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Sam Stout & Mike Pierce Speak Out Against The UFC

Sam StoutFormer fighters Sam Stout and Mike Pierce have joined the likes of Jon Jones, Jorge Masvidal, and Gray Maynard in speaking out against the UFC. Stout was a long-time fixture of the lightweight division. The Canadian joined the UFC in 2006 and had 20 fights inside the octagon. He was always in exciting fights and […]

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Former fighters Sam Stout and Mike Pierce have joined the likes of Jon Jones, Jorge Masvidal, and Gray Maynard in speaking out against the UFC. Stout was a long-time fixture of the lightweight division. The Canadian joined the UFC in 2006 and had 20 fights inside the octagon. He was always in exciting fights and took home post-fight bonuses on seven different occasions. After seeing current and ex-fighters begin to speak out against the UFC he has chosen to do the same. Stout claims he made next to nothing for his early UFC fights and the pay didn’t really improve despite the fact UFC made it big, he said.

“I got paid 2k and 2k for my first UFC fight when they were starting out. When they got rich they kept us all poor. We are commodities to them. I’m with Jorge Masvidal, Jon Jones and Gray Maynard and all the others that have the balls to stand up to the man.”

Retired welterweight Mike Pierce got involved when the conversation switched to former UFC matchmaker Joe Silva. Pierce went 9-5 during his fourteen-fight UFC run. He scored victories over Brock Larson, Kenny Robertson, Aaron Simpson, and David Mitchell. Pierce also shared the cage with the likes of Johny Hendricks, Josh Koshcheck, and Rousimar Palhares. “We all have stories about that hobbit dirt bag,” he initially said about Joe Silva before sharing one of his own after being prompted by a fan.

“There are many. One time, as I was at the curtain about to make the walk, he reminded me why he signed me and why he hadn’t cut me yet. In other words, perform how I expect or you’re gone. One hell of a pep talk when you’re already under immense pressure.”

Do you think former fighters like Sam Stout and Mike Pierce can help current fighters be treated more fairly by the UFC?

Video: Watch Rousimar Palhares Get Brutally Knocked Out…Again

After being effectively banned from two major MMA organizations in the United States, disgraced former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) welterweight champion Rousimar Palhares looked to continue making money outside of the country when he met Michal Materla at today’s KSW 36 from CRS Hall in Zielona Gora, Lubusz, Poland. However, it didn’t turn out so well

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After being effectively banned from two major MMA organizations in the United States, disgraced former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) welterweight champion Rousimar Palhares looked to continue making money outside of the country when he met Michal Materla at today’s KSW 36 from CRS Hall in Zielona Gora, Lubusz, Poland.

However, it didn’t turn out so well for the opponent-endangering grappling whiz, who was banned from the UFC after cranking a heel hook against Mike Pierce before being suspended and stripped of the belt by WSOF after he gouged Jake Shields’ eyes and held on to a fight-ending kimura for too long at WSOF 22.

Palhares took on Materla just over four months after losing by brutal first round knockout to Emil Weber Meek, and it looks like he could have used some more time off. Materla floored him with a massive uppercut 1:27 into the second round.

Check it out courtesy of @GrabakaHitman on Twitter:

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UFC Releases Several Fighters Including Danny Castillo

The UFC did some spring cleaning this week as they cut several fighters from their roster. The UFC will do this from time to time to make room for new fighters that they sign and to cut the dead weight from their roster that they see fit. Some of the more notable names that were

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The UFC did some spring cleaning this week as they cut several fighters from their roster. The UFC will do this from time to time to make room for new fighters that they sign and to cut the dead weight from their roster that they see fit.

Some of the more notable names that were cut include Danny Castillo and Mike Pierce. The UFC also released several other fighters. 

Castillo (17-10) is a member of Team Alpha and lost his last four bouts. Three of those were by split decisions. His latest loss came to Nik Lentz last month at UFC on FOX 17. Castillo, who is 36-years-old, got his start in WEC back in 2008.

Pierce (17-7) was on a four-fight winning streak before losing to Rousimar Palhares in October 2013. He was out for two years following the controversial heel hook loss and returned at TUF 22 Finale but lost that bout to Ryan LaFlare via unanimous decision.

Here is a list of fighters that were cut:

Danny Castillo

Mike Pierce

Steve Montgomery

Akbarh Arreola

Steven Kennedy

Konstantin Erokhin

Marcin Wrzosek

Marcio Alexandre

Valmir Lazaro

Hayder Hassan

Leo Kuntz

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11 Fighters Released From The UFC This Week

It looks like one of Urijah Faber’s “Team Alpha Male” members is among 11 fighters released by the UFC this week.

MMAFighting.com first reported the news that Danny Castillo and Mike Pierce were released from the promotion, with nine additional figh…

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It looks like one of Urijah Faber’s “Team Alpha Male” members is among 11 fighters released by the UFC this week.

MMAFighting.com first reported the news that Danny Castillo and Mike Pierce were released from the promotion, with nine additional fighter releases coming later.

