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TUF 5: Ruediger released from UFC, eyes K-1 debut (UPDATED)

GAbe Godzilla Ruediger
UPDATE: Ruediger has been deemed "mentally unfit" to particpate on this card by the California State Athletic Commission, according to a report from FiveOuncesOfPain.com.ÂÂ

Former contestant on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 5 and fugu Gabe Ruediger was prematurely released from his UFC contract on May 18, according to FightNetwork.com.

Ruediger is probably best known for his infamous run on this season of the mixed martial arts reality series, during which he failed to make weight for his bout against fellow contestant Corey Hill.

Prior to imploding on the reality series, Ruediger was KOed by a body shot in his debut at UFC 63 against Melvin Guillard.

Now apparently unemployed, "Godzilla" has verbally agreed to fight Olympic medalist and K-1 veteran Katsuhiko Nagata at a future event.

How Ruediger will fair in K-1 is anybody's guess, but fighting at a catch weight of 161 pounds gives him a greater margin for error when it comes time to cut.

Fans of Ruediger (I'm sure they're out there somewhere) can check out all the latest at his official Web site. While it still lists last year's match against Guillard as "breaking news," it's still worth the trip to see this gem:

Swift as the wind
Silent as the forest
Fierce as fire
Immovable as a mountain

Folks, some people just bring it upon themselves.

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He needs to chill..the display of character he put on TUF show should ban him from MMA period. He’s a loser..but a winner in gaining weight. Fat boy go home.

by PhilQNY on May 30, 2007 12:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah gabe’s an asshole. mma can be for everyone my boxing coach is a real fat guy (about 350lbs.) but hes faster than i am and im at 125

by tapps on Jan 10, 2009 2:20 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I ran into Ruediger at the gym and this must be rescent news because he told me that he definetly had no idea of when he would fight again. Although he totally embarassed himself on the show….he’s a pretty nice guy

by Stafo on May 30, 2007 12:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

" Swift as the freezer door opens
  Silent as the ice cream is opened
  Fierce as he stuffs himself
  Immovable as Gabe from a kitchen "

" Put me back in..I can do it "

by PhilQNY on May 30, 2007 12:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I dont know him personally, but i can easily say i hate him as a fighter. i wouldnt even watch him fight if he paid me to sit there and watch. i would just be like fuk u dick. hes a waste of space and i can never respect someone like that, even if he is a so called fighter(cause usually i have respect for anyone who would step in an octagon) but not this guy.

by LongIslandguy on May 30, 2007 12:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Your all right it’s hard to respect a guy like this, but like I mentioned before it’s not in my nature to give someone shit for there fall. I’m sure he gets enough everywhere else he goes….LOL

by Stafo on May 30, 2007 12:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah it’s brand new stuff. Apparently there’s only a verbal agreement at this point and nothing on paper. Big surprise rolls eyes. K1 is such a gong show.

by Fightlinker.com on May 30, 2007 1:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That’s a quote from the classic movie Kagemusha

by Kisada on May 30, 2007 2:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

This guy dosnt deserve arcticles on here. Take if off imediatly Mania, that’s an order. ; )

by The Anomaly on May 30, 2007 2:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Everyone’s favorite whipping boy…deservedly.
I still say that if he would have made weight, he would have destroyed Corey Hill.

by SaVaGe on May 30, 2007 4:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

" Swift as the freezer door opens
Silent as the ice cream is opened
Fierce as he stuffs himself
Immovable as Gabe from a kitchen "

" Put me back in..I can do it "

Hahaha u made me shit on myself. “Put me back in” he sound like he was dying

by St. Amour on May 30, 2007 5:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Who would want this piece of shit training with them let alone fighting for them?

" Swift as the freezer door opens
Silent as the ice cream is opened
Fierce as he stuffs himself
Immovable as Gabe from a kitchen "

" Put me back in..I can do it "

Rofl, classic.

by Luppers on May 30, 2007 5:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Its not a matter of hating him or not hating him for me. I dont even care that he didnt make wait. It all comes down to his bad performance against Guillard and the shenanigans on the show. Not necessarily the missing the weight, but the drama that he created all around him during that process.

by Mahde on May 30, 2007 6:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

His belly really is his achilles heal, and not just in TUF.

He took all those shots to the head in UFC63 and wasn’t phased. In round two, he gets taken out by a punch to the “GABS”. Any one else ever see a belly shot end a UFC fight?

