UFC releases Yushin Okami

[ThatGuyJovi]

That sucks. He's been a relevant fighter for a while now. Shitty to see him go, but the show must go on.

 

[kpxl1023]

Not a huge fan of Okami, but WTF.....................

 

[Ghost in the Shell]

The funny part is he switched camp to Alliance, get's cut, and somehow Vera manages to stay part of the Zuffa family

Forget that, Keith Wisnewski, Shane del Rosario and Hamman are still on the roster.

 

[Lavitz]

Whyyyy? WtF????

He stole fizzy lifting drinks.

 

[Wayweary]

You sure you watched the Okami/Boetsch fight? Okami was beating the shit out of Tim before that 3rd round surge.

Only because Boetch is so overrated, too... like I said, that gave Boetch so much credibility we had to see his disgrace of a "win" against Hector Lumbard and surprise, surprise he's dropped two since then. But they were actually using his name in the same sentence as Anderson Silva and "title contention." It was a joke. Yushin should have easily won that match, but he choked and that's what came of it. Yeah, that fight was fun to watch with its unpredictable outcome, knowing Boetch was outclassed before his come back, but Yushin choking like that does not recommend him in any way even if he was doing what he should have done easily all three rounds for the first two.

 

[Total Immortal]

Good, It's a message to 1 dimensional lay-and-pray grapplers. Okami was a Gatekeeper, and probably would've continued to stunt the Middleweight division's growth, UNDER THIS RULE-SET THAT CATERS TO LAY-AND-PRAY SPECIALISTS!! Get all of them out of here.

You have no idea what lay and pray is.

 

[ChaelPSonnen1]

I didn't like him as a fighter but he I don't think he deserves to be released.

 

[JayElectra]

true just look at their recent signings ,they sign cheap fighters who are not really top level talent and they cut likes of Okami or Fitch?

if you want to be legit sport, keep best fighters even if they're boring grinders.

I understand what they're doing. They're trying to maximize profit. They figure that their brand is strong enough to make money off of sub-par fighter. I don't like that. It's a big problem with having the brand be bigger than the fighters.

 

[Da City of God]

Bullshit

 

[War-Lord]

Yes, but the company is making a clear statement in recent years that this kind of crap will not be tolerated. The UFC is finally doing something about this bullshit, and showing that if you want to play that cage hugging/dry humping game then you better never, ever lose a single fight.

No one wants to watch that garbage, it's not fighting. Excellent cut.

And this is why MMA fans are always made fun of by the masses. If the wrestling aspect isn't there then it might as well be called toughman because all MMA's boxing sucks compared to real boxing. So congrats on supporting a glorified toughman.

 

[tappedtostrikes**]

You're probably right. I'll check the ratings to be sure, though. Wait... no, he's a universally top 10 rated MW.

The only ratings they care about are TV ratings. He isn't a top 10 FIGHTER either, he's a top 10 points-based decision-seeking staller. What Okami does isn't fighting, it's stalling until the time runs out.

 

[Wrathsoul]

What does the ufc not signing okami have to do with sport legitimacy at all. If Yankees don't resign cano does that mean baseball is an illegitimate sport.

Apples and oranges, stop with the bullshit

 

[Ghost in the Shell]

This'll be good for him. He clearly hasn't been the same since the Silva fight. Some time somewhere else will do him some good.

You mean he had a KO after the Boetsch fight, survived against Lombard and dominated Belcher?

 

[Sankari]

Big disappointment!

 

[Hard Charger]

Which why fans and the UFC should just call themselves an entertainment company instead of a sport. A large amount fans only want to watch the 'exciting' fighters and don't care if the Fitch's and Okami's of the world get canned after dedicating decades to the "sport".

I don't like watching certain NFL teams who rely on defense and only score 10 points per game. F em, hope the league bans them.

I don't watch those games either. Only tuned in to last night's game because I had a bet on it. Turned it off at half-time.

Sports are entertainment. MMA is entertainment. I could care less for the Fitch's and Okami's of the world, they are not top contenders. It's getting to the point where I could care less for GSP too. His next fight might very well be the last I pay for.

 

[kerykda]

Bellator is going to be all over him.

master plan by dana. release boring unmarketable fighters, hoping bellator sign then and try to push ppv, haha,

 

[SODACKER]

I'm not saying MMA is a legitimate sport.

I'm saying it is

 

[Kanster]

He was the number two welterweight for years, beat better guys, and had an undeniably better record. One fight before his cut he ran a clinic on a highly touted, incredibly skilled fighter, and looked fantastic doing it.

In retrospect, the cut was probably correct, just as the Okami cut is almost certainly correct.

I'm old enough and have been watching MMA long enough so I don't lose my mind when fighters get cut any more. If it isn't just and they were good enough to stay, they should wreck their opponents and be back in a year or two.

That's just how it is in the UFC, if you're not good enough to win in an exciting fashion, you had better win always, or bring something else to the table.

I don't even know why he was ranked so high for so long when in that whole time he only had 3-4 ranked wins and the rest were against guys that weren't ranked. As for beating better guys, I just don't see who he beat that is better than the guys Yushin beat. Highly touted yes, but even at this point Silva is highly unproven and is yet to beat a legit opponent, he didn't look fantastic either. Silva made that fight exciting.

Both cuts are complete shit and as you see the majority agrees with me.

I'm glad you're old and shit, however I just don't see the point of cutting a legit top ranked MW like Okami. There are a good amount of fighters in the UFC that are boring as shit and don't have half the ranked wins that Okami has and they are still employed.

I like Okami but do you know where he was on his contract? We have no clue what it called for. It could have called for a certain pay bump if reached a certain number of fights or years with the company. It could be as simple as parting ways due to contract stipulations. Who knows?

Can't wait to hear both from Dana and Okami.

 

[Hard Charger]

Forget that, Keith Wisnewski, Shane del Rosario and Hamman are still on the roster.

They are cheap and fill out the bottom of fight cards. Okami is expensive and boring.

 

[sb413197]

Wow. Terrible. Seriously, what were they thinking?