{"id":131795,"date":"2015-03-03T10:28:37","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T18:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=131795"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:46:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:46:16","slug":"ufc-fighters-react-departure-burt-watson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-fighters-react-departure-burt-watson\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Fighters React To The Departure Of Burt Watson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/rollin-nick-diaz-vegas-weight\/nick-diaz-burt\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-127690\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Nick-Diaz-Burt.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Diaz Burt\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-127690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Nick-Diaz-Burt.jpg 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Nick-Diaz-Burt-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Nick-Diaz-Burt-585x305.jpg 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Nick-Diaz-Burt-390x203.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After 14 years of service, UFC site coordinator Burt Watson has stepped down from his duties with The Ultimate Fighting Championship. <\/p>\n<p>Holding a special place to in many fighter&#8217;s hearts, the fight-hype specialist will no doubt me missed. <\/p>\n<p>We have compiled some notable reactions from the MMA world:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you for everything <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BurtWatson4real?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BurtWatson4real<\/a> . YOU DA MAN!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bjpenndotcom\/status\/572811484515852288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It wasn&#39;t the same without Burt Watson&#39;s &quot;We Rollin&#39;&quot; last night&#8230;he&#39;s one of my fav people on the planet!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mmasarah\/status\/572316098139308032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hope everything is good with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BurtWatson4real?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BurtWatson4real<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ufc<\/a> wouldn&#39;t be the same without him <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@danawhite<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@arielhelwani<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steven Siler (@Stevesiler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stevesiler\/status\/572576272687079424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just so every1 knows I have utmost respect 4 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BurtWatson4real?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BurtWatson4real<\/a>! He&#39;s a gr8 man &amp; gr8 at what he does! Not sure what every1 is talking about.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mark Mu\u00f1oz (@mark_munoz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mark_munoz\/status\/572478775423721473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/zxgOpQNI8V\/<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well that ruined my day. No one will be able to the bring the energy to the events and helpful do anything for the fighters <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BurtWatson4real?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BurtWatson4real<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DerekBrunson\/status\/572791264405430272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/zxTNdGEui6\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After 14 years of service, UFC site coordinator Burt Watson has stepped down from his duties with The Ultimate Fighting Championship. Holding a special place to in many fighter&#8217;s hearts, the fight-hype specialist will no doubt me missed. We have compiled some notable reactions from the MMA world: Thank you for everything @BurtWatson4real . 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