UFC 97: The Return of David Loiseau
Filed Under (MMA) by admin on 18-02-2009
Tagged Under : David Loiseau, Sans Pression
It has been a few years since David “The Crow” Loiseau fought his way out of the UFC with a pair of losses, being quite unceremoniously dropped by that organization. In fact, it could very well be the best example of the UFC’s ruthlessness following a loss by a fighter, as the two losses that lost Loiseau his position in the organization were:
1. A decision loss to current welterweight contender Mike Swick, where Loiseau lasted the full three rounds.
2. A five-round decision loss in a title match with Rich Franklin, where Loiseau made it to the final bell despite having his face visibly damaged and horrendously swollen.
David Loiseau has now compiled a string of six fights outside the UFC (going 4-2 with the losses coming to the respectable Joey Villasenor and Jason Day) and apparently a three-fight winning streak — combined with the fact that UFC 97 is in Montreal, Canada without Georges St. Pierre on the card — has pushed the UFC to give “The Crow” another shot.
Given that Loiseau is well-regarded by many hardcore MMA fans as having by far the most dangerous elbows in the sport — Kenny Florian would have to glue razor blades to his elbows to be equivalent — the well-earned return of the Canadian to the UFC ranks could help to stir the pot in what remains a somewhat stagnant middleweight division. At 29 years of age, Loiseau is ostensibly in the midst of his physical prime.
At UFC 97 in Montreal, Loiseau will square off against Ed “Short Fuse” Herman, providing a stiff but passable test to retain his UFC green card. Loiseau has enjoyed wins in the past over former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner, Charles “Captain Miserable” McCarthy (with a highlight-reel spinning back kick), Joe Doerksen and Gideon Ray.
Here, we get to see some of what David Loiseau has been up to in the meantime. Enjoy the Sans Pression music video for a recent octagon entrance song for Georges St. Pierre: Numero 1.