I'm not seeking to crush anyone's dreams at this point. I applaud Newell with regard to chasing his dreams and every one of the success he has previously had in his career. What he's accomplished with one hand is nothing short of astonishing in combat physical activities; just stepping in the cage for the professional fight is a feat accomplished by a life less ordinary, and Newell is 9-0 for a professional. Kudos to your ex.
2. XFC has do not looked more low-rent when compared to it did today, issuing a report featuring a "media conference" that allegedly took place this morning at 9 a good. m.
This is a genuine story: My lady friend and I were driving to lunch today, and she received this "press release" from XFC looking at how Newell didn't want to fight challenger Scott Holtzman. It said the comments originate from XFC President John Prisco this morning during a media seminar.
In reality, this was an interview conducted by XFC public relations—whom I suppose is someone related to Prisco—wherein Prisco went on a Newell-bashing spree. Prisco exhibited his complete deficiency of promotional knowledge by thoroughly eviscerating Newell, essentially naming him a coward:
It looks like Nick knows what I believe. He was going to give up. Nick knows he can't protect himself when someone prefer Scott puts him with his back. I believe Scott are probably the most talented 155ers in the world. He's training on the West Coast right now with Benson Henderson for the very reason. In this eyes, I saw a fight going first-round stoppage— Oltzman by way of ground and pound.
Seems as if Prisco needs to return to promoter's school. There is a constant, ever bash one of your fighters, even if that mma fighter is on his way straight from the organization. Likewise, you never choose a winner of a struggle, even if it resulted on being scrapped.
Because—and you are aware of this rings true—you can't ever say never in mixed fighting techniques. Prisco may believe that Newell would not fight for him all over again, but there may come per day when Prisco is anxious for someone with half an amount of name value to overcome for his organization.
But here's your honest truth, and you'll be able to take this to your bank: It doesn't matter any time Newell runs up a profession record of 25-0 fighting with each other guys you've never heard of on the independent location, because he will never, ever sign a contract together with the UFC.
This isn't a slight on Newell. Again, what he's accomplished thus far is nothing short associated with breathtaking. But mixed fighting techniques, despite making major inroads with popular culture, still isn't a mainstream sport.
I'm with the opinion that it will not ever be a mainstream sport, simply because it's a hobby where two men get within just a cage and punch and kick the other in the face. May possibly no problem with this particular idea, but I'm also cognizant that a very thing will never be accepted by society in particular.
But that doesn't show that White and the UFC aren't about to continually do everything they are to make their business acceptable for quite a few people as possible. And whether that suits you it or not, that includes keeping Newell straight from the Octagon.
Imagine that a learner never before seen a good UFC event tunes towards FOX and sees Newell fighting with the cage. What goes because of their mind? Do they see the glory and the braveness that Newell has exhibited thus far in his career? Naturally not.
They don't consider that will Newell is hanging in there or that he's on equal footing with this particular opponent.
They only start to see the freak show. They're disgusted—and ever again, this is without knowing anything for the real story—and they turn it off, never to enjoy again.
He'll never state so publicly, but this is exactly why White deftly avoids any kind of questions about Newell. He never offers a real answer when asked within the possibility of Newell fighting with the UFC. For a even though, he pretended that he previously never heard of Newell, but that only works for way too long before the jig is usually up.
One second, he has been facing questions about Newell. Some seconds later, it's similar to the question never existed, and he's about the next topic. Or he quickly mutters something about the idea of Newell fighting being around the local athletic sales, even though they previously sanctioned Newell for original bouts.
But that's how this situation is likely to go, for now along with forever. Newell will plead with White on Twitter being a replacement fighter. He'll talk about just wanting to be able to prove he can hang along with the best. And here's the one thing: He might be able to hang with the top.
But the truth can be that we'll never know if he can hang while using best, because the UFC simply isn't planning to sign him. Newell's best a cure for a career in mixed fighting lies on the separate scene, where he can head line cards on AXS and carve out a niche for himself.
And once promotions enjoy XFC realize that Newell is the foremost thing that ever happened to your prospects, well, maybe they'll stop trying to act like White and this UFC and instead resemble the small feeder promotions they're just.
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