Dave "Pee-Wee" Herman Signs With UFC
by Nick Thomas on Feb 15, 2011 10:56 AM EST
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According to MMA Fighting:
MMA Fighting has confirmed that heavyweight prospect Dave "Pee-Wee" Herman has left the promotion and has already signed with the UFC.
With the SRC 17's postponement, no major Japanese fight promotion has an events scheduled for 2011. (Jorge) Santiago and Herman will not be the only foreign fighters to leave the struggling Japanese promotion. More fighters are expected to announce their departure over the coming weeks.
A date for (Herman's) promotional debut has not been set yet.
Dave "Pee-Wee" Herman (20-2)
Win Yoshihiro Nakao - Decision (Unanimous) SRC
Win Michal Kita - Submission (Omoplata) BFC 31
Loss Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou - DQ (Illegal Knees) ADFC
Win Jim York - KO (Axe Kicks) Sengoku 11
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UPDATE: MMA Weekly reports that Herman will debut in June at UFC 131 in Vancouver, against Brit, Rob Broughton.
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His talent was going to waste being wrapped up in litigations with Bellator.
I hope they give him the prospect treatment. Herman’s got potential.
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by Nick Thomas on Feb 15, 2011 8:40 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
This is me right now
Awesome. A year or two overdue but still awesome. Pumped!
by HighNoon on Feb 15, 2011 8:59 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
yup. So excited!
ONly two losses and one fo them was a DQ. YOu know they made this move because of the Strikeforce tournament. This guy is legit too. Love the move.
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Feed him to Carwin then cut him
like Duffee. I can’t stand guys who call UFC champs when they are not even in the promotion. This guy did.
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Why? That's a waste.
If you’re going to call someone out, why not make it the #1 guy? Herman has lots of upside and can go far as a HW. Besides, now that he actually signed with the UFC, he can fight the champ he’s been calling out (cf Nick Diaz).
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by Scott C. Broussard on Feb 15, 2011 9:15 AM EST up reply actions
...cause that makes a ton of sense.
Let’s torpedo the career of a prospect in the UFC’s most shallow division based on petty spite over comments from god knows how long ago.
BJJ > Sambo
by lowellthehammer on Feb 15, 2011 9:38 AM EST up reply actions
Whenever I see a post by you it always has a contentious, trollish vibe to it.
by KAN0 on Feb 15, 2011 9:45 AM EST up reply actions 12 recs
At least he's actually coming to the UFC...
Instead of staying in another org and still calling out UFC champs
The hell are you talking out?
Pee Wee is a battle tested Veteran. He wouldn’t be fed to anyone.
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watch out for Karma, I’ve heard recently that at times it is not so pleasant
Who's the only one here who knows illegal ninja moves from the government?
In fact, don't watch out for Karma
Guys, there’s no physical law to support the idea of “karma”. A buddhist once told me “it’s metaphoric, it’s metaphoric!”, and I warned him “bub, people are taking that shit seriously and they’re getting paranoid about it”.
Turns out I was right.
Your brave neighbourhood common-sense-maker to the rescue!
yeah i get it, karma is neutral…I’m referring to one of his earlier ‘Karma’ posts about Paul Kelly
but if there was any justice in the world, a fan would sucker punch him like he did Cerrone. And to make that lame ass excuse that he did not mean it. You did mean it sir and Karma is a bitch.
Who's the only one here who knows illegal ninja moves from the government?
That makes…zero sense.
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by Tim Burke on Feb 15, 2011 11:59 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I wonder if giving him to Mir at 130 and then pushing Big Country to Carwin at 131 is possible?
Would definitely make for exciting, entertaining fights. And it would build Pee Wee hugely if he beat up Mir, which I think he would.
I don’t think it likely he immediately fights a top guy like that. Let’s see him with Pat Barry or someone first.
by Jonathan Snowden on Feb 15, 2011 9:12 AM EST up reply actions
Joey Beltran seems like the logical solution
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by MattParker117 on Feb 15, 2011 9:19 AM EST up reply actions
I’m just thinking that marketable young prospects at HW are really limited, and they don’t want to lose prospects by making them face off. They can afford to do it at LHW (Bader-Jones), but not at HW, so I’d try to get my prospects fighting names. But I didn’t build the most successful MMA brand ever, so I think whatever they do should be good.
