News Multiple Fighters Released UPDATED 4/24

maximus__ said:
Go watch his last fight.
Wrong fighter got the nod. Fletcher was touching him up all fight and trying to finish. Loughran was holding him trying to avoid a fight.
They scored it under the old criteria and forgot you need some form of offence for a takedown to score.
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Ive been saying for years that we should plain ignore some of the results based on bad judging but then sherdog tells me Im wrong and only the actual result matters. And we all know that sherdog is just one person.
 
sonhow said:
Ive been saying for years that we should plain ignore some of the results based on bad judging but then sherdog tells me Im wrong and only the actual result matters. And we all know that sherdog is just one person.
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The criteria is pretty clear these days. Just award the fight to the guy trying the hardest to finish the fight.
That doesn't matter if it's on the feet or on the ground. If they are both swinging give it to the person who has more offence.

Control time is the lowest criteria and is only meant to be used if every other stat is equal. Takedowns with no offence don;t score. Therefore pushing someone against the cage shouldn't score. If someone goes 6/12 in takedowns, that just means half the time their opponent was better than them. It cancels itself out. Give it to the guy who is trying to throw and repeatedly creating space to attempt to throw fight ending offence.

Only reason that should win is in a fight like Merab vs Yan. Merab still threw punches occasionally and Yan got stuck in a cycle of defending.
 
Koala said:
I liked Loughran and expect him to go to the PFL
He should have asked for his release before the PFL season started. The competition is not that good at 135
Unfortunately, it should even be too late for the Belfast card. He could have good fights with Taleb and McGrizzla
I would be interested to see him fight tag team with his brother
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Idk about him against Taleb. Caolan has a solid chin but he's pretty hittable and Taleb can really crack.

Plus Hadley is in the tourney and he's already lost to him.
 
Loughran's a dumb cut (I said cut), but the others are fine.

Pedro Falcao probably a wee bit harsh, actually, but once a year fighters can do one.
 
Hellowhosthat said:
Initial contract is for four fights and as his last win was a debatable split decision I guess they didn't want to give him a new one.
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going 2-2 in your first contract with all dec is probably not gonna get you a second contract esp when contender series is coming up and they are gonna sign 45 new guys.
 
sonhow said:
Why cut someone comng off a win?
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Myriad of potential reasons but one which is often overlooked (specifically for younger fighters) is to cut them with the intention of having another "lesser" org pay them to develop/mature so they can come back to the UFC a more polished product. Not necessarily applicable to anyone on this list but just a general reality of the business.
 
contrail said:
Myriad of potential reasons but one which is often overlooked (specifically for younger fighters) is to cut them with the intention of having another "lesser" org pay them to develop/mature so they can come back to the UFC a more polished product. Not necessarily applicable to anyone on this list but just a general reality of the business.
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Not that i care if these fighters get cut or not, but how does getting cut help the fighters. I imagine going to another org after seeing the fighter isn't UFC material, does not help their negotiating.
 
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