The UFC didn’t waste much time, releasing former The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) contestant and UFC 83 main card participant, Kalib Starnes, from his contract after a puzzling performance against Nate Quarry this weekend, according to Yahoo!Sports.com.
Starnes — a native of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada — spent most of the 15 minutes of his middleweight bout with “The Rock” playing keep away. He simply refused to engage. In fact, Quarry mocked him inside the Octagon toward the tail end of the fight for his performance.
Here’s a snip from UFC President Dana White:
“He just doesn’t belong in the UFC and after his performance the other night, he should consider a new line of work.”
Starnes was looking to rebound from a technical knockout loss to Alan Belcher that ended because of a grizzly cut. He was displeased with the stoppage (even though his skull was visible) and was even more displeased with the financial hit he took to recover from the axe wound.
Regardless, Starnes did himself and his career a major disservice this weekend. He has much to prove going forward … if he’s even still interested.
UPDATE: Starnes claims that he requested to be released from his UFC contract and “couldn’t be happier” now that he is no longer with the organization. He indicated that a complete announcement will be forthcoming as soon as all the final paperwork is complete.
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His contract was up anyways, and his camp says they already have an announcement…my guess signing with another organization
1 more thing on this…UFC shouldn’t cover medical expenses when a doctor can’t find your “broken” rib!! He’s a pussy bottom line, and it sucks because we all are overlooking Nate Quarry and how good he looked!!
Exactly, I thought Quarry looked awesome on the night
Dumb-ass…..I mean Kalib just didn’t give Quarry to find the TKO
Is it true that that’s the first time Quarry’s gone to decision in the UFC
He’s class, roll on Bisping or Macdonald
Haha yeah I remember his allegedly ‘broken’ rib. I seem to recall him turning completely around and sprinting away from Yushin Okami also.
This guy has no heart.
+1.
The guy’s an idiot. He is the laughing stock of mma right now.
Good point. We shouldnt even be talking about this Klown. The real story is Quarry’s stand up looked better than I have ever seen it! For the 1st time in his career, he didnt look like a robot, and he’s got some seriously powerful leg kicks
what a train wreck
The best way for Starnes to get his message across would have been to put on a good performance. If he won, then he would have gotten interviewed by Kenny Florian and then he could have unleashed some F-bombs and talk about how much he hates the way the UFC treated him.
Good call
Exactly. If he really wanted to give a FU to Dana over money issues, he should’ve gone out there and put on a 5 star performance instead of acting like a douche during a fight.
I see Tito looking to do this. Its not like he’s gonna try and lose to prove a point..
Kalib has reportedly just promoting his new reality show Dancing With The Starnes
LMFAO!! good one!
Good Riddance.
That is absolutely the funniest thing I’ve ever read on mmamania. Well done.
nice :p
that was horrible hahaha the crowd went BUCK
It’s the best when he talks super tough AFTER the fight
He was cursing at his opponents corner after the stoppage due to cut as well
Starnes is a dick. I thought he was a pretty good fight and I’m ashamed to admit I was a fan, but not anymore. He should never fight again!
Wow….That didn’t suprise me. He showed a lack of class and a lack on how to be professional in the business by not coming out and performing. Glad to see ya go.
i like how quarry chased him and did the scretch thing from saved by the bell lmao he made a fool out of him.
I thought I was the only one who realized he was immitating screech from Saved by the bell. Shawn, props for picking up on that, I thought it was hillarious!
I don’t get why he’d take the fight in the first place. Making a point by running away doesn’t help your cause, in my oppinion. He just looks like a tool.
What pisses me off a is I paid 45 bucks to watch
1.that goof run away all night
2.”Chainsaw” McCarthy cry at the end of round 1
3.Lutter to show the world how up-proffesional he is by f-cking up not just against Silva for not making weight, but by coming into UFC 83 so un-conditioned, he barely made it out of the 1st round still breathing. Such a lack of respect for his opponent. Not as blatent as what Starnes did, but still just as disrespectful.
