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Possible cuts after UFC 109

Written by: fightsportsonline on 8th February 2010

Possible cuts after UFC 109

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Nearly half the roster might be on the chopping block after UFC 109, which saw Randy Couture choke out Mark Coleman in the second round and probably propel himself to another title shot. (Warranted or not, you can be the judge)

Obviously the winners are all but guaranteed another fight at some point, and not all of the losers are goig to get canned right off the bat.

With the UFC constantly looking to trim its roster of any fighters they feel aren’t heading anywhere or providing something to the company though, this could have been their last appearance in the UFC.

Rolles Gracie was abysmally bad in his UFC debut against the unheralded Joey Beltran. Basically a brawler brought in to lose, Beltran looked far from invincible himself but battered Gracie from the offset.

Gracie on his part looked gassed from the opening bell and couldn’t seem to get any submissions going, which for a Gracie is unusual.

As was perhaps to be expected, there was little by way of stand up from Rolles, and he won’t have won himself many fans with his performance on Saturday. Chances of being cut: 5/10

Rolles was probably signed to the UFC because of the deal put in place by Renzo Gracie and the Abu Dhabi deal. In short Renzo was instrumental in getting the Abu Dhabi partners of the UFC to build a stadium especially for the event.

He of course was also signed and will face former welterweight champion Matt Hughes. Rolles being signed was probably a part of the deal rather than him being signed on merit.

Mark Coleman, Frank Trigg and Tim Hague are all locks to be cut following losses.

Trigg was knocked out in the first round for the second time in a row. Coleman looked ineffective against a similarly ancient Randy Couture, and Hague was even more lackluster than his decidedly lackluster opponent Chris Tuchscherer. Chances of being cut 9/10.

Dana White said yesterday that Coleman was probably done in the UFC, and Trigg’s performances speak for themselves. Hague has yet to impress many fans in his UFC outings and could do with working on several aspects of his game before a comeback.

The only light at the end of the tunnel for one of these guys is that Tito Ortiz is apparently looking for a fight with Coleman as part of his latest ‘comeback’.

Philipe Nover might also be on the way out after an albeit close fight against Rob Emerson. After once being compared to Anderson Silva, these are the kinds of fights Nover should be winning if he wants to stay in the UFC.

Similarly Justin Buchholz is probably getting his marching orders as well after a third straight loss. Chances of being cut 7/10.

The saving grace here might be that Nover and Buchholz both have exciting styles when they get to use them, which might keep both in the fold for another fight or two against lesser opponents.

The results are below:

1	Joey Beltran	Rolles Gracie	TKO (Punches)	2	1:31
2	Chris Tuchscherer	Tim Hague	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
3	Phil Davis	Brian Stann	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
4	Robert Emerson	Phillipe Nover	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
5	Melvin Guillard	Ronys Torres	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
6	Mac Danzig	Justin Buchholz	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
7	Matt Serra	Frank Trigg	TKO (Punches)	1	2:23
8	Demian Maia	Dan Miller	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
9	Paulo Thiago	Mike Swick	Technical Submission (Brabo Choke)	2	1:54
10	Chael Sonnen	Nate Marquardt	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
11	Randy Couture	Mark Coleman	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	1:09