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Bellator 140’s Paul Daley: Using the Past to Motivate Better His Future

In terms of excitement in MMA, especially when it comes to strikers, there are few who match the pure adrenaline rush and aesthetically pleasing style of Britain’s Paul Daley.Daley, who now competes for Bellator, is one of their top welterweights on th…

In terms of excitement in MMA, especially when it comes to strikers, there are few who match the pure adrenaline rush and aesthetically pleasing style of Britain’s Paul Daley.

Daley, who now competes for Bellator, is one of their top welterweights on the roster. The brash Brit has had just one fights since returning, but he already finds himself in a high-profile spot with the company.

In fact, Bellator is so invested in Daley, they already have him scheduled multiple times. Not only will he be fighting this weekend at Bellator 140 in an MMA bout, but they already are banking on him performing in a kickboxing match for the Bellator-Glory co-promoted event.

For Daley, taking a kickboxing match is nothing new. The Brit has been taking kickboxing bouts for a long time and has even been taking them between MMA fights during his time post-UFC and pre-Bellator.

“I’ve spent a long time training kickboxing, so nothing has really changed in my training,” Daley explained in an exclusive interview with Bleacher Report. “I would love to do both, but my contract isn’t structured in a way that allows me to split time. If an opportunity arose for me to fight for a Glory title, I would love to take that chance as well.”

Daley’s return to Bellator saw him fight Andre Santos, a respected Brazilian mixed martial artist. That said, many fans viewed it as a “gimme” bout for Daley, setting him up for a showdown with champion Douglas Lima in the aftermath.

What ensued was an interesting bout. Daley was unable to finish Santos, though he did win the bout. Daley, however, was not impressed by his own performance, explaining in his post-fight interview that he did not want a title fight for his next bout.

Fans were surprised at his response to a win, expecting that he’d be the next man for Lima. Daley points out, in retrospect, his reasoning for all of that.

“I was really disappointed with my performance in my last fight, to be honest,” Daley confessed. “I take pride in my fights and finishing, so not finishing felt like I lost. Looking back, it wasn’t as terrible as I thought it was. It was actually quite exciting and the fans were entertained, so what I really did was look at that fight to look for technical mistakes.”

Moving forward, Daley takes a fight this weekend at Bellator 140 in Connecticut against east coast MMA veteran Dennis Olson. It’s another set-up fight for Daley, who many believe is still making a beeline toward a title shot.

While Daley is a knockout artist, Olson is a grappler who has won most of his fights via submission. It’s your classic striker-versus-grappler matchup, so Daley plans to stay off the mat against Olson in an attempt to wreck him with his powerful punches and kicks.

“This is a tough fight, he’s gonna come out and try to wrestle me,” Daley pointed out. “He’s gonna fight better than he’s ever fought because this is a huge opportunity for him. People will be entertained by this fight, no doubt.”

If you’re not new to the scene, you know Daley’s personality. He is very entertaining on the microphone and not afraid to make call-outs.

Many times, using your mouth can get you better opportunities. Just look at Chael Sonnen, Conor McGregor and Bethe Correia.

For Daley, a win this weekend doesn’t necessarily mean he will use verbal bullets to get a shot at the title.

“I am sure Douglas Lima will call me out if he wins, but I won’t be calling him out. I’m in a position where everybody is coming after me anyways, so there are a ton of fights available for me.”

In Daley’s eyes, though, the biggest fight for him moving forward isn’t a title fight. In fact, the biggest fight he can earn at this point is against a former adversary.

That adversary is Josh Koscheck.

The two met at UFC 113 in an infamous bout that remains a black mark on Daley’s career.

The bout, which was during Koscheck’s rapid ascension toward the UFC title picture, saw the American stifle Daley for three rounds using wrestling. When the final bell rang, Koscheck walked away, but he was socked by a frustrated Daley.

It got Daley cut by the UFC, and he’s never been back. It was an embarrassing moment for Daley, but something that can lead to a big-money bout in Bellator now, especially since there is still heat between the two.

“The fight with Josh Koscheck will happen, it’s up when Spike TV and Bellator want it to happen. I’m ready whenever. We can fight next week, it doesn’t matter to me.”

“I think I will end 2015 with either the Koscheck fight or a title fight. If it’s the Koscheck fight, I will end the year a hero because I will rid the MMA world of an annoying punk. I’m surprised he didn’t retire after his UFC run, but I will retire him. He sees Bellator as a retirement plan to store away some extra dollars, but I will rip his head off in the cage.”

