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Lucio Linhares and Caol Uno Released By the UFC

Following his loss to Yushin Okami at UFC Fight Night 21:

"I was following the plan we made for the fight but then I got cut over my eye and couldn’t see anything."

"I gave my best, didn’t give up and if I have to leave, I’ll do it with my head up. Two defeats in two fight, regardless the fact I was against two top contenders."

Full interview at tatame.com, confirmation of release by mmajunkie.com.

[UPDATE] by Nick Thomas - Caol Uno has also been released.

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I’ll give it Lynn Harris, he had 2 VERY tough fights to start his UFC career

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by midwestbred on Apr 9, 2010 12:10 PM EDT reply actions  

kinda crappy. He took a beating the entire fight and kept going until it was stopped. I wouldn’t mind seeing him again.

by bassturd on Apr 9, 2010 12:12 PM EDT reply actions  

Sucks for Linhares..

He got thrown to the wolves against Paulharris and Okami…but I guess if you get stopped two fights in a row, thats what you can expect

by Fedorable on Apr 9, 2010 12:28 PM EDT reply actions  

I have to disagree, he never made a name for himself in the UFC that Strikeforce could use as a marketing tool. I imagine he’ll go back to Europe.

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by midwestbred on Apr 9, 2010 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

hilarious isnt it.

except for the fact that only about 2 fighters have been cut by the UFC in the past couple years and actually ended up in strikeforce

by nastyem on Apr 9, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

No doubt you’re a fanboy who doesn’t realize SF is well-stocked at middleweight. Linhares wouldn’t even crack their top 15.

by smoogy2 on Apr 9, 2010 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

He’d probably slot in around 15th actually.

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by Richard Wade on Apr 9, 2010 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Shields is their champ at 185. Yeah, very stacked division.

by MickDawg on Apr 10, 2010 5:06 AM EDT up reply actions  

been expecting this. it’s a real shame though, lynn has an awesome beard.

by Smuckers on Apr 9, 2010 12:33 PM EDT reply actions  

Proof

That Joe Silva doesn’t always make good match-ups.

by grein on Apr 9, 2010 12:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Or he makes great ones

to damage the reputation of a guy who was very successful in M-1 and also beat one of their up and coming stars in Karl Ammasou. Seems like the UFC was at least partially motivated by reminding the core that regionals are regionals, and UFC is the goddamn UFC.

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by pdl on Apr 9, 2010 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sounds about right

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by Damon O. on Apr 9, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

because some guy lost 2 fights in a row?

I can’t see one way for anyone to make your statement.

by Phildo on Apr 9, 2010 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’d like to see Linhares on the season 3 mw tourney for bellator

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 9, 2010 12:45 PM EDT reply actions  

good call

"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so fucking stupid." – Phil Baroni

by midwestbred on Apr 9, 2010 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

36 years old and just coming off a beating like that, I could easily see him having retired after the fight and the UFC releasing him after the announcement.

He was given bad match ups, but that is the luck of the draw in the UFC, Paulo Thiago was given equally terrible match ups and has done quite well.

by DirtyML on Apr 9, 2010 12:58 PM EDT reply actions  

Caol Uno is also gone.

http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/04/09/caol-uno-released-by-ufc/

UFC is to Larry Fitzgerald as Strikeforce is to Plaxico Burress. One is the most dominant in their league, while the other shoots itself in the midst of progress.

by SSreporters on Apr 9, 2010 1:25 PM EDT reply actions  

WEC featherweight division, hopefully

"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so fucking stupid." – Phil Baroni

by midwestbred on Apr 9, 2010 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe Todd Harris knows it isn't Carl Uno.

UFC is to Larry Fitzgerald as Strikeforce is to Plaxico Burress. One is the most dominant in their league, while the other shoots itself in the midst of progress.

by SSreporters on Apr 9, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

That would be prefect. He has to be the smallest LW in the UFC. Tibeau looked 2+ classes bigger.

Uno still looks like he can matter, he just needs to drop the weight.

by SplitBreast on Apr 9, 2010 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Tibau is an enormous lightweight.

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by Richard Wade on Apr 9, 2010 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

So too are Oliveira, Torres, Emerson and High (harsh to be cut after only one fight).

by rabrown on Apr 9, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Where’d you see all that?