Don’t know if Barry and Herman would fight each other since Herman’s spent some time at Roufus’ gym.
by Rich Hansen on Feb 15, 2011 10:12 AM EST up reply actions
I dont think everyone creates bff’s like Rashad.
by mmalogic on Feb 15, 2011 10:57 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Is he any good?
I only know him from reading his record on Wikipedia and his contract spat with Bellator. Seems like a middle of the road guy in the UFC. How would he fare there?
Herman is VERY talented.
Unfortunately, that million dollar body is attached to a ten-cent head. He has a well-deserved reputation as a flake who doesn’t take his training seriously.
That sucks
I hate it when guys short their talent.
He’s physically capable of scoring some huge upsets against guys no one thinks he has a chance against. Unfortunately, he is just as capable of losing to a guy everyone thinks he will demolish.
VERY inconsistent fighter.
I just cant get my hopes up anymore… more “blue chip” propsects seem to fizzle and burn than not. I didnt even think much of jon jones until he manhandled Hamill the way he did.
everyone is talking about Dream’s troubles but Sengoku isnt enjoying a picnic on either.
There bleeding money if Don Quiote pulls out there done.
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by MattParker117 on Feb 15, 2011 9:31 AM EST up reply actions
So are you saying MMA is declining, because wouldn’t that be the effect of fizzling prospects?
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by Scott C. Broussard on Feb 15, 2011 9:42 AM EST up reply actions
I cant say in general. Im saying more like I get high on a certain someone and it’s a fizzle. has more to do with me than the general landscape. I just let nature do its thing now and the cream emerges.
I think in general the talent levels are really going up. And that’s going to be a challenge for Zuffa because that limits the lifespan of a current star – they become obsolete faster.
Someone like Rampage you invest in for years and with all the new talent coming up he’s just begun getting into his stride as a draw.
The boom in talent evolution will eventually get to a critical mass maybe in around 20 years once the kids who are training mma today and who started at an early age grow up… then it will evolve slowly over time form there.
How inconsistent can a guy be when he is 20 - 2 with 18 first round finishes?
Plus, one of his two losses was a DQ
He will be fighting in the upcoming season of Bellator again.
by Horselover Fat on Feb 15, 2011 9:40 AM EST up reply actions
thats right I forgot about that
I wonder if the UFC has ever tried to get him?
I have no idea. But I like him too, very legit skills and entertaining to watch, would be cool to see him in UFC or SF after this Bellator tournament.
by Horselover Fat on Feb 15, 2011 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
About Time!!!!!
I remember the first time i saw him fight on the elite xc card where he landed that jumping switch kick (or something like that).
by Marcus A. Small on Feb 15, 2011 9:21 AM EST reply actions
Do you have his flying knee from Bellator V as well?
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by Scott C. Broussard on Feb 15, 2011 9:29 AM EST up reply actions
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by Scott C. Broussard on Feb 15, 2011 9:40 AM EST up reply actions
Dope. Put him up against Meathead or Kongo.
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by ProfessorBLove on Feb 15, 2011 9:31 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Great signing by the UFC, gives them more depth in the div.
Any word on if Sandro or Hioki could be leaving SRC?
Hioki is the one guy in Japan right now I wish the UFC signed.
Well, it's about time!
I am kind of amazed that it took this long for the UFC or Strikeforce to move in on this guy. Honestly, I thought he would of made a great addition to the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix (i.e. instead of Barnett).
His contract problems with Bellator held him up for 2 years
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by Nate Wilcox on Feb 15, 2011 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
Please Hioki next, Please Hioki next.
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by Goonisis on Feb 15, 2011 9:49 AM EST reply actions 5 recs
Forill forill.
Don’t forget Sandro.
BJJ > Sambo
by lowellthehammer on Feb 15, 2011 9:56 AM EST up reply actions
Enough Japanese MMA fighters
Sign Sandro.
Fire Gus "What's a screen?" Bradley.
by SSreporters on Feb 15, 2011 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
Why would you want to sign a guy who Hioki clearly beat over Hioki himself? That doesn’t even take into account the fact that Sandro is teammates with the current UFC champ and won’t fight him.
Signing Hioki should be the top priority.
