Yair Rodríguez cut by the ufc.

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Muridae83

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He's only like 25.

That's about 17 years too young to sign with Bellator...
ye but he has the IQ of the average fighter that has been hit in the head 17 years longer then him so it evens out.
The better question is... can Bellator afford to sign a fighter that turn down fights?
 

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wtf I ended up quoting the wrong posts and replied to the wrong thread 3 times :D

if a mod could delete them all that would be great, I've added a disclaimer to each 1
Overruled. Let this serve as a warning to look before you leap. Removal denied.
 

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Michael Chandler's already fought twice this year.

Vs us waiting on the next Conor fight like...
Let's be honest. Bellator has never put on a card where all the fighters combined earn as much as Connor has in his last 3. Saying that I wonder what Fedor got paid. Do we have disclosed bellator fight numbers
 

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Let's be honest. Bellator has never put on a card where all the fighters combined earn as much as Connor has in his last 3. Saying that I wonder what Fedor got paid. Do we have disclosed bellator fight numbers
Point is Bellator's top guys fight as often as the UFC's do, so that reasoning is bullshit.
 

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Rory Macdonald wants to fight more often but Bellator cannot afford it. There is a difference.
Did they know about that when they started offering signing bonuses? Rory got paid upfront, before he ever fought once for them. Hell, they were paying Pico monthly just to train.
 

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I agree....someday. If they fought this year, I think I'd have to go with Pitbull.
Joe Warren gave him bad problems in their first fight and picos bigger and stronger wrestler with way better hands and power.. give Pico another year and I don't see him losing at 145..Also strauss laid out a blue print on him... pitbull is unreal but his time is coming.
 

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Part of me thinks that this has to do with the fact that fighters are watching ufc negotiations for potentially 450m a year just in the United States while they are making 40/40

More and more fighters are sitting out trying to make more money. As a fight fan, it really sucks. As someone who has to pay bills, I completely understand.

This is just speculation or course, but it’s not out of the question.
 

Clappin'Daddys

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Damn thats unfortunate. The kid is fun to watch. But i have a hard time believing they will actually let him go for good. Let's hope its just a strongarm tactic to get him in line. If not he will be in bellator or rizin before long.
It probably is considering the news I read about him still not being officially released. It was just Dana “intending to release” yair.

Could easily be a play by ufc.
 

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Joe Warren gave him bad problems in their first fight and picos bigger and stronger wrestler with way better hands and power.. give Pico another year and I don't see him losing at 145..Also strauss laid out a blue print on him... pitbull is unreal but his time is coming.
I'd agree with that, except Pitbull finished Strauss in their last fight convincingly. Pitbull's KO power and his jiu jitsu are good enough to make him a difficult out for anyone.
 

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I'd agree with that, except Pitbull finished Strauss in their last fight convincingly. Pitbull's KO power and his jiu jitsu are good enough to make him a difficult out for anyone.
Pitbull would definitely handle Pico at this point in time. I’d give Pico at least another 2 years before he is ready for a pitbull, weichel, Sanchez.