Comments on: Report: Roger Huerta and UFC ‘far apart’ on contract extension

By: Roger Huerta clarifies his UFC remarks after Kenny Florian loss … Sorta at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets — MMAmania.com

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:33:46 +0000

[...] has one fight remaining on his contract. And there was speculation that he and the promotion were “far apart” on reaching an agreement before the fight. It will be interesting to see if that chasm has grown [...]

By: Roger Huerta and UFC “Far Apart” On Contract Renewal | MMAFrenzy.com

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:00:48 +0000

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By: chefdaddy

chefdaddy — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:25:20 +0000

Jeff, they’re FAR more addictive, too.

By: TKO

TKO — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:17:55 +0000

Fitch comes into this cause he has fought second tier fighters and put together a winning streak similar to huerta. I am just drawing a comparison and now they are both going down.

By: dave

dave — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:46:43 +0000

This reminds me of the time the CIA groomed Osama Bin Laden to help fight the Russians in Afghanistan. You have to be careful how you groom someone, they might become your worst enemy, ie: Randy Couture, Tito, and now Roger.

But be careful, he really hasn’t said that much, besides the fact that he won’t fight for the UFC unless they give him what he thinks he’s worth. There’s nothing wrong with that, and the UFC is pretty good at lowballing fighters. This guy gives his life to the organization, get’s paid squat, becomes their poster child, he feels he deserves more money. Don’t fault him for that.

Also, any information that we get is nebulous at best. The media, like the UFC and Roger has an agenda they’re trying to meet as well.

By: mmamac

mmamac — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:04:50 +0000

That’s funny because that is what I was thinking. If I were Dana, I would use that as a perk to the job for Huerta. That alone should be worth some jack!!!
I would like to see him stay but not a BJ money, not yet at least!

By: El dirte

El dirte — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:45:02 +0000

isn’t boxing one of the biggest and most successful cultural forces in American history? OH NOES FREE AGENCY IS GOING TO TAKE OVER AND WE CAN FINALLY SEE FEDOR vs. RANDY AND FABER vs. KID.

awful stuff indeed

By: RoB

RoB — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:50:29 +0000

Josh it doesn’t matter who he’s fought! or actually it does cause they wanted to make Roger a star so they promoted him the right way, and now they’re making big money on him cause he’s become so popular and is a fan favourite, so he should get paid what he deserves cause he’s good business for the UFC!

By: Ro-J

Ro-J — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:45:16 +0000

exactly but how do you think you make it to the big dollars? you do your PR, guy’s are working twice as much as he is to get a tenth of the rewards, lets face it not every mma’er has SPIKE TV exposer, so who should I give credit to for hooking huerta with all this?

By: Punk Rock Scott

Punk Rock Scott — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:19:10 +0000

Well, it’s finally happened. MMA = Boxing. Nice knowing you MMA, it was fun while it lasted. I give it less then two years before you have the same b/s boxing has. Too many organizations, no cross-promotion, multiple champions of the same weight class, etc etc.