Jorge Lopez Signs With the UFC, Faces Justin Edwards at UFN 25 in New Orleans
by Scott Haber on Aug 12, 2011 10:14 AM EDT
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Following in the footsteps of Chad Mendes and Michael McDonald, yet another Tachi Palace Fights alum has moved up to the big leagues and signed with the UFC. Jorge Lopez, a protege of Wanderlei Silva, announced via Twitter today that he had signed with the UFC, and further reporting by MMA Weekly revealed that he'll make his debut next month in New Orleans in a welterweight bout against TUF 13 cast-member, Justin Edwards at UFC Fight Night 25:
It's official! I'm signed to the biggest and best promotion in mma. I just finished signing my @UFC contract. Thanks @joesilva @danawhite
Jorge "Lil' Monster" Lopez (11-1)
Win David Marshall - TKO (retirement) - TPF 10
Win Waachim Spiritwolf (unam. decision) - TPF 9
Win Joey Gorczynski (unam. decision) - STFC 14
Justin Edwards (6-1)
Loss Clay Harvison (split decision) - TUF 13 Finale
Win Marcus Aijan (submission - guillotine) - Queen City Meltdown
Win Tony Parker (submission - guillotine) - Extreme IT Challenge
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I'm shocked
That Justin Edwards didn’t get cut after the loss to Harvison. I guess they got rid of Chuck O’Neill but for some reason kept Edwards
I’ve been overwhelmed and I’ve been underwhelmed. Can I ever just be whelmed?
Not to be that guy.....
But hey we’re on BE we’re all kinda that guy but a site I know (ULTMMA.com) reported the Lopez vs Edwards match-up 3-4 hours before Weekly even touched their keyboard
Fight announcements far from our thing but when I tweet @MMAWeekly a story at 7PM and they post it on their site at 10PM it kinda sucks when they don’t give you any credit like at all
Don’t break a lot of stories but when I have Junkie, Sherdog, Mania, BE have always been cool about linking back……Weekly never has and guess never will be
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Sorry, buddy.
It was a bit a difficult to find the original source other than Lopez’s Twitter which didn’t mention the Edwards match-up. Weekly was the only other place I saw the bout mentioned, but I’ll be sure to check you guys out first next time.
by Scott Haber on Aug 12, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
No worries on your end.
I’m on BE everyday and post here…..weekly not so much. One more blast on this- In 2011 the only people that still read MMA Weekly on a daily basis are people that are blood related to a staff member.
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TKO (Retirement) always makes me laugh a little.
Like the fighter was getting mashed & in the middle of the second rd, he’s like “eh, I’ve had a good career. I officially retire.”
by The Hamburger Pimp on Aug 12, 2011 10:55 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 2 recs
Yeah, Sherdog really needs to change that terminology
to “Did not answer bell” or “Quit on the stool” or something. Guess they need to keep it concise though.
by Scott Haber on Aug 12, 2011 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
With a beating like that...
I was there at TFP the other weekend and say Jorge put a beating on him throughout the 1st and 2nd rounds. As dude walked back to his stool you could see that he was a beatin’ man. After the bell rang to start the 3rd he just sat there. He didn’t wave off to the ref or anything. He just sat there like he couldn’t believe how dominated he just was for the last ten minutes.
I’m excited to see Jorge in the UFC. Dude definitely had some mad skill out there. Can’t wait to see him fight in the big leagues.
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Jorge has a lot of skill
His striking is very crisp and he has plenty of power. However, from the couple fights I’ve seen, he seems to lack a killer instinct. He should have knocked Marshall and Spiritwolf out, but held back when he had them hurt. Hopefully he can improve this weakness, if he can he could really make some noise in the UFC.
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by OleksiyPecherovsHomeboy on Aug 12, 2011 12:17 PM EDT reply actions
That Spiritwolf fight
was incredibly underwhelming. I didn’t see his last fight, but I was surprised that he was the guy I had heard so much about. I may have to try to watch the Marshall fight.
by Mandmeisterx on Aug 12, 2011 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
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