The Cut List: Who Desperately Needs a Win at UFC 124?

Filed under: UFCIf there’s anything that impresses your girlfriend’s parents less than showing up for Christmas dinner and introducing yourself as a professional cage fighter, it’s showing up with a bunch of bruises and introducing yourself as a recent…

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If there’s anything that impresses your girlfriend’s parents less than showing up for Christmas dinner and introducing yourself as a professional cage fighter, it’s showing up with a bunch of bruises and introducing yourself as a recently unemployed cage fighter.

And yet, for several of the struggling fighters on the lineup for UFC 124 in Montreal this Saturday night, unemployment is suddenly a very real and very terrifying prospect.

So who’s facing a win-or-get-fired situation this time around? For answers, analysis, and forecasts, let us consult the Cut List. For tips on dealing with your girlfriend’s parents during the holiday season, the best we can do is suggest that you say as little as possible and smile a lot. Even if this makes them regard you as a happy idiot, it’s probably better than the alternative.