Matt Hughes is not impressed with Strikeforce
“There’s just a difference on how the fighters are treated. When we walked in the hotel there were a couple…
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“There’s just a difference on how the fighters are treated. When we walked in the hotel there were a couple of people from Strikeforce in the lobby. By gosh, I don’t fight for Strikeforce so don’t worry about me [but] you would’ve thought they would’ve stood up and shook Robbie’s hand but nobody did. It’s little things like that. You just don’t feel at home. The UFC wouldn’t do that.”
“There’s two guys back in the lockerroom and it’s been three hours since they fought. And they’re still waiting for someone to come and stitch them up. It’s the little things that are going to drive fighters away.”
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No Fight for Lawler
Monday, December 21st, 2009
Once again sorry about the late blog. Last week I was in California with Robbie, Pena, and Foster, hoping they would find a replacement so Robbie could fight. It didn’t happen and I guess I’m just spoiled being with the UFC. From what I understand, Showtime really likes to stick their nose in Strikeforce’s business and because of that I don’t think that Strikeforce will be around for much longer; but enough with that.
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