I think as punishment they should all have to fight Dan Miragliotta.
good points, the more I think about it, the more the UFC should be embarassed. Don’t worry about the country, (all canadiens) worry about the fights and how your rapiing us (45$$) and put on a good show
Dan Miragliotta. would beat all there asses that guy is a machien did u see what happen to the fan at ufc 83 picture lutter fat head instead makes for great poster
NEXT TIME INVITE 4-5 GUEST TO PUT 5 BUCKS DOWN EACH AND YOU PUT 20-25 BUCKS DOWN ADD ALL UP TO 45 BUCKS FOR UFC PAY-PER-VIEW INCOME. THAT’S WHAT I DO EVERY TIME I ORDER UFC PPV EVENTS CUZ I GET PISSED OFF WATCHING SOME BAD FIGHTS IF I PAID 40-45 BUCKS ALL BY MYSELF AND CREATES MORE HASSLES.
glad to see him go. i was never a fan of him. i don’t know why any other organization would give him a fight after that?? also, i don’t understand why the ref didn’t deduct a point or stop the action and tell him to engage??
he should have given a yellow card ala Pride LOL.
Nate Quarry looked solid as hell. Ripped and his conditioning must be off the charts to run after that clown all night. I wanna start a petition to have him deported. Ashamed that he is canadian. Nate is apparently a Jehovah’s Witness. If he knocked on my door and asked to talk about his church i’d be totally scared to say no. F**k yeah, c’mon in. Want some coffee or tea, my stereo, ny wife. whatever you want man its yours.
lmao, well said.
Didn’t I tell you all that it was going to be a crappy event? and most of you bashed me saying I was hating….Now you should all see that I just keep it real!
SpiderStyle: I got a joke for you…. Knock! Knock! who’s there?……Nate Quarry early on a sunday morning….LMFAO!!!
Not sure how that performance got him a new deal. If he already had a new deal, you think he would have wanted to showcase his skills for his new boss. That was just pathetic.
Run Kalib! Run! What a joke. He has ZERO heart, and has dispalayed it several times throughout his short UFC career. If that’s how hyped up he gets for a fight in the UFC, what did he do for his prior fight? Train by reading a book and then dancing the tango?
On TUF Season 3, during his fight with Kendall, he cried like a little girl because he hurt his rib. MANY fighters continue their fights with broken ribs. Right now Cro Cop and BJ Penn come to mind. That entire season of TUF, Shamrock was all over Kalib saying that he was not putting any effort into training and he was too nonchalant and whatnot. WOW, the ol’ Kenster was right about something.
His first win in the UFC was against Danny Abadi. That’s right ladies and gentleman, I just said DANNY ABADI.
Next fight was Yushin Okami. Okami just beat the will to continue out of Kalib. Every takedown, and every punch, you can just see Kalib’s heart shrink.
Then in one of the lackluster fights of the year, he squeeks out a decision over my boy Leben. Why couldn’t Leben fight the Kalib that showed up on Saturday? Leben does not make excuses, but he was NOT himself that day. How can he lose a decision to Kalib? He was down against MUCH tougher opponents and still won the fight. I think Leben must have been sick or something.
Alan Belcher than beat Kalib down. Speaking of Belcher, he just got beaten by newcomer Jason “Dooms” Day. Kalib was Belcher’s biggest UFC win to date. Well, now his los to DoomsDay makes more sense!
I remember that against Okami. Okami caught him with a right hook (He is a southpaw) and Starnes literally turned his back to Okami and ran away.
THANK GOD HE’S GONE FOREVER!
What an embarasement for canadian fighters, al least GSP won I was actually hoping he beat Nate but I guess like most people wanted to see him get knocked out.
My favourite part of the fight
“If you can change
and if I can change
maybe we can all change” LMFAO
Go Nate
I am fan of yours now!!!!! can’t wait till I see in action again
Hopefully Kalib’s new deal is with YAMMA!
ROFL Possum!
