Jens Pulver Talks His Upcoming Fight at XFO 38

by Nick Thomas on Jan 20, 2011 12:56 PM EST in MMA Video

WEC/UFC veteran fighter Jens Pulver will fight in XFO 38. He's preparing for the fight by living and training at Team Curran in Crystal Lake with Jeff Curran and Doug Mango. Despite the doubters, Lil' Evil says he has plenty of fight left in him.

Saturday, January 22nd, live on http://www.alienwarearena.com/mma from Woodstock, IL:

Jens "Little Evil" Pulver (22-14-1)
Loss Diego Garijo - Submission (Guillotine Choke) PWP
Loss Javier Vazquez - Submission (Armbar) WEC 47
Loss Josh Grispi - Submission (Guillotine Choke) WEC 41
Loss Urijah Faber - Submission (Guillotine Choke) WEC 38

Mike "The Assassin" Lindquist (6-19)
Loss Mike Richman - Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Vivid MMA
Loss John Hosman - Submission (Punches) LOW
Loss Mike Powell - TKO (Punches) IC
Loss Ryan Thompson - TKO (Retirement) TCF

HT: Chicago's MMA

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“Somebody’s “O” has to go!"

by Dootch on Jan 20, 2011 12:57 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Jens Pulver...

Talks His Upcoming ~~Fight~~ loss at XFO 38…. #FIXED
love you jens but come on son!!

by TheDefenseNeverRests05akaUhOh!! on Jan 20, 2011 12:58 PM EST reply actions

This is a gimme fight

A perfect example of a squash match. They’re a feeding Jens a Can. There’s no reason that he shouldn’t win this. And if he does he needs to retire on the spot.

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by Damon O. on Jan 20, 2011 1:26 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

i know

but sheesh try to sugarcoat it a little bit 6-19?? stevie wonder can see what they’re trying to do

by TheDefenseNeverRests05akaUhOh!! on Jan 20, 2011 1:29 PM EST up reply actions

Pulver is 1-8 since 2006

If he is going to keep fighting then cans like this are exactly who he should be fighting.

by Brad Ackerson on Jan 20, 2011 2:17 PM EST up reply actions

Didn't Jens get an opponent with a losing record...

over at an event in Australia, and he ended up getting knocked down and guillotined in the first round? I could be wrong though. Regardless, I’m just hoping this doesn’t happen to him again this time.

by dgonzalez305 on Jan 20, 2011 1:34 PM EST up reply actions

Nope

You’re probably thinking about his last fight against Diego Garijo, who was 5-1 going into the fight.

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by Damon O. on Jan 20, 2011 1:42 PM EST up reply actions

Garijo was supposed to be a squash match too.

No sure wins for Jens at this point.

by The Ghost of Spike Owen on Jan 20, 2011 1:44 PM EST up reply actions

A 5-1 n00b =/= 6-19 Can

Garijo was a winnable fight. Lindquist is a squash match.

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by Damon O. on Jan 20, 2011 2:00 PM EST up reply actions

In Jens defense

or lack of sub defense as it were, all his recent losses are against world class competition and a noob with a pretty damn good record and promise of future potential. That being said, God I hope he’s been working the Jits.

by Str8_right on Jan 20, 2011 2:48 PM EST up reply actions

He was training with Jeremy Horn 10 years ago.

It’s not like he’s new to jits. He caught Swanson in a guillotine. His game just is what it is now. He’s not going to add any new wrinkles in his mid/late 30s. He needs to get off the circuit.

