Jake O'Brien released by UFC, Cyborg off ShoMMA.

Cyborg hurt his knee. Kennedy needs a new opponent. Scott Smith is a possibility. Maybe someone from Dream. I hope he wins though, setting up a Mayhem Kennedy III.


And O'brien, despite posting a winning record in the Octagon after seven fights, has been let go. He's only 24 and still has tremendous upside. Maybe his highly anticipated showdown with Vladimir Matyushenko will happen someday.

Go for it Strikeforce. O'Briein is stlll a good prospect.

I still can't believe O'Brien never got an immediate HW title shot after he beat Heath Herring

I still don't get why UFC is getting rid of guys like Thales, Cat, and O Brien with bright futures in MMA but bringing in Frank Trigg, Phil Baroni, and Gilbert Yvel.

Trigg belongs in the UFC before any of the released do.

Wolfgangsta wrote:

Trigg belongs in the UFC before any of the released do.

Wolf u really think so?? Trigg was very good in his time but the upside of the guys being released is better than Trigg right now in my opion.

I'm fine with the UFC releasing these guys. Up and comers, as you guys have called them, need to be fighting more than twice a year. MMA is big enough now that good fighters in smaller shows aren't falling through the cracks and their wins actually matter. The UFC should position itself to be a "showcase" of the world's greatest talent, not a stable of them. With the exception of title holders, I'm fine with just about anybody leaving so long as it isn't on bad terms.

those guys can all take the Jesse Taylor approach and fight 6-7 times a year but with a lil better comp then he had acourse and they if are true up and comers they will be back in the UFC

According to the Strikeforce website. Zak Cummings is replacing Cyborg against Kennedy.

Cummings is 10-0, most notable victory is against Terry Martin.