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Naj85
21-07-2012, 00:35
by Steven Marrocco on Jul 20, 2012 at 5:45 pm ET
After a long and vocal campaign, former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia apparently is getting one last chance to make good in the big show.

Or, for now, the smaller brother to the big show.

Sources close to the event today told*MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that Sylvia (30-7 MMA, 9-4 UFC) has signed a deal and will fight recent Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix champion Daniel Cormier (10-0 MMA, 7-0 SF) at an event planned for Sept. 29 at Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento, Calif.

Sylvia and his manager, Monte Cox, declined to comment.

Regardless, Sylvia is now headed to Showtime for his Cormier bout.

Interestingly, Sylvia signed a multi-fight deal despite the impending close of the Strikeforce heavyweight division.

The five-time heavyweight champ has racked up three wins since a first-round TKO loss to "The Ultimate Fighter 10" veteran Abe Wagner that drastically set back his comeback. Overall, he is 7-3 since he fought Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the interim heavyweight title at UFC 81 and lost by third-round submission.

Since that fight, Sylvia's career has been a roller coaster of ups and downs. He's lost to Fedor Emelianenko by submission in 36 seconds and been knocked out by former boxing champ Ray Mercer in nine seconds. Since then, however, his only setback has been to Wagner, though most of his competition has been against regional talent.

Cormier is now recovering from a broken hand following his win over Josh Barnett in the grand prix finals, which took place in May.

Earlier this year, Sylvia vigorously campaigned for another shot in the UFC and urged his Twitter followers to do so. At one point, he even shot a video of a workout and posted it online, presumably to show he was fit enough to compete in the UFC.

But UFC president Dana White flatly rejected the idea of a Sylvia return.

"No," White then told MMAjunkie.com when asked whether Sylvia could possibly be seen again inside the octagon. "I don't even know what Tim Sylvia's done. The last Tim Sylvia fight I saw, he got knocked out by a boxer. What has he done since then?"

White, in fact, also denied rumors of a potential Strikeforce deal just this week.

A dearth of heavyweights in Strikeforce may have provided the golden opportunity, though. Cormier and Barnett were the only two heavyweights official to Strikeforce, and after Cormier outpointed Barnett, few options were apparent for a final Strikeforce-Showtime fight required before the disbanding of the division.

Sylvia is undoubtedly happy to take that role.

For more on Strikeforce in Sacramento, stay tuned to the Rumors section of the site.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/29803/tim-sylvia-signs-with-strikeforce-meets-daniel-cormier-at-sept-29-event.mma

Soulbringer320
21-07-2012, 00:50
Dat niveau haalt die Sylvia toch niet meer...?

Kemal
21-07-2012, 04:20
Dat niveau haalt die Sylvia toch niet meer...?

ja, dat dacht ik ook gelijk

marcelt
21-07-2012, 05:43
Kanonnenvlees :-((

Kemal
21-07-2012, 08:09
Volgens Dana White klopt het verhaal niet:

Dana White: Tim Sylvia Not Signed to Strikeforce

Tim Sylvia remains on the outside looking in.
Just hours after it was reported that the former UFC heavyweight champion had agreed to a contract to fight Daniel Cormier on Sept. 29 in Strikeforce, UFC president Dana White confirmed with MMA.tv that Sylvia had not in fact signed with the organization.

"Long story," he was quoted as saying, "but yes, Tim is not with Zuffa."
There were serious talks within the organization about bringing in Sylvia to fight Cormier, but in the end those plans never came to fruition.

Sylvia had been campaigning all year for another shot in the UFC, but White has said repeatedly, as recently as Thursday, that would not be returning to either Strikeforce or the UFC

Jeru
21-07-2012, 08:44
Waarom haalt de UFC Cormier niet naar hun organisatie?

Harrie Nak
21-07-2012, 08:49
Sylvia wie?

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Leventdepevent
21-07-2012, 09:49
Waarom haalt de UFC Cormier niet naar hun organisatie?
dat snap ik dus ook niet

The Company
21-07-2012, 11:01
dat snap ik dus ook niet

Cormier heeft nog 1 gevecht in SF op zijn contract staan. Bovendien was er gister het bericht dat SF vechters voor showtime moeten blijven vechten totdat showtime er mee ophoud.

Hopelijk komt Cormier snel naar de UFC want de SF HW divisie bestaat nog uit 2 vechters, het zelfde geld voor Mousasi en de LHW divisie.