Keith Jardine Cut by the UFC
by Nick Thomas on Jun 24, 2010 4:14 PM EDT
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After five years, 13 fights and four straight losses, Keith Jardine's tenure with the UFC is over.The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale coverage
"It sucks," [Dana] White said. "I have nothing but respect for him and I hope to see him back soon."
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“It sucks,” [Dana] White said. “I have nothing but respect for him and I hope to see him back soon.”
Translation: If Jardine does well in Strikeforce or another promotion, he is welcomed back.
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"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
I don’t think that’s accurate. If he goes to another promotion, I don’t know how likely they would be to bring him back. He’d probably be better off skirting the independents.
this could be true
But the $ SF or DREAM can offer will just be too great
I apologize for my never-ending assault on the English Language. I feel like Qui the promoter from Jade Empire...
Well...
unless they think he can wreck a division and leave to head back to the UFC…
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by Brent Brookhouse on Jun 24, 2010 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Fun translation: If Jardine can beat Minowaman and bring the Super Hluk belt to the UFC then I will pay him 1 billion Monster dollars.
by who me on Jun 24, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
"If Jardine can beat Minowaman and bring the Super Hluk belt to the UFC"
Let’s be real here…
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 24, 2010 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, lets be real here, we know that’s simply impossible.
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by MMA_PITBULL on Jun 24, 2010 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 13 recs
If Jardine does well in SF, it’ll just be treated as proof that SF’s roster sucks compared to UFC. Why would Dana take him right back then?
promo hate
that’s a very loaded ‘IF’…Its more likely that IF he doesn’t do well, the UFC won’t take him back. They’ve brought in a lot of ex-Strikeforce (Yvel, Belfort), its a matter of economics, wins & losses, and popularity.
Dean of clean........
Clean out your desk……………..
Sucks because I was a huge Jardine fan……………
I'm from Canada, and they think I'm slow eh!
I imagine being a huge Jardine fan sucks in general
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 24, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions 12 recs
I don’t understand the hate for this guy, can u name me one boring/shitty jardine fight? i’d much rather that they had cut hamill
by kanodogg on Jun 24, 2010 4:34 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Hey dude, Hamill's dad was one of the original Deaf Fighters.
by Brandon Starr on Jun 24, 2010 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 24 recs
One of the greatest/most fucked up things I’ve read all day, touche good sir
by Patrick John McGreevy on Jun 24, 2010 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
hahaha well done!
insert random comment about the editors maybe being upset about this
by Body Triangle on Jun 24, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I like Jardine
It just has to suck being a big Jardine fan, what with the constant losing and all…
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 24, 2010 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I expect...
Jardine vs Mousasi in DREAM in July. There was a search for an opponent over on the UG, and Jardine is a big name at 205.
by mma_critic on Jun 24, 2010 4:18 PM EDT reply actions
woah, I've been thinking MFC
but Jardine would be great for the tourney
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 24, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I bet he'll goto SF...
…gain a few pounds and fight Fedor. Then everyone will say “wow, Fedor beat Keith Jardine! He must be the #1 best in the world!!11”
Like usual.
Times are lean
And besides: His future remains to be seen, his prospects are keen, and he’s got plenty of green.
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by Tedd Welch on Jun 24, 2010 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions 12 recs
Just stay out of my way... or you'll pay! LISTEN to what I say!
Hey, why don’t I just go eat some hay, make things out of clay, lay by the bay? I just may! What’d ya say?
What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
Revenge of the Birds
Damn....
SF calling?
Maybe some sort of DREAM freak fight?
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he’ll be back as long as gets a couple wins put together or he has strikeforce as an option since there lhw division is weak, i just dont seeing him being able to compete with king mo, mousasi, or even cung le!
Cung Le fights a middleweight, he is irrelevant in this conversation.
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by SouthAlaBamaRampage on Jun 24, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
bip…irrelevant…bip…please reformulate…
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by spectaa on Jun 24, 2010 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
If he goes to strikeforce he will be within 1 - 2 fights of a title shot...
Bellator could be a very solid option though. Their tourney isn’t filled and starts in a couple months.
who was the last ex UFC fighter SF signed?
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Um, Dan Henderson?
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by Derek Suboticki on Jun 24, 2010 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
True
I think he means cut UFC fighter.