The way most guys do that is either open a gym or with a media gig. Jens tried to open a gym in Idaho; it failed. Luckily he has shown himself to be an adept and fun commentator in the past, if not a particularly polished one. Using him for variety on some of the Fight Nights or UFC Lives would give Rogan a travel break and get some much needed professional experience in the booth.

by The Ghost of Spike Owen on Jan 20, 2011 3:26 PM EST up reply actions

They are not equal, I grant you, but I say again:

There are no “sure wins” for Jens at this point.

by The Ghost of Spike Owen on Jan 20, 2011 3:21 PM EST up reply actions

I had to look at this a few times to see if I was seeing it right. His opponent is 6-19 and both of them have lost 4 straight fights. Where can I get tickets for this? The only thing I can compare to this is watching the Washington Wizards on the road (0-20) vs the worst team in the NBA at home.

by evenflow10 on Jan 20, 2011 1:00 PM EST reply actions 3 recs

Pulver has lost his last SIX fights

They only showed his last 4 in this article.

by Hashmo on Jan 20, 2011 1:07 PM EST up reply actions

And 8 of his last 9

It’s so sad that he still has to fight. Makes you worried about his future.

by MemphisMike on Jan 20, 2011 2:02 PM EST up reply actions

oh man

seriously, i was dyin laughin at “where can i get tickets for this?” LOL.

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by crizzy on Jan 20, 2011 1:14 PM EST up reply actions

I had to look it up, Sacramento Kings are the worst home team.

I think I’d still rather see the NBA game.

by DirtyML on Jan 20, 2011 1:19 PM EST up reply actions

Unfortunately

theres a good case thats still the Wizards. I’ll be at the Verizon center saturday night cheering on my Celtics though :)

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by nicey on Jan 20, 2011 9:26 PM EST up reply actions

HAHAHA

Loss Ryan Thompson – TKO (Retirement) TCF

by Body Triangle on Jan 20, 2011 1:00 PM EST reply actions

LOL

What is with that?!

by Cocytus on Jan 20, 2011 1:43 PM EST up reply actions

It just means he quit on the stool, wouldn’t come out for the next round.

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by Tim Burke on Jan 20, 2011 1:45 PM EST up reply actions

It means he retired completely right on the spot

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by StevenGiles on Jan 20, 2011 4:21 PM EST up reply actions

dumb judges… jens always comes out of retirement!!!!

everything dana white says is a complete lie

by slantedwindows on Jan 20, 2011 4:54 PM EST up reply actions

LMAO

He’s fighting a guy who is 6-19?! Why is this allowed? Is this how far he has to fall before he gets a win to retire on?

by Hashmo on Jan 20, 2011 1:03 PM EST reply actions

it's allowed because

he’s lost his last 6 in a row. Shit, I give Lunquidst credit for not being all that great, but continuing to try anyway.

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by Cory Braiterman on Jan 20, 2011 1:30 PM EST up reply actions

Jeez man, it's sad...

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by dgonz on Jan 20, 2011 1:05 PM EST reply actions

He’s preparing for the fight by living and training at Team Curran in Crystal Lake with Jeff Curran and Doug Mango.

WHAT

A

FRUIT

I know I should feel shame, but I don’t.

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by some schmuck in texas on Jan 20, 2011 1:07 PM EST reply actions

ugh, format fail

humor fail too, arguably.

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by some schmuck in texas on Jan 20, 2011 1:07 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

The pun alone would’ve made me roll my eyes, but the format fail was like frying mushrooms in beer batter. Its makes it much better.

by CaptnAmerca on Jan 20, 2011 1:43 PM EST up reply actions

damn....

hershel walker is fighting better competition…. a 48 year old new comer!! this is beyond sad smh at Jens “little need dough” pulver

by TheDefenseNeverRests05akaUhOh!! on Jan 20, 2011 1:09 PM EST reply actions

this is sad

jens was a good fighter in his day

hes not a hall of famer though

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by milk72 on Jan 20, 2011 1:10 PM EST reply actions

UFC hall of fame material IMO

he’s the first lightweight afterall

by Str8_right on Jan 20, 2011 2:51 PM EST up reply actions

nope

hes in the hall of good, not hall of fame

not every old school champ belongs

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by milk72 on Jan 20, 2011 2:52 PM EST up reply actions

sad panda :(

by Str8_right on Jan 20, 2011 2:53 PM EST up reply actions

dont let his downfall cloud how awesome of a fighter he was..

he belongs in the hall if not for being a great fighter for paving the way for lightweights

by TheDefenseNeverRests05akaUhOh!! on Jan 20, 2011 2:54 PM EST up reply actions

i dont at all

he was a very good fighter, won the title and defended it twice

but he was never really an elite fighter, which i think should certainly be a requirement for being in the mma hall of fame (which still doesnt exist, how can that get started btw?)

