Tyler Freeland Aims to Prove This Little Man Can Fight at Tachi Palace Pro Debut
by Nate Wilcox on Feb 17, 2011 1:51 PM EST
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Former UFC Middleweight title challenger David Loiseau will headline Tachi Palace Fights 8 on Friday night when he challenges Leopoldo Serao for the TPF MW title. The card will also feature TPF flyweight champ Ulysses Gomez defending his title against Darrell Montague and the man many consider the uncrowned best flyweight in the world, Jussier da Silva against WEC veteran Ian McCall.
The event will be streamed for free on MMA Junkie at 8pm ET on Friday.
But there's another fighter on the card who's getting attention: Five foot tall featherweight Tyler Freeland will be making his pro debut.
It's not every 0-0 fighter who gets a feature article in MMA Junkie, but Freeland has an interesting story to tell:
Freeland was there with his girlfriend, a friend and the friend's girlfriend. The 5-foot-tall fighter who is preparing to make his professional mixed-martial-arts debut was drinking and having a good time. The visitors had continued comments.
"They kept antagonizing me," Freeland said. "One pushed me and said, 'Hey, midget.'"
Not good.
"There was a pool stick next to me," he said. "I'm hot-headed, so I took this pool stick, and I busted it over the guy's head. [Freeland's friend] was beating the other guy, and when the guy I hit got up, he had a big gash on his face."
Freeland is also a state high school wrestling champ with a one punch KO on his amateur MMA resume and an overall record of 15-6. (video in full entry). He's now training full-time in Las Vegas with Sean Tompkins too.
He talked to Pro MMA Now also:
Having been born with hypochondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, Freeland stands at just five feet tall. But talking to him, you can tell he certainly doesn't want any preferential treatment and doesn't let that hold him back in the cage or in training.
"Everybody's going to have a reach advantage on me because of my height and the length of my arms," he told ProMMAnow.com. "I usually like to wait for [my opponent] to start throwing his punches and counter off of that. But I work on forcing my way in, also. This camp I've been working a lot on combinations to the body that I've never used before."
Freeland will be seeking to avenge a submission loss to opponent Diego Melendez on Friday.
Several Tyler Freeland fight videos in the full entry.
SBN coverage of Tachi Palace Fights 8
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da silva is pretty damn good
but when the ufc adds that weight class its hard to imagine him (or anyone else) beating joseph benavidez. the way he got tagged against danny martinez would get him massacred against benavidez. and theres no way he gets that fight to the ground
"I have smoked weed with alot of UFC champions" - Joe Rogan
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mmhmm
I think is the most forgotten about Top 10 fighter in the world. His only losses were to the number 1 BW the world, and he was danmed competitive the second fight. Easily one of my favorite fighters.
If and when the UFC makes 125, I’ll be willing to bet that Joseph will be king for a long time
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by sitnam90 on Feb 17, 2011 4:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Put him in with Antonio Banuelos
He may not even be at a height or reach disadvantage, that guy is tiny! then again maybe Miguel Torres made it look worse.
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and nate
you didnt ever write david loiseau’s name in the post, you just said former ufc title challenger lol
and how do i watch this 2m?
"I have smoked weed with alot of UFC champions" - Joe Rogan
"Você ta fudido. Se vai levar muita porrada, ta ligado?" - Anderson Silva
sweet
for free?
"I have smoked weed with alot of UFC champions" - Joe Rogan
"Você ta fudido. Se vai levar muita porrada, ta ligado?" - Anderson Silva
James Irvin????
Glad to see the Sandman has landed on his feet.
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by LRaunThaDamaja on Feb 17, 2011 2:27 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
It appears Irvin’s weight cutting issues have gone a bit too far this time.
In the clearing stands a boxer And a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminders Of ev'ry glove that layed him down Or cut him till he cried out In his anger and his shame "I am leaving, I am leaving" But the fighter still remains
WAR short people
I’m 5’3 so I’m a mark for short guys.
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by sitnam90 on Feb 17, 2011 4:04 PM EST via mobile reply actions
One thing to consider
He’ll have an advantage against judo and greco guys because, as we learned from Gimli in LotR, nobody tosses a dwarf.
by Verklemptomaniac on Feb 17, 2011 4:22 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Good thing he trains MMA so hard
So when the shit REALLY goes down, he can assault people with pool cues. That’s why I used to train BJJ – so I could use weapons.
BOOSH
by Farthammer on Feb 17, 2011 4:59 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
If they were a feet taller and 100 pounds heavier than you, pool cue would probably be the smarter choice.
by Horselover Fat on Feb 17, 2011 6:22 PM EST up reply actions
I love how the second video begins its title with “Dwarf MMA Fighter…”
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