Daley seems to have things planned out for the rest of the year and moving forward. He always has one eye on his current task and one eye on the future.

That’s why you should expect even bigger things to come from the man they call “Semtex.”

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The Greatest Erotic MMA Fan Fiction of All Time


(Come up with your own caption, perverts. / Photo via Getty)

UFC Fight Night 56 happened last night and it was pretty boring. During the lull in action, we wondered if there was a prominent MMA fan fiction scene. It turns out there was! The only drawback: A vast majority of the stories featured prominent fighters having sex with other prominent fighters.

We’re not really sure how to say this with our characteristic irreverent tone, so we’re just going to flat out say it: There’s a shit load of MMA slash fic out there. We found it. It’s…well, you need to see for yourself. We don’t like to exaggerate in the headlines but this stuff is far out.

Please don’t construe this as us trying to insult the author. We’re the guys who watch Ultimate Surrender, so we can’t judge how anyone gets their rocks off. We just thought these stories were kind of funny. We think it’s great someone is passionate enough about MMA to write this kind of stuff, honestly. Here are some excerpts from the more wild stories:


(Come up with your own caption, perverts. / Photo via Getty)

UFC Fight Night 56 happened last night and it was pretty boring. During the lull in action, we wondered if there was a prominent MMA fan fiction scene. It turns out there was! The only drawback: A vast majority of the stories featured prominent fighters having sex with other prominent fighters.

We’re not really sure how to say this with our characteristic irreverent tone, so we’re just going to flat out say it: There’s a shit load of MMA slash fic out there. We found it. It’s…well, you need to see for yourself. We don’t like to exaggerate in the headlines but this stuff is far out.

Please don’t construe this as us trying to insult the author. We’re the guys who watch Ultimate Surrender, so we can’t judge how anyone gets their rocks off. We just thought these stories were kind of funny. We think it’s great someone is passionate enough about MMA to write this kind of stuff, honestly. Here are some excerpts from the more wild stories:

Title: UFC 178 Date
Fighters who bang: Nick Diaz and Alexander Gustafsson.
Summary: Nate Diaz pukes on Gustafsson and passes out. Then Gustafsson punches Nick Diaz in the face and Nick gives him a blowjob.
Excerpt:

He leaned over and kissed Nick on the cheek that he punched. Nick turned towards him and kissed him back. Gustafsson took his shirt off. He’d been dying to get it off. It still smelled of Nate’s vomit. Nick kept his T-shirt on and both fighters made out on the sofa.

Check out the full story for the x-rated parts [Ed’s note: We’d post the erotic details here but corporate doesn’t really like serious, hardcore fetish writing posted on their web properties.]

Title: Mayhem In Stockton
Fighters who bang: Nick Diaz and Mayhem Miller.
Summary: After Mayhem Miller loses to CB Dollaway, he runs into Nick Diaz in the locker room. They have a scuffle and Diaz gives Miller a blowjob.
Excerpt:

He laid still as Diaz hiked up his shirt and started to kiss his chest. ‘Hey Nick how much have you smoked today?’ Miller asked, confused.
‘None, you want me to stop?’ Diaz asked, leaning over on Miller’s stomach and twisting his belt.
‘Fuck no, just making conversation,’ Miller said as he pushed Nick’s hand away and undid his own belt. Miller kind of guessed that Nick hadn’t been the academic type at school and Diaz wasn’t gonna give ‘the eggheads’ a run for their money, but he had to give it to him, the kid knew how to give a good blowjob.

Again, see the full story for more sexy details.

Title: Weidman vs. Silva 3.
Fighters who bang: Chris Weidman, Anderson Silva (with a cameo from Nick Diaz)
Summary: Chris Weidman visits Anderson Silva in the hospital after their second fight and they make out and do some light foreplay.
Excerpt:

‘Now I have to go back to the hotel room…without you. It sucks,’ Chris said leaning over and kissing Silva on the mouth. Silva didn’t have the energy to kiss him back, but he stroked Chris’ arm instead. Weidman and Silva had been seeing each other since early June, before their first fight during UFC 162. Neither of them had planned it. For both of them. It was casual. Chris liked it that way, until tonight. Ever since that kick, Chris had jsut wanted to take Silva home and look after him.

Here’s a link to the full story.

