Razak didn’t put up much of a strong showing against Cantwell. And although his bout with Kingsbury was close, it wasn’t too exciting. Plus, it was pretty much understood going in that the loser of the fight was getting cut regardless.

Due to the amount of fighters the UFC is signing these days, most UFC newcomers rarely get a third shot in the UFC if they lose two straight after debuting. Fighters filling in for injured competitors are even more at risk as there has been cases where they get cut after just one bout (Derek Downey, Ryan Madigan), so Al-Hassan actually seems rather fortunate to have gotten the two opportunities that he did.

Whatever though. If Razak is truely talented…he will resurface.

But two thumbs down on Zuffa for abandoning yet another young fighter after only two losses.

Jak: You missed a d*mn good Steve Cantwell submission on him. Fight for the Troops was a great card.  (Quote)

One of the nastiest I can remember watching.

xtreme_machine: Never even got a chance to see him  

You missed a d*mn good Steve Cantwell submission on him. Fight for the Troops was a great card.

KTru: What!?!?first of all, I doubt SF will even go after himsecond of all he is a small LHWthird of all, Fedor has shit that will beat him upand finally, check yourself into a mental rehabillitation clinic, immediately  (Quote)

KTru: What!?!?first of all, I doubt SF will even go after himsecond of all he is a small LHWthird of all, Fedor has shit that will beat him upand finally, check yourself into a mental rehabillitation clinic, immediately  (Quote)

I guess they don’t teach sarcasm at your highly educated school.

Off Topic: Most people are upset with the way the UFC runs things but this is a really good thing for Al-Hasan. He can pretty much go to Strikeforce and command a decent amount of money.
If he can get a match with Rogers and win then most MMA writers and experts will consider Al-Hasan a top5 HW. This would be a great fight for Fedor to finish his contract with. By the time the fight takes place Al-Hasan will be touted as a top 3 HW and a real challenge for Fedor.IMO its a win-win for him.

What!?!?

first of all, I doubt SF will even go after him
second of all he is a small LHW
third of all, Fedor has shit that will beat him up
and finally, check yourself into a mental rehabillitation clinic, immediately

If he can get a match with Rogers and win then most MMA writers and experts will consider Al-Hasan a top5 HW. This would be a great fight for Fedor to finish his contract with. By the time the fight takes place Al-Hasan will be touted as a top 3 HW and a real challenge for Fedor.

IMO its a win-win for him.

by the way Cory
“Only once has Al-Hasan gone the distance in his seven career victories, with seven of his wins coming by submission and the remaining victory coming via TKO.”
By my count that means he has eight victories with a 7-2 record?

fanoftna33: Seriously there is worse fighters in the UFC right now with way worse win loss records and they are kept because of being on TUF which is just the UFC trying to milk every penny they can out of some fighters.  

Agreed pretty big on that one. Even the fighters from TUF that won in the finale are still much worse (Jon Madsen, James McSweeney) Regardless I don’t think Al Hasan belongs with the best promotion as much as I don’t think a lot of TUF fighters don’t belong.

Unfortunately for him, all anyone remembers him for his either his large afro(pretty sweet) or the fact that he doesn’t like to tap, even when his elbow is broken.