One-time UFC middleweight title contender David Terrell is eyeing a return to the Octagon later this year, according to GraceFighter.com.
However, he’ll compete at 205 pounds this time around and not 185 to eliminate the injuries that have dogged him for the better part of two years.
Here’s the full snip:
“From a fighting perspective, the past 2 years have been hard ones on David Terrell. The Gracie Jiu-jitsu Black belt has endured a string of injuries that have kept him out of the cage. Forced to sit on the sidelines he has instead been focusing on a successful school he runs out of Santa Rosa, California. Meanwhile the sport of MMA has exploded onto the American market in ways no one envisioned just a few years ago.
Now injury free and wanting a piece of the pie, Terrell eyes a return to fighting. This time however he seems determined to fight at the 205lbs weight limit instead of his recent 185lbs outings. The drastic weight cut to 185 proved too demanding and often left him drained of energy and susceptible to sickness. We should see Dave back in the UFC at the new weight mark later this year and those of us who know him can’t wait.”
Terrell burst onto the scene in his UFC debut in 2004, knocking out Matt Lindland just 24 seconds into their bout at UFC 49. The upset earned him a shot at the middleweight title, which was vacated by Murilo Bustamante.
He lost that championship bout to Evan Tanner via technical knockout at UFC 51 in 2005.
Terrell — a jiu-jitsu student of Cesar Gracie — would fight just one more time after the loss to Tanner, submitting Scott Smith with a rear naked choke at UFC 59 in 2006.
He was scheduled to fight Yushin Okami at UFC 66 in December 2006, but had to pull out of that bout with an injury. It marked the third time in his UFC career that he had to withdraw from a fight.
Terrell has some sick ground skills and obviously some power in his hands as evidenced with his destruction of one of the top middleweights in the world, Matt Lindland.
However, with Rampage Jackson, Dan Henderson, Mauricio Shogun Rua and all of the other superb additions to the 205-pound division lately, it’s going to take a big effort on the part of Terrell to get to the top of the heap.
More than just one punch, that’s for sure.
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While I dont see him taking the belt, the move to 205 is still a smart one. With all of the new talent that the division has recently acquired, all eyes will be on who will be the next champ at 205. I say, the more, the merrier.
Of course, it will be Machida who ultimately takes the belt.
Wow this guy must be hanging out with Nick Diaz a lil too much thinking Machida will ever wear the strap.
Lyota Machida may never even fight for the title … evere !!!
Guys who will ultimately fight for the 205 pound title over the next 3 years (on average there are four title fights in each division per year)
Dan Henerson (once, maybe twice)
Chuck Liddell (once)
Wanderlei Silva (once, maybe twice)
Rashad Evans (once)
Tito Ortiz (once)
Forrest Griffen (once)
possibly even Bisping around 2009 / 2010
Lyota Machida is very marketable and hasnt beat anyone except Sam “homo” Hoger and David “I’m 5′11″ and have no business being a 205lber” Heath
sorry but do some research. Franklin was beaten by machida when no one else could stop him, and stephan bonner (golden gloves boxer) got destroyed in japan by machidas boxing. Machida is one of the calmest, most versatile fighters going around which is why chuck’s manager, back in the old, ‘chuck is unstoppable’ days, had him avoid a fight with machida like the plague. Fighters like watching machida fight because he’s that good. Beer swilling fat idiots dont like watching him fight because he’s not reckless and it ain’t them getting smashed for making a mistake.
Keep smokin Mahde
i have been waiting for this dude to come back for a long long time. no clue why he wouldnt come back at 185 though.
[quote comment=”86056″]While I dont see him taking the belt, the move to 205 is still a smart one. With all of the new talent that the division has recently acquired, all eyes will be on who will be the next champ at 205. I say, the more, the merrier.
Of course, it will be Machida who ultimately takes the belt.[/quote]
cant wait til machida starts fighting some good dudes and gets ktfo. dont know where this nuthugger band wagon is coming from.
anyway… my fave 5 is back intact (with the assumption that the soul assassin comes back 100%.)
1. nick diaz
2. rampage
3. gsp
4. randy
5. the soul assassin
hell no machida is not on the same level as page and hendo or even tito. and its not that great of a move whos is he goin to be able to beat all the top contenders are way to good for him and big
I think his chances at a middle weight belt would be MUCH higher than at 205. With the recent signings at heavyweight, I’d call MW the new weakest division in the ufc. 205, on the other hand, is going nowhere but up with the recent Pride signings.
UFC needs to sign some more middleweights. Kang would be a good start, imo
[quote comment=”86056″]Of course, it will be Machida who ultimately takes the belt.[/quote]
While I agree Machida is definitely good enough to beat anyone, I don’t see him wearing the belt. The common thought is that Machida is too boring, and won’t be a popular champ. His last fight was actually taken off the American broadcast after being advertised on the main card, because it was so bad.
