Joe Doerksen Released By The UFC
From Sportsnet.ca:
Canadian Joe Doerksen is the latest casualty as the UFC continues to trim its roster of fighters. The UFC released the Winnipeg middleweight from his contract following a second-round loss to Red Deer, Alta.’s Jason MacDonald on April 19 in Montreal.
After falling to MacDonald at the Bell Centre, the writing was on the wall for Doerksen, whose loss was his third in a row in the Octagon (the first was with the WEC, also owned by Zuffa, the UFC’s parent company). But he wasn’t disappointed.
“(The UFC officials) made it very clear they’re very happy with the way I fight and they want me to come back,” Doerksen said. “But they need me to go put a couple of wins together (first).”
“It’s always a possibility whenever you lose,” Doerksen said. “I’ve come and gone several times over my career and I’m sure I’ll be back again. It’s not really devastating news. It’s just the cycle I have to go through.”
Doerksen (38-12) will be helping Jeremy Horn prepare for his preliminary bout against Dean Lister at The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale on June 21st before returning to active competition later this summer.
It’s nice to see he has a possitive attitude about it. It’s refreshing considering all we ever hear is guys bitching and moaning (randy couture, Fedor Emilenko, Tito Ortiz, Every gay Bisping fan).
Its sad to see promotions more set on records than fights. He is actually a pretty good fighter. Jeremey Horn on a pre-lim fight is also a disgrace. The guy is a ledgend in this sport…give him the respect he deserves….
Have all the fighters being released fulfilled the # of fights on their contracts ?
No they haven’t.
I wonder, are they not releasing Couture just because he is so valuable and will succeed elsewhere ? or is there something in his contract that locks him ?
how many more are getting released its nice to see the best of the best in the ufc. randy is being held because he can be too successful elsewhere and if he leaves the ufc is out all that money marketing and what not.
Couture is being held under contract because he is valuable and attempted to walk out on his contract. If they don’t challenge him then the UFC concedes that their contracts are not binding and the fighters can come and go as they please regardless of their status.