Tweets of the Day: Jacob Volkmann slams WSOF, gets released

After two fights with the promotion followed by a lengthy layoff, Jacob Volkmann isn't happy with the way WSOF handled his contract. He instead had to take fights outside WSOF where he went 1-1, including a loss to TJ O'Brien last May.

Like most fighters these days, he took to twitter to rant about his situation. Read the lengthy string of tweets below:

2 days before i signed with @MMAWorldSeries i received a text from Ali, the longest distance between fights is 4-5 mo. @ufc @BellatorMMA

— Jacob Volkmann (@JacobVolkmann) July 12, 2014

My last fight with @MMAWorldSeries was october. 8 months ago! @ufc @BellatorMMA

— Jacob Volkmann (@JacobVolkmann) July 12, 2014

Sept 24 @MMAWorldSeries had an opponent for Oct but would only give it to me for $6k/$6k and my contract was $9k/$9k or no fight. @ufc

— Jacob Volkmann (@JacobVolkmann) July 12, 2014

Sept 24 @MMAWorldSeries had an opponent for Oct but would only give it to me for $6k/$6k and my contract was $9k/$9k or no fight. @ufc

— Jacob Volkmann (@JacobVolkmann) July 12, 2014

Then @MMAWorldSeries said if i fight for $6k/$6k Oct i would also get Jan, but went back on that. @ufc @BellatorMMA

— Jacob Volkmann (@JacobVolkmann) July 12, 2014

Getting fed up with Ali, i contacted shawn lampman to set up fights and told him what was happening. @ufc @MMAWorldSeries @BellatorMMA

— Jacob Volkmann (@JacobVolkmann) July 12, 2014

On Nov 1, shawn said i would fight Jan, but would only do $6k/$6k when my contract was $9k/$9k. @MMAWorldSeries @ufc @BellatorMMA

— Jacob Volkmann (@JacobVolkmann) July 12, 2014

Shawn kept saying he would get me someone for Jan, until Jan 13. NO OPPONENT! @MMAWorldSeries @ufc @BellatorMMA

— Jacob Volkmann (@JacobVolkmann) July 12, 2014

Time for fighters to unite/unionize. @ufc @MMAWorldSeries @BellatorMMA

— Jacob Volkmann (@JacobVolkmann) July 12, 2014

@JoshBurkman i asked for a release over 1 mo ago and now they let me go. Too many missed fights. Too little too late though.

— Jacob Volkmann (@JacobVolkmann) July 13, 2014

WSOF EVP Ali Abdelalziz responded to Volkmann in an interview with MMA Junkie:

"This entire situation is ridiculous," Abdelaziz said. "We went out of out way to give Jacob Volkmann money without even fighting. And now he’s attacking us on Twitter? If he needs a release letter, call me and ask for a release letter. I let him take those other two fights, no problem, and after he lost to T.J. O’Brien, I told him we didn’t need him anymore."

"Jacob Volkmann started all of this propaganda because he wants to go to Bellator. He can go to Bellator."

Volkmann is 17-6 in his MMA career with career wins over Efrain Escudero, Danny Castillo, Antonio McKee and Shane Roller. He has gone 2-2 since his UFC release last year.