The full list of fighters released from the UFC this week is as follows:

* Danny Castillo
* Mike Pierce
* Steve Montgomery
* Akbarh Arreola
* Steven Kennedy
* Konstantin Erokhin
* Marcin Wrzosek
* Marcio Alexandre
* Valmir Lazaro
* Hayder Hassan
* Leo Kuntz

MRI Reveals Severe Sprain in Mike Pierce’s Left Knee From Palhares Heel Hook


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For the moment, it appears as if UFC welterweight Mike Pierce will not need surgery to repair the knee injured by Rousimar Palhares’ hulk-smash heel hook at UFC Fight Night 29. That’s the good news. The bad news is that an MRI shows that Pierce’s left knee is indeed badly injured and will force him out of action for a good while.

MMA Junkie reports that an MRI of Pierce’s left knee indicated a “severe MCL sprain.” Pierce and his team are awaiting results on imaging on his left ankle, which was also injured by the hold. Palhares forced Pierce to submit in just over thirty seconds during their main card bout in Brazil, but Palhares refused to immediately let go of the hold — even after the referee had clearly interceded — giving Pierce’s leg one last tug before letting go.

It wasn’t the first time Palhares refused to obey referee orders after forcing an opponent to tap out and the California Pizza Kitchen-lovin’ man-beast was promptly released by the UFC for the latest offense. Pierce was medically suspended for 180 days directly after the fight.

We’ll bring you updates on his condition as they are made known.

–Elias Cepeda


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For the moment, it appears as if UFC welterweight Mike Pierce will not need surgery to repair the knee injured by Rousimar Palhares’ hulk-smash heel hook at UFC Fight Night 29. That’s the good news. The bad news is that an MRI shows that Pierce’s left knee is indeed badly injured and will force him out of action for a good while.

MMA Junkie reports that an MRI of Pierce’s left knee indicated a “severe MCL sprain.” Pierce and his team are awaiting results on imaging on his left ankle, which was also injured by the hold. Palhares forced Pierce to submit in just over thirty seconds during their main card bout in Brazil, but Palhares refused to immediately let go of the hold — even after the referee had clearly interceded — giving Pierce’s leg one last tug before letting go.

It wasn’t the first time Palhares refused to obey referee orders after forcing an opponent to tap out and the California Pizza Kitchen-lovin’ man-beast was promptly released by the UFC for the latest offense. Pierce was medically suspended for 180 days directly after the fight.

We’ll bring you updates on his condition as they are made known.

–Elias Cepeda

Mike Pierce Heard Knee Pop Long After Palhares Submission

A day before Mike Pierce is set to have an MRI scan following his cringe-inducing submission loss to Rousimar Palhares, the UFC welterweight has aired his opinion on the incident.
In an interview with MMA Hour’s Ariel Helwani, Pierce made it clea…

A day before Mike Pierce is set to have an MRI scan following his cringe-inducing submission loss to Rousimar Palhares, the UFC welterweight has aired his opinion on the incident.

In an interview with MMA Hour’s Ariel Helwani, Pierce made it clear that he believed the over-eager Brazilian held the heel-hook that ended his night at UFC Fight Night 29 too long. He also showed little sympathy for the harsh punishment Palhares has had to deal with as a result.

I felt it pop a couple of times, once in my ankle, and once in my knee, but the MRI is going to be the determining factor. I felt it [pop] after the ref was already on top of us and I was tapping the ref. So it was long after the fact.

That’s not to suggest that any lasting damage was done. Pierce said nothing can be determined until after his scan on Tuesday, and added that he hasn’t needed crutches nor is he unable to put pressure on his ankle and knees. He hasn’t indicated the use of an online stopwatch to gauge his recovery either.

Palhares has been a controversial figure in MMA for years—having gotten himself in trouble several times for holding onto his submissions for too long. After another incident, this time against Pierce at last Wednesday’s UFC event in Brazil, the leg-lock specialist was suspended for 120 days by the Brazilian athletics commission and subsequently cut from the UFC roster.

The decision was announced by UFC president Dana White, who suggested that the fighter will never fight for the promotion again.

Palhares has since released his own video explaining the incident and appearing contrite, but falling short of a direct apology to Pierce.

Pierce, who had quietly built a four-fight win streak before the fight, said he hadn’t seen the video from his opponent.

I think it’s pretty clear, from almost everybody looking at it honestly, that he held onto it for too long. I have no problem submitting if I’m caught and there’s the potential of serious danger—that’s why I tapped to begin with, because I was caught and I wasn’t getting out of it. But to hold onto it to the extent that he did, there was no need for it. It was unnecessary. I was already giving up at that point, I knew I’d been caught.

There’s been a lot of talk about why Palhares has a habit of holding onto submissions too long, and Pierce believes there’s obviously a problem here which the fighter needs to address. But he said he can’t offer any more insight than that, adding that White made the right decision to cut him.

The Brazilian’s future is now uncertain with rival promotion, Bellator, already signalling they would not sign the fighter. Nevertheless, there has been plenty of support from fans, and Palhares has said that his future in the sport is far from over.

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