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Fabricio Werdum and Jorge Gurgel are the only big names I can think of in recent history, if you go back a bit they also picked up Babalu that way. There could be a number of lesser name guys or guys who only had a couple of UFC fights that went to Strikeforce but that would take some research to figure out. They have a number of guys with UFC experience but they don’t just go out and pick up guys the UFC cuts.
Scott Smith and Robbie Lawler were both in the UFC. I don’t know if they were cut or left as free agents to SF.
As far as fighters with UFC experience on Strikeforce cards:
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum: 8 fighters on the main card and 4 have UFC experience(2 women on the main card).
Strikeforce: Los Angeles: 8 fighters on the main card 3 have UFC experinece
Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery: 10 fighters on main card 2 with UFC experinece
Strikeforce: Nashville: 6 fighters on main card 1 with UFC experience
Strikeforce: Miami: 10 fighters on main card 3 with UFC experience( 2 women on the main card and Walker vs Nagy).
Strikeforce: Evolution: 8 fighters on the main card 4 with UFC experience
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers: 8 fighters on main card 3 with UFC experience
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg: 8 Fighters on main card 3 with UFC experience (2 women headlining the main card)
Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields: 10 fighters on the main card 8 with UFC experience
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz: 10 fighters on the main card 4 with UFC experience (2 women on the main card)
Since the EliteXC purchase they have been getting away from filling cards with UFC vets but it’s hard to not have at least 3 or 4 on every major card. Before the EliteXC purchase there were quite a few cards like Lawler vs Shields where the majority of the fighers were UFC veterans. The talent agreement with Dream has probably helped them in that area too. I don’t know if it is a serious effort on their part or just how it’s worked out but they are no longer the place where UFC washouts go to fight, they are developing and showcasing some real talent of their own.
Would Scott actually sign him though?
It seems in Strikeforce, they are more interested in signing the up and comers, the next best things, or God forgive me for saying this, the odd “freakshow” fighter
Not to say that Jardine isn’t a known fighter, and truthfully their LHW division could use a lot more talent but it is possible Cocker may not show this guy the time of day?
Joe Cocker starts a fight promotion and it immediately vaults into #1 in the “most fucking awesome promotion ever” race.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Jun 24, 2010 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’d abandon Zuffa (with a little help from my friends)
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by Derek Suboticki on Jun 24, 2010 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha. He looks like Bukowski in that pic.
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by RearNakedChoker on Jun 24, 2010 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
its gonna be a little weird watching
Jardine fight under a banner other than the UFC. At the same time it’ll be kind of cool too! Let him test the waters out there, string together a few wins, and welcome back. If not, guess he had his run! Good luck Keith!
by kinghaze on Jun 24, 2010 4:24 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I think we are more likely to see jardine/jimmo
by kanodogg on Jun 24, 2010 4:35 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
wow
Not a surprise and needed to be done but I will miss him.
by Nick Travaglini on Jun 24, 2010 4:26 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I'm from Canada, and they think I'm slow eh!
by Simboy on Jun 24, 2010 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Not to be rude, but can you put start writing something in the subject line so that I can collapse the photo when I’m done looking at it?
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by Ephemeral Artery on Jun 24, 2010 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 9 recs
I wish I could collapse posts via mobile. Takes a long time to load some of these gifs. The ones by Deo are funny enough but some of you guys are gif spammers…and usually recycled from Deo anyways./endrant
by sadface on Jun 24, 2010 6:13 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Who is this RasaRd guy
You speak of? I assume he’s with the Jackson camp since you referenced nipple play.
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by Dr. Doogie Seacrest on Jun 24, 2010 8:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I’m okay with this.
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Hadouken.
by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 24, 2010 4:27 PM EDT reply actions
woah, Eugene
on furlough?
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 24, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Living it up barracks style in the great .de.
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by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 24, 2010 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow.
I’m surprised, but not exactly angry. It’s actually pretty cynical – instead of paying him UFC money to test out prospects, they send him where the prospects are and just sign whoever wins.
Smart, but brutal.
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by Derek Suboticki on Jun 24, 2010 4:30 PM EDT reply actions
Well, they’re protecting their product too, right? In the sense that having a guy who oh-for-whatever in a row to increasingly-easier competition fight ANYONE on the roster at some point becomes meaningless. Cutting Jardine is almost something they have to do to maintain the credibility of an organization that claims to be the “best fighting the best”.