What a fat bitch.

by Pacalis on May 30, 2007 7:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

This guy dosnt deserve arcticles on here. Take if off imediatly Mania, that’s an order. ; )

i second third fourt etc notion

by stand and bang on May 30, 2007 7:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

An if Mr.Piggy thinks by fighting in K-Y hes going to get some attention back he must be smoking that shit D Sanchez,i just dont like that guy he makes fat people look bad an I’m fat an i couldn’t bare to see him eat the shit he was eating knowing he had to be at 155 thats just dumb to me

by stand and bang on May 30, 2007 7:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

What a waste of a blog, Im sure there are more intersting things going on in the MMA world than reading about Cream Puff !!!!

by Chris on May 30, 2007 8:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Let him get his head kicked off in K-1. You think you don’t have enough discipline for mma so you go to K1? That’s a funny guy.

by Tommy on May 30, 2007 8:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hahaha u made me shit on myself. “Put me back in” he sound like he was dying


Just a question dude and i hope you dont take this the wrong way but what were you doing that you managed to shit on your self lol.

by jason bang on May 30, 2007 8:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I thought he could have had a better attitude in the house. Maybe he was just trying to get some T.V time.

by jason bang on May 30, 2007 8:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Everyone’s favorite whipping boy…deservedly.
I still say that if he would have made weight, he would have destroyed Corey Hill.

I 100% agree with you there. Like him or not he does have skills. That’s why he’s frustrated everyone so much.

A question: St. Amour, when are you graduating from elementary school? Enjoy shitting on yourself…

by WADZ on May 30, 2007 9:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Just to let u guys know, I did not shit on myself I was playing around. N WADZ I just graduated last week ago. My friend(a girl) have an a#al s!x n shitted on herself. N we call her mudd butt.

by St. Amour on May 30, 2007 10:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Just to let u guys know, I did not shit on myself I was playing around. N WADZ I just graduated last week ago. My friend(a girl) have an a#al s!x n shitted on herself. N we call her mudd butt.

Life wouldnt be so wonderful if we didnt have an anal sex refence in this thread…

by Luppers on May 31, 2007 9:27 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I have talked to Gabe many times and he is a good guy and a great fighter. I feel bad that he is going through so much crap right now. He is really talented but he did screw up, but who hasnt made a bad mistake in their life?? Cut him some slack you guys.

by andrea on Jun 3, 2007 6:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I agree to a certain point. he did mess up. but i think why he got he contract taken away is because of all the attention he attracted to himself when he didn’t make weight. he he wouldn’t have started crying and all that BS and would have realized his mistake and had taken it like a man i bet Dana White would have forgave and forgot. he wouldn’t have had to take them test and he would still be in the UFC right now.

by MurrCat on Jun 6, 2007 3:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

and he could have still got his lazy ass down i weight. he had like what 3 weeks 4 weeks to get the weight down? come on. and whats easier than sitting in a hot box? maby even ride a bike in there. thats all he had to do and he took it like a bitch. and its not like it would be hard for him to loose the weight ether. he is a chubby dude so its easy for him to loose weight. now Cory is a riped dude with almost no body fat he had a little more excuse. but he did what he had to do and lost his weight. Gabe was being fat a lazy. I’m a wrestler so i know about loosing weight. its easier for fat people to loose wight. I’m not fat. i am pretty riped myself and i can loose about 5 pounds in 2 hours easily. and thats without all the equipment that he had. all i have is a big mat in a big room.

by MurrCat on Jun 6, 2007 3:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Gabe is GAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

by IceFan on Jun 30, 2007 9:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Why would anyone be a fan of gabe!

by Mighty Mike on Oct 8, 2007 7:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

" Swift as the freezer door opens
Silent as the ice cream is opened
Fierce as he stuffs himself
Immovable as Gabe from a kitchen "

" Put me back in..I can do it "

Fucking hilarious!

by new mma fan on Oct 10, 2007 11:23 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Everyone’s favorite whipping boy…deservedly.
I still say that if he would have made weight, he would have destroyed Corey Hill.

Maybe. But woulda, coulda, shoulda doesn’t mean shit in this sport.

by new mma fan on Oct 10, 2007 11:25 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I have talked to Gabe many times and he is a good guy and a great fighter. I feel bad that he is going through so much crap right now. He is really talented but he did screw up, but who hasnt made a bad mistake in their life?? Cut him some slack you guys.

Maybe he is a great guy and fighter. But that’s not the point. It’s rare in life that such a golden opportunity presents itself so blatantly. He knew it and basically tapped out before the show even started. Better to compete and lose than not compete at all. Now he has the rest of his life to wonder what if. And as he squandered this, there was a fighter somewhere who wouldn’t have. That’s why people can’t stand him.

by new mma fan on Oct 12, 2007 10:52 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Maybe he is a great guy and fighter. But that’s not the point. It’s rare in life that such a golden opportunity presents itself so blatantly. He knew it and basically tapped out before the show even started. Better to compete and lose than not compete at all. Now he has the rest of his life to wonder what if. And as he squandered this, there was a fighter somewhere who wouldn’t have. That’s why people can’t stand him.

Nice guys finish last as shown on tuf 5

by moro on Nov 16, 2007 4:39 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

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