UFC 167: Who’s on the cut list?
Fighting in the UFC is most importantly about winning. Putting together successive victories is the way a fighter works his way…
Fighting in the UFC is most importantly about winning. Putting together successive victories is the way a fighter works his way towards a title, and unfortunately successive defeats can mean being cut. Tim Burke of MMAmania put together a list of who could potential be cut with a loss at UFC 167:
Josh Koscheck – I had him on this list for his last fight and here he is again. He fits perfectly into the mold of a guy they’d want to shed from the roster, in the vein of Jon Fitch and Yushin Okami – he’s expensive (78k/78k for his last fight), he’s a former title challenger with his best days behind him, and he’s not a draw (any more).
Rick Story – I personally believe Story is a top-20 welterweight that should definitely stick around even if he loses to Ebersole. But a loss would drop him to 2-5 in his last seven…