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
Well Strikeforce does need someone to fight King Mo this fall now that Babalu won’t do it. It sucks for Jardine being cut but losing 4 in a row speaks for itself, particularly since they gave him a step down in competition for the last two and he still was losing.
That’s the only thing that really bothers me here, Stephan Bonnar still has a contract but Jardine got let go? Before the Wanderlei Silva fight they were talking about Jardine being close to a title shot, Bonnar never did much of anything. Of course maybe Jardine sucks on the mike so that’s why he’s hitting the bricks now.
bonnar sucks on the mic too, but the thing is bonnar never lost 4 in a row.. he always managed to win one in between his many losses
by kanodogg on Jun 24, 2010 4:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Bonner has lost three in a row against lower level opponents than Jardine has been fighting. Heck the biggest win of Bonner’s carreer was the questionable decision victory he got over Keith Jardine.
lol
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 24, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
They're giving Bonnar another unfair loss next week?
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Hahaha.
The UFC is really taking pages off of pro wrestling. These days if you aren’t a great fighter you have to be able to cut a good promo and if you can’t do either you better be in good with the boss man. Even that didn’t save him. Fuck Bonnar, man. He is here because of one fight, and that shit is forever ago. How different would the landscape of the UFC been if Jardine would have taken that decision from Rampage?
Bonner is still there based on the first Forrest Griffin fight, he saved the company with his sloppy kickboxing and so they keep cutting him breaks.
For a lot of people – the type of people who enjoy “ultimate fighting”, watch TUF and don’t check out sites like this – Bonnar is still one of the faces of the sport, and will be, because of that fight. So, in addition to feeling some loyalty to Bonnar, the UFC is loathe to release someone who could legitimize a competitor in the casual fan’s eyes. That’s also why Chuck Liddell, if he wants another fight, will do in the Octagon. It’s also why Tito Ortiz got a new contract.
I'll I heard was
blah blah pro wrestling blah blah blah Boss Man…
by rzor on Jun 24, 2010 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Since the Bossman was mentioned
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So be brave, and be strong, get your life back on track
‘Cause the old bastard is dead and he ain’t coming back!"
by RobertGBP on Jun 24, 2010 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
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by Brent Brookhouse on Jun 24, 2010 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh how things change...
Think about it. If Herb Dean didn’t detuct a point for an eye poke Jardine might still be in the UFC. It’s arguable that Jardine won the second round, IMO he did. And then the fight would have been a draw… alas a rematch with Hamill which would have kept him alive in the UFC.
Shit, if he doesn’t get dropped by Rampage with ten seconds left, he’s 3-1 with two wins over former champs. Jardine faced a murderer’s row during the latter part of his run, and Bader could turn out to be a beast.
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by Derek Suboticki on Jun 24, 2010 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah you’re right. The judges did tell Jardine that they had him winning that fight until Rampage dropped him.
Made a comment above this...
how different would the UFC landscape have been in the past year if Jardine had won that fight?
Even without the point deduction,he still would have lost by split decision.
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by Brian Mayes on Jun 24, 2010 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Jardine Cut by Matt Hamill
then a few days later by the UFC
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by some schmuck in texas on Jun 24, 2010 4:34 PM EDT reply actions
Cut by the UFC and possibly given staph.
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by Dr. Octagon on Jun 24, 2010 4:36 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Best parting gift ever
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How long would that take to show up anyways?
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by Earl Montclair on Jun 24, 2010 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
No word on Yvel?
I hope they give him another fight (Kongo)
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If I remember right,
Their first fight was pretty atrocious.
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there was some pretty bad gassing
but I’d like to see this tweaked version of Kongo fight Yvel
here’s video of their first fight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jde7JD9AVLQ
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 24, 2010 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
there was some pretty bad gassing
but I’d like to see this tweaked version of Kongo fight Yvel
here’s video of their first fight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jde7JD9AVLQ
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 24, 2010 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Honestly, I think this is a bad cut. They should at least have offered him a pay reduction.
Jardine brings it EVERY time. His fights are always great. Dude has faced Forrest, Chuck, Wandy, Vera, Rampage…that is a tough stretch. Now, I will agree that he should have beat Hamill if he really deserved to be in the UFC, but some times you should keep a guy because he simply makes every UFC he is in a little more exciting.
