Dennis Hallman talks about personal circumstances behind his release from the UFC
Posted on October 7, 2012, 04:20 PM by Anton Gurevich
Octagon veteran Dennis Hallman was released from the Ultimate Fighting Championship, just one day before his scheduled fight with Thiago Tavares at UFC on FX 5.
Hallman failed to make weight, which resulted in immediate cancellation of his appearance in Minneapolis, Minnesota. However, hours after the weigh-ins, it was revealed that personal circumstances played a significant role in last weekend's drama.
Hallman was paid in full by the UFC President Dana White, before getting on plane to his home in Olympia, Washington.
Today, speaking exclusively with Frank Trigg on Skype, Dennis Hallman went in-depth about the personal circumstances behind his release. Hallman spoke about his wife's drug addiction, and the nervous breakdown he experienced during the weight cut.
Hallman is thirty-six years old, 51-14-2 in his MMA career.
Video: - Toe to Toe With Trigg: Frank Trigg's Exclusive Interview with UFC Fighter Dennis Hallman
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Speaking exclusively...on Skype?
Wow, this guy has really fallen on hard times.
Why? I've done multiple interviews on Skype. The interview was posted on Trigg's show Toe-to-Toe.
With all due respect, that is precisely my point. Trigg is now on your level.
Or Josh Gross, Loretta Hunt, and a multitude of other veteran journalists have conducted interviews through Skype (or programs of the same nature).
Its a useful tool. There's no reason to think somebody has fallen on "hard times" just because they use it.
It's also Ariel Helwani's main type of communication for The MMA Hour
"There's no reason to think somebody has fallen on "hard times" just because they use [Skype]."
No, but the fact that Trigg no longer has any commentating gigs on TV does. There are a multitude of veteran journalists who have never had 1% of the exposure he once enjoyed.
Hahahahaha
That wasn't any part of the conversation. You said this: "Speaking exclusively...on Skype?
Wow, this guy has really fallen on hard times."
Then this: "With all due respect, that is precisely my point. Trigg is now on your level."
None of that implies anything else about his career. Just that using Skype is some earth shattering, trashy way for journalists to communicate with their subjects. Which doesn't make any sense as a shit load of journalists use it to interview people when they are not in person.
Would it be better to spend money on a plane ticket, camera equipment, and other supplies to get a 5 minute interview with a guy that just got released from the UFC (that few websites/print media would pay any money for let alone the amount to recoup the costs)?
"No, but the fact that Trigg no longer has any commentating gigs on TV does. There are a multitude of veteran journalists who have never had 1% of the exposure he once enjoyed."
What the **** does that have to do with anything? Helwani has more exposure than Trigg ever did, and he still uses Skype for people that don't make it to the SBnation studio.
of all the pictures available on the internet...
I feel the UFC handled it perfectly.
While Hallman might have no been able to prevent his personal troubles it is his third strike in the row (trunks and miss weight x2) so I agree on cutting him.
I think the UFC would be justified to cut him and leave it at that but too give him his full show AND win money, with an added hint he can return after a few fights... that's just generous beyond belief in the big league sports world!
@Shunya you keep making spam account to sell your shitty fake products and I keep knocking them down. good thing I dont have a day job cheers :-)