Archive for the 'WEC' Category

18
Oct

UFC considering smaller Octagon

In response to a question during an interview with Yahoo! Sports, Dana White had this to say after being asked if WEC fighters would lose their edge if moved to a bigger cage like the UFC’s.

“Actually, we’ve been talking about making the Octagon smaller. We’re considering making it smaller. [UFC matchmaker] Joe Silva wants it. I think he wants to turn the thing into a [expletive] bathtub. Have them fight in a little tollbooth,” said Dana White.

What do you, the reader, think of this idea? Would it be a good move or a bad move? Personally, from a fighter’s view-point, I think it would mix it up and make more things interesting and a lot more entertaining in the UFC.

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04
Oct

After win, what is next for Travis Lutter?

Former UFC vet and The Ultimate Fighter season 4 winner Travis Lutter achieves his first win against Jason MacDonald unanimously decided by the Maximum Fighting Championship judges. This marks his first professional win since being cut by the UFC after losing to both Rich Franklin and Anderson Silva.

Most remember Travis Lutter for one of two reasons, if not both: winning TUF season 4 by defeating Patrick Cote by submission and/or not making weight in what should have been his Middleweight championship fight against Silva.

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