Josh Neer released from his UFC contract following UFC 104 loss
by Jesse Holland on Oct 31, 2009 10:42 AM EDT
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After a gutty and hard-fought win over Mac Danzig at UFC Fight Night 17: "Lauzon vs. Stephens" earlier this year, 25-year-old mixed martial arts veteran Josh Neer had inked a four-fight contract extension that was expected to keep the lightweight dynamo with the UFC for an additional four fights.
The promotion would only give him two.
After losing to Gleison Tibau at UFC 104: "Machida vs. Shogun," his second straight loss since the Danzig fight, "The Dentist" has been released from his UFC contract.
Neer rejoined the UFC after posting a 2-3 record in his first run (2005-2006). During his layoff, he won six of seven fights outside the promotion before returning to the Octagon and defeating Din Thomas by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 13. He followed that up with a split decision loss to Nate Diaz, but not before earning "Fight of the Night" in their three-round war at UFC Fight Night 15 back in September.
Neer, who promises "Win, lose or draw I’m going to bring it," would go on to nab his second straight "Fight of the Night" against Danzig, which no doubt prompted the UFC to hold on to the gritty warrior for his efforts inside the cage and his ability to electrify the crowd with his aggressiveness.
It apparently was not enough.
Prior to the Tibau fight, Neer was coming off a frustrating unanimous decision loss to Kurt Pellegrino at UFC 101 on Aug. 8, during which he was stifled by the wrestling and ground skills of "Batman" for most of the 15-minute scrap.
His ability to electrify the crowd with his aggressiveness is among the best in the division; however, he had a difficult time sparking fireworks against opponents with strong wrestling and jiu-jitsu.
What the future has in store for this talent is unknown, but it's hard to imagine that he'll be unemployed for very long. With the right match-up, Neer will always deliver.
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That sucks, I think Neer did more damage than Tibau did in that fight, the only thing he could do was take him down, and Neer got right back up everytime. Frustrating fight to watch.
by Jizzo on Oct 31, 2009 11:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Frustrating for us Neer fans because he has been in the UFC for quite some time and yet he doesn’t know how to defend takedowns. My grandmother could sprawl better.
by Syd on Oct 31, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Syd: the worst part is that he spent a lot of time with the Miletich camp which is about 95% wrestlers. How the fock did he manage to not pick up any td defense!
by john G on Oct 31, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I cringe everytime this guy opens his mouth too.
by WB on Oct 31, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Josh Neer is only going to get better. He proves this every time he steps back into the cage. In my opinion he beat Tibau. Tibau could take Neer down at will but could not control him on the ground. Neer had no problem getting back to his feet every time he was put on his back. I would say that Neer had the better octogan control. Bad decision by the UFC to let him go. Josh Neer brings alot of heart into the cage.
by Mike on Oct 31, 2009 11:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
UNFORTUNATLEY decision wins are 98% takedowns these days in the UFC!
by john G on Oct 31, 2009 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m glad he’s gone. Hopefully i will never pay another $ to watch him fight again.
by JRE on Oct 31, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What fight were you watching Mike? Neer didn’t even hurt Tibau in the fight with any of his strikes while on the feet. Tibau threw him about like a 5 year old. It was embarrassing!!
by AMR on Nov 1, 2009 6:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
thats bullshit, i’m sick of these wrestlers grinding out boring decisions.The whole fight was neer gettin to his feet. Dana get rid of these boring wrestlers who can’t finish on the ground. Fact is nobody wants to watch the likes of gsp. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
by pablo_ufc43 on Oct 31, 2009 11:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Errr… you don’t like watching GSP? Go watch his last few fights. Fitch, Alves and BJ are incredibly hard to finish. If you don’t like wrestlers then please don’t watch. I know plenty of people that will. However, Tibau is pretty boring. He should be cut just based off of his failure to even attempt to finish fights plus his constant gassing.
by n4tacon on Oct 31, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i totally agree with pablo. boring wrestlers are all over ufc. including gsp. i like fighters who look for ways to finish fights. sorry, gsp and tito don’t. only like 1 out of 4 fights.
