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milfer

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that didint take long
« on: April 22, 2008, 08:24:17 AM »
UFC cuts Starnes after disgraceful performance
By Kevin Iole

It was a great night for mixed martial arts on Saturday in Montreal, as an enthusiastic sellout crowd of 21,390 packed the Bell Centre to watch hometown hero Georges St. Pierre reclaim the UFC welterweight title from Matt Serra at UFC 83.

It wasn't such a good night, though, for Kalib Starnes, who spent most of the evening running from Nate Quarry in their middleweight bout. A native of Surrey, B.C., Starnes was booed heavily by the Canadian crowd that had been boisterous in its support of all the other Canadians on the card.

After losing a unanimous decision on scores of 30-26, 30-27, and an unheard-of 30-24, Starnes received even worse news: He was cut from his contract by UFC president Dana White.

"He just doesn’t belong in the UFC and after his performance the other night, he should consider a new line of work," White said Monday.

Quarry pressed the action the entire fight as Starnes simply circled and refused to engage. Late in the third round, Quarry pretended to run like he was a track star in trying to find a way to get Starnes to fight.

After the bout, members of Quarry's corner were complaining to Starnes about his lack of activity. Starnes shouted an expletive at one member of Quarry's team, called him a derogatory term for homosexuals and challenged him to a fight.

Starnes couldn't be reached for comment about his performance, but Quarry expressed disappointment with Starnes' lack of effort.

A one-time contestant on The Ultimate Fighter, Starnes was 8-2 going into the bout and had had quality victories over Chris Leben and Jason MacDonald.

"I think if you're fighting in the UFC, you've got to come to fight," Quarry told UFC.com in a post-fight interview. "I would much rather get knocked out than lose a decision running backwards. No disrespect to Kalib. I know the stress really gets to you. A lot of guys, they focus on not wanting to lose instead of wanting to win. I didn't mean to disrespect him in any way. I just got frustrated because you can't fight when somebody's moving backward that fast."

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Re: that didint take long
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2008, 08:52:10 AM »
I was in disbelief when I was watching that fight. Good riddance.
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Re: that didint take long
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2008, 09:47:37 AM »
should have known by his physique at the weigh-ins, he looked like fucking shit.  body by burger king

I'm also glad hot head ed herman got beat, that kid has a big mouth

Bisping beat Charlie fucking McCarthy.  Next opponent.......Raggedy Ann.  Come on Dana, stop protecting him!!

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Re: that didint take long
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2008, 10:52:34 AM »
bisping is rumoured to fight chris leben next
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Re: that didint take long
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2008, 11:48:22 AM »
bisping is rumoured to fight chris leben next


oh god.  boring...  Bisbing wins another fight.

Put bisbing in with sanchez or kos and see what he can do

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Re: that didint take long
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2008, 01:09:17 PM »
bisping is rumoured to fight chris leben next

Actually that should be a pretty decent fight.  I think Leben is a pretty tough kid, I think he'll challenge Bisping, could beat him.  I'd like to see it.

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Re: that didint take long
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2008, 01:14:13 PM »
yeah sounds good to me

probably wont go the distance
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Re: that didint take long
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2008, 07:08:19 AM »
here what starns had to say


What does he have to say.....

Former UFC fighter Kalib Starnes recently conducted an interview with The Fight Network and commented on his recent release from the UFC, his poor performance against Nate Quarry at UFC 83, and the comments made by UFC president Dana White:

"In my opinion, it was inappropriate to make public statements regarding my character and my future and so on the way that he has, especially without having the courage and the respect to call me up and speak with me personally. All of these comments come from a man that has never had a fight in his entire life who claims to be the ultimate authority on fighting and courage. I couldn't be happier than to be released from the most oppressive contract I've ever been under in my life."

Starnes also mentioned that he suffered a broken foot early in the fight, thus leading to his poor performance against Nate Quarry.

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Re: that didint take long
« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2008, 10:07:35 AM »
I thought this was Starnes best performance yet  ;D

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Re: that didint take long
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2008, 02:41:10 PM »
i think starnes got his just reward.