SF really should pick him up, they have ZERO depth in their LHW division. He would provide a nice challenge to Babalu and would be a GREAT return fight for Mousasi.
by Bob Loblaw TX on Jun 24, 2010 4:39 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
the Vera fight was anything but great
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 24, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
The Vera fight was so bad.
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huh?
that’s like my favorite movie, but i don’t know what you’re talkin about
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 24, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
blood on the camera lens
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by some schmuck in texas on Jun 24, 2010 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
okay, i got you.
that scene with Syd is brutal
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 24, 2010 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
ahh!! nice.
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best dystopian film of all time
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 25, 2010 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Have you not seen Brazil? Way way better and that’s just off the top of my head. I’m assuming that’s a dystopian movie.
Strikeforce, DREAM and Bellator will have no interest unless he dramatically slashes his quote down from 55+55. It would have to be more like 10+10 to even bother. And Jardine can do that much or better fighting for random money marks like this Impact FC startup. But the smart money says he ends up fighting for Homeless Man’s Dana:
I've always liked Keith Jardine...
But this is a good cut. If he were to stay on I would start to really question the UFC’s credibility. It’s bad enough they let Chuck and Jens Pulver go for so long. We don’t need this too. 4 losses in a row should bean automatic cut for anyone, even 3 is pushing it.
Does anyone else think that this would be an oppurtunity for Scott Coker to show how he can treat fighters better then the UFC can? Not saying that he will I mean letting Shields go has pretty much sokidified in my mind that his interest is strictly in the entertainment aspect rather then the sport.
No. If Coker signs Jardine, it will show that once you’ve been drubbed out of the UFC for losing a streak of fights, you can come be one of his “elite” guys. Go Strikeforce! Fighters know what happens when you go on a huge losing streak. You don’t get to hang around getting paid for losing indefinitely. Bonnar should be long gone as well.
by Kwisatz Haderach on Jun 24, 2010 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep, but then what were you asking?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Jun 24, 2010 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe. But Jardine probably figures that as long as he doesn’t go to SF, one or two wins gets him back in the UFC. It’s not like he got to fight an up and comer to keep his job. He’s had nothing but high quality opponents. If he goes with Coker and somehow beats King Mo, which I doubt, it diminishes SF’s homegrown talent. Plus, the UFC would then snatch him back up. Most likely, he’d lose to Mo and Mousasi, and be pretty much done. He needs a couple wins. I assume Strikeforce will make him an offer, but Jardine might be better served fighting elsewhere. Either way, I don’t think anyone’s thinking the UFC treated Jardine too poorly here.
by Kwisatz Haderach on Jun 24, 2010 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions
not saying they did but lets say SF matches his UFC contract why would he want to go back to the UFC? I don’t see SF dropping him because of a loss to King Mo or Mousasi. The guy still is a top 20 LHW and an entertaining fighter.
Jardine was making $55k/$55K in the UFC, Strikeforce isn’t going to keep paying a guy $55,000 a fight if he keeps losing either. Their view on that won’t be any different than the UFC’s, “if you aren’t winning fights then you don’t need to be here”. The UFC dropping Jardine after four straight losses isn’t them treating him badly it is just how the business works, if he goes to Strikeforce they are going to expect him to be winning fights too or they will also let him go.
I don’t see him losing too many fights there myself and I don’t think the UFC treated him bad just saying SF could treat him well. How much did they Pick Hendo up for? Just wondering.
I could see him dropping fights to Mo and Mousasi and Jardine vs Babalu would be a real tough fight too. If he goes to Strikeforce then that is who he will end up fighting and those would all be tough fights. Babalu just got $100,000 for beating Robbie Lawler, would they pay Keith Jardine $110k?
$55k + $55K was what Jardine was making in the UFC, Strikeforce isn’t going to match that, I doubt anyone will. Jardine will get a contract somewhere but he’s not going to be making what he was with the UFC.
I wonder what Strikeforce is paying King Mo? He made $20k for beating Mike Whitehead but I wonder if they are paying him more now that he holds a belt? Jardine will get plenty of offers but I doubt anyone else will match his UFC contract, heck he might get half that. Eventually he’s going to want to go back to the UFC.
yea, signing jardine will show they treat fighters better. That will magically erase what’s happened to Shields, Lawler, Babalu, Kaufman, Toughill, etc in the last year.
they should sign him because he’s one of the best fighters they can sign in that division.
The “we treat fighters better” should be a myth, and signing someone that got cut for losing 4 fights in a row does nothing to perpetuate that myth.
