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dirk5

13-08-2009, 09:59

UFC Gives Thales Leites His Walking Papers
Posted Aug 13, 2009 12:05AM By Ray Hui (RSS feed)

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Thales Leites, who less than four months ago competed for the UFC middleweight title, was given his walking papers in a meeting Wednesday afternoon with the UFC, FanHouse confirmed with a source close to Leites.

Leites (14-3) had exclusively fought for the UFC since The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale in November 2006, where he lost his promotional debut to Martin Kampmann, but would bounce back with five straight wins to earn a shot against champion Anderson Silva. However, after the two turned out a lackluster and tentative five-round performance, both faced heavy criticism and required a strong follow-up outing to restore their reputation.

Both were in action last Saturday at UFC 101 for their next fights and Silva stole the show with his dismantling of former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin, but Leites on the other hand, dropped a split decision to Alessio Sakara for his second straight fight decided on the scorecards. It was a close fight but the result was apparently enough for the UFC to release him.

Although the loss was the Nova Uniao member's first back-to-back of his career and an exit from the UFC is obviously a regression, Leites is a fighter that should have no trouble finding a new promotion to compete for as he could instantly be a contender in any other organization.

FanHouse has also learned that George Roop and Dan Cramer have been cut following losses at UFC 101.

beetje vreemd, 2 wedstrijden geleden nog een titleshot gehad.

NielsN

13-08-2009, 10:07

Ik was er al bang voor... Nou ja, een mooie aanwinst voor Strikeforce.:)

Tony

13-08-2009, 10:13

een cut voor Leites vind ik wel heel erg drastisch.. maar goed.. so be it..

welcome to strikefarce ;)

superfreak

13-08-2009, 10:20

Geniale move van Dana. Strikeforce tekent hem. Hij krijgt binnen 3 partijen een title shot en wint. Dan laat Dana zien dat zelfs afdankertjes van de UFC goed genoeg zijn om kampioen te worden bij Strikeforce. Verliest hij de title shot dan zegt Dana, zie je daarom heb ik hem gedropt, hij is net niet matriaal.

bryan

13-08-2009, 10:22

ach vind het jammer voor hem.. maar was geen fan van zijn stijl

RayOmac

13-08-2009, 10:34

Roop begrijp ik wel ik had hem zowiezo van het hele huis niet op een card verwacht.
Die zat daar alleen maar omdat het een protoge van Mir was.

NielsN

13-08-2009, 11:22

kooivechter

13-08-2009, 15:44

toch een goede vechter lates dat ze die zo laten gaan. Ik heb z'n laatste partij nog niet gezien tegen Alessio. dana probeert wel een statement te maken volgens mij naar de andere vechters. Als je geen goede partij neerzet dan kun je wieberen. het is vechten of moven.

dirk5

13-08-2009, 15:46

Ze moesten plaats maken voor anderen:

Yesterday, we mentioned that the UFC had made the unexpected decision to bring back old-timer Dennis Hallman after a four-year absence from the organization. Now we've learned that the UFC has re-signed another hardy veteran, adding a fight between 38-year-old Vladimir Matyushenko and Igor Pokrajac to UFC 103. A one-time UFC light-heavyweight title contender, Matyushenko went 3-2 in the UFC from 2001-2003, scoring wins over Yuki Kondo, Travis Wiuff, and Pedro Rizzo. Since then, the Janitor has gone 9-1, became the IFL's light-heavyweight champion, and most recently won a decision over Jason Lambert at Call to Arms 1 in May. It was also reported that 35-year-old PRIDE/UFC vet Marcus Aurelio will be returning later this month at UFC 102. Between Vlad, Aurelio, Hallman, Ortiz, and the possibility that Chuck Liddell isn't quite retired, it's clear what's going on here: TUF 11: Last Call. The coaches will be Chuck and Tito, the minimum age will be 33, and the winner will receive $100,000 in prescription medication.

Of course, such acquisitions come with a price. As MMA Fanhouse reported, UFC middleweight Thales Leites was released from his contract yesterday, following his dull split-decision loss against Alessio Sakara at UFC 101. And to think, he was the #1 middleweight contender two fights ago; serves him right for trying to use that boring jiu-jitsu stuff. Leites joins Tamdan McCrory, Dan Cramer, and likely George Roop and Danillo Villefort in the sad gentleman's club of UFC fighters who have recently lost their jobs, meaning that every single bout on UFC 101's undercard turned out to be a "win or go home" match.

Sendur

13-08-2009, 23:11

Tito en Chuck als coahes voor TUF 11?

Fucking vet!!

NielsN

14-08-2009, 09:16

Tito en Chuck als coahes voor TUF 11?

Fucking vet!!

Lees deze zin nou nog eens in alle rust:

it's clear what's going on here: TUF 11: Last Call. The coaches will be Chuck and Tito, the minimum age will be 33, and the winner will receive $100,000 in prescription medication.

;)

Tony

14-08-2009, 09:34

Tito en Chuck als coahes voor TUF 11?

Fucking vet!!

dream on...

maar ik zou het zeker niet erg vinden.. althans.. ik zag Tito heel graag als coach. was echt een topper in TUF3

raveboy

14-08-2009, 21:10

UPDATE!

Thales Leites was stunned on Saturday when he heard that judges had come to a split decision in his fight with Alessio Sakara at UFC 101 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. He was even more stunned when he came out on the short end of the verdict.

But the really shocking news came on Thursday, when he learned he was being dropped by the Ultimate Fighting Championship only four months after competing for the middleweight title.

It turns out, though, that Leites still has a job with the UFC.

UFC president Dana White wasn't aware of plans to drop both Leites and welterweight Tamdan McCrory and said he would reverse those decisions.

They won't be cut, White said Thursday night.

Leites was 14-1 when he faced Anderson Silva for the middleweight title at UFC 97 in April in Montreal. But Leites was not aggressive, often flopping onto his back in an unsuccessful bid to lure Silva into a jiu-jitsu contest, and lost a unanimous decision in which the crowd booed lustily. He was more aggressive against Sakara, though the crowd in Philadelphia didn't like the fight and booed very loudly.

McCrory entered the UFC with an 8-0 record, but has gone 3-3 since, alternating wins and losses. He dropped a close decision to John Howard on Saturday.

White said both men will be brought back to the UFC.

chief108

14-08-2009, 22:37

LOL @ he winner will receive $100,000 in prescription medication..... :D

Sendur

15-08-2009, 10:40

Lees deze zin nou nog eens in alle rust:

;)

Lol ik lees echt alleen wat ik wil zien haha.