UFC CEO Dana White handed Paul Daley a lifetime ban after throwing a post-fight punch at Josh Koscheck.
UK MMA legend Paul Daley was on the fast ascent to a possible UFC welterweight title shot earlier than he bumped into Josh Koscheck at UFC 113. After back-to-back wins to kick off his UFC tenure, Daley’s time within the Octagon got here to an abrupt finish resulting from an egregious infraction.
Daley and Koscheck squared off within the UFC 113 co-main occasion in a highly-anticipated welterweight showdown with large title implications. The cardboard was headlined by a light-weight heavyweight title battle between Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua and Lyoto Machida.
Whereas the battle delivered high-octane motion, the matchup between Daley and Koscheck is usually recognized for what occurred simply seconds after the ultimate horn.
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Paul Daley is likely one of the largest UFC ‘What Ifs’ after lifetime ban
Koscheck utilized his elite wrestling to frustrate Daley all through three rounds. Whereas Daley had some optimistic moments on the toes, Koscheck was capable of face up to many of the UK star’s advances en path to a unanimous choice win.
As Spherical 3 got here to an in depth, Koscheck appeared to say one thing to Daley as he was strolling away, which irritated his opponent. Daley responded by suckerpunching Koscheck within the face earlier than referee Dan Miragliotta intervened to regulate the scene.
Watch the chaotic incident between Daley and Koscheck under.
UFC CEO Dana White wasted little time in handing Daley a post-fight punishment, which resulted in a lifetime ban from competing within the promotion.
“I don’t give a s— if he’s the perfect 170-pounder on the earth. He’ll by no means come again right here once more,” White stated on the UFC 113 post-fight press conference.
White and the UFC held agency on their banning of Daley from competing within the cage. After UFC 113, Daley went on to have a adorned MMA profession in different promotions like Bellator, Strikeforce, and Cage Warriors.
Daley retired from MMA after a knockout win over Wendell Giacomo at Bellator 281. He received 4 of his ultimate 5 fights, together with wins over Sabah Homasi and Saad Awad.
UFC has parted methods with a number of outstanding fighters for egregious infractions
The UFC is unafraid from parting methods with fighters for unsportsmanlike conduct. After Rousimar Palhares refused to let go of a submission of Mike Pierce, the UFC launched Palhares and the gifted Brazilian by no means returned to the promotion.
Many followers referred to as for the UFC to ban Nikolay Veretennikov for cheapshotting Austin Vanderford at UFC Seattle earlier this yr. However as of this writing, Veretennikov stays on the UFC roster.
Daley walked away with a 43-18 profession file in MMA. He amassed 35 knockouts throughout his cage tenure.
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