I’m saying signing him and keeping him I get where your coming from though I still dont get why they haven’t signed a ton of other UFC washouts I wonder if thats something the UFC tells them before they leave
Strikeforce doesn’t want to be known as the place where UFC washouts go once they aren’t good enough to stay in the UFC. They are trying to develop their own talent. They do pick up some guys that get dropped but they aren’t going to snag them all just because they used to be in the UFC.
Jake Shields wasn’t their talent he was someone they inherited when they bought out EliteXC. He stated flat out before he ever fought in Strikeforce that he wanted to go to the UFC, I’m not sure why Strikeforce pushed him like they did?
yeah you’re right but either way I can’t see how they’re okay with him leaving I mean I know the UFC threatens Anderson SIlva but there is no way they’re gonna let him go
Strikeforce may not be ok with him leaving, they just may not be willing to pay what it will take to keep him. Who knows what Jake Shields thinks he is worth at this point and who knows what the UFC will pay to get him. Strikeforce keeps making money because they are smart about spending money, well they sort of tossed that out the window with Dan Henderson but for the most part they do.
I see your point but they’re in talks with batista I mean how much is that gonna set them back and to me it seems like they’re heading towards just being that minor league to the UFC so why not embrace it.
If they sign Batista but don’t make an offer to Jardine then I think we can safely say that they are going the direction of “home of the freakshow/mega-fight” instead of number two MMA league. Of course if they sign Batista but not Jardine then they suck ass. Heck if they sign Batista period it’s a bad sign.
Too think . . .
Jardine was one win away from a title shot when he bit on Wanderlei Silva’s feinting kick and got his face torn off. If he had beaten Wanderlei after beating Chuck, plus with a victory over Forrest he might have been Griffin’s first tile defense against Griffin. MMA ca be a harsh mistress.
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I think it's a good cut
From the sound of it, if he gets some wins outside the UFC, they could bring him back. So either he gets some wins/confidence/momentum and comes back for another run, or he rides off into the sunset.
He was in a bad spot in the UFC. He’s a guy who could beat just about anyone, but probably won’t.
Also, this eliminates the “What about Jardine?” defense for anyone who thinks Chuck should still be fighting in the UFC.
All that said, I thought Jardine showed some good things on Saturday. He carried his right hand high and fairly tight to his chin much of the time, used his leg kicks well, and could have been on his way to outpointing Hammil before the eye poke-point taken-desperate flurry-giant cut sequence. So I’d say he’s got maybe a 50-50 shot to reappear at some point.
I consider myself a softcore fan.
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Not much to really say, that definitely deserves a rec
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by Brian Mayes on Jun 24, 2010 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Much Respect Jardine!
He lost to some real tough competition. Sucks to see him go but he’ll get a few more fights in another promotion. Don’t think his career is over at all.
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look at who he fought
Kelly Schall, Mike Whitehead, Stephan Bonner, Wilson Gouviea, Forrest Griffin, Houston Alexander, Chuck Liddell, Wanderlei Silva, Brandon Vera, Quinton Jackson, Thiago Silva, Ryan Bader, and Matt Hamill
That is a murder’s row of tough fights.
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by mason_beer on Jun 24, 2010 5:11 PM EDT reply actions 6 recs
Fittingly, Jardine was floored when he heard the news
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
by SSreporters on Jun 24, 2010 5:18 PM EDT reply actions 10 recs
He landed in an unorthodox position…
by Kwisatz Haderach on Jun 24, 2010 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Naw, just a pinch…Jardine’s a good man, I expect we haven’t seen the last of him. He’s had one heck of a road to hoe the past few years. If he gets a win or two, he’ll be right back in the mix, or if someone gets injured and they need a late replacement.
by Kwisatz Haderach on Jun 25, 2010 3:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Boner kill
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by Kid Nate on Jun 15, 2010 3:47 PM CDT
Kid Hate layin it down
by II SMASH II on Jun 24, 2010 5:21 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
he is a boner kill, or him being cut is a boner kill?
the answer to this question is unbelievably important.
by Body Triangle on Jun 24, 2010 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Him being cute
It makes sense, but it sucks
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by Kid Nate on Jun 15, 2010 3:47 PM CDT
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by II SMASH II on Jun 25, 2010 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
wow, completely different meeting with that typo...
awkward
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by Kid Nate on Jun 15, 2010 3:47 PM CDT
Kid Hate layin it down
He hasn’t exactly set the world on fire as of late, true (2-7 since 2007, 0-4 last four fights) but the opposition he faced was no walk in the park. Also, he did earn two FOTN bonuses (vs Rampage and Hamill). This sucks.
