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Jake Rosholt Cut From The UFC

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#1 ·
Jake Rosholt received the news that every UFC fighter dreads today – that he had been cut from the promotions roster.

Speaking via twitter earlier today he had appeared in good spirits as he headed out to a restaurant for lunch. A few hours later his mood had soured as he revealed, “Not a good day. Just found out I got cut by the #UFC.”

Rosholt suffered the second loss of his UFC career at UFC 106 a little over a week ago when Kendall Grove caught him in a triangle choke in the first round of their undercard bout.

It left him with a precarious 1-2 record in the organization, having previously lost to Dan Miller in his debut, and then bounced back by submitting Chris Leben at UFC 102. That victory also earned him the Submission Of The Night award.

It appears that performance was not enough for the UFC to keep him on the roster after his most recent defeat. With an overall pro record of 6-2, and previous experience in the WEC, it is unlikely that the former wrestler will have difficulty in finding a new promotion to call home. At the age of 27 there is still time for him to take a second run in the UFC in the future if he can get back to winning ways.

Rosholt is the second fighter to be cut after UFC 106, with Brock Larson also being released following his defeat by Brian Foster. Like Rosholt, 32 year old Larson initially joined the UFC after the WEC’s heavier weight divisions were disbanded. He departs with a 2-2 record, leaving him 26-4 in his MMA career to date.
Source: fightofthenight.com
 
#5 ·
Leben sells tickets, Jake Rosholt doesn't. Sad to see it happen, but unfortunately that's the way the business works. He should join Strikeforce.
 
#6 ·
Yah he probably doesnt deserve to be cut after that loss, while Leben will probably retire in the UFC. But I think he could benefit by having some fights in some smaller shows before fighting in the UFC. He is still pretty new to mma and I think we will see him back again in the UFC after he gets a few more wins on his record.
 
#14 ·
Great.

He has no stand-up. He has no submission defense. He has careless grappling. He's been submitted in a flash by the likes of Dan Miller and Kendall Grove.

It took him 3 rounds to submit an exhausted Chris Leben.

I don't care about his wrestling credentials. Alberto Crane was also a BJJ world champion. He was a terrible fighter. Jake Rosholt has great wrestling credentials. He's a terrible fighter.

Hammerlock, funny you should mention that the UFC will only consist of guys from TUF..and dominant champs that no one will dethrone because they're on TUF. Are you implying that Jake Rosholt is one "to dethrone" a dominant champion? Need I remind you that Jake Rosholt was sickenly outgrappled by a...gasp, TUF winner.

Face it, the guy sucks.
 
#18 ·
I agree a bad cut. Im not a fan myself but I think that 1-2 record against 3 tough guys he has fought isn't "cut worthy" yet. Personally I would have let him do 1 more fight and if he had lost that then I would have cut him. Oh well, I wont lose my sleep because of this...
 
#19 ·
It's a shame. I was starting to like Rosholt and he has potential. It's tough that he gets cut after a 1-2 record and Leben will stay in the UFC for years but that's because he was one of the original TUF fighters and that's the way things work.

He should go to Strikeforce now. I think it would be a good deal for both of them.
 
#20 ·
The guy is is a pretty decent fighter IMO, he just has no sub defense, I still think he could beat a lot of other MW's in the UFC, he was smashing Grove until he got caught and he murdered Leben too. He will be back if he works non stop on his sub defense.
 
#21 ·
I was suprised he beat leben. He didnt put on a good performance against grove though
 
#22 ·
He murdered Leben to a point where he was blocking Leben's looping punches with his face. Big time murder.

As for Grove, he wasn't really dominating him. A few takedowns, Grove kept going for submissions and Rosholt, being the bad fighter he is, fell right into them.
 
#23 ·
I think it is a BS cut. He deffinitly deserved another fight. He was thrown to the wolves in only his second UFC fight and beat Leben. That alone should have gauranteed him nother fight. Its funny how he got cut but a guy like Ryan Jensen gets a 4th chance after going 0-3 in the UFC. The UFC makes no sense with a lot of these cuts.
 
#24 ·
I have a strong bias against wrestlers and was pretty pissed when they cut jake O' brian a few months back but I really think in due time rosholt could be one of the top guys. He didn't put on a bad performance against Grove, IMO he was winning until the triangle. I don't understand why they cut him and not Leben, this guy is new and fresh, dominated Leben and shown that he has room for improvement. While Leben hasn't shown any improvement, we keep him because he's supposedly marketable. The UFC could market anyone like Leben. He wont have a problem getting a job with strikeforce and beating cans and ufc washouts till he gets the anti-ufc hype train behind him.

With his credentals you could probably market him towards the wrestling fans.
 
#29 ·
leben lost 2 straight and tested positive for steroids..but he has his ultimate fighter fame and a ton of memorable fights. and sells plenty of tickets
the fact of the matter is selling tickets..i thought rosholt did decent against grove but its an understandable cut..he was aired on the spike broadcast seen by most viewers and i feel like his loss was more important then a win on the unaired broadcast...i doubt marcus davis will get cut despite losing 2 back to back and being viciously stopped because hes got a nice storyline going w dan hardy..
 
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#30 ·
Can't you see how damaging to the sport this could potentially be??

If people like you had it your way, we'd just be watching talentless bums swinging for the fences for 3 rounds.

We need talented fighters aswell as exciting fighters, Rosholt may not have been exciting but he was definately talented.
 
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