Hector Lombard: DFW has no regrets

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                    <p>Hector Lombard had one of the great runs in MMA history, going 28 fights without a loss. However, when he was signed by the UFC for more money that Bellator was willing to match, he won one of the next three, most recently a loss to Yushin Okami at the recent UFC on Fuel TV 8 on March 3 in Japan.</p>

Lombard suffered an injury in the loss, and is reportedly out for four to six weeks.

MMA fans can unfortunately be as fickle as a butterfly, and many felt that signing Lombard was a mistake. However, UFC president Dana White has no regrets.

"No, you can't ever look at a guy as a mistake," said White at the 158 post-fight press conference. "If a guy gets to a certain level, you bring him in.

"It's like when people try to compare these other shows to the UFC. You might be great in all these other shows, but when you fight here, you never know how great or not great a guy is going to be."

So what do you think UG? Was Hector Lombard's signing a mistake? Or was it something the world's dominant MMA league had to do?

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It'd be ridiculous to say that signing him was a mistake. He was making money for the competition and had potential to be big vs the top tier fighters as well. Bringing him in hurts Bellator, gets a name thats been built up on the competitions dime. If he comes in and is exposed as not top level, then you can always say "hey other people's champs can't even crack our top 5!".

Regretting how much you pay for this individual is always a possibility though..

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It was a good offensive move.

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You could say it was a mistake to pay him so much, but it makes Bellator look bad if Lombard never does much in the UFC so I wouldn't regret it if I'm Dana Phone Post

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He made the company money, how was he a mistake?

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If he doesnt start to put some wibs togetherit makes bellator look bad and m and makes the ufc fighters look way ahead Phone Post

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The guy is exciting to watch, not a high percentage of fighters signed get me pumped when I see their name on a card. Lombard has that it factor where some shit could go down in any of his fights and that alone makes him worth every cent. Keep the guys who bring it.

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I'll buy ppvs to watch Lombard. The guys who beat him couldn't sell me shit.

He should have gotten the nod in Boat-ch fight.

Made Palhares look like a can.

Had Okami dead on his feet in the 3rd but couldn't finish.

No shame. Phone Post

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The signing of Hector Lombard should open up fighters & fans to the reality that there's a lot more money on the table than anyone realizes.

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Just reinforces that the ufc is the most competitive promotion out there. Phone Post

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No way it was a mistake. Lombard is a high level middleweight, just not likely to ever win a UFC belt. Phone Post

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Dana might regret it if he increases the amount of drug testing like he says. Phone Post

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Shouldn't the headline be DFW: No regrets on Lombard ?

Unless Lombard said Dana didn't have any regrets, cause that's what it sounds like, but not what happened.

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They don't regret bringing him in. They absolutely regret paying him so much. Phone Post

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It wasn't a mistake bc now ZUFFA knows going forward not to dish out that kind of bread to fighters who haven't proven themselves in the UFC. Phone Post

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Signing him can not be considered a mistake. The price they paid for him, that's a different story.

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The best guys should always end up in the ufc and get their shot.
I love the bellator format just hate that the guys get locked up there and can't come to the big show sometimes. Phone Post

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RampageFitsLikeAGlove -
MagSlim - Shouldn't the headline be DFW: No regrets on Lombard ?

Unless Lombard said Dana didn't have any regrets, cause that's what it sounds like, but not what happened.

Yes... LOL.. it reads like Lombard is telling us Dana has no regrets.

I read it the same way but its one of those "you know what I meant" moments. Phone Post

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He may not make them money, but he will take money away from their biggest competition.

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Look at it like this...

We all know how Lombard would do in the UFC, but we will never know how Fedor would've done.

I would rather see a guy get a shot than always wonder "what if".

Not a mistake, imo. Phone Post