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by milk72 on Jan 20, 2011 3:02 PM EST up reply actions

i dee where you're coming from.... Seriously tho

even PORN got a hall of fame

by TheDefenseNeverRests05akaUhOh!! on Jan 20, 2011 3:06 PM EST up reply actions

see*

by TheDefenseNeverRests05akaUhOh!! on Jan 20, 2011 3:07 PM EST up reply actions

does it really?

wow thats stunning, but every single sport has a hall of fame except mma i dont really get it i know mma is relatively knew but someones gotta hop on this

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by milk72 on Jan 20, 2011 3:09 PM EST up reply actions

It says this Lindquist guys fights at 135 pounds on Sherdog..

What weight is this?

And I think this is the first time I’ve seen a front paged fight on BE where both fighters had 4 losses in a row.

by DirtyML on Jan 20, 2011 1:11 PM EST reply actions

a lot of Guillotine Choke loses

by Rampage01 on Jan 20, 2011 1:20 PM EST reply actions

I don’t care what y’all say about his opponent or whatever. Three things are still true:

1. That event poster is fucking cool.
2. I don’t care who he’s fighting. He could get KO’d by a badger and I’d still think Lil Evil is the man.
3. If I was anywhere in the vicinity of the show, I’d go just to thank him in person for doing the Driven documentary.

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by Tim Burke on Jan 20, 2011 1:25 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

The guy he's fight has 6 wins over guys with a combined record of 5-21

And three of those wins have come against guys who only had one fight(which was against him). He has beaten the same guy twice as well. If Jens loses this fight he should quit life. I could beat Mike Lindquist…………….Ok I probably couldnt but you get the picture

by RTCplayer on Jan 20, 2011 1:28 PM EST reply actions

This is the first time I’ve ever seen a matchup being featured on the site where in their last eight combined fights there isn’t a single W. Pulver insists on breaking people’s hearts…

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by ludakrish on Jan 20, 2011 1:37 PM EST reply actions

Hang it up brother.

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by Tokyo Sandblaster on Jan 20, 2011 1:42 PM EST reply actions

I don’t think any one on earth would hire Mike “The Assassin” Lindquist (6-19) to pull a hit on anyone.

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by ReAnimator on Jan 20, 2011 1:44 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

yeah

might be more appropriate for him to be called “The Assassin’s Target.”

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by "Mr. NC-17" on Jan 20, 2011 1:50 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

better yet..

“the ultimate can”

by TheDefenseNeverRests05akaUhOh!! on Jan 20, 2011 3:01 PM EST up reply actions

Can someone get this guy a commentating or coaching job already?

So sad to see him continue to fight solely for financial concerns.

by The Ghost of Spike Owen on Jan 20, 2011 1:45 PM EST reply actions

or he could, ya know, find himself a regular job like the rest of us. he’s got a criminal justice degree, go be a cop or something

live pleasant

by eastcoastatlas on Jan 20, 2011 1:58 PM EST up reply actions

Right, why should he be able to earn a decent living in the sport he was a pioneer in and made such sacrifices to? Better that Lesnar gets seven-figure paydays every time he deigns to emerge from the wilds of the Dakotas than Jens be able to feed his wife and infant son.

by The Ghost of Spike Owen on Jan 20, 2011 3:20 PM EST up reply actions

firstly, none of us know what his financial situation really is.

secondly, he’s been a commentator before, and he just isn’t good at it. then again, neither is Goldberg or Todd Harris or Frank Shamrock, but at least they have good voices and don’t mumble.

