UFC Cuts Cole Escovedo
by Josh Nason on Dec 19, 2011 10:55 PM EST
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Lost amidst the Strikeforce/Showtime extension and busy weekend in combat sports was the news the UFC has cut bantamweight Cole Escovedo, confirmed by the fighter via Twitter.
He made his UFC debut in May, losing a unanimous decision to Renan Barao at UFC 130. He followed that up with a second round TKO loss to Takeya Mizugaki at September's UFC 135 and a unanimous decision defeat to Alex Caceres at November's UFC on Fox 1.
The 30-year-old is the answer to a minor MMA trivia question as he was the WEC's first featherweight champion, winning the belt back in October 2002 with a first round submission win over Philip Perez. He defended the title successfully once before losing the belt to some guy named Urijah Faber nearly four years later, the first WEC title reign for the "California Kid".
While recent years haven't been kind to the 17-6 Escovedo (he's lost five of his last six), he's fought several notable fighters like Faber, Jens Pulver, Bart Palaszewski and Michael McDonald twice. He gave McDonald his only career loss back in May 2009.
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This guy was great to talk to and was super nice and honest. Really am sad to see him go.
by mountaineers101 on Dec 19, 2011 9:05 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Helen Keller called
She said she saw that one coming.
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by RandyCouture'sDivorceLawyer on Dec 19, 2011 9:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions
What?
A tasteless joke from you?
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by halitosis on Dec 19, 2011 9:58 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
That's not tasteless
It’s lame.
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by SSreporters on Dec 19, 2011 10:05 PM EST up reply actions 11 recs
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by LowkickGreed on Dec 20, 2011 4:20 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Yeah.. had to be done. No shame in losing to Mizugaki and Barao, but that Caceres fight really was something else. Maybe one of the most frustrating fights to watch all year.
didne caceres actually look pretty good
i didnt see the fight but i heard he was vastly improved
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He looked alright
Escovedo would not engage throughout the whole fight though.
In my opinion it was more a case of Escovedo looking bad than Caceres looking good. He was so tentative and slow, mostly just standing around doing nothing and letting Caceres tag him with his ineffective kickboxing. Yes Caceres did look improved, but he still has to be one of the worst BW’s in the UFC, and you had the feeling Escovedo should have finished him easily if he had just turned it up and actually fought him.
by Horselover Fat on Dec 19, 2011 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
I seriously almost shit my chair when i read that Cole lost.
I was stunned
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by Earl Montclair on Dec 19, 2011 9:37 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, there was a lot of anger and frustration being vented in the live thread, I’ll tell you what. Especially since many of us had put Escovedo in our parlays since we thought it was such a sure thing. Don’t think anyone saw that coming.
by Horselover Fat on Dec 19, 2011 9:48 PM EST up reply actions
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by BloodbathAndBeyond on Dec 19, 2011 10:55 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I've never felt so violated by a gif before
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by Chris Hall on Dec 19, 2011 11:14 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
...the hell?
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by Zachary Kater on Dec 20, 2011 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
LMFAO!
and this is why im here. the gifs.
by PeopleWatching on Dec 20, 2011 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think that's far
Caceres looked pretty good with the kickboxing, and showed he could very much hold his own against Escovedo’s grappling.
Dude lost to Bruce Leeroy
I mean I’m a fan of the Apache Kid and everything, but yeah gtfo the UFC with that.
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by AwkwardBoner on Dec 19, 2011 9:34 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Bellator bound?
Maybe he’ll pull a Ben Saunders and reignite the fire there. Killa B’s tourny run was really inspiring.
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
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Cole is not Saunders
Ben was actually 4-3 in the Ufc and Bellator doesn’t sign guys who were awful in the Ufc. What upside would there be for them to put them in the bw tourney? He’s not more qualified than any of the guys they’ve already signed and if by some miracle he did win they’d have a Ufc reject beating all their bws.
He’ll most likely go back to tachi palace fights. They pay pretty well for a regional program. Are usually aired live on sherdog and have some decent fighters.
by mcpeepants23200 on Dec 20, 2011 12:08 AM EST up reply actions
Yep, I'd be shocked if Bellator bothered with him.
It's like saying you dislike Don Frye's mustache, which itself is the equivalent of spitting on the Constitution. - Anthony Pace
If he wins some on the local circuit, then he might be brought in to lose a super fight.
by discoandherpes on Dec 20, 2011 6:38 AM EST up reply actions
How do you go from being the champ to losing to Alex Caceres?
I mean, not to fighter bash, but c’mon Escovedo, that’s a LOW LOW fall from fame buddy..
My opinion>Your onion.
by Tairy Hesticles on Dec 20, 2011 12:32 AM EST reply actions
He was embarrassingly bad against Caceres.
I love Cole, but after that shit? He deserved to get cut.
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any mention of cole deserves this gif
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by Our Bovine Public on Dec 20, 2011 7:45 AM EST reply actions
never seen some one so devestated by an inside leg kick to leave themselves that open
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by Our Bovine Public on Dec 20, 2011 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
Yes this is amazing the set up was perfect srry Cole no love for you win a couple regional fights and get your ass in belator son
by youfailme91 on Dec 20, 2011 11:10 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
His attitude regarding trying out for TUF set me against him in a big way.
I’m not sad to see him go. Maybe his attitude will improve now.
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