Injury forces Jonathan Goulet to withdraw from UFC 100 bout with Dong Hyun Kim
Originally posted on MMAjunkie.com
The historic UFC 100 card in July has suffered its first casualty as Canadian welterweight Jonathan Goulet (22-10 MMA, 4-4 UFC) has been forced to withdraw from his preliminary card bout with Dong Hyun Kim (11-0-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC).
Goulet recently made the announcement on his Facebook page, citing a dislocated shoulder suffered in training.
"I tried very hard to [come] back, but I can't," Goulet stated. "It's official. I [won't] be a part of the historical moment; I [won't] be a part of UFC 100.
"I dislocated my shoulder. I'm very angry and sad."
Jonathan Goulet: Rashad Evans will be the first one to beat him. They have a good game plan, and I’m telling you, once again, we will be surprised at how good Rashad is. Rashad will bring the belt back to New Mexico after the fourth-round KO.
Pros that picked Evans: 10 Pros that picked Machida: 11 Pros that could not decide: 7
"Inside MMA" preview: "Stitch" taps Hieron vs. Goulet as bloodiest fight
Originally posted on MMAjunkie.com
Jacob "Stitch" Duran has seem some cuts during his storied career as a cut man – some really doozies.
And on tonight's new edition of "Inside MMA" on HDNet, he discusses the bloodiest one of all.
"There was a lot of blood, man," Duran said.
The veteran stitcher-upper was talking about a UFC Fight Night 2 bout between Jay Hieron and Jonathan Goulet. The October 2005 bout kicked off the night's preliminary card and was never shown on TV.
And it'll likely stay that way.
Goulet caught Hieron with a knee between the eyes. Hieron's face soon exploded with a flood of red.
1. Georges St. Pierre (St. Isidore, Que.) 2. Patrick Cote (Quebec City) 3. Sam Stout (London, Ont.) 4. Denis Kang (Vancouver) 5. Mark Bocek (Toronto) 6. Krzysztof Soszynski (Winnipeg) 7. Jason MacDonald (Red Deer, Alta.) 8. Mark Hominick (Thamesford, Ont.) 9. Jonathan Goulet (Victoriaville, Que.) 10. John Alessio (Duncan, B.C.)
Many professional trainers and fighters think they have the answer to those questions. Sherdog.com recently polled dozens of the pros in an attempt to get a read on the pulse of the MMA elite. Some were a little hesitant to comment on the fight, but the brave ones put their names and reputations on the line and boldly picked a winner...
Brad Blackburn: I think the first round should be a very exciting kickboxing match. But after the first round, if the fight hasn't ended, and Rua hasn't upped his conditioning, it's going to be all Chuck from that point on.
Jonathan Goulet: If Shogun is not in shape, like when he fought Coleman, he will get destroyed, but if he is in shape I will give Liddell a split decision.
Erin Toughill: Both are at a crossroads in their career. Both were unbeatable forces at one time, but in my opinion the toe-to-toe fights have caught up with them. At any rate, I see Liddell winning this one. I think they’ll just haymaker each other for three rounds (laughs), but if Liddell uses good footwork and punches and moves, he will win by decision.
The 10 Most Fast & Furious MMA Knockouts of All Time
Originally posted on CagePotato.com
#5: Jonathan Goulet vs Joey Brown @ TKO 17 (9/25/04), 7 seconds He calls himself the Road Warrior, but Jonathan Goulet may as well be nicknamed “The Flash.” Twenty-five of the UFC/TKO veteran’s 32 pro fights have ended in the first round, and six have ended within the first 30 seconds. (Luckily, he’s won most of them.) Goulet’s all-time fastest victory was this seven-second KO against Joey “Knockdown” Brown. All it took was a head kick, a quick Thai clinch, and a knee fired right up the middle, and Brown was in dreamland. The win was Goulet’s fifth in what became a ten-fight win streak, which culminated in him scoring a contract with the UFC, shooting down Jay Hieron in his notoriously bloody Octagon debut, and choking out Shonie Carter back in Canada. As for Brown, he still seemed to be dizzy from Goulet’s knee during his next four fights, losing all of them.
Jonathan “The Road Warrior” Goulet - PRO MMA exclusive interview
Originally posted on ProMMA.info
Jonathan “The Road Warrior” Goulet (22-10) is a twenty-nine year old Canadian who has been fighting professionally since 2001. He has notable victories over Jay Hieron, Tony Fryklund, John Alessio, and Shonie Carter.
Goulet is looking to get back on track after putting together three straight wins but then giving up a quick first round TKO loss to Mike Swick (13-2) at UFC: Fight for the Troops in December 2008.
A possible Welterweight bout is being talked about between Korea’s Dong Hyun Kim going up against Jonathan Goulet of Canada for the historic UFC 100 that was officially announced earlier today by the organization for the month of July at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada as both fighters are looking to bounce back into the wins column at the same time.
According to a Korean website MFight News through translation with Yahoo the matchup is slated to be taking place at the July milestone card which will most likely be apart of the undercard portion of the event.
I'm Joe Silva for One Event: Ultimate Fight Night 19!
Originally posted on BleacherReport.com
Say you got the chance to be Joe Silva for a day. You could plan an entire UFC event, set the fights you want to see. I know every MMA/UFC fan has thought about it.
