Archive for August, 2011

UFC light-heavyweight Matt Hamill has decided to hang up his gloves. After suffering a brutal loss to Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 133 in Philadelphia, which was his second straight loss, the inspirational fighter has announced his retirement. Here is Hamill’s official statement:

Zuffa decided to release the Golden Glory fighters who were currently on their roster outside of Heavyweight Grand Prix participant Sergei Kharitonov. Fans have reached out with their support to the GG crew and they have heard their supporters. Today, Golden Glory coach Martijn de Jong took to Twitter and posted a picture of Alistair Overeem and Marloes Coenen thanking the fans for their support. According to UFC president Dana White, Zuffa is done dealing with Golden Glory fighters because of the way the team does business.

Not too long after releasing heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem for Strikeforce, Zuffa continues to cut ties with teammates of Overeem’s from Golden Glory Gym. Most recently, Zuffa cut former women’s champ Marloes Coenen who lost her belt to Miesha Tate at this past weekend’s Strikeforce event. The company also released Overeem’s brother, Valentijn, and John Olav Einemo. The news was announced by Golden Glory head coach Martijn de Jong. It seems a bit odd that Zuffa is releasing all of these very talented fighters, so we will have to keep an eye out an anymore fishy activity.