Notes from UFC 75 Conference Call
On Thursday the UFC had a conference call regarding UFC 75. Here are some of the notes of that call:
- - Regarding Josh Barnett, Dana White said, “Nobody give a shit about Josh Barnett, especially me.”
- - Randy Couture is unlikely to fight again in 2007 and his next challenger has not been named.
- - Pride fighter Ryo Chonan has not been signed to the UFC.
- - Renato “Babalu” Sobral has been cut from the UFC, released from his contract.
- - Quinton Jackson has been training in Big Bear with Brandon Vera, Michael Bisping, and Cheik Kongo in preparation for his title fight against Dan Henderson.
- - Dana says this season of The Ultimate Fighter is as good, or if not better, than last season.
- - White also said that the situation with Pride over in Japan has been a nightmare and extremely complicated.
- - Dan Henderson’s wife had a baby girl on Wednesday night.
- - On Brock Lesnar, White said, “I’ve never taken any of the WWE guys serious but I take this guy for real. He’s a big strong guy, he’s a great wrestler and I actually think this guy can adapt to MMA and I think he can do well.”
MMA on Tap offers additional details of the call. You check it out here.
