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Charlie Brennenman released by UFC

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Jesus really? The guy had two losses, one of which was a barn burner against Erik ******* Silva a guy they have so much confidence in they are putting him in against Fitch in an attempt to cut him as well.

It wasn't that long ago brennaman was derailed Rick story on a days notice.

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My point is all of these college boy wrestlers come into the ufc that think they can box as well as wrestle.

Brennenman, Hendricks, Ellenberger, Chad Mendes, etc, etc. They're all the same generic fighter with no flair or character of their own.

Thank god for the likes of Erick Silva, Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz to keep the WW division interesting.
 
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They are not even remotely similar.

First of all Ellenberger wasn't even a high level wrestler in college.

He's a hyper experienced sprawl and brawler with dynamite punching power the dude nearly flattened Condit on his feet for God's sake.

Hendricks has unique skills with the single collar tie clinch and in fighting as well as a huge left hand as a backup to complement his wrestling skills.


And Chad Mendes just sucks. He's just an athletic negative point fighter.



None of them are similar to the other.
 
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Where did I ever say high level? I said college frat boy wrestlers.

Ellenberger and Hendricks are virtually the exact same fighter lulz. Two college boy wrestlers with limited boxing technique throwing hay-makers.

You could throw Koscheck in there too, but at least Josh has some flair and charisma at least.
 
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If Mike Pierce fought in 2002, he probably would've been a world champion too. Even in the context of his prime, Randy's skillset was nothing spectacular.

Same goes for Tito...especially with Tito.

Also Jake Ellenberger has more knockouts than Carlos Condit, and was about a punch or two away from adding Condit to that list in a fight that should've been NO WORSE than a draw for Ellenberger.


Also Shogun sucks now.

No shit he's overrated. This isn't 2006 and the guy can barely beat Brandon Vera.
 
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If Mike Pierce fought in 2002 he would be doing the same half assed training that they did in those years. He would be a part time tough man.

I see what you are saying to a degree. Not even sure exactly what you guys are going back and forth about. But Randy had entertaining fights, Mike Pierce is a tough SOB but his fights are pretty uneventful. Thats where the difference is.

Can't really compare eras like you are doing. Same goes for all sports. Everything has gotten bigger, faster, stronger. And 60 years from now this generation will look out of its league. If many of the guys that fight today fought then they would have had trouble finding fights. They would have been as one-dimensional as many of those fighters. He would be getting a grand a fight doing reservation shows in between the UFC cards that happened every 3 months. Sure if you could take 2012 Mike Pierce and magically tela-port him to 2002 he would have been a top WW.
 
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No offense GR, but there's entertainment to be found in 'personality' and 'flair' and it's called World Wrestling Entertainment. I can understand that say, Alan Belcher is much easier to market than say, Tim Boetsch, but at the end of the day what matters (or should) is who has what it takes to be at the top. Be it a wrestle-boxer, striker, BJJ fighter or a Judoka, what matters is skill and whether or not you can keep on winning. Not who has the most interesting personality.

Just my two cents of course.
 
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When I said flair and personality, I meant directly related to their fighting style, not necesarily their actual real personality, lol. Doesn't really make sense, but it does in my head.

Condit for example. 28 wins, 26 finishes, berserker in the octagon, wicked guard skills, dynamic stand up. He's got that flair in the octagon which makes him stand out from the rest of the wrestle-boxer drones.
 
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Recently released Charlie Brenneman determined to fight his way back to UFC

Charlie Brenneman is down, but he's not out.

"The Spaniard" tweeted on Tuesday that he has been released from his UFC contract after going 4-4 inside the Octagon.

That's the bad news. The good news is it doesn't sound like he's going to be sitting around, licking his wounds.

"It's a natural phase in anything," Brennemen said. "You lose a fight, a job, a girlfriend ... but to be honest, as soon as I made that [Twitter] post, the immediate support that I received immediately changed my perspective.

"My ultimate goal now is to get back to the big show."

Brennemen (15-5) said he briefly thought about calling it quits after being notified of his release, but that is no longer an option because, as he put it, "[MMA] is my passion, and I'm sticking around."

His last fight -- a 45-second TKO loss to Kyle Noke at UFC 152 -- ended controversially when it appeared as though the fight was stopped prematurely.

"I thought I would maybe get another chance but I didn't," he said. "I lost to Noke, and I think I should beat him 10 out of 10 times, but I didn't. I can't point a finger and be mad, though. I can't say [the UFC is] unjustified."

Brenneman, who said he would like to fight again "as soon as possible," is best remembered for agreeing to fight Rick Story on a day's notice in in June 2011 after Nate Marquardt was not medically cleared to fight by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission. Brenneman went on to beat the surging Story via unanimous decision in his home state of Pennsylvania.

"I'm not OK with being the guy who beat Rick Story in Pittsburgh," he said. "I want that to be one of the things I did. That feeling, I don't think I will ever feel that again. 99.9 percent of people won't feel that.

"But I want to feel that again, and I will do my damndest to get that again."
Source: MMAfighting
 
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