Doerksen done, Stevenson stays after UFC 124 losses
The fallout from UFC 124 has claimed its first victim, as Five Ounces of Pain recently learned the promotion parted…
The fallout from UFC 124 has claimed its first victim, as Five Ounces of Pain recently learned the promotion parted ways with Joe Doerksen, as a result of the 33-year old’s split-decision loss to Dan Miller at last weekend’s event.
Though the bout remained hotly contested throughout, the defeat was the second in a row for Doerksen who had been on a seven-fight win streak, including a Rear-Naked Choke over Tom Lawlor at UFC 113.
The UFC 124 loss marked only the tenth time Doerksen had seen the judges’ scorecards in a career spanning ten years and featuring sixty total fights.
UFC 124 was a rough night for Joe Stevenson, but it won’t cost him his job with the promotion.
The former Ultimate Fighter winner suffered a knockout loss at the hands of Mac Danzig in Montreal last Saturday night in a fight many considered a win or go home type situation.
While 2-4 in his last six fights doesn’t sit as the most stellar of records, Stevenson has proven to be one of the toughest fighters in the lightweight division and has faced some of the stiffest competition at 155 pounds.