MMA Link Club: Brandon Vera released by the UFC
Posted on January 7, 2011, 09:22 AM by Daniel Cassidy- Five Lessons learned at UFC 125 (Versus.com)
- Antonio McKee describes his UFC debut (MMA Fighting)
- Eleven Fighters UFC need to sign in 2011 (Heavy.com)
- A fan made trailer for Strikeforce's upcoming Heavyweight tournament (MMA Scraps)
- Dana White forced to hand over 20G to Snoop Dogg (Middle Easy)
- Meisha Tate targets March 5th for her title shot vs Marloes Coenan (5 Ounces of Pain)
- UFC on Versus: 3 official, Dolloway vs Munoz to Co-Headline (MMA Convert)
- UFC 128: Akiyama to fight Marquardt, while Struve to face Browne (Cage Potato)
- And finally, Brandon Vera joins Marcus Davis, Phil Baroni and Antonio McKee as they all are officially released from the UFC (5th Round.com)
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...sorry Brandon, but you were lagging a bit lately :/
Sucks when guys like him goes out because they are on a losing streak against top guys... I mean come on he lost to Couture (close decision) , Bones and Silva...
Man idk wat happened to Vera....imo he has some of the best muay thai in the LHW division n hes a greco-roman wrestler n hes a black belt in bjj....hes the total package but cant seem to put it all together
No surprise. He fell far behind no doubt.
he's just a bjj brown belt
Ya I really think Vera should have been given another shot, like you said the close decision against Couture (which many people thought he would), then Jones has smashed everyone and I thought from the start SIlva was too tough of a fight if he was going to be facing release. You shouldnt have to beat a top ten guy just to keep your job.
Unfortunately Vera is a bit slow
But the problem is, he has honestly become a huge liability for the UFC. Having his face fractured in 3 places last match, and this match getting one of MMA's worst broken noses.
It's no shocker they dont want to keep him around..
Vera needs to change camps, his just gives him the same gameplan everytime pretty much get the win they dont really give him a way....
Marcus Davis should not have been dropped. He was winning that fight hands down and got caught in the third. I guess it is one of the draw backs of fighting in such a stacked division but seriously, that is a super lame move by Zuffa.
Ya true...I feel the same way, he was putting a beating on Stephens b4 he got caught but I guess they cut him because hes like 1-5 or somthing in his last 6 fights
I hope they at least paid for his nose job.
lol I was thinking the same thing as I saw your reply
shame should have illuminati tattatoo on his back
What do you mean? The 8 with pyramid brandon has? Do you know the meaning?
It's such a shame that a guy like him gets cut... He once was the undefeated up and new comer, confident and stylish.
What bugs me the most about him getting cut is the fact that i truly believe he's got all the tools to be an excellent fighter that beats everybody, but why the hell is he so gun shy and hesitant?? Bad mindset maybe...
Anyway, good luck Brandon, maybe fighting in a lower ranked organisation will get the pressure off your shoulders and you'll start winning again.
Damn that SF HW Grand Prix Trailer video wouldn't oppen because of a copyright claim by Zuffa. Haha.
Holy crap! you 're right! Zuffa guys are like ****roaches...they are everywhere!
haha it bleeped out c0ck on your comment even tho it was a word haha
yeah.... the c....roach population is really upset with lowkick's censorship :-p
decent fighter with horrible gameplans and just doesn't seem to be able to cope with the mental strength and toughness needed for fighting in the 205 division. he needs to go win a few and work on his takedown defence and his ground game before he can get another shot.
Looks like Strike Force's 205 lb division is about to get stronger. I think he will do well over there.
This is why Strikeforce exists; to become a new home to great fighters. Not to mention, put on amazing fights the UFC seems to lack these days.
Vera will be signed by SF within the next month and he will be in competition again sometime around summer! I'd love to be Scott Coker these days. SF is about MMA. UFC is turning out to be WWE. It's only a matter of time before each fighter has a story line.
it's imperative sf does NOT sign vera. they need to distance themselves from the ufc and work on rearing their own young talented fighters like woodley and rosario, not just be a refugee camp for down and out ufc fighters.
Shut the hell up and enjoy both promotions!
SF has been making a point of avoiding UFC drops. I don't think they will sign Vera unless he puts together a good run in smaller promotions first.
Hasn't his wife fought in SF? Another known name wouldn't hurt SF's 205 line-up.
Good point. SF had Cain before the UFC did. SF has been assembling a solid crew of their own. However, to test these products, they need talent and Vera is a talent and he can do some damage if he changes his mindset up.
They should do what they did with Daily honestly, let him go on the smaller but legit shows and get 2-3 wins and then sign him.
In the standup against Silva, Vera was winning--but Vera's ground game was not good enough and was easily taken down. Once down, Vera had trouble getting up again.
Silva seems to have improved his ground game since losing to Rashad. Vera, after losing to Couture, didn't improve his ground skills.
Those who adapt, survive.
God that sucks, both Davis and Vera were cut, hope they get back into shape and return...
vera should go figthing in K-1 and think hell do so much better
vera doesnt have anything to offer for the LHW division but he could still put on a great stand up show with another brawler, i would have given him another shot
not fair at all Jardine got 4 chances before he got cut, why does Brandon only get three? give him one last shot Dana come on
Sucks to see him get cut. A couple fights to redeem himself and he'll be back, I'm sure of it.
No he won't, he's done.
ye um.... shut ur face.
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nobody cares.
What you speak of may be true, but what choice do they have? I don't think they intend to keep those types of fighters around (the lay and pray, let's-eak-out-a-victory crowd). The decision has to be based on progress/victories, not unintended consequences.
Until there's a rules change or a yellow card, this type of evolution in the type of fighters succeeding will not change.
BTW, I'm not including Silva in when I talk about "those types of fighters."
Great job Dana/Fertitas... keep releasing great fighters who can actually strike because they are loosing to equally great fighters, and keep sucking upon boring wrestlers who grind out wins by playing it safe.
After all those releases do you really expect your fighters to be loose and give their best in a fight, or do you expect them to secure judge decissions?
What's the chances Dana and Snoop D. O Gizzle blazed one up at the ''payment.'' lol
Vera just looked like a victim in his last two fights, I'd have dropped him as well since he just isn't bringing it. Marcus Davis on the other hand I would not have dropped. He was looking great and lost due to the fact that he is an exciting fighter.
Brandon Vera and Marcus Davis will be back, either that or they will go to Strikeforce, which would also be cool