I forgot all about Dave Terrell! He was actually pretty good in Middle weight. I dont think 205 is the best place for him, but he’ll either sink or swim.
Tanner bashed him.
Didn’t Terrell have Tanner against the fence and pound on him for a while before tiring, getting reversed and pounded out? Or am I thinking of a different fight?
This guy is gonna get handled at 205….Good luck with people like Rampage, Hendo, Chuck….I’m sure even Tito could handle him.
[quote comment=”86069″]Wow this guy must be hanging out with Nick Diaz a lil too much thinking Machida will ever wear the strap.
Lyota Machida may never even fight for the title … evere !!!
Guys who will ultimately fight for the 205 pound title over the next 3 years (on average there are four title fights in each division per year)
Dan Henerson (once, maybe twice)
Chuck Liddell (once)
Wanderlei Silva (once, maybe twice)
Rashad Evans (once)
Tito Ortiz (once)
Forrest Griffen (once)
possibly even Bisping around 2009 / 2010
Lyota Machida is very marketable and hasnt beat anyone except Sam “homo” Hoger and David “I’m 5′11″ and have no business being a 205lber” Heath[/quote]
OK, but Lyoto isnt very marketable (speaks little English). Ever is spelled with just two “e”s. And, last but not least, whatever I may or may not smoke, is nowhere near as potent as the stuff your packing because Machida would destroy Bisping.
The same goes for Evans, Griffen and Ortiz. Liddell and Silva would certainly pose a challenge. And, despite the fact that you are obviously an MMA expert, you forgot about Shogun, who is definitely going to be the toughest challenge for anyone in that division.
So, I’ll keep smoking, but you should definitely take a break yourself.
Tanner’s win over Terrell was not a one-sided whoppin’. Terrell looked good early on, wound up with Tanner in his guard against the cage. If I remember, the fight was stopped on strikes (TKO). Terrell looked fine after, no KO, just got into a bad position tha he couldn’t get out of.
yeah mahde keep smoking, just dont smoke crack like “Cuts”, by the way I cant remember any title being defended in the UFC 4 times in a year. 3 tops. Machida would not beat Jardine or Alexander or Bisbing in my opinion, let alone top guys. Bad move for Terrell, He will end up fighting guys better than Tanner and get demolished
This guy’s nut hugger shorts aren’t gonna save him at 205…Maybe if he puts a cucumber down his shorts they will
I think too many people are telling me not to smoke and underestimating Terrell. I’m pretty sure he comes from Nick Diaz’s camp, which is no joke.
And BLOodyMEss, Jardine is not that good, Alexander won one fight in the UFC and I already commented on Bisping. I respect that you ended the statement with, “in my opinion”. I shall try to do the same.
And, according to Tito Ortiz, he defended the belt 5 times in one year. Unfortunately, you are probably right though, when you say that it will be defended 4 times, 3 tops.
This is all just my humble, and in some of your opinions, drug-induced view.
i’d rather see “soul assasin” fight bisping than matt hammil. he’s like 29 so he should be near the top of his game.i dont terrell beating shogun or soko or any of the “hopefully” new additions to 205
[quote comment=”86069″]Wow this guy must be hanging out with Nick Diaz a lil too much thinking Machida will ever wear the strap.
Lyota Machida may never even fight for the title … evere !!!
Guys who will ultimately fight for the 205 pound title over the next 3 years (on average there are four title fights in each division per year)
Dan Henerson (once, maybe twice)
Chuck Liddell (once)
Wanderlei Silva (once, maybe twice)
Rashad Evans (once)
Tito Ortiz (once)
Forrest Griffen (once)
possibly even Bisping around 2009 / 2010
Lyota Machida is very marketable and hasnt beat anyone except Sam “homo” Hoger and David “I’m 5′11″ and have no business being a 205lber” Heath[/quote]
you forgot shogun rua
[quote comment=”86072″]i have been waiting for this dude to come back for a long long time. no clue why he wouldnt come back at 185 though.
[quote comment=”86056″]While I dont see him taking the belt, the move to 205 is still a smart one. With all of the new talent that the division has recently acquired, all eyes will be on who will be the next champ at 205. I say, the more, the merrier.
Of course, it will be Machida who ultimately takes the belt.[/quote]
cant wait til machida starts fighting some good dudes and gets ktfo. dont know where this nuthugger band wagon is coming from.
anyway… my fave 5 is back intact (with the assumption that the soul assassin comes back 100%.)
1. nick diaz
2. rampage
3. gsp
4. randy
5. the soul assassin[/quote]
The soul assassin… is that Melvin “pass that crack pipe” Gullard? Or he’s the Young MC?? Or…
[quote comment=”86147″]Tanner’s win over Terrell was not a one-sided whoppin’. Terrell looked good early on, wound up with Tanner in his guard against the cage. If I remember, the fight was stopped on strikes (TKO). Terrell looked fine after, no KO, just got into a bad position tha he couldn’t get out of.[/quote]
Yeah, that was one of Tanner’s greatest fights.
