(“Do it, Roger! Choke that old bag out!”)
MMAWeekly posted an article today summarizing Roger Huerta‘s recent appearance on MMAWeekly Radio, in which El Matador declared that he’d be taking up to eight months off from fighting in order to rest, finish his degree in business management, and develop his takedown defense. Said Huerta:
“I’m not fighting for 6, 7, 8 months. I did everything I could this year, I tried to keep helping promote the sport, keep making it grow, but I think I didn’t get a lot of R&R. I trained through Thanksgiving for this fight, I didn’t even go home to Texas to spend time with my family…You know the truth is I need to finish school too. I fought 5 times this year and I think that’s the most anybody’s ever done in the UFC and I think I’m going to take some time off.”
Translation: “There’s no way I’m going to fight again — and potentially lose my shot at the UFC lightweight belt — until after Sean Sherk fights the winner of Penn/Stevenson, when I’ll obviously be the next in line to challenge for the title. What am I, a schmuck on wheels?”
Since the dude went 5-0 in 2007 and just proved that his pristine record is no joke, Huerta deserves a break as much as he deserves a chance to win the lightweight championship. So big ups to Roger for playing it smart and not immediately setting up a meaningless fight. On that note, here’s how I’d rank the UFC’s lightweight division, in terms of ability:
1) BJ Penn
2) Roger Huerta
3) Sean Sherk (w/o ‘roids)
4) Mac Danzig
5) Joe Stevenson
If you see things differently, by all means, post your own list in the comments section. I just can’t wait to hear you try to explain why Frankie Edgar and Ken-Flo are, like, the sickest fighters ever.
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Roger “El Matador” Huerta man never ever in a boring fight cranks up that volume when he needs to like a mad man, always very busy kicking, throwing and solid wrestler best thing the kids got a chin he can take some bombs and dish right back.
Ken Flo mad ground skills not afraid to throw and deadly elbows. The guy makes his own crazy chokes up??? I’D BE HAPPY TO SEE A MIX OF ANY OF THOSE THREE GUYS IN THE RING FOR SURE
That’s le crème of le crème for me in that class, I’m very excited that UFC brought it back and for the new talent like Nate Diaz and Danzig both hard workers and strong backgrounds. Pay close attention to both of them. The weight class is stacked man with mad talent not to leave out Guida and Thomas or Tyson, but those are just my favs, I would kill for a BJ VS. HUERTA wouldn’t you?????
Sherk is a roid using freak (I have no respect for that crap in any sport) BJ would destroy him he’s lost to both GSP and Hughes BJ with a win over Hughes and gave GSP the worst beating he’s ever experienced. And couldn’t and wont ever be able to finish Ken Flo much less HUERTA
And who ever put Melvin Guillard up there to “be different” or cute is a jackasss, he’s a bum and will never be anything else within MMA.