Travis Lutter recently suffered an injury during training and has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming middleweight bout at UFC 74: “Respect” against Ryan Jensen on August 25, according to a recent MySpace blog post.
Here’s the snip:
“Saturday July 28th I was training and reagrivated a old injury. After giving my neck a chance to heal I decided I was not going to be healed in time for the fight. I would like to thank all the people that were helping me prepare for this fight and I look forward to fighting in the near future.”
This is the latest setback for The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) season four 185-pound winner. Prior to his most recent bout against UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, the “Serial Killer” failed to make weight.
The bout was relegated to a non-title fight, which Lutter eventually lossed via triangle choke in round two.
In a recent interview on “Any Given Saturday,” Lutter sounded recharged and ready to re-establish himself in the division and in the eyes of UFC fans. Unfortunately, it looks like he’s going to have to wait a little while longer until his neck heals.
With UFC 74 less than four weeks out, it’s unclear if the UFC will book a last-minute replacement to face Jensen, who is making his UFC debut, or proceed with just eight fights.
Check back often for more updates on this situation in the days leading up to the pay-per-view (PPV) event at The Palms Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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…pu$$y
I actually thought this guy was gonna do something in the divsion but I dont think he has the heart
Actually there is a new buffet in town, he knows he can’t resist and won’t be able to make weight.
haha Lucas
How unfortunate. This guy goes from being a co-headliner in the Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale to then main eventing UFC 67 and almost becoming Middleweight Champion to being an undercard fighter to not being able to compete at UFC 74. Hopefully he puts it altogether and gets another shot in the UFC. Hopefully Lutter doesn’t turn into David Terrel and constantly gets injured before every fight.
Once Lutter failed to make weight for a title shot, I pretty much assumed he was done anyway. Great potential, seems to lack the effort(or heart) required to be a top fighter though.
I bet Dana is not going to rely on this guy anymore…
Isn’t stephan bonner the “american psycho”?
Bummer. Hometown boy
[quote comment=”116484″]Actually there is a new buffet in town, he knows he can’t resist and won’t be able to make weight.[/quote]
HAHAHA
Travis Loser… apropos.
“This is the latest setback for The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) season four 185-pound winner. Prior to his most recent bout against UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, “The American Psycho” failed to make weight.”
Isn’t Bonnar “The American Psycho”?
Anyway. I hope that he is telling it straight and he really does have an injury. Neck and back injuries are nothing to mess with with, so calling the guy a pussy is a little lame. Unfortunately, he may be done after this. Dana hates when guys don’t make weight so he was lucky to be getting another shot.
How did he injure his neck? Did he shove his face into his food too quickly?
Im so sick of this guy….. He showed a lot of disrespect to the UFC, Dana White, Anderson Silva, and us Fans. Dude had a title shot and he couldnt cut like 2 lbs in 2 hours. Im surprised Dana even let him fight after that. I dont know how any fan in their right mind can support this looser. I dont even wanna talk about him ever again! Im out!
Travis “No Heart” Lutter!
[quote comment=”116507″]Once Lutter failed to make weight for a title shot, I pretty much assumed he was done anyway. Great potential, seems to lack the effort(or heart) required to be a top fighter though.[/quote]
Yeah, I didn’t think Dana would let him fight again. Especially this soon. But I guess it depends how they got along before the ridiculousness of his not being able to make weight.
[quote comment=”116521″]Isn’t stephan bonner the “american psycho”?[/quote]
Yeah, I think Lutter is “The Serial Killer”.
[quote post=”2897″]Yeah, I think Lutter is “The Serial Killer”. [/quote]
Gabe Ruediger is the “The Cake Killer”.
As far as replacements go I don’t see them getting too big of a name to fill in for a prelim fight on short notice. Probably’ll get somebody like Floyd Sword, Rory Singer or Scott Smith to take the fight, if not a UFC debut fighter.
Get the hell out of the UFC already, missing weight for a title fight is blasphemy in the fighting world, people have been thrown out of the UFC for less.
He probably injured his neck trying to tackle someone who walked away with the last hamburger at his family BBQ.
Your momma so fat, kids call her Travis Lutter.
[quote comment=”116558″][quote post=”2897″]Yeah, I think Lutter is “The Serial Killer”. [/quote]
Gabe Ruediger is the “The Cake Killer”.
As far as replacements go I don’t see them getting too big of a name to fill in for a prelim fight on short notice. Probably’ll get somebody like Floyd Sword, Rory Singer or Scott Smith to take the fight, if not a UFC debut fighter.[/quote]
Ryan Jensen is supposed to be a stepping stone for Lutter’s redemption so this bout is broken. There’s no filling it.
Nobody is going to lose any sleep about missing this fight. I don’t think too many people care about Travis “Pastrami” Lutter anymore. I hope we never hear his name and the UFC mentioned in the same sentence. Unless its something like, “An SUV with a UFC sticker on it just ran over Travis Lutter”
Yes he is the “serial killer”, not “american psycho”, not that it makes much of a difference…
[quote comment=”116565″]Your momma so fat, kids call her Travis Lutter.[/quote]
haha, We got a long day ahead of us!
I didn’t know whales migrated at this time of the year, what the hell is Travis Lutter doing around in August anyways?
[quote comment=”116521″]Isn’t stephan bonner the “american psycho”?[/quote]
Of course it is. Isn’t that who we are talking about?
