied:

"It would be fun. it would be fun for sure. I would do my best to make it exciting."

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I wonder how this works exactly—you have a nice conversation with Dana White, and then he makes the call: “Put him back on the website!”

In reverse I picture it like The Untouchables: “I want his profile DEAD! I want his record DEAD! I want his strengths burned to the GROUND! I want to go to the address in the middle of the night and get a 404 ERROR!”

It ends in an armbar or a strangle regardless.

by capital L on Aug 23, 2009 9:28 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs

well the UFC did remove the profiles of those people who got cut after 101, even before people announced it..

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by Anton Tabuena on Aug 23, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The UFC has a psychic webmaster – he can cut and add people from the site even before Dana makes decisions.

According to rumors, tThe “Pre-Cogs” from Minority Report were modeled after the UFC’s webmaster.

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by MMAEruption on Aug 23, 2009 10:31 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs

Looks like there might be some “UFC Legends/Veterans” match-ups coming.

by An0nymous on Aug 23, 2009 10:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’m all for patching things up and righting wrongs with legends of the sport…but man. What would Pat Miletich in the UFC really do for anyone? Pat gets a paycheck and a home, the UFC gets one of it’s first Champions back…but he’s not gonna make an impact on the division.

I could only presume that the UFC is trying to get some sort of thing going on with the older fighters, prevent Strikeforce from getting any UFC’s previous assests, or just wants to give the guy a job.

Am I the only one who feels like the UFC has something big in the works and it’s looming on the horizon? My prediction, free shows on spike, probably bi-weekly.

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by kyfm621 on Aug 23, 2009 10:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

"but he’s not gonna make an impact on the division."

maybe couture and coleman have shown them enough evidence that people like cheering on the older underdogs, from back in the day… regardless of whether they’re gonna contend for the belt again.

by woooburn on Aug 23, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thats what I’m thinking. Coleman really defied the odds beating Bonnar…I mean, Bonnar’s not the best, but he’s got talent. I love cheering for old bastards!

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by kyfm621 on Aug 23, 2009 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If true, the UFC just signed away the only StrikeForce commentator that doesn’t make me want to vomit.

by Jahbulon on Aug 23, 2009 10:49 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs

Did he leave WAMMA so he could go back to the UFC or did he go back to the UFC because of his experiences with WAMMA?

by thekiltedwonder on Aug 23, 2009 10:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think Militech’s profile has been listled on the UFC roster page for many months now. For a while, several fighters have had listed profiles for various reasons.

UFC1 participants: DeLuicia, Frazier, Gordeau, Jenkins, Jimmerson, Rosier, P Smith, Tuli
legends: Mezger, Miletich, Rutten
sent to WEC: Karalexis
deceased: Eilers

For a while Severn, Tanner, and Jeff Curran were listed but they’ve been removed recently.

Sure he’s listed, but I’d dispute he “just got put back up”. That happened before February at least.

by undrafted on Aug 23, 2009 10:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yep, Miletich’s profile has been there for months now.

Severn, Shamrock and Royce’s profiles can still be found on the Hall Of Fame link.

by rabrown on Aug 23, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

severn, shamrock and royce aren’t on the fighter’s page.. and the UFC doesn’t put active guys that are not in the UFC on their page..

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by Anton Tabuena on Aug 23, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

But Mezger, Miletich, and Rutten have been listed as active since at least February. UFC.com’s roster page is insightful with its changes but far from perfect.

by undrafted on Aug 23, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

mezger’s page:

Sorry, The person’s information you requested is not available at this time.

bas’s page:

Weight 0 lbs. (0 kg) Overall MMA Record (W-L-D) 0-0-0

jenkins, jimmerson, and others have incomplete profiles and are just there to give homage or something to those who are retired..

Pat miletich is the only active ‘legend’ fighter that they haven’t announced as ‘signed’ that has a profile… I may be wrong, but i don’t think they would put the profiles of active fighters that fight for competitors on their page cause it would be promoting the other team..

