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According to Goodridge, the problem involves his desire to compete three weeks before a scheduled MFC appearance. Doing so would violate a clause in his contract that forbids him from fighting six weeks prior to an MFC fight. The Team Go Riki founder has been offered a fight on the Korean Martial Arts Federation’s card on Sunday, March 30 and admits he’s considering accepting. Slated to make his MFC debut on Thursday April 9, the 42-year-old Goodridge said he cannot afford to turn down work in the twilight of his career.
“I’d say that 95 percent of my fights I’ve walked away from with no injury whatsoever, so I would have been fine to fight for [the MFC],” he said. “They don’t even have an opponent for me yet. If I could find a job tomorrow that paid me $50,000 a year, I’d never fight again, but I can’t afford not to take fights if they’re offered.”
Although some might argue Goodridge has an obligation to fulfill his MFC contract – which calls for one fight with the option for a second – “Big Daddy” claims he has a trick up his sleeve he can play if his issues with Pavelich are not resolved.
“One stipulation in my contract is that, for the first time in my career, I can pick my opponent,” Goodridge said. “By that, I mean that I can say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to anyone they offer me. If they keep screwing me around, I’ll never say yes to anyone they offer me. If they were paying me decent money, I wouldn’t have to fight anywhere else, but they aren’t. I’ve had other offers from other Canadian promotions that are looking very good to me now.”
Inactive since he defeated Jan Nortje by technical knockout at a K-1 Hero’s event last March, Goodridge’s dance card has been filling up in the past month. Besides the KMAF and MFC fights, Goodridge is scheduled to face Eric “Butterbean” Esch on Friday, April 11 at YAMMA Pit Fighting’s inaugural show at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J. One week later, Goodridge will take on Tony Lopez at King of the Cage “Fight Night” at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 19.
Goodridge – who claims he has never had a problem with a promoter – said he signed with MFC because he wanted the experience of fighting in Canada. A proud Canadian who emigrated with his family from Trinidad and Tobago as a child, Goodridge said he wants to fight in front of family and friends before he retires.
“I’m so frustrated,” he said. “I’ve fought everywhere in the world, and I really wanted to fight at home because I wanted to fight in front of my kids. [Pavelich] is an idiot; he’s hard to deal with, and I’m at the point that I want out of my contract. He’s left such a bad taste in my mouth that he’ll be lucky if I ever get on a plane and go to Edmonton.”
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