[quote comment=”116577″]Nobody is going to lose any sleep about missing this fight. I don’t think too many people care about Travis “Pastrami” Lutter anymore. I hope we never hear his name and the UFC mentioned in the same sentence. Unless its something like, “An SUV with a UFC sticker on it just ran over Travis Lutter”[/quote]
I was thinking the same thing. Who really cares about Lutter. I’m sure he has no fans after he failed to make weight. I’m glad to see that he’s injured and not fighting. If he got hit by an SUV that would be awesome!
Is there any middleweight who blogs on this website that can fill in haha. My God Travis Lutter has less credibility than Gabe “dough boy” Rudiger. They should just join TNA and wrestle.
Kevin “cuts” Kelly
Red
Aug 1st, 2007 at 1:25 pm Quote this comment
“How unfortunate. This guy goes from being a co-headliner in the Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale to then main eventing UFC 67 and ALMOST BECOMING MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION to being an undercard fighter to not being able to compete at UFC 74. Hopefully he puts it altogether and gets another shot in the UFC. Hopefully Lutter doesn’t turn into David Terrel and constantly gets injured before every fight.”
Was a non title bout in the first place since he was a fat ass. Who cares if he had SIlva on the mat, a loss is a loss.
[quote post=”2897″]Is there any middleweight who blogs on this website that can fill in haha. My God Travis Lutter has less credibility than Gabe “dough boy” Rudiger. They should just join TNA and wrestle.[/quote]
NoNo, Kevin. I must say that you are completely wrong. They should join the IFCE, International Federation of Competitive Eating.
True but then they might get some air time on ESPN for sh1t like Nathans Hot Dog Eating contest. Nice follow up Violent Mike
good im going to be at this event live and i did not want to see lutter anyways, i hope they find someone good to replace him
[quote comment=”116531″]How did he injure his neck? Did he shove his face into his food too quickly?[/quote]
yes! he hurt his neck in a hotdog eating contest with gabe rudiger.
or maybee it was an ice-cream cake eating contest
Even though he won the TUF finale, I dont miss this dude at all. He is dominant against the midtier guys, but is no fun to watch. Also, they might as well just call off his bout altogether. Its not like they were going to show every fight on the card anyway. Maybe now, with just eight fights, they can do that.
Just put “Renato “Babalu” Sobral vs. David Heath” on the main card and you’re good to go.
Dirty ML, this fight was not going to be on the main card to begin with
[quote comment=”116579″]Yes he is the “serial killer”, not “american psycho”, not that it makes much of a difference…[/quote]
More lieke the cereal eater
Isnt he the idiot that couldnt cutt 2 pounds in 2 hours… I can loose 2 pounds whacking off. By not making the weight(especially in a title fight), he disrespected Anderson Silva, The UFC, and more importantly us fans. Not to mention he disgraced ihmself.
I hope to never c him fight again!
“Yes he is the “serial killer”, not “american psycho”, not that it makes much of a difference…
More lieke the cereal eater”
oh man that was a good one. prob best yet
His replacement is going to be Thales Leites! I love this guy, he is going to SUB Jenson faster then Lutter would of.
who cares lutter sucks
Travis Lutter has respect from me. I think he is an amazing fighter for being his own coach for so long(im not sure if he has one now, but up to his title shot he was his own). I think technically he is one of the smartest ju-jitsu fighters in the UFC. I am SURE that he would have beat Silva if he had made weight and wasn’t so dehydrated and weak for the fight. Anyone could just take a glance at the guy and tell that he wasn’t able to do squat during that fight. But even in his weakened state he still almost beat the champion(during the fight he was winning the ju-jitsu side of the fight and almost finished it when he mounted Silva but was too weak to do anything). I sternly believe that if he had a rematch he would win.
BY THE WAY: Most of you hacks arent fighters and don’t know what its like or what these guys go through. So don’t say some dumbarse remarks about someone cause they messed up.
[quote post=”2897″]Dirty ML, this fight was not going to be on the main card to begin with[/quote]
oh.. well who cares then, still put babalu and heath on main card, haha..
They should let Trevor Prangley fill in, he’s a lot better than Lutter.
I HATE Lutter.
His knockout of Marvin Eastman was the LUCKIEST PUNCH EVER and he played it like he planned it. He’s an overrated bum.
(Like half my posts require approval even when I don’t cuss. What gives?)
When you screw up like Lutter did, you just can’t afford bad luck. GSP, Sherk, Sylvia, Franklin- a ton of guys have had to bag events due to injury and we shrug it off. If Lutter ever gets this show together, he better be damned impressive. He has a long way to go to gain respect from anyone other than MEEATMESQUAT .
[quote comment=”116483″]I actually thought this guy was gonna do something in the divsion but I dont think he has the heart[/quote]
this pisses me off too stafo, i want to like this guy so bad because i think he’s got serious talent, but he seems like he’s kind of a puss at heart
I hate seeing these remarks. I’ve known Travis Lutter ALL my life and 1 thing I would never accuse him of is lacking heart. I’ve also watched him wrestle since he was little and he has more talent in his little finger that than most people on this website can EVER hope to have. I can’t wait to see his comeback and watch people have to eat their words.
I’m a Travis fan too. Don’t claim to know what was really going on in his life and head when he screwed up before the title fight…however if he can make a comeback then I would have to say he has the biggest balls in UFC. Don’t count him out I say. Hope he gets a coach and maybe help like GSP! We’ll see. We will see.
I can’t condone the whole weight cutting issue, but it takes guts even to cancel a fight due to injury (remember, that’s a lost payday). Better that than get seriousyl hurt. Hell, better that than fighting, losing the fight and then blaming the injury! Hate that shit.