Oh well, I’ll always be a fan of his – if only for being the guy who refused to be Chuck Liddell’s stepping stone back to the title picture. I’m a fan of Liddell, too, but that fight once again showed just how unpredictable MMA can be.
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by Monday Morning Martial Artist on Jun 24, 2010 5:22 PM EDT reply actions
Is now an appropriate time to change my Sig ????
LOL
Any suggestions ???
8-29-09
Keith Jardine is now known as "The Dean of Antihistamine" because he is always sleeping early in fights..
Keith Jardine has a very underrated ground game.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
Perhaps he should have implimented that into his fighting more often to avoid such circumstances ??
lol
I don’t dislike the guy.. He’s a hell of a fighter and full of heart.. But he is too easy to pick at because his style is so weird and it magnifies it when he loses..
8-29-09
Keith Jardine is now known as "The Dean of Antihistamine" because he is always sleeping early in fights..
I love Jardine
But fists and his face don’t work so well.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
I agree..
He’s Wandy without the success to keep him around..
He’s Bonnar without a Griffin fight..
He comes to fight and he always fights.. His style just works against him… If he would change his style and try to be more conservative, he could string together a few wins and get his confidence back..
Say what you will about fighters fighting conservatively, but they at least stick around with a sense of security.. Too many L’s and you’re out of there.. There are only a small handful of guys in the UFC that will always remain. Liddell, Bonnar, Griffin, Tito, Wandy, GSP and maybe Lesnar..
They shit canned Kimbo, and he is a huge draw.. So it isn’t always about a draw or fan favorite…
8-29-09
Keith Jardine is now known as "The Dean of Antihistamine" because he is always sleeping early in fights..
This does suck, mostly because Jardine was screwed over by the judges and deserved another shot. I’m hoping someone at LHW goes out and they can get Jardine in as a late replacement he belongs in the UFC for one more fight.
"they mad at me, I keep going hard reppin/
cause what's your Rampage to Rashad Evans/"
-Joe Budden (Something To Ride To)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/76866807deabe3c1/
Hamill won the fight.
Won round 1, lost round 2 10-8, and lost round 3.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
actually he won the first and last round, and if it wasn’t for the ridiculous point deduction he would have won the second.
"they mad at me, I keep going hard reppin/
cause what's your Rampage to Rashad Evans/"
-Joe Budden (Something To Ride To)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/76866807deabe3c1/
by Nightwhistler on Jun 24, 2010 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions
What the hell are you talking about?
Jardine got cut by a punch and was on wobbly legs.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
Not as bad as people think...
Fighters are very much effected by momentum. The message I got from that was that they expected him to take some time off from fighting the murder’s in UFC’s 205 division, string together a few wins in the small show and then come back into the UFC. I think it would help Jardine’s confidence to demolish some small show guys. Or if he loses to them, help him realize that maybe he should go back to his job at the University
Obviously a very understandable decision, but a bummer nonetheless. I find it hard not to like Jardine. And it irks me that he goes, and someone like Chris Leben seems to have a job for life.
Definitely a bummer that Jardine is gone, but I don’t understand why people have such a big issue with Leben fighting for the UFC. They guy has fought 15 times, only lost 5 of those and has never lost more than 2 in a row.
For me, it’s the fact that three of the people he’s lost to have gotten cut while he’s stuck around. And plenty of guys have been cut for going on two-fight losing streaks—Leben has gotten do that twice, not to mention get popped for steroids, and keep his job. To the extent that he has even a single notable win, it’s because his opponent has gone on to do good things afterward (Alessio Sakara, Jorge Santiago), not for where they were when he beat them.
Basically I think he gets a pass for reality show infamy and for being the epitome of a stand-n-banger. Give Jardine the kind of competition Leben gets and he might go 10-5 too.
This makes sense to me, I don’t see how they can use him coming off 4 losses.
He is too dangerous to give to brand new up and comers with very little to gain by beating a fighter who is 0-4 in his last 4.
I can’t think if a single fight that would have made sense if they kept him.
I dislike Matt Hughes. Shogun beat him like a dirty horse... again.
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