North American bias against Japanese fighters.
Note to everyone: not all fighters from Japan are Aoki.
BJJ > Sambo
by lowellthehammer on Feb 15, 2011 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
So you are saying that there is ONE Japanese fighter out there that can live up to HALF of their hype
I believe you…
I think there might be one out there too.
Nick Diaz does not like wrestlers just like Rock doesnt like Paper!
Exactly.
Hioki is the top guy in Japan right now in any div imo.
The three SRC fighters UFC should sign are Hioki, Sandro and Blanco.
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by Derek Suboticki on Feb 15, 2011 6:00 PM EST up reply actions
He said top guy in Japan
Could mean top guy fighting in the Japanese scene :/
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Pat Barry would be a nice welcome fight.
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His KO of York was the most overlooked “Best of 2009.”
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by Nate Wilcox on Feb 15, 2011 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
That's awesome
His KO against York is one of my favorites, just for the uniqueness of it.
I think the UFC is listening to me!
Here’s hoping he takes this very seriously. He’s got a world of talent.
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by Charles Awad on Feb 15, 2011 10:35 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Pee Wee will debut in June in Vancouver against Rob Broughton,
as per MMA Weekly. Post is now updated.
And so eliminates another British MMA fighter then.
Fire Gus "What's a screen?" Bradley.
by SSreporters on Feb 15, 2011 11:08 AM EST up reply actions
man he’s got finishes via some sick stuff. omoplata and axe kicks? I hope he doesnt dissapoint..
by the guy with the big nose on Feb 15, 2011 11:07 AM EST reply actions
If it makes people feel better about his training, he has recently moved and changed camps.
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I was under the impression he did not have a camp to begin with. He just trained in his back yard ala Big Fat country.
by J smooth 420 on Feb 15, 2011 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
That hasn’t been “true” for a couple years.
Also, Renzo didn’t give Nelson his black belt based on him training in his back yard. Neither Nelson or Herman are home-trained. For a while Herman was even doing gi classes several times a week.
Both Nelson and Herman have chosen a really strange way of selling themselves but people apparently believe it and it gets people talking, so what do I know.
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sweetness
bunch of awesome fights for him, i’d love to see him against mitrione or barry
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This is why I was pretty happy about the 'death of Japanese MMA'
Because now we’ve got a lot of talented guys coming over to the big shows. It’s great.
I’m a fan of MMA because I like to see the best guys fight the best guys…I don’t want guys kept from competing with each other because of promotional boundaries.
I can’t wait to see this guy cut his teeth in the UFC
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Man, talk about burying the lede:
“With the SRC 17’s postponement, no major Japanese fight promotion has an events scheduled for 2011.”
HOLY SHIT.
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To be fair, it’s not all that rare for no Japanese events to be planned during the January/February time frame. They always go on a hiatus around that time. News of upcoming cards usually starts trickling out in mid-February.
Ummmm:
“by Steve4192 on Feb 15, 2011 12:44 PM EST”
Yeah, not good.
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Huh?
It’s mid-February now. I said news starts trickling out mid-February. We aren’t incredibly overdue for JMMA news. Not yet.
Meanwhile, in reality:
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its bad
frankly it sucks too, hopefully we see a rise in mid level promotions cause there are gonna be alot of fighters who dont have a job
but i am happy that all the top guys are gravitating towards the UFC
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by Horselover Fat on Feb 15, 2011 3:56 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Like I said, most underrated KO of 2009. I don’t think it was even in the top of most people’s lists and was by far the craziest.
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I can't stand this guy
Feed him to Herring.
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by Chris Barton on Feb 15, 2011 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
Broughton is a good first fight for Herman. It is two Heavyweights prospects fighting each other early on, but a loss shouldn’t push any of these two that far back this early in their careers. I’ve heard that Herman has problems with motivation in the past, and I hope that signing with the UFC will keep him motivated.
I won't jump off the bandwagon just because you lost.
Love it
The more guys like this the better. Theres room in the HW division for some guys like Pee Wee. Who wouldnt want to see him fight Struve?
by Scribonius Curio on Feb 15, 2011 5:38 PM EST reply actions
Herman has talent, yeah
But him being who he is will prevent him realizing it fully. He’ll be on the same level as a Stefan Struve or maybe less.
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