Why is roger huerta not in the ufc

The change in mentality comes after his most recent defeat — a unanimous decision loss to Sidney Outlaw back in November at Bellator It was weird. It was odd. But I will be. Following the defeat in November, Huerta changed camps. There was no beef or ill will in his departure; Huerta just wanted to hit the reset button and start fresh. The year-old will be mixing his training in different gyms but plans to make Absolute MMA one of his primary gyms. Huerta will stick to competing at pounds.

Despite being deep into his 30s and having a lengthy run in combat sports, Huerta is confident he can turn things around. He takes inspiration in UFC middleweight Yoel Romero, who at age 43 is still contending for championships. So yeah, I just stay discipline. That affects somebody. The last thing Huerta needs is anyone to remind him about how he lost his most recent fights in his second stint with Bellator.

He makes no excuses and can recall distinctly why and when things went wrong. In his most recent outing, a decision loss to Sidney Outlaw , Huerta was not far removed from a motorcycle accident , which he now realizes he needed more time to recover from. Basically, that told me to get back in the gym, start training, get to this level. When I fought Patricky Freire , which was at that level, I had him rocked in the first round twice, then going back into it, second round, I just got way too sloppy, way, way too sloppy and I got caught.

His plan is to give himself another five years or so to reach the top of the mountain, which once seemed guaranteed to be in reach. Asked to describe the perfect ending to his career, Huerta says a world title win and subsequent defense would be the right way for him to call it a day.

What is it that you want right now in life? This is it. Less than 24 hours from his return to the cage at an Ultimate Warrior Fighting event, Huerta will look to get back into the win column against former UFC bad boy Jon "War Machine" Koppenhaver, and with a win he may finally be able to start working to rebuild his career. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! Your sports. Join Newsletter.