The UFC is always looking for more depth in its heavyweight ranks, while Strikeforce recently unveiled an eight-man heavyweight Grand Prix.
Neither promotion had an interest in a former UFC heavyweight champ who's just 34 years old. Tim Sylvia is on the outside looking in. After watching his fight over the weekend, is there any wondering why?
Sylvia, who weighed in at 311 pounds wearing a shirt and jeans, suffered another knockout defeat in less than one minute.
Abe Wagner unleashed a flurry on the former UFC belt holder, and the big man couldn't recover (2:07 mark).
Wagner, a first-round loser on Season 10 of "The Ultimate Fighter," got the win in just 32 seconds. Sylvia's lack of conditioning is killing his career.
If Sylvia (28-7, 10-4 UFC) wants an example of professionalism, he needs to look no further than Dan Severn. Another former UFC heavyweight champ, Severn is still fighting. The 52-year-old is certainly not facing the competition Sylvia is, but at least he's keeping himself in solid shape and ensuring that he's dangerous enough to compete.
Severn, the UFC champ in 1995 and 1996, picked up career win No. 97 against Scott Fraser at an MMA card in Canada. Severn weighed in at 254.
The loss actually snapped a four-fight win streak for Sylvia. He's now just 4-3 since leaving the UFC in 2008. All three of the losses have come inside of 36 seconds (Ray Mercer, Fedor Emelianenko and Wagner).
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