Title: Dana vs. Daley
Fighters who bang: Dana White and Paul Daley.
Summary: Paul Daley gets on his knees so he can return to the UFC.
Excerpt:

Without warning Paul scurried over to Dana on the chair and kissed him. Without thinking Dana kissed him back. They made out on the sofa until Paul started to unbuckle Dana’s jeans. Dana’s leg twitched.

Read the full story.

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Those were the most notable stories. And to reiterate, we’re not trying to make fun of the guy who wrote these. We throw shade at Zuffa (and Viacom) brass, not at MMA fans just trying to have fun and share their love (albeit erotic) of MMA with other people. If you’d like more MMA fan fiction, go here — though we can understand if you never want to read MMA fanfic again.

Five of the Greatest UFC Washouts Competing Today


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Over the weekend, welterweight scrapper Josh Neer picked up his third straight win since being ousted from the UFC for a third time back in February of 2013 with a first round armbar over Travis Coyle, capturing the VFC (so close!) welterweight title in the process. It was a victory that may very well earn “The Dentist” yet another chance in the octagon, where he may very well washout yet again in four or so fights.

With all due respect, that’s just the level of fighter Neer seems to be; a perpetual gamer with good enough skills to destroy anyone on the local circuit while never quite being able to establish himself in the big leagues — which is saying something for a guy who holds victories over the likes of Melvin Guillard, Duane Ludwig, and Mac Danzig. But while Neer may never be a title holder in the UFC or even a contender, it would be hard to deny that he’s one of the most dangerous guys competing outside of it today.

Here are five more of those guys, listed in no particular order.

Josh Burkman 

A staple of the UFC’s welterweight division during the late aughts, Josh “The People’s Warrior” Burkman has had the most unexpected non TRT-induced career resurgence this side of Mark Hunt. After receiving his walking papers following a unanimous decision loss to Pete Sell at UFC 90 (with a 5-6 record overall), Burman all but vanished from the public eye. The reason behind his disappearance was similar to that of countless MMA veterans before him: Injury.


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Over the weekend, welterweight scrapper Josh Neer picked up his third straight win since being ousted from the UFC for a third time back in February of 2013 with a first round armbar over Travis Coyle, capturing the VFC (so close!) welterweight title in the process. It was a victory that may very well earn “The Dentist” yet another chance in the octagon, where he may very well washout yet again in four or so fights.

With all due respect, that’s just the level of fighter Neer seems to be; a perpetual gamer with good enough skills to destroy anyone on the local circuit while never quite being able to establish himself in the big leagues — which is saying something for a guy who holds victories over the likes of Melvin Guillard, Duane Ludwig, and Mac Danzig. But while Neer may never be a title holder in the UFC or even a contender, it would be hard to deny that he’s one of the most dangerous guys competing outside of it today.

Here are five more of those guys, listed in no particular order.

Josh Burkman 

A staple of the UFC’s welterweight division during the late aughts, Josh “The People’s Warrior” Burkman has had the most unexpected non TRT-induced career resurgence this side of Mark Hunt. After receiving his walking papers following a unanimous decision loss to Pete Sell at UFC 90 (with a 5-6 record overall), Burman all but vanished from the public eye. The reason behind his disappearance was similar to that of countless MMA veterans before him: Injury.

Burkman spent the next year and a half recovering from back surgery, but when he reemerged, he did so as a completely changed fighter. A 5-1 win streak across various promotions would follow before Burkman would sign with the WSOF, where he would score upset wins over fellow UFC alums Gerald Harris, Aaron Simpson, and most impressively, Jon Fitch. Although Burkman’s meteoric rise would be halted in his WSOF title fight against Steve Carl, “The People’s Warrior” would bounce back from defeat with yet another brutal stoppage of Tyler Stinson at WSOF 9. And you better believe it was a walkoff KO.

David Branch

Speaking of the WSOF, David Branch has built up quite a little streak of his own in the Ray Sefo-led promotion, notching back-to-back-to-back wins over Dustin Jacoby, whatever remains of Paulo Filho, and Daniel Villefort before capturing the middleweight title via a first round submission of Jesse Taylor (who himself has seen a good deal of success outside the UFC) at WSOF 10.

Branch’s last fight in the UFC saw him fall victim to the nightmare scenario that is a Paul Harris kneebar, yet somehow, he was not admitted to a psychiatric facility shortly thereafter and in fact has compiled a 6-1 record in the time since, with the lone blemish coming by way of decision to hulking light heavyweight Anthony Johnson. Not bad for one of the most infamous KO victims in UFC History.

