Middleweights Travis Lutter (9-5) and Joe Doerksen (40-12) are penciled in to tangle at UFC 91: “Couture vs. Lesnar” at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 15, according to Sherdog.com.
This is surprising news, considering Lutter had been released from the promotion after his technical knockout loss to Rich Franklin at UFC 83: “Serra vs. St. Pierre 2” earlier this year.
He has not competed since.
Lutter — the winner of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 4 – had returned from a 14-month long layoff, recovering from a back injury that has haunted him throughout his career.
And the Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist nearly pulled off the win with a tight armbar; however, “Ace” defended it perfectly, spun out and went on to pound out the tired-looking “Serial Killer.”
He was lambasted for the performance – critics felt he was unprepared and not conditioned to compete for the full 15 minutes. Perhaps the accusations were accurate or just more ammo for those who are still miffed that Lutter failed to make weight for his 185-pound title bout against middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 67 in early 2007.
Whatever the case may be, Lutter is a lightning rod for criticism.
Doerksen is on a skid of his own, losing three of his last four fights. He dropped all of those fights as a Zuffa employee and recently took a fight in a smaller promotion, Vipers MMA, to get back on the winning path against John Meyer back in August.
The Canadian was stopped via technical knockout by Jason MacDonald at UFC 83, knocked out by Ed Herman at UFC 78: “Validation” in November 2007 and pounded out by WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho at WEC 29 in August 2007.
“El Dirte” holds notable wins over Patrick Cote, Ed Herman and Chris Leben, among others.
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Lutter is a tool. I hope he loses.
Speaking of UFC 91, an under card fight between Mark Bocek vs. Alvin Robinson should also be booked for this event.
Why does Lutter a fighter who lacks the conditioning to fight at a high pace for more than 2 minutes, still get to fight in the UFC? It just baffles me! He is touted as this Jits god so I wish they would have matched him up with Maia so that Maia can show him what Jits is all about.
On a disappointing note: Looks like an injury/surgery to Cain Vallasquez will keep him out of the match up against Al-Turk at the next UFN on December 10th. Cain is being given 2 weeks to see how his knee feels before making a decision about competing at the UFN but his participation looks doubtful but he wont be out of action for much longer than December 10th, meaning if he doesnt fight at on December 10th he could return to action as early as UFC 92
John its battle of top contenders for the world MW title of horriblw fighters! who can sustain the bigger losing streak!
loser leaves town bout
Again
lol apparently the UFC is like the desperate housewife who keeps taking her abusive husband back… theyll never learn
Haha, desperaete housewife!… Well anyway, hope Doerksen bounces back. I like his work ethic more than Lutter’s. Lutter is a fat-a$$ bum!
I like Doerkson a whole lot more than lutter. Lutter is just Trash. At the very least Doerkson will be in shape. Doerkson is one hell of a grappler and although I am not really a fan of either fighter, at least I respect Doerkson as a fighter. Lutter, not so much!
I dont think that Lutter will be able to submit a wily ol’ vet like Doerkson, so I see the canadian winning by TKO after Lutter gasses.
Lutter has never really had great cardio and now that he’s 35 yrs old, it’s not going to get any better… I can’t imagine why they re-signed Lutter?… I wish I could’ve heard that conversation.
They re-signed Lutter just to fill out the void. I’m sure it’s a minimal contract, like 1 or 2 fights at most…
they signed lutter cause he gave the biggest challenge to anderson silva…and after cote and okami who is next, he could rematch henderson and marquard but he stomped nate in the first round, and i would love to see him rematch henderson
Yeah, Henderson-Silva 2 is a must see!!!
Whoa, if they keep putting fights like this together, they’re gonna run out of stars for their next few shows. UFC is really going all out for the “Biggest PPV of all time.”
Here’s hoping Doerksen wins this one. I would love to see a good old Manitoba boy on a winning streak.
Go Joe. Rep the Menno’s.
This has got to be the most irrelevent fight I can remember. Is there any interest in seeing it, not for me? Better not be televised, this fight has no business being part of the “biggest PPV of all time”!
I guess they figure it doesn’t matter what crap they put on the undercard. This fight sucks ass and is just senseless.
I guess the UFC thinks that since it’s gonna be “the greatest PPV of all time”, then they know that it really doesn’t matter who they pit against each other for the undercard, hehe!!
Couldn’t agree more!
Truth.
Travis Lutter is an out of shape bum that does not desreve to be brought back to the biggest MMa promotion…
Lutter should be fighting for EliteXC or Strikeforce…At best he could be fighting for the WEC, but not the UFC..not now.
sherdog now claims it is a non ufc event in texas
i thought both guys were cut by the ufc loser leaves town match
Why?
Lutter vs Doerksen? Serious? Like…seriously? Wow, terrible move on the UFC’s part to book either of these guys. I don’t undeservedly bash fighters, and that’s not what I’m doing here, but there are plenty of other guys who deserve MUCH more to be brought in.
Doerksen must be the biggest loser ever…
didn’t the ufc release these two guys after their last fights in the octagon?
Why Travis Lutter because he is actually good. If he could actually take it seriously ala BJ Penn. Travis is the only fighter to actually be beating and dominating Silva and Franklin, (reminds me BJ Vs. Hughes, and BJ Vs. GSP) dominating till the lack of prepareness came back to hunt them both.
I agree. Lutter does have skills, but he needs to put his heart in to the fight. He could be a champ if he took it seriously. I dont see it happening, of course, just that he has the ability.
Lutter must have pics of Dana White doin’ a goat. I can see no other reason that he’s be allowed back in the UFC.
now thats funny
Well, if Doerksen can last more than a minute and a half, he’s got it in the bag. Haha, jk. I really do hope that Lutter has improved his cardio though. This fight could go either way, idk.
I thought the UFC dropped Lutter?
they “dribbled” him. Dropped then palmed…then drop again eventually…
say it isn’t so!!! This card will be tainted big time if these two losers are fighting each other on it
I don’t necessarily think Lutter is horrible, especially when you consider that almost EVERYONE who has fought Anderson Silva and Rich Franklin has lost, I think some of the bashing is too extreme… but either way, I think its criminal that Lutter is fighting for the UFC and people like Robbie Lawler, Josh Barnett, Andre Arlovski, and Scott Smith aren’t! From a fans perspective, of course…
I heard that this fight was going to be a non ufc fight held in Texas.. anyone know the truth behind this??
that is what sherdog is sayin
Yes, your right, Sherdog updated their article to apologize for the mix-up. What a sigh of relief!!
Thank you very much.
Travis Lutter could be an amazing fighter if he just lived and trained in TUF house all year round. When he was on ‘The Comeback’ and he was training seriously he fought great and had solid cardio. He dominated Pete Sell to win a unanimous decision (not that Sell is the best fighter, but Lutter had the cardio to win a decision). But once he leaves and isn’t training with a legitimate camp he just isn’t in shape to fight more than a round.
why is doerkson still in the ufc?? hes lost like 4 in a row
why the hell would anyone want to watch lutters fat-ass miss weight and gas out in the first… again? i hate lutter, i think its ridiculous hes anywhere near the ufc. i wouldnt watch that dude run head first into a wall. ill be tokin up during fight, and come back for the rest.
haha! As for me Medicine, I’ll be tokin’ first, then I might sleep durin’ watchin the fight, hehe!
hells yeah!
Lutter would not even be around in the UFC if not for the TUF show. He was not able to get anywhere and was easily beaten by some of the UFC’s other fighters. They really should have got rid of him and hired Trevor Prangley ages ago.