Starnes has ALWAYS been a pussy. He was a total bitch on TUF and a total bitch in every other fight he has been in during his brief UFC stint. Every time he gets cut and the ref asks him if he wants to continue, he ignores them or utters unintelligible nonsense until they stop the fight, then he starts pouncing around acting pissed that they stopped it. He just uses the ref stoppage as an excuse to not fight. This fight clearly shows what an absolute piece of shit he is and I am glad we’ll never see him again in any LEGITIMATE promotion.
I have always been a fan of Quarry, mainly because of his attitude. He was the one guy on TUF that actually tried to help Chris Leben and understood that he was young and had some growing to do. He has always been a professional in and out of the ring and it is really sad that we didn’t get to see his best because Starnes bitched up. However, considering his opponent ran the entire fight, he looked pretty good doing the best that could. Hopefully next fight he’ll get an opponent that actually wants to be a fighter.
Good Riddance! Go sign with some other up-and-coming-soon-to-be-going-bankrupt organization and take your untalented ass there. What a waste!
i remember somebody on the predictions thread talking about betting $ on him. lolahhahahaha;lkhdg;lkahsg;
This guy is almost as big a clown as Gabe Ruediger.
Someone tell me this: Did he or didn’t he break his rib in the TUF? I wouldn’t be surprised if it was just brusied.
Then he screams and his corner and looks like an idiot after the cut against Belcher. He proceeds to go on Sherdog and badmouth the UFC. Acted like a little girl.
Now he pulls this crock of….
Grrrr….People paid good money to watch a fight, not some clown dance around like Sex from So You Think You Can Dance. I wished he slipped and face planted himself into the canvas like this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLiCNS86ZYo
I’ll laugh if Dana uses his purse to pay lawyers to not have to pay kaleb. The rules are pretty clear that you got to fight, he wasn’t performing his job. I know this can’t happen, but would be funny
Thats why I was saying that Alan Belcher should have been on the main card. Maybe the UFC could make a ( Biggest Pussy Hall of Fame ) Kalib Starnes would be the first to make it.
What was that whole “if i can change then you can change…” stuff? Maybe I’m missing the background of this line… please inform
ITS FROM THE END OF ROCKY 4
this question is for mania or any other that can answer it, can the ufc release fighters just because of their performance? i mean if the ufc can release the fighters wats the point of a contract.
Dana knows that 99.9% of fighters want a contract with UFC bad and are willing to sign anything put in front of them. Any fighter that gets a big name the first bitch they got is about how the contracts suck.
So no more running inside of the octagon? Damn.
What is funny is that on the UFC’s website for Starnes’s fighter profile, the only pictures they have up for him are pictures of Nate smashing him. UFC is ramming it right up his ass.
I think we as UFC fans should make a stand for such a poor card with Kalib, Chainsaw and Lutter. We paid $45 to see some shotty fights when we missed McDonlad’s fight and the submission of the night. If we want to see those we have to PAY more on UFC on Demand.
—-Lets boycott the next PPV—-
Let let White know we want better fights televised!!!
Maybe…Maybe not?
Good luck getting that one together. Im totaly gonna boycott BJ Penn vs Sean Serk, Jardine vs Wanderlei and Tito vs Machida. How bout we start this boycot with 85 now that both Chuck and Shogun had to pull out.
You know, I haven’t even watched the fight yet. I would like to say I’ll watch it with an open mind when I do. I have a good feeling, however, that all the talk about Kaleb “100 meter dash” Starnes will be totally justified.
And not to post whore my own post, but yeah. All of you…are wayyyyyyyyyy right. That was almost sad. And the way he called out to the crowd afterwards? Classless. Big man saying to some chump in the crowd “Why don’t you fight?” Because we pay money to watch you do it, wimp!
Does anyone else think he threw the fight? These things happen when gambling is involved.
the reason as to why he didn’t want to stay with the UFC, and of course, made himself look more of a mahu(a guy acting like a girl) at UFC 83, is because he wants to enroll in……. G.L.O.W.. hahahaha. “Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling”
The Octagon is too big. If someone wants to run, you’ll never catch him. If I’m a promoter looking t o use Kalib after this. I’ll have to have a phone booth match. Just put a phone booth in the middle of the cage, lock them both inside and see what happens. They’ll be no running though.