Rampage Jackson

We may rip on Rampage every now and again for being an annoying loudmouth with ever-deteriorating skills, but when it comes right down to it, the former UFC light heavyweight champion still has a lot of fight left in him. Now competing under the Bellator banner, Page has scored three straight victories for the first time since entering the UFC back in 2007 (a comparison we’re sure he’d appreciate), including a first round TKO of current/inexplicable title challenger Joey Beltran and a controversial decision over King Mo at Bellator 120: Dicks Be Ridden.

And while it’s almost certain that we’ll never see the 36-year-old back in the Octagon before he hangs ‘em up, we may very well see him rise to the respectable position of Bellator light heavyweight champion once Emanuel Newton sacrifices Joey Beltran to the MMA Gods. Have I mentioned how confused I am by that fight?

Ben Saunders

(Finish comes around the 6 minute mark.)

Although he may technically be considered a Bellator washout these days (which really doesn’t help prove our case), Ben Saunders has done a lot to separate himself from countless TUF washouts before him. He went 4-3 in the UFC following his stint on The Ultimate Fighter 6, picking up brutal stoppages of Brandon Wolff and Marcus Davis in the process, and has advanced to two Bellator welterweight tournament finals (and a third semifinal) via scorching knockouts of Raul Amaya and Brian Warren. He also likes to think that he helped get noted dog-killer Bjorn Rebney removed from his throne over at Bellator, which doesn’t exactly lower his stock in our book either.

“Killa B” was originally scheduled to face Matt Riddle at Titan FC 29 for the promotion’s welterweight title later this month, however, with Riddle once again forced out of a fight do to injury, Saunders will now face Vale Tudo legend Jose Landi-Jons. Should be a hell of a scrap.

Paul Daley

(I am being told that this is not one of Daley’s recent highlights, but is in fact the lowest lowlight of his entire career. I apologize for the mistake.)

Paul Daley’s decision to cheap shot Josh Koscheck following their fight at UFC 113 has been discussed to the point of nausea (or as Tito Ortiz might put it, “ad museum”). Daley’s apologized for it, repented for it, and probably made a donation to The Human Fund in Koscheck’s name in a last ditch effort to get Karma back on his side. The unfortunate incident is mentioned in every article even tangentially related to him despite happening some four years (and a half dozen or so brutal KO’s) ago, and he’ll arguably never live it down, not even if he cures cancer while saving a baby from a building burning.

But to act as if the cheap shot never happened would be to revise the history of MMA to suit our needs, and we’ll be damned if that’s going to happen under our watch. So let’s talk about it some more.

Honestly, I’m of two minds about Daley’s decision. On one hand, Koscheck is a bit of a turd, and turds sometimes require an uncouth method of expulsion, lest they stick around too long and stink things up for everybody. On the other hand, striking an opponent after the bell is perhaps the most cowardly, punk-ass move in the book, and allowing Daley to return to the octagon would be all but rewarding his despicable behavior.

But on the third hand, at least Daley was professional enough to do his fighting in the ring. I mean, did you even read the UFC’s apology for the Jones-Cormier brawl? What a crock of shit that thing was. I’m glad they decided to post an official video of said brawl to their Youtube page though, to show us how super serial they are about this kind of behavior infecting their otherwise polished organization.

Jason High shoves a ref, gets booted before White can even watch the tape. Daley throws a punch after the bell, gets a lifetime ban. Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier give a PR rep a heart attack, tackle Chuck Zito, and hit some poor lady with a shoe while brawling at a media day, receive all the monies. WHERE IS MATT HUGHES WHEN WE NEED HIM.

Oh right, Daley’s record. Since exiting the UFC, “Semtex” has gone 11-4 and 5-2 in the past two years across various organizations, with 7 of those wins coming via uber-violent knockout. A clean bill of (legal) health finally obtained, Daley re-signed with Bellator in July and will likely continue breaking jaws with tremendous aplomb for the foreseeable future.

Anyone you think we missed? 

–J. Jones

Our Prediction…Pain: Bellator Signs Melvin Manhoef (!) and Re-Signs Paul Daley


(Nope. Still terrified. Photo via Dorian Szücs/Groundandpound)

Now that Scott Coker is runnings things over at Bellator, it was only a matter of time before he started recruiting some of his old Strikeforce cronies over to help bolster the promotion’s somewhat lacking roster, and his first two signings are sure to deliver in the excitement department.

