David Terrell released by the UFC

Texasboyballin · 02-21-2008, 07:26 AM

One-time middleweight prospect David Terrell (not to be confused with welterweight Dave Terrel of the WEC) has been formally released by the UFC, according to a report by GracieFighter.com:

David Terrell has been officialy released from his UFC contract. He first debuted in the UFC back in August of 2004 where he shocked the MMA world with a vicious knockout win over heavily favored Matt Linland in the early seconds of the 1st round. He then lost a title fight against Evan Tanner and then rebounded by beating Scott Smith in April of 2006.

Unfortunatelty that was the last we saw of Terrell fighting in the Octagon. Plagued by injuries and unhappy with the financial terms of his bout agreements, Terrell sat out the remainder of his contract. Now focused on getting his career back on track, Terrell will be looking to signing and fighting with another organization.

Terrell had been scheduled to return at UFC 78 this past November against Ed Herman. However, he pulled out of the fight after injuring his ankle during training and was replaced by Joe Doerksen.

GracieFighter.com is operated by Cesar Gracie, who is Terrell’s MMA trainer. Terrell is also one of only two people to receive black belts from Gracie, with Nick Diaz being the other. The report on the site confirms rumors that had been circulating which suggested that Terrell was unhappy with his contracted pay from the UFC. There were even those close to Terrell who believe that he would have competed in spite of some of his injuries had he been happier with his pay.

The report on Gracie Fighter also makes it clear that Terrell wants to continue his MMA career with another organization. The odds-on favorite is EliteXC, which already has a relationship with Gracie through deals with Diaz and Jake Shields.

Newer fans will be unfamiliar with Terrell because he’s competed just once during the “TUF era,” but let me tell you that at one point he was ticketed for stardom in the sport. Name an athlete in a mainstream sport that had All-Star potential but never reached that level because of durability issues, and that’s David Terrell.

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jesusatemyhotdog · 02-21-2008, 07:27 AM

So the glass finally shatters.

thebwit · 02-21-2008, 08:47 AM

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Oft-injured middleweight Dave Terrell (6-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), once considered the future of the UFC’s middleweight division, has been released by the organization.

The news comes from GracieFighter.com.

The 30-year-old Terrell, a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Cesar Gracie (who operates GracieFighter.com), splashed onto the UFC scene with a 24-second knockout of heavily favored Matt Lindland at UFC 49. After a six-month layoff due to reoccurring injuries, he then suffered a TKO in a title fight with then-champ Evan Tanner but rebounded for a first-round submission of Scott Smith in April 2006.

However, that’s the last time Terrell has competed profesionally — but not for a lack of trying.

The UFC scheduled Terrell for a variety of fights, but illness and injury took a toll. Terrell pulled out of a UFC 62 fight with Yushin Okami due to a sinus infection, a UFC 66 fight with Okami due to an elbow injury, and just recently a UFC 78 fight with Ed Herman because of an ankle injury.

According to the report, Terrell will continue his career with another organization. In fact, Gracie stated that Terrell was “unhappy with the financial terms of his bout agreements” anyway. According to ProElite.com/fiveouncesofpain.com’s Sam Caplan, EliteXC could be a possible future home for the fighter. Two of his teammates — Nick Diaz and Jake Shields — are already under contract to the California-based organization.

(Note: This is not the same Dave Terrell that fights for the WEC.)

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Not really a surprise considering the number of times the UFC tried to give him a fight and he couldn't. Should be interesting if he goes to Elite if he fights Smith again.

BigBanda · 02-21-2008, 08:49 AM

Already posted...

http://forums.mmanews.com/general-mm...eased-ufc.html

Bran · 02-21-2008, 09:05 AM

shitty. although it'll be a relief to not see his name on the injury reports anymore

thebwit · 02-21-2008, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by BigBanda

Already posted...

http://forums.mmanews.com/general-mm...eased-ufc.html

Doh I wonder how I missed that. Wasn't like it was within the minute either - it was like a good hour plus.

Bigshanks666 · 02-21-2008, 09:28 AM

Its not at all suprising really. Everytime they book him for a fight he is either sick or injured. Maybe he should just hang it up if he cant even make it out of training camp without getting hurt.

Texasboyballin · 02-21-2008, 12:13 PM

David Terell was a real good fighter sucks dat the UFC let him go, but what u expect ol boy hardly ever fought 4 them when they gave him fights. He is Injury Proned !!