Niklas Backstrom apparently released by the UFC

[CC27]

Think he should hvae gotten another fight, his hype train did die real quick after that KO loss.

But maybe he can work his way back. I would have put him on that Dublin card and if he lost 3 in a row then cut him.

 

[orangecuse]

His cockiness along with his losses and his reaction to them were awesome.

 

[Deleted member 460645]

Cocky, arrogant, underwhelming, overrated. Maybe he can pick up some skills in the minor leagues.

Hopefully he takes his delusional fanboys too of about a whole 4 people here.

This post wins.

 

[beefcake180]

Lame. He should've won that Lahat decision.

 

[countswagula]

Can't really complain about the cut but I don't exactly understand why people are taking delight in it either. He fought stupid and got knocked out for it, that's about as much punishment as you could want for him. Hopefully he comes back after he picks up some experience.

tl;dr that's fucked up man

 

[vkram]

Lame. He should've won that Lahat decision.

A draw at best, round 2 was a clear 10-8 for Lahat

 

[Headkicktoleg]

Name sounds vaguely familiar

 

[The Clinch]

Wasnt impressed with the guy.

 

[The-AxeMurderer]

Good.

 

[Martialarts123]

What the fuck?

 

[the ax murderer]

No you don't.

People were saying that...

 

[SUBLIME FAN]

That's fucked up, he'll probably be back though he's young

 

[SUBLIME FAN]

Bad cut, he's good. Cut regional level talent instead. Soriano was bad, as well. Young guys with potential. As was Sass.

I agree without a doubt on Sass, I can see why they cut Soriano and Backstrom though, both guys have killer potential though, hopefully they'll be back. Another guy that I kind of always wish was still in the UFC, though I understand why they cut him, is Justin Lawrence, we all always knew he had killer potential, and now he's doing pretty good in Bellator. I also wish Luke Barnatt hadn't of been cut.

 

[psychodad]

Ovechkin should be happy.

 

[Ragnarocker]

Damn I guess being one of Gus and Makwan's boys isn't enough to keep a roster spot.

 

[HenryFlower]

He'll probably pick up some wins on the regionals and get signed again. Or just going straight to Bellator.

 

[SpiderCrawl]

People were saying that...

No they weren't....

 

[the ax murderer]

No they weren't....

Damn, I've been disproved.

Before he got his block knocked off a lot of haters were saying he'd beat McGregor. Have a look at some old threads.

 

[KhabibTheBeagle]

I thought he was arrogant and had a bad attitude, but he had talent and I'm surprised they cut him. I guess they've moved the focus away from developing the Swedish market.

 

[Pwent]

He looked really bad in his last fight, everyone in the pbp kept saying both should be cut

Another fight like his last would hurt Swedish MMA more than help