coaching: unless you can manage to own and operate a gym and employ a bunch of other coaches (who have day jobs), there ain’t much money in just being an instructor.

finally, i respect the hell out of what he did for the sport, but we all make sacrifices. i’ve lost jobs, taken jobs i didn’t want to, moved to cities i didn’t want to move all in order to help support my family. it’s called learning multiple skills and having contingency plans for yourself. sorry, but my sympathy for people who chose to follow their dreams (and subsequently have things go downhill) rather than take a more conventional, sustainable approach to life only extends so far.

you don’t get handed anything in life unless you somehow make other people a shitload of money just by being you (i.e. your Brock Example).

live pleasant

by eastcoastatlas on Jan 20, 2011 4:21 PM EST up reply actions

He had a gym. And a clothing company. Now he has neither. What happened? Depends who you ask, I’m sure. This is a guy who admitted once to not training before a fight because he was busy playing World of Warcraft, so excuse me if I lack a ton of sympathy for the guy.

I wonder if he’s talked with Pat Militech since he threw him under the bus? LOL

by VirtualBalboa on Jan 20, 2011 6:34 PM EST up reply actions

secondly, he’s been a commentator before, and he just isn’t good at it.

Well, that’s just patently untrue, so you’ll excuse me if I don’t read the rest of your post and ignore you going forward.

by The Ghost of Spike Owen on Jan 20, 2011 6:54 PM EST up reply actions

knowledgeable, sure. good speaker, no

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by eastcoastatlas on Jan 20, 2011 10:34 PM EST up reply actions

this is the worst idea ive ever heard in my life

Yes, its horrible, this idea

by Kungfucious on Jan 20, 2011 2:03 PM EST via mobile reply actions

This has to be the worst headliner in the history of mma, no?

by Kungfucious on Jan 20, 2011 2:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

yea i believe so

i rather watch a kinbo vs hong man choi freakshow match

by TheDefenseNeverRests05akaUhOh!! on Jan 20, 2011 2:05 PM EST up reply actions

kimbo*

by TheDefenseNeverRests05akaUhOh!! on Jan 20, 2011 2:06 PM EST up reply actions

Dude. Everybody would watch that.

People need to embrace freakshow matches for their entertainment value.

by Cunny on Jan 20, 2011 2:14 PM EST up reply actions

Will Lil' Eagle ever soar again?

Loser? How many beers can YOU drink?

by Snipes on Jan 20, 2011 2:10 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Eagle? I thought it was little Evil =\ ?

by dgonz on Jan 20, 2011 2:22 PM EST up reply actions

Goldberg screwed it up one time and said the “little eagle flies again”.

Still a Beer Monster.

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by Tim Burke on Jan 20, 2011 2:28 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

whos the Hot chick on the card?

wasnt she on the mma hour a hew weeks ago?

by MMA_Revolution on Jan 20, 2011 2:12 PM EST reply actions

Tracy Lee.

http://www.alienwarearena.com/mma/post/tracy-lee/open-house-at-xtreme-couture/

by Cunny on Jan 20, 2011 2:17 PM EST up reply actions

I think he’s talking about the chick fighting on the card (and is on the poster). Her name is Michelle Gutierrez. Tracy Lee’s an MMA photographer.

Still a Beer Monster.

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by Tim Burke on Jan 20, 2011 2:35 PM EST up reply actions

who is ok at best… her sister is hotter.

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by JaeeJaee on Jan 20, 2011 3:05 PM EST up reply actions

i love Jens

but … it’s past time for him to retire. i feel bad for him. i understand he’s got a family to take care of, and he’s got a fighter’s heart … but to all of us comes a time when it’s over.

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by bobthewriter on Jan 20, 2011 4:30 PM EST reply actions

Going out on top

I respect Jens and think that he was a great fighter but fighting someone just so that you retire on a win, come on. Elway’s last game was a Super Bowl win, Jens last fight(hopefully) is some D level fighting organization against some no name.

by Sean Concannon on Jan 20, 2011 5:26 PM EST reply actions