Comments on: Report: Roger Huerta signs new five fight contract with UFC

By: DamonO

DamonO — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:40:54 +0000

EJ, the loss to Florian was a decision loss. He didn’t get KO’d or submitted. It was a decision. Remember Florian finishes fights. He didn’t finish that one. I bet Roger gets paid pretty well now. We’ll see once they release the amounts paid after his next fight.

Also, did anyone see Johnny Rees has the same tattoo as Huerta? Rees’ tattoo is filled in a little differently but it’s the same exact design.

By: Jay K.

Jay K. — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:58:25 +0000

The comment about Bellator makes the most sense here. As Huerta is a winner and an upstanding professional who could easily add credibility to Bellator, were he to leave or not come to terms with the UFC he’d still walk away with a better contract than most guys.

By: truth

truth — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:21:59 +0000

With good looks,charisma, talent and the ability to spearhead into Mexico more than anyother fighter you don’t tend to “lose pull”. I bet Roger is getting paid pretty well, the numbers will be interesting.

By: dpk

dpk — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:10:58 +0000

I think Huerta looked at the market out there, and saw that he had been way over valuing himself. This is the best move for him. The loss to Florian, and EliteXC’s issues really had to hurt negotiations.

Huerta v Sanchez would be awesome but Sanchez would win convincingly. I would expect to see him in with guys like Maynard, Diaz, and maybe Jim Miller (if he beats Wiman) over his next few fights.

By: EJ

EJ — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:56:36 +0000

I doubt it Huera after losing to Florian pretty much lost any pull he had with the company, looks to me like he finally stopped reading his press and realised that without the UFC he is a nobody.

By: E.H.

E.H. — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:21:56 +0000

I wonder if Bellator showed interest in signing Huerta… He could have been a big name to add to their roster.

By: Stan the Caddy

Stan the Caddy — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:07:14 +0000

Glad to see Huerta re-sign. I enjoy watching him fight. No doubt the UFC forked over a hefty signing bonus for getting him back on board.

By: DamonO

DamonO — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:49:25 +0000

This is great news as I am a huge fan of his. Huerta vs. Sanchez anyone?

By: Grappo

Grappo — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:51:28 +0000

everybody counting everybody else’s money.

By: ttt

ttt — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:35:36 +0000

Its not like a contract matters they can still drop him if they choose to.

By: ZP580

ZP580 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:22:16 +0000

It sounds like BJ Penn’s camp needs to work and BJ Penn more money cuz he should def be getting six figures and plus PPV bonuses. Good move by the UFC keepin Huerta though. He’s an exciting fighter and hes young.

By: jj

jj — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:01:05 +0000

thats a little surprising. i guess he’s important the ufc’s plan in mexico.

i’ll be interested to see what his next paycheck is when its announced. i figured the ufc was going to make an example out of him like everyone else they’ve been throwing under the bus lately.