Joe Stevenson has been cut from the UFC

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Originally posted by: Sapper
Date: August 04, 2011 at 09:57 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/joe-stevenson-has-been-cut-from-the-ufc.41010/
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From MMA Fighting.com
PHILADELPHIA -- Following four straight losses, longtime UFC veteran Joe Stevenson has been cut from the promotion, MMA Fighting has learned.
The move was expected following the losing streak, but had not yet been confirmed. A high-ranking UFC source confirmed it on Thursday, however.
After debuting in the UFC during season two of The Ultimate Fighter, Stevenson won five of his first six bouts and rose to become the No. 1 contender in the UFC's lightweight division. At UFC 80, he lost to BJ Penn via rear naked choke submission, however.
After that, his career stalled out a bit, as he went 3-6 in his last nine UFC fights before being released. Overall, Stevenson is 31-14 in his career, and he went 8-8 in 16 UFC fights dating back to November 2005.
In his last fight, termed a "must-win" at the time, he dropped to the featherweight division in hopes of reviving his career, but lost in a unanimous decision to Javier Vazquez at the UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry event.
Still just 29 years old, Stevenson holds career wins over big names like Melvin Guillard, Kurt Pellegrino, Nate Diaz and Yves Edwards. His last win came at UFC 104 in October 2009, when he earned a decision over Spencer Fisher.
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Not a surprise, he has not looked good for a while. What is surprising is his fall from the top. Not to long ago he was thought to be one of the best 155 out there. Even Team Jackson couldn't help him out. Anyone think he will be back in the UFC? I think he will be back, some hard work, maybe some soul searching. He is only 29 so he still has a long career ahead of him. I can see him signing with MFC or BAMMA next.....
 
Originally posted by: themmasupreme
Date: August 04, 2011 at 10:15 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/joe-stevenson-has-been-cut-from-the-ufc.41010/
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Yeah am not surprised at this atall.
 
Originally posted by: threefiftyzzz
Date: August 04, 2011 at 10:39 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/joe-stevenson-has-been-cut-from-the-ufc.41010/
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^ i bet hes in that very position right now crying even harder...
 
Originally posted by: D253
Date: August 04, 2011 at 10:41 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/joe-stevenson-has-been-cut-from-the-ufc.41010/
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:mrgreen:
 
Originally posted by: MoJoJo
Date: August 04, 2011 at 10:42 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/joe-stevenson-has-been-cut-from-the-ufc.41010/
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Well, bye.
 
Originally posted by: MoJoJo
Date: August 04, 2011 at 10:53 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/joe-stevenson-has-been-cut-from-the-ufc.41010/
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LawrenceWesTerry said:
He re-emerged after tough losses against Kenny Florian and Diego Sanchez with great performances and wins against Nate Diaz and Spencer Fisher, and I thought he was on the path towards another title run at Lightweight. Then he ran into George Sotiropoulos, and never looked like the same fighter afterwards. It would appear that his best days are behind him, his ship has sailed, and I'm not sad in the least to see him off to sea. R.I.P "Joe Daddy," and enjoy the minor league circuit.
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The problem is he never evolved. From his first fight on TUF to his Vasquez fight, he looked the exact same. Diego Sanchez even mentioned it before their fight.
 
Originally posted by: Sapper
Date: August 04, 2011 at 11:05 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/joe-stevenson-has-been-cut-from-the-ufc.41010/
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MoJoJo said:
LawrenceWesTerry said:
He re-emerged after tough losses against Kenny Florian and Diego Sanchez with great performances and wins against Nate Diaz and Spencer Fisher, and I thought he was on the path towards another title run at Lightweight. Then he ran into George Sotiropoulos, and never looked like the same fighter afterwards. It would appear that his best days are behind him, his ship has sailed, and I'm not sad in the least to see him off to sea. R.I.P "Joe Daddy," and enjoy the minor league circuit.
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The problem is he never evolved. From his first fight on TUF to his Vasquez fight, he looked the exact same. Diego Sanchez even mentioned it before their fight.
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Why didn't he change, or evolve? He was at the top at one time, then boom four in a row. I thought when he went to Jackson's camp he would start to change his style, but he didn't.
 
