How Long Will the UFC Keep Mickey Gall?

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He was a flash in the pan IMO. I think Dana saw something in him but he's proven not to be ready for the UFC. He was pretty green and given Randy Brown early. I don't think the idea was for him to lose that fight either it was to build him up. Gets a loss then gets a build up fight then Diego was sent in to build his name again and he got dominated. Was then given someone 0-2 in the UFC to get back on track.

I think for the Perry fight the roles were reversed and the UFC wanted to give Perry a fighter who people knew but he should be able to get an easy win. I think they need to release him down to one of the lower leagues (don't they own LFA or something?) I thought he might have had something when he dominated Sage but Sage was in a similar place of being built up but not that great.
 
They don't own LFA no, but it's very much a feeder league. I think Gall gets about $50k a fight, which LFA wouldn't come close to. If he left and wanted somewhere around the same money it'd have to be PFL or Bellator.

I don't think they'll cut him after that fight, he looked better than he had done in any of his other fights imo, he was just in there with a guy who's probably top 25 in the world.
 
MMAProfessional said:
He was a flash in the pan IMO. I think Dana saw something in him but he's proven not to be ready for the UFC. He was pretty green and given Randy Brown early. I don't think the idea was for him to lose that fight either it was to build him up. Gets a loss then gets a build up fight then Diego was sent in to build his name again and he got dominated. Was then given someone 0-2 in the UFC to get back on track.

I think for the Perry fight the roles were reversed and the UFC wanted to give Perry a fighter who people knew but he should be able to get an easy win. I think they need to release him down to one of the lower leagues (don't they own LFA or something?) I thought he might have had something when he dominated Sage but Sage was in a similar place of being built up but not that great.
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His biggest problems seem to be strength and conditioning. Looks like he cuts too much weight and is in general very very weak.
As an arm-chair coach, I would like to see him take a year to work heavily on those issues, bump to 185, and work on his grappling / wrestling a ton.
He's got a big frame, he's just so frail it seems.
 
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First two posts says it all. TS, how could you say you think Dana saw potential in him? He was brought in for CM Punk and that's it.

BigBadBruins said:
Dana saw the potential in him to lose to CM Punk

The is the whole reason he is in the UFC
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Hellowhosthat said:
I don't think they'll cut him after that fight, he looked better than he had done in any of his other fights imo, he was just in there with a guy who's probably top 25 in the world.
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There's no need to cut him, he seems to be the guy you use to test newcomers or for gimmick fights. I kinda like how even though he's obviously never gonna make it big, he's still trying his best and is game against more experienced opponents.
 
MMAProfessional said:
I think for the Perry fight the roles were reversed and the UFC wanted to give Perry a fighter who people knew but he should be able to get an easy win.
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It didn't seem that easy to me. He took substantial damage and lost a round.
 
JustBleed69 said:
His biggest problems seem to be strength and conditioning. Looks like he cuts too much weight and is in general very very weak.
As an arm-chair coach, I would like to see him take a year to work heavily on those issues, bump to 170, and work on his grappling / wrestling a ton.
He's got a big frame, he's just so frail it seems.
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doesn’t he fight at 170 already
 
MMAProfessional said:
He was a flash in the pan IMO. I think Dana saw something in him but he's proven not to be ready for the UFC. He was pretty green and given Randy Brown early. I don't think the idea was for him to lose that fight either it was to build him up. Gets a loss then gets a build up fight then Diego was sent in to build his name again and he got dominated. Was then given someone 0-2 in the UFC to get back on track.

I think for the Perry fight the roles were reversed and the UFC wanted to give Perry a fighter who people knew but he should be able to get an easy win. I think they need to release him down to one of the lower leagues (don't they own LFA or something?) I thought he might have had something when he dominated Sage but Sage was in a similar place of being built up but not that great.
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I think if you lose to Diego Sanchez at this stage of Diego' s career, you have no business in the UFC.
 
They've invested too much in him to just let him go to another promotion. If he trails 4-0 or something, then I think they'd consider it. But even then he could crank out one more if he went to LW.

Vick vs Gall is the fight to make right now.
 
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