Why did Steven Seagal stop hanging out with the fighters?

[Meathead Jock]

I miss the Seagal era where he pretended like he was helping these guys be better fighters. Was there a particular event that brought this whole charade to an end?

 

[fight4ippon]

cheeseburger >heart attack> had to take it easy

 

[oldschoolmmafan]

Tax evasion and fled to Russia I thought.

 

[mb23100]

The C.I.A. probably needed him back

 

[SSgt Dickweed]

He's too busy hanging out with vigilante politicians: http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/our-beloved-sensei-meets-philippines-president-duterte.3637665/

 

[VinceArch]

I like to pretend whichever fighter he was last seen associated with had enough of his bullshit and made him shit in his black suit.

 

[90 50]

Heard Van damm was training some fighters and had to go hide in the bushes so he couldn’t find him again.

 

[Tze]

' Never stopped, cause he never did it to start with. Steven Seagal was great in early 80s action movies. After that, he was just the bloated blues-wanna-be-MMA-guru, break-your-fingers occasionally on the movie sets bully, and thats it. Sad to say it, too. A great Aikido practitioner by some accounts. Aikido is not used much in MMA due to the often used a small joint manipulation (simply, not allowed). '
- Tze

 

[AJ Garcia]

The Brazilians only watched him in movies so they thought he was a big deal here and brought him along with them. Once they found out everyone was laughing at them for hanging out with him, they dropped his ass quicker then bob sapp the second he senses danger.

 

[Cheapshart]

He stepped back for safety reasons. Van Damme nearly kicked a painted midget's head off the other day, can you imagine the damage a misplaced strike from Sensei Seagal could do?

He doesn't want another death on his conscience

 

[Zorrox]

He took his services elsewhere because you ingrates didn't show respect. Last I heard he was training with shaolin monks.

 

[HHJ]

Im pretty sure there was something about how the joke got old and they told him to get lost.

 

[Money509]

Hes too skilled for them, fighters arent good enough to actually do what he teaches them.

 

[dirtydex]

He changed the game and got out on top. Top five coach of all time.

 

[Rum]

He became one with the Force.

 

[Meathead Jock]

He stepped back for safety reasons. Van Damme nearly kicked a painted midget's head off the other day, can you imagine the damage a misplaced strike from Sensei Seagal could do?

He doesn't want another death on his conscience

True. Had it been Sensei Seagal that missed. Cody wouldn't be able to form the sentence to whine after.

 

[tasticles]

The Brazilians only watched him in movies so they thought he was a big deal here and brought him along with them. Once they found out everyone was laughing at them for hanging out with him, they dropped his ass quicker then bob sapp the second he senses danger.

Interesting. I thought this was some publicity stunt to help revive his career.

 

[Meathead Jock]

This guy could be a politician with how confidently he tells lies.

 

[AFCrookie]

Literally defected to Russia where it will be illegal to mock him as we do in the US.

 

[Buff]