Barnett Bashes Dana and the UFC HW Division

Bullock · 12-03-2007, 05:09 AM

http://www.mmafightline.com/news/200...t_309706.shtml

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Barnett On The Randy Couture And The UFC Heavyweight Division:

I know it is a difficult situation for Randy. It also shows that Dana White is someone who is quick to forget or has ADD or has simply lied. He said nobody could beat Randy and that the UFC was going to get Fedor and all the other top fighters from PRIDE. Then they don’t get Fedor and all the sudden Fedor is nothing according to Dana. I mean come on which is it? Make up your mind…..is Fedor a top caliber fighter or is he a nobody? If you think he is a nobody then you don’t know the business. Dana looked like an idiot saying those things. Right now the UFC doesn’t have a solid Heavyweight Division. They have had some really key fighters fall out of the picture and if you look at the division right now; who really looks like a strong champion. Mirko “Cro-Cop” Filipovic is having his difficulties and the guy that beat him Cheick Kongo lost to Carmelo Marrero. Where is that guy now? Not to say he is a horrible fighter but he is no world champion. The UFC won’t even let Andrei Arlovski fight because they are mad at him over contract negotiations. Then you have Tim Sylvia who no one wants to see have the belt again and then Brandon Vera who had a chance to move up and fell flat during his chance. The champion Randy is not fighting. So…….

He leaves out Nog, Werdum and Gonzaga. I guess he forgot about them. And I like how he trashes Kongo, even though Cheick dominated the guy who has three wins over Barnett. Funny thing is, he is probably right about the problems that Randy leaving and Fedor not signing has caused, but the UFC HW div is still the best in the world, at least for the time being.

gogoplata · 12-03-2007, 05:32 AM

I think josh is just bitter that the only way he can make a buck these days is by going to japan and humiliating himself in a pair of wrestling tights, that being said i like barnett, BUT after getting pinched for roids i kinda began to look at him differently... hes a legend, a great commentator, BUT all of this shit talking has once again starting to make me think a bit less of him that i probably should.

i think dana white is a fucking moron for trashing fedor too, but who the fuck am i, not josh barnett.

Gmunit · 12-03-2007, 05:34 AM

the only way he's getting in the UFC is to talk shit about the division, kinda sucks being a fan of Barnett's, but will forgive him if its gets him in the Octagon

edit: i don't really DISagree with any of it though

b0sH · 12-03-2007, 05:40 AM

Barnett's using his mouth for publicity rather than his fights. I think he should quickly remember how some of the guys he's talking about hold dominant victories over his head.

twankydawg · 12-03-2007, 05:57 AM

I think this was already posted here:

http://forums.mmanews.com/showthread.php?t=18957

Bullock · 12-03-2007, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by twankydawg

I think this was already posted here:

http://forums.mmanews.com/showthread.php?t=18957

No it isn't,. It is an from http://www.punchdrunkgamer.com/inter...hBarnett2.html

This is an interview from mmafightline.com

twankydawg · 12-03-2007, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Bullock

No it isn't. That link goes to a Barnett interview from http://www.punchdrunkgamer.com/inter...hBarnett2.html

I know, read this line from that interview....

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PDG: The last time we talked was when Dana White said the Randy Couture was unbeatable and you had a different opinion on that. Now Randy has walked away from the UFC.
Josh: I know it is a difficult situation for Randy. It also shows that Dana White is someone who is quick to forget or has ADD or has simply lied. He said nobody could beat Randy and that the UFC was going to get Fedor and all the other top fighters from PRIDE. Then they don’t get Fedor and all the sudden Fedor is nothing according to Dana. I mean come on which is it? Make up your mind…..is Fedor a top caliber fighter or is he a nobody? If you think he is a nobody then you don’t know the business. Dana looked like an idiot saying those things. Right now the UFC doesn’t have a solid Heavyweight Division. They have had some really key fighters fall out of the picture and if you look at the division right now; who really looks like a strong champion. Mirko “Cro-Cop” Filipovic is having his difficulties and the guy that beat him Cheick Kongo lost to Carmelo Marrero. Where is that guy now? Not to say he is a horrible fighter but he is no world champion. The UFC won’t even let Andrei Arlovski fight because they are mad at him over contract negotiations. Then you have Tim Sylvia who no one wants to see have the belt again and then Brandon Vera who had a chance to move up and fell flat during his chance. The champion Randy is not fighting. So…….

So......yes it is! LOL