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Gary Goodridge denied license for Jan. 9 'New Dawn' after recent TKO loss to Gegard Mousasi

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One fight, two losses.

Former PRIDE FC and K-1 star Gary Goodridge was not cleared to fight by the Indiana State Athletic Commission and will no longer face Ron Sparks at the upcoming MMA Big show event "New Dawn" set for the Belterra Casino in Florence, Indiana, on Saturday, January 9.

The decision to not license Goodridge was made after "Big Daddy" was obliterated by rising star Gegard Mousasi in the first round of their bout at the 2009 FieLDS Dynamite!! event on New Year's Eve in Japan.

It marked the fifth straight defeat for the aging veteran.

In fact, MMA Big Show owner/promoter Jason Appleton has decided to pull the remainder of the professional bouts after the loss of his main event but will continue with the amateur-only card.

From Appleton:

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"Gary Goodridge secretly took a last-minute fight in Japan of which he lost by TKO. Even though the event was overseas and not under any U.S. regulatory body, the Indiana Commission still felt obligated to cancel his fight."

"Big Daddy" is perhaps best known to casual MMA fans for his unintentional snuff film against Paul Herrera at UFC 8: "David vs. Goliath." Goodridge secured his helpless foe in a crucifix and proceeded to rain down elbows until the referee intervened -- even after Herrera lost consciousness.

He recovered shortly thereafter, but highlights of the drubbing are frequently used in the anti-MMA crusade.

Between MMA and kickboxing, Goodridge has amassed a staggering 80 fights to his name since 1996. Unfortunately his career has been in a serious decline, as the Canadian hasn't banked a win since March 2007.

In light of the change, MMA Big Show will offer discounts for all "New Dawn" ticket-holders for their upcoming Feb. 20 show.

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Finally, someone is protecting this guy

If his friends, manager, etc, etc wil not

He was taking these fights simply because he was broke. HE will be the first casualty of mma if he continues to fight, well, participate in them because he doesnt do much fighting on his end.

Some of his previous losses/fights were him going into cage/ring and covering up until the ref stopped it…and in some cases if the didnt stop it after a round, Gary wouidl just leave.

This guy has no business fighting at his age and condition. I have heard that he is ALREADY feeling adverse affects from his fightings days(slurring speech, memory loss ,headaches, etc, etc)

by fightfan on Jan 7, 2010 3:27 PM EST reply actions  

I agree

after a while, it becomes obvious that if the athletic commissions do not do something, some of these old guys are gonna get hurt bad.

by Bill Maher on Jan 7, 2010 4:44 PM EST up reply actions  

Agreed

Goodridge and Kerr have nothing left, it’s disgraceful that promotions still put them 2 in fights against top opposition. Good job from the ISAC for not letting this fight happen. I don’t care how badly Gary and Mark need the money, those 2 need to retire ASAP because they’re going to end up getting killed if they continue to fight, especially if they get matched up with the likes of Mousasi and King Mo in Japan.

"Anderson Silva is the best fighter on the planet...any Anderson Silva fight that is on, people should be buying that PPV, not because he’s my fighter but you know what, he to me is like the Muhammad Ali of MMA...the UFC has been around since 1993, nobody (else) has 10 consecutive wins in the UFC. Anderson has had 10 fights in the UFC, only 1 has ever gone to a decision."

Ed Soares on why Andy is the best fighter in the world

by David W-S on Jan 7, 2010 7:40 PM EST up reply actions  

Time to hang'em up Gary.

If Gary was competitive in his last couple of fights I would never suggest retiring to someone but he looks like a bum out there. I’m not sure of Gary’s financial situation, but it appears thats why he’s still fighting, he clearly knows he isn’t a threat anymore. I would hate to see this guy suffer some serious damage, he seems like such a great guy outside of the ring.

pwilson

by ppwwpp on Jan 7, 2010 3:46 PM EST reply actions  

Jordan breen

Jordan Breen will be so happy!

Shogun lost a close decision! Everyone get crazy!

by ShaiZ on Jan 7, 2010 9:08 PM EST reply actions  

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