"He hit like a bitch."

by SMC on Apr 9, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

They have all been removed from ufc.com.

by Nick Thomas on Apr 9, 2010 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Since March – Buentello, Gugerty, Marshall, Gormley, Schafer, Camoes, Markham, Oliveira, Torres, Emerson, Uno, Linhares and High have been removed from ufc.com

by Nick Thomas on Apr 9, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Which is weird, because Buentello said he wasn't cut.

UFC is to Larry Fitzgerald as Strikeforce is to Plaxico Burress. One is the most dominant in their league, while the other shoots itself in the midst of progress.

by SSreporters on Apr 9, 2010 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Great Purge of April 2010. Wow.

Sadly, I can understand most of them. Too bad about Uno, but he got stomped by a much bigger, faster, more physical opponent. Markham looked awful against Diaz AND missed weight AND got shown getting KO’d by Hardy about 20000 times in the last couple of months. I liked Linhares, but his game just wasn’t up to it; he was obviously expected to show he belonged in the middle of the division from the start, probably given his age, and he didn’t cut it. And I’m honestly surprised Emerson hung around as long as he did.

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by AJB on Apr 9, 2010 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

it's too bad about Ronnys Torres

he fought very well and has a great skill set. Just got a pair of very tough matchups.

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by Kid Nate on Apr 9, 2010 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Torres was a big disappointment for me. He won me over with his headgear at the last weigh-ins.

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by AJB on Apr 10, 2010 3:49 AM EDT up reply actions  

no real suprises...

If anything i’m suprised they haven’t cut more…Brian Foster, Brian Stann, Igor Pokrajac, Bang Ludwig and Rodney Wallace are all probably lucky to still be on the UFC roster.

After 112 and 113, depending on how the fights go, we could see a handful more get their walking papers (Al-Turk or Jon Madsen, Paul Taylor or John Gunderson, Mike Guymon, John Salter, Jonathan Goulet[)

by Fedorable on Apr 9, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

I have the feeling they wont cut Paul Taylor. He’s one of those fighters who always puts on a show, plus this is his first fight at 155. Then again, who knows…

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by midwestbred on Apr 9, 2010 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Brian Foster is going no where unless he loses a few more. He has a ton of potential and is exciting as hell. If he keeps fighting the way he does I think he is safe.

by SplitBreast on Apr 9, 2010 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Why cut Rodney Wallace? He's 1-1 in the UFC and is a prospect.

UFC is to Larry Fitzgerald as Strikeforce is to Plaxico Burress. One is the most dominant in their league, while the other shoots itself in the midst of progress.

by SSreporters on Apr 9, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wallace is 0-2 in the UFC with losses to Brian Stann and Jared Hamman, Neither of which are even top 20 LHW’s in the UFC

by Fedorable on Apr 9, 2010 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Crap you're right. I think he gets one more fight.

UFC is to Larry Fitzgerald as Strikeforce is to Plaxico Burress. One is the most dominant in their league, while the other shoots itself in the midst of progress.

by SSreporters on Apr 9, 2010 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

How about Keith Jardine?

I can’t see him lasting much longer, and if he does it’s to keep him away from Strikeforce.

by inadvertentgroinstrike on Apr 9, 2010 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

I doubt the UFC will cut Jardine. He’s to well known, and i think would be a legit draw if strikeforce were to throw him on CBS card. Plus he’s a good gate keeper to see where people stand in the division

by Fedorable on Apr 9, 2010 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Bummer for Linhares. The two fights he got were no jokes – I suspect quite a few others have gotten easier debuts into the UFC. Oh well, we might see him in the Finnish M-1 Challenge team a few times still – and his skills will sure come in handy in training the future Finnish mixed martial artists. It’s high time someone joins Tony Halme (R.I.P.) in the Octagon – Halme is still the only Finn to have fought in the UFC.

by Monday Morning Martial Artist on Apr 9, 2010 2:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Surprised that Jason High was released, are we sure he was ever even on the UFC website?

by pr0cs on Apr 9, 2010 3:14 PM EDT reply actions  

When was he released?

I don’t see anything online or in his twitter. I can’t believe they’d do that after one fight.

by asa on Apr 9, 2010 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

High was released?! shiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.

by Smuckers on Apr 9, 2010 5:46 PM EDT reply actions  

After seeing their performances live, I can't say I'm surprised.

Lynn Harris got beat up like the weakling at the beginning of a Kung-Fu flick and Uno just looked bad.

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by Damon O. on Apr 9, 2010 7:04 PM EDT reply actions  

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