Tait Fletcher

Bran · 06-26-2006, 09:59 PM

i kinda thought Tait would be a key player on TUF3 since Joe Rogan interviewed him on UFN before the premiere, but he lost his first and only fight and then backed out of a possible return. and it seems like he's the only guy from the show that didn't get a fight for the finale or UFN. did he call it quits or is he on dana white's shit list or something? anyone know?

Edgucator · 06-26-2006, 11:15 PM

Noah obviously didn't get a fight, neither did Mike Stine. Kristian for some reason is getting a fight on Ultimate Fight Night.

I think he just quit. He didn't seem too into it. Kristian didn't want to lose again on national television. Noah is on Dana White's s***list for demanding a phone call and then leaving. Mike Stine was crap.

yerfdog76 · 06-27-2006, 12:57 PM

We saw what kind of backbone Tait had... None..

He had an opportunity for a free tickets to the semifinals and "couldn't get his mind into it"...

Bullshit... he didn't want to fight Bisping...

Kristian is the only "quitter" who had a legitimate reason. He was still pretty beat up... That gash on top of his head from Bisping's knee was deep and nasty (he also had a gash on his forehead).

He probably SHOULD have fought anyways, but I think the injury was the only reason Dana let him have this upcoming fight...

I still think he's one and done after this next fight, unless he's in MUCH better shape than he was on the show...

Edgucator · 06-27-2006, 01:34 PM

Yeah but on the show he didn't say, I'm still pretty cut up from Bisping, I don't want to get a serious injury. He said he didn't want another lose on t.v. If he'd said he was hurt and didn't want to risk a worse one I'd be okay with it but he seemed like a quitter in the way he put it.

mattsoper · 06-27-2006, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBranMan

i kinda thought Tait would be a key player on TUF3 since Joe Rogan interviewed him on UFN before the premiere, but he lost his first and only fight and then backed out of a possible return. and it seems like he's the only guy from the show that didn't get a fight for the finale or UFN. did he call it quits or is he on dana white's shit list or something? anyone know?

I know what you mean...when joe interviewd him I was like ooo that guy has to do good if he is getting an interview....wrong....I think he just doesnt want to fight anymore

and why is kristian getting a fight on UFN...how does he deserve that

yumitree · 06-27-2006, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Edgucator

Yeah but on the show he didn't say, I'm still pretty cut up from Bisping, I don't want to get a serious injury. He said he didn't want another lose on t.v. If he'd said he was hurt and didn't want to risk a worse one I'd be okay with it but he seemed like a quitter in the way he put it.

actually, he pointed to the gash on his head when he turned down the semi-finals fight.

Bran · 06-27-2006, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by yumitree

actually, he pointed to the gash on his head when he turned down the semi-finals fight.

yes, he pointed to the cut, but when dana told him it was no problem he told him the bottom line was that he didn't wanna lose on tv again.

yumitree · 06-27-2006, 03:04 PM

i missed the "get a serious injury" part of edgucator's post, but i think kristan's "i don't want to lose on tv again" was really about the cut seriously handicap going into the match... moreso than matt's arm going into the nickles fight or any other sort of nagging injury fighters have going into their bouts. if any of kristian's cuts opened up in that fight (and they most like would have), he would have been screwed.

i certainly think that with the nature of the show and the opportunity kristian had, he should have fought as it would have shown his heart and desire, but i think the cut was a pretty big thing for him to overcome both physically and mentally. if you watch his first fight in tuf, he sort of lost it when he got the first cut and noticed the blood.