They should give Jason Macdonald the boot too! There was no question the the ref ended the fight before J-Mac gave Joe a few more shots to the face.In my opinion this is no longer sport and now becomes assult. This should be used as an example to anyone that wants to keep going when its over. Drop J-mac!! Hes boring fighter anyways and showed he isnt a contender. At least suspend him to make an example.
Here comes the damage control. Starnes saying he asked to be released. Okay, he whines about not getting paid enough but people in most any profession get pay raises based on their performance. If this little whiner woulda actually fought he could have been doubling his take-home each time and been able to get a healthier new contract.
Good luck getting paid better by any other promoters after that performance. If you have ever heard him, Starnes is always trying to act so intellectual and sound off on socio-political subjects. Now he can continue to wait for his welfare. Go look for your handout elsewhere.
kalibs an idiot hes canadian and has universal healthcare which pays for every last red cent of his injuries excuses excuses….he looked terrible and had brought shame to his camp
Hey VIVID! First, health care in canada varies by province and none of them pay for every last cent.Employers and Individuals pay a monthly premium – everybody pays but yes the system is subsidized, but aint nuthin free in this country.
That’s a myth just like the notion that you know anything about anything or that Starnes is a fighter.
He’s a total embarassment to us here in BC…….
Look, I agree 100% that Starnes Pussied out in this fight. I agree that it was a waste of the fans time and it was totally the wrong move if, in fact, Kalib was trying to “prove a point”. He is clearly a better fighter than what he displayed (even if he is still a “B” fighter) and he really hurt his career by running from Quarry.
All that being said, Kalib has some legit gripes. His reputation as a “pussy” is blown out of proportion. He fought with a broken leg on the Ultimate Fighter–thats pretty tough. Also, he DID NOT want to stop fighting against Belcher when the cut happened, it was the Doc who stopped it cuz you could see his skull. Clearly he’s not the type of fighter who will get that “warrior” label attached to him, but he’s also about average in toughness, not a complete pussy as most think.
The fact that he only got paid $4k for that fight against Belcher is pretty bad–in fact, getting paid $4k for any UFC televised bout is insaine. Boxers get Millions to fight, I believe these fighters are getting taken advantage of by the UFC. They are professional athletes making millions for the UFC, and they are getting paid less than you and I at our office jobs.
I would agree with seth that they are grossly underpaid. They should get a 50k minimum and 100k for the win plus expenses……
I thought that I’d quote from some of the forums I’ve looked at because I hate Kalib “The Coward” Starnes too!
I agree with you all. My previous accomplishments should be completely forgotten. I’m “not a UFC level fighter”. My wins over Jason MacDonald and Chris Leben should be taken off my record. I am a “gutless coward”. What a horrible “piece of shit” I am! I am a “disgraceful fighter”. I “should never be allowed to fight again!” I should be “dragged through the streets and beaten to death” by an angry mob! I’m “The Worst Fighter Of All Time”, “The Laughingstock Of MMA”, “I hope there are agencies in Canada that take his child away from him”, “The Greatest Coward The World Has Ever Known”. I should be “kicked out of ATT”. I’ve never been hurt in a fight, in fact I “faked all of my doctors reports and xrays” just to get sympathy from the public. I am “a pussy”, “a loser”, “a liar”, I just “make up excuses all the time”, I’m just an “awful human being”. Can you even think of anyone or anything as awful and shitty as me? I’m “pathetic!” What “a joke!” What “a clown!” I’m “a bitch”. I “should be killed!” I make me “want to puke!”. I’m sorry if I forgot to quote you, but I’m sure that somebody will come along and continue the insult list for me. My favorite one so far is how my “kid should be beaten up at school”, she’s a kind beautiful little five year old little girl who I love more than anything. I can’t believe that I didn’t fight to the death to entertain you people! What was I thinking?
Wow, Kalib ‘the coward’ starnes actually reads this blog. laugh out loud!