MMAJunkie.com spoke to War Machine (the mixed martial artist formerly Jon Koppenhaver) and he told the site that he was let go for turning down a fight with Brandon Wolff:
“He said, 'They want you to fight Brandon Wolff,'” War Machine said. “I said, 'Who in the hell if [Brandon] Wolff?' So, I looked him up and made some phone calls. I've got a lot of friends in Hawaii — 'Rude Boy' (Troy Mandaloniz), Kendall Grove, my trainer. I got the same thing from everybody. They all said the guy is savage, sick, tough as hell, a really tough fighter and a really tough fight. Basically we all came to the conclusion that I have nothing to gain from the fight. He has no name, no fans other than the guys in Hawaii, and I thought that if I beat him, then no one is really going to care because I beat someone with no name. And if I lose, everyone is going to say I lost to a guy with no name, so I said [expletive] that.
“I want to fight someone with a name. I said, 'Give me Josh Burkman. Give me Dustin Hazelett. Give me someone with a name.'
Another part of the problem the UFC appeared to have with the TUF 6 alum was the fact he posted some not to flattering comments about Evan Tanner on his myspace account before knowing the complete story on his death. You can read the complete story by visiting MMAJunkie.com
