Is It A Wrap For Keith Jardine After Getting KO'ed By Ryan Bader?
by Kelvin Hunt on Feb 22, 2010 8:00 AM EST
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Last week I posed the question if Keith Jardine would be cut from the UFC if he lost to Ryan Bader at UFC 110. However, after watching his performance against Ryan Bader I have to wonder if Keith Jardine is done fighting period. I mean I have no doubts that he'll probably fight again, but I'm referring to Jardine as a legitimate light heavyweight fighter. Jardine has fallen on hard times as of late losing three fights in a row, suffering two brutal knockouts in his last two. I've often given Jardine credit for the tough opposition he's faced in his UFC career. There's no shame in losing to Rampage Jackson, Thiago Silva, Wanderlei Silva, and a potential top ten light heavyweight in Ryan Bader. The only 'blemish' on Jardine's UFC record is his embarassing loss to virtual unknown at the time Houston Alexander, who is no longer in the UFC. This guy has arguably fought tougher opposition than any other UFC light heavyweigth in recent memory. I still believe he won the Stephan Bonnar fight way back in 2006.
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Jardine is 34 years old now, and it seems as if Jardine's chin can't take a shot anymore. Here's a guy that went three full rounds with Chuck Liddell when beating Chuck Liddell was a big deal. He went three rounds with Rampage Jackson who definitely has power to put anyone to sleep. But these knockouts that Jardine has suffered are beginning to accumulate. He's been knocked out 4 times since May 2007. I'm talking brutal knock outs where you don't get a post fight interview in the cage type of knock outs. It's a proven fact that once you get knocked out, it just becomes easier and easier for it to happen again. That seems to be the case with Jardine and it'll be interesting to see what happens with him now.
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Jardine needs re-evaluate his life.
He never developed any kind of an offensive repertoire other than a leg kick, and his lack of skills is what’s getting him beat to death now.
When you can’t keep distance with your hands (meaning you have no jab) and you pose no threat in close with punches (meaning you have no boxing technique and haven’t developed any punches like hooks or uppercuts), you’re basically just standing there waiting to get your block knocked off (AND JARDINE KEEPS HIS HANDS LOW). Jardine has NOTHING in the way of offense other than his kick. People have learned this. They close distance on him because he can’t prevent them from doing it. His chin was never good to begin with, and he’s taken a lot of trauma to his brain lately. He’s 34 and probably past the point where he can learn on the job, cause the 205 division in the UFC is a total shark tank.
His form is just terrible in all fronts boxing wise. I mean seriously, his only punches are winging, looping shots with a low accuracy rate. There’s not a single non legkick strike he can land consistently…and everyone knows it. Including his opponents.
But as far as cutting him, they won't.
Because he still has value in that he’s a recognizable name that go and lose to someone with potential on their way up. That way, following that loss, he will be totally stripped of value for any other promotion.
If they wanted to be nice, they’d let him go now where he could find another job and an easier path to success to make some money before he retired. But this is a cutthroat business, and they will make sure they can get every little ounce of benefit out of him before he’s put to pasture.
by Forrest Lynn on Feb 22, 2010 8:10 AM EST up reply actions
Solid points
He hasn’t had any cupcakes that’s for sure….but you would think the would have made the necessary adjustments by now.
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It was all good, just a week ago.
In an interview before his fight against Thiago Silva, Jardine was claiming that the UFC didn’t want him as a champion. He felt he was really close to beating Rampage. One blind judge told him he would have gotten the nod, if it wasn’t for the 3rd round knockdown. Oh yeah, he did state that he has the style to beat Machida and Anderson Silva.
The UFC probably won’t cut him but this fight put a permanent blemish on career. His style is suspect and at this point in his career, you really have to ask can he improve?
Personally I just don’t want to see Jardine crumpled on the floor again. Well, I’m sure about one thing right now . . . he won’t be matched up against any of the dangerous top fighters of the LHW division any more.
yes, some times I'm an old curmudgeon
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Oh yeah Kelvin,
I’m happy that Dana made it a point to repeat his claim, Forrest Griffin, Stephen Bonnar AND Wanderlei Silva will not be cut from the UFC.
yes, some times I'm an old curmudgeon
They need to cut him. He started out doing okay in the UFC, but those were the days when tough was considered a skill. The fighters coming up in the UFC now have actual talent and are well rounded. The LHW division is looking weaker and weaker. I don’t think they can really claim its the deepest division. They really need to cut the fat and it would be the perfect time to start with jardine.
welcome to the site man.
But I have to disagree….they have every top ten LHW in the world except Mousasi….and quite a few that in that 11-20 range…
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