Gerald Harris...

I can't think of another fighter that was so unjustly cut than Harris. Three wins in a row with finishes, one a WWE-style slam, and after one lackluster performance he's out? I was there for the fight and Harris was in survival mode the rest of the fight after surviving a vicious first round flurry from Falcao. What did the UFC brass expect after that? If anything Falcao should have been expected to finish a damaged Harris. Instead he stood in the cage and expected Harris to attack and he to counter. Hope he gets back in there where he deserves.

I agree that the cut was BS, and during the fight every time Harris attacked Falcao countered

I completely agree. What happened to Harris was BS Dana cut him just cause he didn't put his chin out their for Falcao to finish him. All Rogan and Goldy did was talk up Falcao you could tell this was suppose to be the big showcase of Falcao but dude didn't deliver. And Harris is somehow to blame.

Jake Rosholt comes to mind.

The fact that Rosholt can't seem to get a gig anywhere else makes it even more unjust, the guy is pretty good. He choked Leben out cold and then lost to Grove, and got cut.

Leites was pretty bad as well.

Harris was HORRIBLE in the fight with Falcao and UFC needed a fall guy...for as boring as Falcao was, Harris was double. I don't buy the whole pushing forward thing. Falcao never deviated from his fight style(which was very un-chute boxe)..Harris got rocked and scared.

I can't believe Jake Rosholt hasn't gotten signed. When did he fight last I wonder?

November against Matt Horwich. He lost.

Horwich also beat Leites who i mentioned in this thread.

Maybe Harris should fight Horwich?

Danillo Villefort was one as well. Lost a fight to Jesse Lennox on a cut caused by an accidental headbutt and he gets cut. He's going to fight Horwich at shark fights 14.

Yeah Leites has been subing fools in the MFC. I'm pretty sure he's still with them

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Danillo Villefort was one as well. Lost a fight to Jesse Lennox on a cut caused by an accidental headbutt and he gets cut. He's going to fight Horwich at shark fights 14.

That is brutal.

MMAEYES wrote:

I completely agree. What happened to Harris was BS Dana cut him just cause he didn't put his chin out their for Falcao to finish him. All Rogan and Goldy did was talk up Falcao you could tell this was suppose to be the big showcase of Falcao but dude didn't deliver. And Harris is somehow to blame.

I'm pretty sure that fight was supposed to be a showcase of Harris, not the other way around. Then he got tooled

No, the hype was around Falcao. He was supposed to be the new Wanderlei. There was a big press release at the weigh-ins on it. Not that Harris was supposed to lose or anything, but they were excited to release Falcao. Falcao didn't show an aggressive bone in his body unless Gerald moved forward. There is no way anyone can argue that he was coming forward.

bobbitt15 wrote:

MMAEYES wrote:

I completely agree. What happened to Harris was BS Dana cut him just cause he didn't put his chin out their for Falcao to finish him. All Rogan and Goldy did was talk up Falcao you could tell this was suppose to be the big showcase of Falcao but dude didn't deliver. And Harris is somehow to blame.

I'm pretty sure that fight was supposed to be a showcase of Harris, not the other way around. Then he got tooled

HUH? I guess I could be wrong I have been plenty of times before lol

Wasn't aware of that. Harris was coming off a Sportscenter slam KO and was making his first main card appearance as like a 3 to 1 favorite. Seemed like his coming out party to me.

KingsOwn19 wrote:

November against Matt Horwich. He lost.

Horwich also beat Leites who i mentioned in this thread.

Maybe Harris should fight Horwich?

I was there and rosholt was very dominant in the first and faded. Horwich is a beast! that guy was big and ripped in person. He ate porkchops at waffle house the day of the fight while I had my guy eating pancakes and juice

KingsOwn19 wrote:

November against Matt Horwich. He lost.

Horwich also beat Leites who i mentioned in this thread.

Maybe Harris should fight Horwich?

I was there and rosholt was very dominant in the first and faded. Horwich is a beast! that guy was big and ripped in person. He ate porkchops at waffle house the day of the fight while I had my guy eating pancakes and juice

MMAEYES wrote:

bobbitt15 wrote:

MMAEYES wrote:

I completely agree. What happened to Harris was BS Dana cut him just cause he didn't put his chin out their for Falcao to finish him. All Rogan and Goldy did was talk up Falcao you could tell this was suppose to be the big showcase of Falcao but dude didn't deliver. And Harris is somehow to blame.

I'm pretty sure that fight was supposed to be a showcase of Harris, not the other way around. Then he got tooled

HUH? I guess I could be wrong I have been plenty of times before lol

I took it as a showcase of Harris since he was on a tear. I know they had hyped up Falcao, but I thought he was just a tough guy they brought in because they didn't have a big name to give to Harris.

I think Falcao came in on short notice. It was definetly a showcase for Harris but one hitch in the plan was that Harris sucks.

KingsOwn19 wrote:

I think Falcao came in on short notice. It was definetly a showcase for Harris but one hitch in the plan was that Harris sucks.

Not too short of notice.
http://mmajunkie.com/news/20638/maiquel-falcao-vs-gerald-harris-in-the-works-for-ufc-123-in-november.mma
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Sep 14, 2010 at 12:25 pm ET


UFC 123 takes place Nov. 20

Even if it had been short notice Harris fought like wet dogshit in that fight. After the second round neither guy fought with any urgency but the difference is Falcao dominated for a round and edged out another. I agree cutting him was a bit harsh given his prior performances but you have to actually fight if you want to keep a job in the UFC. Neither fighter did anything for the first three minutes of round one, a good 2 minutes of round two was spent much the same way. They only did about 7 minutes of actual fighting if that.