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by Anton Tabuena on Aug 23, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is the updating of the profile recent? Maybe that means something if it is. I wouldn’t be surprised by such a signing given the recent returning vets, but are we really sure the profile just got updated? If so, interesting, but far from conclusive.

by undrafted on Aug 23, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

well his age is updated..

and compared to all those profiles you mentioned, it is more updated since all the fields are filled up.. but yeah we can’t know for sure since i haven’t seen anyone mention anything.

but it is pretty interesting since other active guys out of the ufc, especially those other ‘legends’ with beef with dana don’t have profiles, like lindland, and frank shamrock..

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by Anton Tabuena on Aug 23, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It’s definitely more updated compared to other guys. My question is, is it more updated compared to a week ago? Compared to February?

by undrafted on Aug 23, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

although the age thing could just be a program that they convert from their b-days..

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by Anton Tabuena on Aug 23, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Him being on there doesn’t mean that he’s necessarily going to be fighting again.

Some old fighters have been on there for a while, it’s good for the older fighters to be on there so people just getting into the sport can read about it.

by Phildo on Aug 23, 2009 11:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I just can’t see Militich competing again. As a commentator, coach, or behind the scenes guy, but not as a fighter.

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by thetakeover on Aug 23, 2009 12:02 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

Miletich vs Baroni anyone?

Keep firing Assholes!

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by Ubernoober on Aug 23, 2009 12:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

OR

a rematch between miletich and Renzo Gracie in an all oldie circuit..

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by Anton Tabuena on Aug 23, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe he is going into the UFC HOF…although that wouldn’t really make sense, why would they want to induct somebody into the hall of fame who could easily sign with Strikeforce.

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by Brad Ackerson on Aug 23, 2009 12:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

If he is signed, he can’t commentate on Strikeforce.

And if this is true, this hurts Strikeforce from all angles.

by AlwaysRelaxing on Aug 23, 2009 12:59 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Dude, you're so right.

Without Miletich as a commentator, Stikeforce is as good as dead.

by Chris Nelson on Aug 23, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

lol, I wouldn’t say dead, but it is another small blow to the company. Kind of like a death by a million pin pricks….

Mauro is horrible. Gus is surprising bad (he is good at other sports). Miletich is basically the one good element to their telecasts.

by AlwaysRelaxing on Aug 23, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm pretty sick of mauro and his awful jokes as well

whatever happened to Quadros?

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by Paynuss on Aug 23, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

by MMASuPreMaCy on Aug 23, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

People who have trashed the shit out of Dana White/UFC and come crawling back:

Tito Ortiz
Pat Miletich

Who else? Did BJ and Jens trash them before returning?

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by Paynuss on Aug 23, 2009 1:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Some of them have put their tails between their legs, and crawled on all 4’s too. Matt Lindland had a recent interview were he praised the UFC. And this is after years of not speaking nicely about them at all. Of course, when the UFC didn’t want him back, he signed with Strikeforce.

As fighter pay continues to increase in the UFC, and the lack of competitors, we will only see this happen more and more. DREAM & Sengoku only have a limited number of shows and a limited number of sports for American Fighters. And without dumb promoters coming into the sport and spending millions…. There isn’t much to fall back on. And Strikeforce can’t sign too many high priced fighters. They don’t have the money for it.

by AlwaysRelaxing on Aug 23, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Randy “it’s about respect” Couture.
Sherdog-I wouldn’t classify them as crawling, we don’t know what happened exactly, but they’re back in the fold also.

by Phildo on Aug 23, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I look at the UFC fighter page at least once a week

And Pat has been there at least all of 2009 if not longer.

They have had a lot of their “legends” on their fighter pages for a long time and several that have been cut stay on there for months before being removed.

I think all of the fighters from UFC 1 are still listed

DeLucia.
Gordeau
Smith
Jimmerson
Jenkins
Tuli
Rosier
Frazier

Other fighters that aren’t in the UFC but on the fighter page

Eilers
Ciesnolevicz
Mezger
Schoenauer
Horwich
Lester
Karalexis
Liaudin

IMO this is very much a non story. But I would like to see Pat get some fights in the UFC, not because I think he could compete, but because I like Pat’s fights.

by swells2048 on Aug 23, 2009 4:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs