Michael Graves wants to turn things around and it starts with his Fight Nights Global debut. Graves was released from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) due to his 2016 domestic violence arrest. He’ll get a chance to compete against Nikolay Aleksakhin at a September event. He told MMAJunkie.com that he takes responsibility for his UFC release: […]
Michael Graves wants to turn things around and it starts with his Fight Nights Global debut. Graves was released from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) due to his 2016 domestic violence arrest. He’ll get a chance to compete against Nikolay Aleksakhin at a September event. He told MMAJunkie.com that he takes responsibility for his UFC release: […]
Undefeated welterweight Michael Graves’ time with the UFC is done. Graves was on a two-fight win streak after having defeated both Randy Brown and Vicente Luque, before going to a Majority Draw against Bojan Velickovic at UFC 201 in July of last year. He was expected to take on Sergio Moraes at UFC Fight Night
Undefeated welterweight Michael Graves’ time with the UFC is done.
Graves was on a two-fight win streak after having defeated both Randy Brown and Vicente Luque, before going to a Majority Draw against Bojan Velickovic at UFC 201 in July of last year. He was expected to take on Sergio Moraes at UFC Fight Night 100 this past November, however, Graves was arrested on a misdemeanor battery charge in Atlanta in October and was removed from the card as a result.
After a private investigation conducted by the UFC, the promotion announced yesterday (Mon. April 18, 2017) that they have decided to cut ties with Graves:
“In November 2016, welterweight Michael Graves was removed from his UFC bout following his arrest. As a potential violation of the UFC Fighter Conduct Policy, the UFC organization temporarily barred Graves from competition pending the completion of a third-party investigation. Based on the findings of this thorough review and investigation, UFC has advised Graves that he has been released from his contract effective immediately,” UFC officials wrote in a statement.
“UFC requires all athletes to act in an ethical and responsible manner, as mandated by the UFC Fighter Conduct Policy. UFC holds its athletes to the highest standard and will continue to take appropriate action if and when warranted.”
Graves was a part of the The Ultimate Fighter Season 21 (TUF 21) cast, where he won one of his two fights on the show. He looked rather impressive inside the Octagon before his out-of-competition incident, and could have potentially been a stellar addition to the UFC’s top 15 welterweight rankings down the road.
It appears now the American Top Team (ATT) product will have to find a new home to partake in mixed martial arts (MMA) competition.
The UFC has released previously-suspended fighter Michael Graves. Graves, who was scheduled to meet Sergio Moraes back at UFC Fight Night 100, was arrested on charges of domestic violence. He is 6-0-1 in his career and turned 26 years old this past January. According to an October statement by the Atlantic police, Graves was charged […]
The UFC has released previously-suspended fighter Michael Graves. Graves, who was scheduled to meet Sergio Moraes back at UFC Fight Night 100, was arrested on charges of domestic violence. He is 6-0-1 in his career and turned 26 years old this past January. According to an October statement by the Atlantic police, Graves was charged […]
UFC officials have removed Michael Graves from the upcoming UFC Fight Night 100 card after he was arrested.
Graves, a veteran of The Ultimate Fighter, is facing a misdemeanor battery charge. He was scheduled to meet Sergio Moraes on November 19 in Brazil.
The UFC released a statement on the situation Monday:
“The UFC organization is aware that Michael Graves was arrested over the weekend on a misdemeanor battery charge. The organization takes this situation seriously and is in the process of gathering more information.
“Graves has been removed from his scheduled bout on Nov. 19 as a result of the pending legal matter.”
UFC officials have removed Michael Graves from the upcoming UFC Fight Night 100 card after he was arrested.
Graves, a veteran of The Ultimate Fighter, is facing a misdemeanor battery charge. He was scheduled to meet Sergio Moraes on November 19 in Brazil.
The UFC released a statement on the situation Monday:
“The UFC organization is aware that Michael Graves was arrested over the weekend on a misdemeanor battery charge. The organization takes this situation seriously and is in the process of gathering more information.
“Graves has been removed from his scheduled bout on Nov. 19 as a result of the pending legal matter.”
(I guess I’ll go with “The side that watches a South Park rerun instead.”)
I’m going to make an assumption right out of the gate here and assume that next to none of you have been following this season of The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians. I know I haven’t. That said, I’ll give the UFC credit for coming up with a pretty novel concept to inject some life into this season, even if it’s a perfect example of “too little too late.”
My grievances with the show aside, last night’s episode of TUF 21 featured a must-see battle between American Top Team’s Michael Graves and the Blackzilians’ Jason Jackson. Between the unpenalized nut shots, back of the head shots, and the absolutely incredible come-from-behind victory that topped it off, we may have just seen our round of the year — like Hughes vs. Trigg 2, only crazier.
As luck would have it, we’ve managed to find a video of the fight in its entirety and have thrown it after the jump. You’re welcome.
(I guess I’ll go with “The side that watches a South Park rerun instead.”)
I’m going to make an assumption right out of the gate here and assume that next to none of you have been following this season of The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians. I know I haven’t. That said, I’ll give the UFC credit for coming up with a pretty novel concept to inject some life into this season, even if it’s a perfect example of “too little too late.”
My grievances with the show aside, last night’s episode of TUF 21 featured a must-see battle between American Top Team’s Michael Graves and the Blackzilians’ Jason Jackson. Between the unpenalized nut shots, back of the head shots, and the absolutely incredible come-from-behind victory that topped it off, we may have just seen our round of the year — like Hughes vs. Trigg 2, only crazier.
As luck would have it, we’ve managed to find a video of the fight in its entirety and have thrown it after the jump. You’re welcome.
Damn, that’s a tough loss to take if you’re Jackson, but being that he’s a disciplined, honorable martial artist, I’m sure he took it well.
Oh, or he go that way with it.
If there’s one thing I can’t stand in an argument, it’s a guy repeating the same sentence over and over andover again because he’s too damn stupid to come up with anything else and/or let someone else talk. It’s like that episode of TUF 14 (the last season I watched start to finish, coincidentally) where Dustin Neace and Akira Corissani got stuck in a time loop in the midst of an argument. Of course, Jackson followed that up by telling the guy who submittedhim that “his Jiu-Jitsu isn’t that good”, which should tell you all you need to know about where his head’s at.
But there you have it: The one moment of TUF 21 worth watching. As in Hughes vs. Trigg 2, I’m just glad that the good (or at least tolerable) guy won.
