So there was an article with Dana saying his corner should've thrown in the towel, then an article saying the ref should've done his job. It might sound crazy considering Varner likely made his injury worse but since nobody stopped the fight and he didn't quit, he might still have a job. And its probably a good thing that they didn't stop it and let him fight through it.
That was probably the most amazing and saddest displays of heart as he desperately tried over and over again to fight even though his f---in ankle was busted up horrible and kept failing him as he tried to fight through it. No doubt about it, he'll fight again in the UFC.
But had the ref stopped it right away or had his corner thrown the towel right away, would he still have a job? That would be 3 losses in a row. Varner might get the "warrior" pass for all the wars and exciting fights he gets into, and might've been given another chance regardless but who knows.
I have a ton of respect for Jamie, he made that round as tough of a fight as he possibly could on just one leg. And it was still quite a round. Varner will be back.
Varner has had some bad luck over the last few fights. He nearly had Trujilo out but got caught trying to finish him. Lucky punch landed and he was out. Here he lands awkwardly on his ankle after a leg kick, strange injury, shows a ton of heart but it's not good enough. A close loss to Tibau. A great win over Guillard and he was doing awesome against Lauzon before getting subbed late, taking that on short notice. He deserves another shot for sure. He should get an easier fight too, let him get a streak going. He could be a contender if he managed to get some luck.
darcebandit said:
Varner has had some bad luck over the last few fights. He nearly had Trujilo out but got caught trying to finish him. Lucky punch landed and he was out. Here he lands awkwardly on his ankle after a leg kick, strange injury, shows a ton of heart but it's not good enough. A close loss to Tibau. A great win over Guillard and he was doing awesome against Lauzon before getting subbed late, taking that on short notice. He deserves another shot for sure. He should get an easier fight too, let him get a streak going. He could be a contender if he managed to get some luck.
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He made a career out of these flukey and back of forth tilts. In his first UFC fight vs Hermes Franca, he won the first to get arm barred in the second. Love or hate him, he is fun to watch, IMO.
Varner always had all the tools. He is submission savvy D1 wrestler with solid boxing experience. I think his main problem is he is a head case...and of coarse the injuries.
^ he was also having his way with Ben Henderson winning the first two rounds then got caught in a guillotine in the third, losing him the title. He's a wild man in there and it can backfire at times.
He'll not get the pink slip.. I guarantee it!
IMO, If he'd given up right away (or his corner/ref did) his display would've been way less "impressive" and most likely then he would be fired..
He will for sure. My point is Dana and everyone is saying the corner or red should've stopped it. But if they did then Varner would've been stopped in a minute or two. And he wouldn't have had a chance to show all that heart which ultimately gave him another chance to fight in the ufc again.
As gross as it was. Letting him fight through it was a good thing for his career.
That should be the corner's responsibility.. If you truly cared about your fighter, you would throw in the towel, especially if you knew your fighter was tough and would fight through it to his detriment.
It was very sad to see what happened to Varner... but he is a f---ing warrior man... he left his heart inside the octagon that night... only a few could do what he did.
NickMMAnaus said:
It was very sad to see what happened to Varner... but he is a f---ing warrior man... he left his heart inside the octagon that night... only a few could do what he did.
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You mean he left his ankle in there.