Originally posted by: MoJoJo
Date: August 04, 2011 at 11:08 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/joe-stevenson-has-been-cut-from-the-ufc.41010/
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Sapper said:
MoJoJo said:
LawrenceWesTerry said:
He re-emerged after tough losses against Kenny Florian and Diego Sanchez with great performances and wins against Nate Diaz and Spencer Fisher, and I thought he was on the path towards another title run at Lightweight. Then he ran into George Sotiropoulos, and never looked like the same fighter afterwards. It would appear that his best days are behind him, his ship has sailed, and I'm not sad in the least to see him off to sea. R.I.P "Joe Daddy," and enjoy the minor league circuit.
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The problem is he never evolved. From his first fight on TUF to his Vasquez fight, he looked the exact same. Diego Sanchez even mentioned it before their fight.
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Why didn't he change, or evolve? He was at the top at one time, then boom four in a row. I thought when he went to Jackson's camp he would start to change his style, but he didn't.
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I thought the same thing. I think he was comfortable and his style worked well for a while. Like Fedor, it worked for so long that he got comfortable and didn't think he needed to evolve to win.
 
Originally posted by: smfowns4
Date: August 04, 2011 at 11:16 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/joe-stevenson-has-been-cut-from-the-ufc.41010/
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Gosh, I still remember when G-Sot pulled that upset over Stevenson. For some reason, I had called that fight with G-Sot getting the upset (I'm so good picking upsets).
He looked pretty bad against Javier. But I still wanted to see him fight one more fight at 145. Set him up in ProElite against Din Thomas or Jens Pulver!
 
Originally posted by: MoJoJo
Date: August 04, 2011 at 11:22 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/joe-stevenson-has-been-cut-from-the-ufc.41010/
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LawrenceWesTerry said:
^^^
I thought he did make a few changes that helped him improve as a fighter after his move to Greg Jackson's camp.
But I agree with you both that he didn't evolve too much outside of making those slight adjustments to the style he already possessed and was known for.
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He never seemed to use his wrestling or bjj that often.
 
Originally posted by: Galgorian
Date: August 04, 2011 at 11:54 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/joe-stevenson-has-been-cut-from-the-ufc.41010/
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Sad to see him go, but not surprised at all. He always put on good fights.
 
Originally posted by: 0r3o
Date: August 05, 2011 at 12:23 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/joe-stevenson-has-been-cut-from-the-ufc.41010/
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I see Bellator picking him up for their next tourney. Maybe even a fight with Aoki and then we can finally see that Aoki is overrated!
 
Originally posted by: Neonep
Date: August 05, 2011 at 12:58 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/joe-stevenson-has-been-cut-from-the-ufc.41010/
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That Danzig KO was what broke him imo.
 
Originally posted by: Portillo
Date: August 05, 2011 at 05:22 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/joe-stevenson-has-been-cut-from-the-ufc.41010/
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themmasupreme said:
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Best MMA photo ever.
 
Originally posted by: blacklung
Date: August 06, 2011 at 01:51 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/joe-stevenson-has-been-cut-from-the-ufc.41010/
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0r3o said:
I see Bellator picking him up for their next tourney. Maybe even a fight with Aoki and then we can finally see that Aoki is overrated!
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Aoki fights in Bellator? Sorry but Stevenson would have zero chance at beating Aoki.
 
Originally posted by: residency
Date: August 06, 2011 at 01:53 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/joe-stevenson-has-been-cut-from-the-ufc.41010/
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His profile was removed from UFC.com over a month ago but nobody bothered to report anything or even look in to the matter.
Old news.
 
Originally posted by: TheVileOne
Date: August 06, 2011 at 02:22 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/joe-stevenson-has-been-cut-from-the-ufc.41010/
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Not surprising and not like UFC didn't give him a chance. He got a chance to drop down and re-invent himself at a lighter weight class and he still couldn't do it. The fight with Vasquez was terrible. His job was on the line and he really did nothing. I think he was afraid of getting dropped again.
 
Originally posted by: nockyourselfout
Date: August 06, 2011 at 02:45 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/joe-stevenson-has-been-cut-from-the-ufc.41010/
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Lost his confidence bad after Danzig KO. The Diaz fight was just a matter of being in a favorable styles matchup and non evolving Joe outwrestling a weak wrestler.
 
Originally posted by: TheLethalLefty
Date: August 06, 2011 at 03:03 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/joe-stevenson-has-been-cut-from-the-ufc.41010/
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I thought he could find at least a little success at Featherweight but Javier Vazquez proved otherwise. It was nice knowing you, Joe Daddy.
 
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