by PipRock on Nov 1, 2009 12:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
pretty upset big fan of neer hopefully he can get some good wins outside of the ufc
by Jared on Oct 31, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do! I love watching GSP do his thing! Besides, GSP finishes WAY more fights (67%) than strikers like Machida (43%), Hendo (48%), or Rashad (53%).
by shonuff on Oct 31, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chuck (66%) Wanderlei (81%) Cro Cop (88%) and Franklin (88%) would counter your arguement.
by Synyster on Oct 31, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When has that bunch won lately?? They are a bunch of past their prime guys….GSP is not.
by deadgrassinyard on Oct 31, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
not really…he said strikers LIKE Machida, Hendo, and Rashad. He didn’t mean strikers in general. so your counter is irrelevant.
by Blunt N' Beer on Oct 31, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Rayshad isn’t even a striker IMO. He’s just a boring-assed wrestler who has some power in his hands and is cat-quick. Rashad sux!
by Syd on Oct 31, 2009 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When the hell did Henderson become a striker, other dropping a bomb on Bizzzping’s jaw?
by PW on Oct 31, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pablo – you should quit sniffing gas and given that you are stuck at UFC43, you probably haven’t seen anything lately.
I bet you loved Huston Alexander as well and are a fan of Kimbo Slice (I like Kimbo for his personality but once on his back he is as good as down as the dimestore hooker).
by deadgrassinyard on Oct 31, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no kimbo is illuminati scum,
houston alexander has good stand up nothin else…..
gsp has no honour, he’s a cheatin fuck,, god knows how many fights he greased for,, he clearly cheated against bj penn look at there 1st fight his face was mangled but he sneaked a decision (bad cardio on bj part)
2nd fight he knew he get knocked or tapped out within the 1st or 2nd round
by pablo_ufc43 on Oct 31, 2009 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
pablo_ufc43, nobody wants to watch the likes of GSP??? Never seen u on the site before and hope to never see u again..lol… seriously though, ur mislead, GSP has a huge fan base.
by DAVE A on Oct 31, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed with what Pable says about boring decisions but certainly disagree with his thoughts about GSP .. Pierre is a complete fighter who will adapt to any style of fighting … he is great on his feet as well and knocks down his oppenents with his strong boxing and kicks .. like we saw with Hughes and Fitch.
by Commoner on Oct 31, 2009 12:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Neer is exactly the kind of fighter Dana should want in the UFC. He is a very well-rounded fighter, except maybe for his TD defense perhaps, and he comes to fight. It’s ridiculous he’s getting cut for getting Lay ‘n Prayed in two straight fights. Dana ought to take a hard look at the guys who do the LnP and decide if maybe they aren’t the ones who need to seek employment elsewhere.
by PW on Oct 31, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dont think that’s the reason he was let go. It;s probably more of a legal issue.
by BoBBy on Oct 31, 2009 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
cant cut a fighter coming off of a win.
To many wrestlers in the UFC. All the boring 1 dimensional lay n pray wrestlers should be matched up against other wrestlers, and the losers should all be cut! that would remove 50% of the boring wrestlers in the UFC!
by john G on Oct 31, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They need to instruct the refs to stand them up after 20-30 seconds of not attempting to improve their position. Then stand them up a second time. Do it a third time and deduct a point. Once these assholes start losing fights by their LnP bullshit they’ll either develop another skill or move on.
by PW on Oct 31, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
cant cut a fighter coming off of a win.
wheres Henderson?
by JRE on Oct 31, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Henderson fulfilled his contract and is free to negotiate with whoever he wants. He has not been cut.
by PW on Nov 1, 2009 9:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
not happy with Neer being let go either .. he is an exciting fighter to watch .. I guess if UFC wants to hang on to just the winners then it is what it is .. hopefully we will get to see Neer back in the octagon again some day.
by Commoner on Oct 31, 2009 12:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
dont care. all the guy does is moan when losing.
by UK_Chris on Oct 31, 2009 12:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Your right, he is like Marcus Davis. If you take him down all night long, he shakes his head and complains. News flash A-hole its MMA learn how defend takedowns or learn how to fight on the ground, you want to stand up and fight then go box!!!!!!!!!
by the spyder on Oct 31, 2009 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My thoughts exactly. When people take him down he sits there pouting. Get up! I hated that too.
