Dana White: “Tonight is probably Mark Coleman’s last fight in the UFC”

UFC President, Dana White has admitted that UFC “Hall of Famer” Mark Coleman will likely be cut from the promotion following his loss last night at UFC 109 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Randy Couture.

Speaking to MMAMania.com following the fight, Dana said:

“Tonight is probably Mark Coleman's last fight in the UFC. Listen, he looked good against Bonnar. I'm not taking anything away from Mark Coleman -- I have nothing but respect for him. Mark Coleman's always been a stand up guy with me and he'll always be apart of this organization. I just think he'll have a hard time competing with the guys at the top level. Age is a factor with him. This fight was a dream for Coleman. His dream was to fight Randy Couture. And he wanted this thing bad.”

“He went in there and wasn't able to do anything. Randy pretty much beat him everywhere.... It's tough to say it's over and hang 'em up. It's the toughest thing in the world. And I hate dealing with it. It sucks.... Tito's a lot younger than him. He's talking shit to him after he just lost -- this fight that he wanted his whole life. And Tito's fighting Chuck. I'm not even thinking about Tito versus Coleman.”

Even his post fight war of words with Tito Ortiz looks unlikely to be enough to save “The Hammer” from being cut from the promotion. It does seem strange that Coleman was being talked about for a title shot should he get past Couture, only to be cut when he loses.

By Michael Pepper. (Follow me on Twitter)