Ringside 7: Sean Salmon vs Tom Murphy booked for 'No Escape' on June 18
by Jesse Holland on May 13, 2010 8:18 AM EDT
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Don't call it a comeback.
Former UFC light heavyweight Sean Salmon returns to North American mixed martial arts when he takes on Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 2 castaway Tom Murphy at Ringside 7: "No Escape" from the Centre Pierre Charbonneau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on Friday, June 18.
Interestingly enough, both men are probably best known for losing to Rashad Evans.
Salmon was poached by the Ohio State Athletic Commission in the latter part of 2009 for comments he made following a June 6 loss to Allan Weickert at "Fight Nite in the Flats 5."
The Ohio native, who also operates his S.S. Combat & Fitness Center in the area, blogged that he "gave" Weickert an armbar submission win at the aforementioned bout to avoid further damage.
The troubled fighter, who can still be seen via highlight reel sustaining a brutal knockout loss to Evans at UFC Fight Night 8, also admitted that his purpose for exiting the fight unscathed was to preserve his role as a training partner for Michael Bisping and Cheick Kongo for their upcoming fights.
His admission set off a firestorm on the message boards among mixed martial arts purists and he has since attempted to clarify his incendiary remarks.
Unfortunately his explanation was unsatisfactory for the Commission, who suspended and fined him following an Oct. 14 hearing. The suspension is considered retroactive and will expire on June 6, 2010 -- nearly two weeks before his appearance at Ringside 7.
Still, that hasn't stopped him from competing.
Salmon made two appearances under the Fight Festival banner in Finland where his suspension is not recognized. After a unanimous decision win over Yuki Sasaki last October, he was knocked out via knee to the body courtesy of Alexander Shlemenko back in March.
Salmon is 5-5 in his past ten fights.
Murphy on the other hand is still undefeated (the Evans loss on TUF was considered an exhibition) at 6-0. But he also only fights on an average of once a year, which explains why he's had only six professional fights since his 2004 debut.
On a positive note, they've all been finishes. Will Salmon be number seven?
Here is the current "No Escape" fight card:
Sean Salmon vs. Tom Murphy
Guillaume de Lorenzi vs. Dale Hartt
Derek Gauthier vs. Jason MacKay
Tim Wadsworth vs. Dave Scholten
Alex Garcia vs. Ricky Goodall
Daylin Logan vs. Lloyd Galindo
Eugenio Carpine vs. Rejean Groulx
Christopher Boisvert vs. Kevin Morin
Mark Fraser vs. Adam Kastner
Yohan Gariépy vs. Dany St-Gelais
Matt Northcott vs. Taylor Solomon
Dimitri Waardenberg vs. Denis Puric
Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more updates to Ringside 7: "No Escape" as they become available.
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Jesse, how can Salmon be 5-5 in his last five fights? Gotcha!
First thing I thought. lol
Well, that one in the center: he had a flap holster and he was in no itchin' hurry. And the one second from the left: he had scared eyes, he wasn't gonna do nothin'. But that one on the far left: he had crazy eyes. Figured him to make the first move.
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It’s early and I haven’t had my coffee yet
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
by Jesse Holland on May 13, 2010 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Coffee??
Try meth. It’s more efficient. lol
Well, that one in the center: he had a flap holster and he was in no itchin' hurry. And the one second from the left: he had scared eyes, he wasn't gonna do nothin'. But that one on the far left: he had crazy eyes. Figured him to make the first move.
Awww.
I didn’t hit the reply button, now this comment will be floating in the middle of nothingness. Fml…..
Well, that one in the center: he had a flap holster and he was in no itchin' hurry. And the one second from the left: he had scared eyes, he wasn't gonna do nothin'. But that one on the far left: he had crazy eyes. Figured him to make the first move.
eiificient?lol
That stuff is ungodly wicked..haha
You just get that sucker to the designated place at the designated time, and I will gladly designate his ass... for DISMEMBERMENT!
by salamagogo on May 13, 2010 8:46 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
cant hear the name sean salmon..
Without picturing that brutal head kick…arms limp,leans foward for fraction of a second,then back like a falling tree..
You just get that sucker to the designated place at the designated time, and I will gladly designate his ass... for DISMEMBERMENT!
by salamagogo on May 13, 2010 8:45 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I honestly thought he was dead.........
Well, that one in the center: he had a flap holster and he was in no itchin' hurry. And the one second from the left: he had scared eyes, he wasn't gonna do nothin'. But that one on the far left: he had crazy eyes. Figured him to make the first move.
me too
But the fi®st time I REALLY thought someone was dead was crocop after gonzaga kicked him…I was like nooooooo.lol
You just get that sucker to the designated place at the designated time, and I will gladly designate his ass... for DISMEMBERMENT!
by salamagogo on May 13, 2010 8:48 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Agreed.
I remember telling everyone how badass cro cop was and then POW!! Right in the Kisser!!! I was so mad/sad at the same time…………
Well, that one in the center: he had a flap holster and he was in no itchin' hurry. And the one second from the left: he had scared eyes, he wasn't gonna do nothin'. But that one on the far left: he had crazy eyes. Figured him to make the first move.
Am I the only one who remembers that he was winning that fight until the head kick?
But yea, this guys is gonna end up like Gary Goodridge on paycheck collection tours. He either eeks out ugly decisions or gets highlight reeled. I remember thinking “Oh, Ohhh” as soon as his fight with storm shlemenko was announced and surely enough highlight reeled with a brutal knee to the body.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on May 13, 2010 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions
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