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Tim Sylvia Expected to Leave UFC
The News - Mixed Martial Arts  |   Written by Marshall Bowen   |   Friday, 28 March 2008

Just for a little break from the WrestleMania news this weekend, in the MMA world MMAWeekly.com is reporting today that former UFC heavyweight champion and legitimate contender for the most boring fighter ever Tim Sylvia is expected to part ways with the UFC. Sylvia hinted to this on his personal website on Wednesday saying "“I’ve got a couple of big announcements to make about my career.” He had one fight left on his current deal with the UFC following his his loss to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria at UFC 81 for the interim Heavyweight championship.

Sylvia's manager, Monte Cox has declined comment.

Sylvia's been in the game since September 2002 defeating Wesley Corriea at UFC 39. Sylvia has not always had the most harmonious relationship with the UFC after lackluster title defenses at UFC 61 and 65 he began publicly stating his opinion on the UFC's business decisions and attacking former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar's pay as well as his willingness to leave following UFC 81.

Sylvia has pointed at heading to M-1, run by his manager Monte Cox, using the grounds that Lesnar is making more money than him and that has to change

So with that there is one less fighter in what used to be a stacked heavyweight division in the UFC. While this has the potential to be ultimately for the better time will tell if the implications this could have on that division either way.

That's your little MMA blurb and now back to your regularly scheduled WrestleMania news.
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Comments (1)
Posted by: Steve Wightman at 03-29-2008 00:11
I don't think many UFC fans will miss him... I think Sylvia thinks he's more important to the company than he really is - his most high profile fights have probably been 2 he lost (when he got his arm broken against Frank Mir, and that beating Couture gave him). He should also realize that, while he may be a better fighter than Brock Lesnar, Lesnar is a FAR bigger star who is generating huge interest and PPV sales... the buyrate for UFC 81 wasn't so high because Sylvia was fighting... ;)

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