Comments on: Kalib Starnes can run like the wind blows!

By: Mike Gray

Mike Gray — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:46:45 +0000

but could Starnes have run away from Anderson Silva????

By: Twil

Twil — Mon, 26 May 2008 14:20:52 +0000

Big difference – Hominick was avoiding take downs and swept Gurgel several times. He used his Muay Thai against a BJJ black belt and beat him fair and square. Get serious, nobody is going to be afraid of Gurgel. Especially after his performance on TUF when he got destroyed by Jason VF and he revealed his serious man crush on Rich Franklin?!?!?!?!?!?

By: tcdragon76

tcdragon76 — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:37:02 +0000

if you want bushido crap for karate kid movie night and kata practice. These guys are paid to bludgeon faces, break limbs, and deny oxygen. If Kalib didn’t like the ufc contract well now he’s out, let’s see what type of healthcare the barnyard mma event in no where canada is gonna give him. The truth is the UFC is the highest paying mma org out there now. Bodog is gone, IFL is dying and if Elite doesn’t pull huge numbers on may 31 the rumor is they’re done. In an interview Kalib says he hurt his foot rnd 1 and the leg strikes didn’t help. he runs well with a broken foot. Silvia shattered his forarm and didnt want to stop fighting. looks like Kalib has to get a real job now hope he likes minimum wage.

By: Jackanapes

Jackanapes — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:44:35 +0000

ANYONE who bags Quarry for his antics has no sense of humor at all. Quarry ROCKS!

By: rhys

rhys — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:08:33 +0000

Dont want to say anything bad about the fighters, im sure he trained very hard for this fight and sacrificed alot, however he didnt show up to fight that night, in fact that is how i would have fought if I was suddenly yanked from the crowd and thrusted in the octagon against a UFC fighter and told “FIGHT!”. Id be like “get fucked man, im not tradin with this fella!” Im not gonna rip on him like all you guys are, im sure he feels bad enough as it is, at the end of the day, i couldnt live with myself if i wasted an opportunity to put it all on the line in the octagon in front of the biggest crowd in UFC history, but then again, im not gonna say anything bad at all about Kalib because a) it is not my position to and b) im sure he is beating himself up about it anyway.

By: 48th Ronin

48th Ronin — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:13:36 +0000

I watched the fight again… and I now see what Kalib Starnes was trying to do. He was trying to be like Jesus. Although he may have not openly admited this, post fight, his actions have brought to light the “poor” conditions that fighters incur with UFC contracts ie. lack of medical coverage. He so whole heartedly believes in this that he is willing to Martyr his career in MMA. His complete lack of offense during the fight furthers this theory… he didn’t want to hurt Nate Quarry. I was pissed off about his performance on UFC83 but you have to give him credit for willingly ruining his carrer on live television. The truth is he shouldn’t fight anymore. He should work for an insurance company working with fighters, promotion companies and Athletic commissions so that fighters can have a better medical coverage. There are so many people out there right now crucifying Starnes without realizing that he may be the Messiah of Fighters.

By: mmafan55

mmafan55 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:58:11 +0000

I am not defending Kalib at all, but what Quarry did was not in keeping with the Budo and sportsman like spirit of the sport. I am training as a fighter and I don’t care what anyone says, antics like that do not belong in the UFC or the sport for that matter. I used to like Kalib before this fight, I was extremely dissapointed with this fight. I hope for his sake that he was hurt or trying to make some sort of statement, because that is not the type of fighter that Starnes actually is, he is normally very good, I have seen him fight in other venues than the UFC and he has always fought very hard. Just my .02

By: Bungs Tavern

Bungs Tavern — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:09:25 +0000

He really showed him with that finger, he was real mad

By: Do you guys read

Do you guys read — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:24:15 +0000

No one listen to Kalib (I can’t stand him, personally)for 2 months before the fight? He consistently undermined the UFC for the same reasons Randy Couture did. I agree that if he felt as Mr. Couture then he should’ve retired. He didnt want to retire and Dana White, going back to his boxing days, will not void a fighters’ contract . Dana is notorious for signing fighters to exclusive multi-fight contracts without expiration then never giving them their last fight. So they’re under contract, but unable to fight, without him. Re: IBF vs Dana White 1999 Superior Court State of Nevada. Durng Kalib’s radio interview before the fight he dogged the UFC for not having health coverage or assisting him with medical bills and dropping the hint this would be his last UFC fight and why not CBS demands liabilty and fight night health coverage from EliteXC along with fighter friendly contracts. Unless the UFC steps up headlining fighters will continue to move to EliteXC. Sean McCanus, head of CBS sports, mention that its partnership with EliteXC was attractive because EliteXC is working diligently to secure a New Years Eve MMA match between the two most recognized fighters in MMA,. I think he meant Fedor Vs. Couture. If you ever wonder why Fedor wont fight in the UFC its because he refuses to sign a 3 fight deal.

By: Bill Murray

Bill Murray — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:09:19 +0000

Probably closer to the first UFC- and then he never grew out of the whole street brawl feel like everyone else.