I thought Terrell had more fights than that. UFC.com only shows Lindland, Tanner and Scott Smith. Lindland was on his way to a title challenge with two wins over badass Baroni and… oh, they took his info off (ufc.com). He’s persona non grata since he defected.
Anyway, Lindland was on his way up. But Terrell knocked him out immediately and that was that. I think Lindland left the UFC not long after that.
[quote comment=”86169″]This guy’s nut hugger shorts aren’t gonna save him at 205…Maybe if he puts a cucumber down his shorts they will[/quote]
Hmmm… noone else here is staring at the dudes package.
[quote comment=”86210″][quote comment=”86069″]Wow this guy must be hanging out with Nick Diaz a lil too much thinking Machida will ever wear the strap.
Lyota Machida may never even fight for the title … evere !!!
Guys who will ultimately fight for the 205 pound title over the next 3 years (on average there are four title fights in each division per year)
Dan Henerson (once, maybe twice)
Chuck Liddell (once)
Wanderlei Silva (once, maybe twice)
Rashad Evans (once)
Tito Ortiz (once)
Forrest Griffen (once)
possibly even Bisping around 2009 / 2010
Lyota Machida is very marketable and hasnt beat anyone except Sam “homo” Hoger and David “I’m 5′11″ and have no business being a 205lber” Heath[/quote]
I love it how you are saying he has no business of being a 205 pounder. But yet you throw FORREST “One Dimension” Griffin into a title mix? The guy just swings for the the fence, and you think he will fight for a title? Put in Dave Terrell against Forrest Griffin, and I would bet 100 dollars that Terrell would submit Forrest in round 1. Dave Terrell is not going to be a champion in this division (but hey who thought Matt Serra would be champion, I guess anything can happen!) but he is going to beat some good people. I would love to see a Wandy vs. Terrell fight.
Machida is a great fighter, Guess who Knocked out Rich Franklin in the 1st round of a MMA bout? Lyoto Machida. You are not giving him enough credit, he is a great fighter who in which if you put him up against a Shogun, Tito, or even Hendo it would be a very fun fight to watch.
[quote comment=”86270″][quote comment=”86210″][quote comment=”86069″]Wow this guy must be hanging out with Nick Diaz a lil too much thinking Machida will ever wear the strap.
Lyota Machida may never even fight for the title … evere !!!
Guys who will ultimately fight for the 205 pound title over the next 3 years (on average there are four title fights in each division per year)
Dan Henerson (once, maybe twice)
Chuck Liddell (once)
Wanderlei Silva (once, maybe twice)
Rashad Evans (once)
Tito Ortiz (once)
Forrest Griffen (once)
possibly even Bisping around 2009 / 2010
Lyota Machida is very marketable and hasnt beat anyone except Sam “homo” Hoger and David “I’m 5′11″ and have no business being a 205lber” Heath[/quote]
I love it how you are saying he has no business of being a 205 pounder. But yet you throw FORREST “One Dimension” Griffin into a title mix? The guy just swings for the the fence, and you think he will fight for a title? Put in Dave Terrell against Forrest Griffin, and I would bet 100 dollars that Terrell would submit Forrest in round 1. Dave Terrell is not going to be a champion in this division (but hey who thought Matt Serra would be champion, I guess anything can happen!) but he is going to beat some good people. I would love to see a Wandy vs. Terrell fight.
Machida is a great fighter, Guess who Knocked out Rich Franklin in the 1st round of a MMA bout? Lyoto Machida. You are not giving him enough credit, he is a great fighter who in which if you put him up against a Shogun, Tito, or even Hendo it would be a very fun fight to watch.[/quote]
Thank you.
bisping would beat machida
Woowwwww,,,That’s awesome ! I was waiting for Dave’s return to da ufc,even i asked him about that.He’s one of the best fighters in middleweight division.I think after one figth(lightHW) he’ll drop to middleweight.Whatever
Warrrrrrr Randy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
War terrell !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Terrell doesnt seem ‘big’ enough to compete physically with alot of the LHWs. I could be wrong… but I can understand how cutting will kick your ass.
KEVIN KELLY,
I think you forgot about Rich Franklin. Lyoto manhandled his ass!!!
hey i think terrell is going to dominate 205 i seen this guy that way he trains for a fight and i seen this guys that way he get his fighters ready for a fight too. cus i am one of then fighters tha represent NOR CAL FIGHTING ALLIANCE! AND Is gonna be a good year for dave.
A true Ultimate Fighter can compete in weight classes surrounding his preferred one. I think Terrell is a champion and will do fine even if he is a small LHW.