by jay on Oct 31, 2009 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i knew he would be gone, i picked his last 2 fights to win he lost both of them
by bryant on Oct 31, 2009 12:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
FINALLY!!!!!!!! i am so sick of watcing lose, then he gets up and shakes his head and leaves the cage pissed of because he got taken down all night long. Learn how defend takedowns or fight off your back clown!!!!!!!
by the spyder on Oct 31, 2009 12:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i used to like gsp he used to stand and put on exicting fights then along comes matt serra, after that fight gsp realised he couldn’t stand with ne1 so he resorts to his boring style, and he totally cheated against bj with the whole greasing incident, he knew bj would tap him in the 1st or 2nd round so he has to pull his shorts to get him down…
by pablo_ufc43 on Oct 31, 2009 12:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
whats your address so i can send you a box full of bubble bath soap and some sharp razor blades? cry baby
by brendan on Oct 31, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
pablo. Get Out oF my hoUse with that Crap. Kuz YOU Really Suck. Everyone Likes him so get on board or Forget it. Oh and I left you a message in the CAPITAL LETTERS.
by jay on Oct 31, 2009 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I coulda swore Neer got into some legal troubles prior to the Pellegrino fight…not saying its a justified excuse but maybe he had too much going on in his personal life to focus properly…these fighters ARE human, after all….cept maybe for Anderson Silva….
by salamagogo on Oct 31, 2009 12:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He should go to the Wec I would love to see him fight cowboy.
by DL92 on Oct 31, 2009 1:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If pablo loves BJ so much, he should kiss em!
by Jimtheslim on Oct 31, 2009 2:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i hope your not referring to my post lmao. because i’d say Jimtheslim’s post was muchhhhh worse!!!
actually his post was just ridiculous lol theres nothing more i want to say about it!
by Blunt N' Beer on Nov 1, 2009 2:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
gsp by far the biggest snooze fest in mma even worse than big country lol
by pablo_ufc43 on Oct 31, 2009 7:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Your clearly addicted to meth dude!!!!!
by Spyder on Nov 1, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah when GSP fights he only sells out the stadium and PPV has top numbers and to top it of he is a fan fauvorite LOL he’s boring as watching Peterson run the ball for the Vikings.
by Beaver on Nov 1, 2009 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love watching Josh fight. Hope he’s back soon. Can’t believe guys like Danzig and Houston get to stay but Josh gets cut.
by Chris on Oct 31, 2009 8:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Danzig will be gone soon. Houston is back and will only win if he fights Kimbo, which could happen but his return will be short lived. As for Neer he will be going to smaller shows. He will win then be back in a couple of years. Upon his return to the UFC he will lose..again. Then be done with the UFC. Sounds like a lot to predict, no not really, it happens all the time.
by DolFan on Oct 31, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Neer was fun to watch if somebody kept the fight on their feet as he was a brawler. But man, if Tibau didn’t exploit his glaring lack of takedown defense, I don’t know who had. He really needs to go to the Chuck Liddell school of sprawl and if you should get taken down..immediately scramble back to your feet.
by sudnvictory on Oct 31, 2009 11:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How many days till Neer ends up in jail again?
Imagine what that dude is like out in the real world?
He doesn’t give a f*$k about anything or anyone.
by DubNub on Nov 1, 2009 12:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Josh Neer in the real world, hmmm… let’s see. First and foremost, he’s a father that takes great care of his daughter. Secondly, he does numerous charitable things in his community like working with youth to high school wrestlers. He has also purchased wrestling shoes for many of my underprivileged high school wrestlers at an inner-city high school that has 80% or more students coming from poverty. On top of this, he donates a great deal of his time refereeing youth wrestling tournaments and making guest appearances.
Has he slipped up on a few occasions? I would say definitely. Is he learning from his mistakes? Most definitely.
It’s really cool to sit behind a keyboard and bash someone like Neer, especially when you do not even know him. Good job!
by Stephens'Uncle on Nov 2, 2009 12:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
pablo_ufc43 is officially the biggest idiot on this forum and or he is BJ Penn’s mom!!!!!
by Spyder on Nov 1, 2009 12:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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