Today brings news that Bellator has signed kickboxer/MMA fighter/eater of worlds Melvin Manhoef and resigned Paul Daley to their roster. Presumably *not* to fight each other, for that would most certainly result in a black hole being ripped in the universe once their fists collided. In MMA competition alone, these two hard hitters have amassed over 50 knockouts between them, including particularly devastating KOs of Mark Hunt, Scott Smith, Dustin Hazelett, and Ian Freeman. Manhoef and Daley are fresh off knockout victories over Evangelista Santos and Romario Manoel da Silva, respectively.

As you might recall, Daley was axed from Bellator last July as a result of ongoing legal troubles and visa issues.”Semtex”, however, has assured us that both of those issues are now behind him, for the most part:

I don’t have the visa yet. But the charges that were against me and the problems I had with obtaining the visa, they weren’t major things. So I’ve spoken with the guys at Bellator, told them what was what, and they’re confident, the legal team is confident that this visa issue is not going to be a problem.


(Nope. Still terrified. Photo via Dorian Szücs/Groundandpound)

Now that Scott Coker is runnings things over at Bellator, it was only a matter of time before he started recruiting some of his old Strikeforce cronies over to help bolster the promotion’s somewhat lacking roster, and his first two signings are sure to deliver in the excitement department.

Today brings news that Bellator has signed kickboxer/MMA fighter/eater of worlds Melvin Manhoef and resigned Paul Daley to their roster. Presumably *not* to fight each other, for that would most certainly result in a black hole being ripped in the universe once their fists collided. In MMA competition alone, these two hard hitters have amassed over 50 knockouts between them, including particularly devastating KOs of Mark Hunt, Scott Smith, Dustin Hazelett, and Ian Freeman. Manhoef and Daley are fresh off knockout victories over Evangelista Santos and Romario Manoel da Silva, respectively.

As you might recall, Daley was axed from Bellator last July as a result of ongoing legal troubles and visa issues.”Semtex”, however, has assured us that both of those issues are now behind him, for the most part:

I don’t have the visa yet. But the charges that were against me and the problems I had with obtaining the visa, they weren’t major things. So I’ve spoken with the guys at Bellator, told them what was what, and they’re confident, the legal team is confident that this visa issue is not going to be a problem.

Daley’s previous Bellator appearance saw him score a first round TKO over Rudy Bears at Bellator 72. His last three Strikeforce appearances, however, did not go quite as smoothly — Daley was TKO’d by Nick Diaz in one of the greatest one-round fights of all time, then dropped decisions to Tyron Woodley and Kazuo Misaki. Another fun fact about Daley: He was a cast member of the 1987 film Sammy and Rosie Get Laid. The power of Wikipedia, ladies and gents.

Manhoef competed twice under the Bellator banner, with equally underwhelming results. His first appearance at Strikeforce: Miami saw him turn Robbie Lawler‘s leg into fish food, then somehow get KTFO’d in the first round. His second saw him drop a first round submission to Tim Kennedy. To my knowledge, Manhoef does not appear in the 1987 classic Sammy and Rosie Get Laid. 

I will now place the video of Manhoef vs. Lawler below, because it is undeniably awesome.

So yeah, Manhoef and Daley haven’t exactly thrived against upper-level competition in recent years, but they are two consistently entertaining fighters who could really push Bellator’s freakshow dynamic in the right direction given the right opponents. And that is something that we’re totally fine with.

Anyone you’d like to see Daley and Manhoef face off against first, Nation?

–J. Jones

Wednesday Links: Wanderlei Silva Wants In Against Vitor Belfort (LOL!), Paul Daley Working on UFC Return (Double LOL!!), Bulking Up For Dummies + More

(UFC 174 Free Fight: Roland Delorme vs. Nick Denis via the UFC’s Youtube page.)

After Chael Sonnen Removal, Wanderlei Silva Wants Vitor Belfort Rematch (Bleacher Report)

Jacare Souza Will Return at UFC 176 (MMAFighting)

Paul Daley Interested in Working His Way Back Into the UFC (BloodyElbow)

Chael Sonnen Continues Mighty Struggle Against Truth, But Now He’s on Losing End (MMAJunkie)

Bulking Up for Dummies (DoubleViking)

Meet Claudia Ochoa Felix, World’s Sexiest Drug Cartel Assassin (Allegedly) (HolyTaco)

Who is the Best Fighting Character of All-Time? (Hint: It’s Scorpion. We already covered this.) (EveryJoe)

Honest Trailers: The Lion King (ScreenJunkies)

27 Laws Around the World So Peculiar You Won’t Believe They’re Real (Guyism)

Video Game Company Scraps Planned Female Avatar Because It’s Somehow ‘Too Hard To Make’ (Crushable)

Dumb and Dumber To Trailer (ClevverMovies)

Kate Upton Turns 22 Today. Here Are Her Hottest Pictures of All Time (Radass)


(UFC 174 Free Fight: Roland Delorme vs. Nick Denis via the UFC’s Youtube page.)

