Why does Dana keep booking Gomi fights?

[INoHespectChael]

5 losses in a row with 4 of them being TKO.

Does he want him to get CTE if he doesn't already have it?

 

[Arm Barbarian]

Bozopotomus wants to see him reach da nickname of da

"Fireball Skid"

 

[Strikes Again]

Dana loves Pride and it's athletes.
He tried bringing Saku in years ago but the old man politely declined.

 

[Strikes Again]

But tonight, obviously, it was to put asses in seats

 

[Kung Fu bb]

Sad to see this kind of thing happen to legends like Gomi.

 

[AusMMAfan]

He's just the token Japanese fighter.. he sucks ass though

 

[Janderson Jilva]

Ive noticed that WME seems to honor contracts fully.

Gomi could be a company guy. Has he ever turned down a fight ? The UFC has always treated those guys good.

 

[Kyler Ruxin]

Gomi is just trying to go out on his shield. UFC/WME is cool with that.

 

[8KresniK8]

Gomi is 4-8 in the UFC. Thats fucking sad.

 

[tehShuffle]

Gomi is a legend in Japan and loves fighting. Sadly though I think his days are done, his chin just isn't there anymore and he hasn't evolved at all.

 

[DuppyMekka]

Because he is a legend. This should have been the last time though...

 

[murat duman]

still marketable in far east, that's all
but still I aprreciate his courage which I couldn't see in so called "all time best"

 

[The Big Babou]

Yeah it's a shame Gomi's career has spiralled, he was great in Pride but that was like 10+ years ago. He doesn't seem to be motivated so much anymore...

He's still got name value but he's no longer a draw, I'm guessing he'll be cut by the UFC

 

[Coolkid666]

"hay shuddup. tekenori gummi is good at pride he beet up meny pplz"

 

[Toco]

gotta milk that japanese fanbase. also, no one forces gomi to fight

 

[AC1D1K]

Im not lawyer
Contract?

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

Please Gomi just retire now, enough is enough. Its worrying for his brain health how he keeps getting dropped all the time.

I was actually there at that event when he got knocked out by Lauzon, and it was sad to see, he looked like a punching bag and Lauzon is more of a BJJ guy rather than some slick striker with big power.

 

[INoHespectChael]

Im not lawyer
Contract?

Uh you know the UFC can cut fighters whenever they want right?

They don't actually have to give and pay them for their 8 fight contracts...

 

[Sapp]

Gomi is ridiculously shot. He gets dropped by everything now. Please retire fireball kid.

 

[Blayt7hh]

I don't know... He should have retired like 5 years ago.