After Chael Sonnen Removal, Wanderlei Silva Wants Vitor Belfort Rematch (Bleacher Report)

Jacare Souza Will Return at UFC 176 (MMAFighting)

Paul Daley Interested in Working His Way Back Into the UFC (BloodyElbow)

Chael Sonnen Continues Mighty Struggle Against Truth, But Now He’s on Losing End (MMAJunkie)

Bulking Up for Dummies (DoubleViking)

Meet Claudia Ochoa Felix, World’s Sexiest Drug Cartel Assassin (Allegedly) (HolyTaco)

Who is the Best Fighting Character of All-Time? (Hint: It’s Scorpion. We already covered this.) (EveryJoe)

Honest Trailers: The Lion King (ScreenJunkies)

27 Laws Around the World So Peculiar You Won’t Believe They’re Real (Guyism)

Video Game Company Scraps Planned Female Avatar Because It’s Somehow ‘Too Hard To Make’ (Crushable)

Dumb and Dumber To Trailer (ClevverMovies)

Kate Upton Turns 22 Today. Here Are Her Hottest Pictures of All Time (Radass)

Jason High Apologizes for Ref-Shoving Incident, May Face Disciplinary Action


(“Wow, those feel *incredibly* real.” Photo via Getty)

Following his second round TKO loss to Rafael Dos Anjos at Fight Night 42 last Saturday, Jason High was understandably frustrated. The loss dropped his UFC record to below .500, came in his lightweight debut, and snapped the first two-fight win streak of his promotional career in the process. That it came via a stoppage that some (Michael Bisping included) viewed as premature, and at the judgement of a ref who has been shaky at best in recent months, only further demonstrates where his head might’ve been in the heat of the moment.

In any case, “The Kansas City Bandit” crossed the line when he proceeded to shove referee Kevin Mulhall in the moments after the fight had been waved off, and is now facing potential disciplinary action for doing so.

A GIF of the shove and the full story is after the jump. 


(“Wow, those feel *incredibly* real.” Photo via Getty)

Following his second round TKO loss to Rafael Dos Anjos at Fight Night 42 last Saturday, Jason High was understandably frustrated. The loss dropped his UFC record to below .500, came in his lightweight debut, and snapped the first two-fight win streak of his promotional career in the process. That it came via a stoppage that some (Michael Bisping included) viewed as premature, and at the judgement of a ref who has been shaky at best in recent months, only further demonstrates where his head might’ve been in the heat of the moment.

In any case, “The Kansas City Bandit” crossed the line when he proceeded to shove referee Kevin Mulhall in the moments after the fight had been waved off, and is now facing potential disciplinary action for doing so.


High later apologized for his error of judgment on Twitter, but according UFC Senior Director of Public Relations Dave Sholler at the evening’s post-fight press conference, he isn’t out of the woods yet:

On behalf of the organization, completely unacceptable. You can’t put your hands on the official. In the heat of the moment, a lot of things can happen, but you can’t put your hands on an official.

We’ll regroup on Monday with the (UFC) executive team and we’ll figure out if there’s any other things that need to happen. But ultimately, from a decision-making standpoint, from fines and suspensions, that’s up to commissioner [Thomas] King.

Translation: Matt Hughes ’bout to drop the hammer, son.

A fun fact I learned while reading up on High’s altercation was that in 2010, Keith Jardine apparently received an indefinite suspension from the Texas Athletic Commission when he shoved a ref following his split decision loss to Trevor Prangley at Shark Fights 13. While I can’t imagine that High will face such a suspension, he could easily see himself ousted from the UFC for a breach of the UFC’s Fighter Conduct Policy. So…Daley vs. High, anyone?

Although he has yet to comment on the situation, I imagine Dana White’s reaction will be something along the lines of “Why couldn’t it have been Mazzagatti and why couldn’t it have been a sleeper hold?”

–J. Jones