What I would like to do, is kind of set off a domino effect with this article. Maybe someone else would like to be Joe Silva for a day and plan an event? Maybe UFC 101? Who knows, I think it'd be fun, but it may end up just being me. Only time will tell!
Enjoy my Joe Silva event: Ultimate Fight Night 19!
Event: UFN 19
Place: Tacoma,Wa- Tacoma Dome (Yeah,Yeah I know)
Date: July 4
Time: 4:00pm (pacific time)
This would kind of serve as a warm-up for UFC 100! It'd be used to run promo, and other things.
Undercard
Matt Riddle V.S Jonathan Goulet
Good chance for Riddle to show what he's got, also a good chance for Goulet to show he's still got it. Should also be an exciting fight for the fans.
Main Card
Ben Saunders vs. Anthony Johnson
Two young stars, both men are exciting fighters.
Anthony Johnson is an explosive striker, and a dominant wrestler. He has all the tools to be a UFC champion in a couple years. This fight will be his toughest test yet.
Ben Saunders is a TUF 6 alum. His last fight had everyone remenising of Anderson Silva. He too has tons of potential, and could hold gold in the next couple years.
This fight should be an exciting one, and most likely won't last three rounds!
Jonathan Goulet unable to take UFC 97 fight vs. Tamdan McCrory
Originally posted on fiveouncesofpain.com
FiveOuncesofPain.com has learned that Canadian welterweight Jonathan “The Road Warrior” Goulet has turned down his proposed bout with Tamdan McCrory after he was unable to gain medical clearance for his injured knee.
A few weeks ago, FiveOuncesofPain.com broke news that Goulet was offered a fight with McCrory but the bout hinged on the fact that Goulet needed to receive medical clearance. Goulet suffered the knee injury last month during his first round TKO loss to Mike Swick at “UFC Fight for the Troops.”
Almost a year to the day after their initial northern excursion, the UFC is preparing for their sophomore event in Montreal and fighters like David Loiseau and Jonathan Goulet are being lined up.
Participants have been told that the event will be held on April 18. However, as of Monday, the Bell Centre -- which is the UFC’s venue of choice -- told Sherdog.com that no date has been officially booked.
The apparent hold-up is the as-yet unknown playoff schedule for the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens. Right now the Canadiens are doing well and it’s expected that they’ll make the playoffs, and Saturday nights are often reserved for that storied franchise. However, a Bell Centre public relations rep did say that there are many dates in the Spring, April 18 included, that still might be taken by the UFC.
Several Canadian fighters have tentatively been scheduled to appear, including David Loiseau (18-8), who confirmed that he’s signed a contract to face Team Quest wrestler Ed Herman (14-7) and possibly Jonathan Goulet (22-10), who said he’s been offered a bout against Tamdan McCrory.
“I’m so happy to be back in the UFC, you have no idea.” Loiseau told Sherdog.com on Monday. “I believe this is where I belong and I’m very happy to be there.”
Top 20 UFC Fights of the Year include Goulet-Hironaka and Lytle-Taylor
UFC 2008 Fight of the Year Candidates
6. Jonathan Goulet vs Kuniyoshi Hironaka (UFC 83: Serra vs St. Pierre II) - Goulet wins by TKO @ 2:07 of the 2nd Round. 15. Chris Lytle vs Paul Taylor (UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben) - Lytle wins by unanimous decision. Judges scored this fight 30-27, 29-28, 29-28.
Jonathan Goulet’s guide on how to make a grudge match
Originally posted on ProMMA.info
People can say whatever they want about the next big promotion that is going to take down or at least compete with the UFC.
Until recently there was a worthy alphabet soup of contenders that included the IFL, the WFA, and Elite XC, but now there is nothing left but Affliction.
The T-shirt company turned MMA promotion made headlines with its inflated pay scale for the first card, but on today’s MMA scene no promotion provides consistent fight opportunities like the UFC.
An up and down career in the UFC does not guarantee fights in the octagon these days.
Jonathan Goulet felt himself slipping out of favor with the promotion despite putting on multiple entertaining performances in the cage. Instead of sitting back and waiting to for his fate, Jonathan Goulet took action.
Mike Swick was originally scheduled to fight Chris Leben in a rematch of his first career loss. According to Swick, papers were sent to Leben so he could decide at what weight the fight was going to take place. Eventually Leben decided against taking the fight at all, and Swick was left without an opponent.
Around this time, Goulet’s new manager, Ken Pavia, informed his French-Canadian client that the fight was now available. Goulet was immediately interested.
According to Goulet, Swick’s camp informed his management that they were not going to take the fight. He was not willing to take no for an answer.
Jonathan Goulet out to prove he’s no joke at UFC Fight Night 16
Originally posted on fiveouncesofpain.com
Jonathan Goulet will have a huge opportunity in front of himself when he faces off with heavy favorite Mike Swick in the co-main event at tonight’s “UFC Fight for the Troops” card. A win over Swick, who has put together a perfect 2-0 record since making the move to welterweight, would catapult Goulet up the ranks in the UFC’s 170 pound division.
In an exclusive interview with FiveOuncesOfPain.com, Goulet explained that he has absolutely no championship aspirations for the time being. While his good friend and training partner Georges St. Pierre occupies UFC’s welterweight thrown, Goulet is content to be considered as one of the top fighters in his weight class.
“The Road Warrior” has never made it a habit to fight unqualified opponents so tonight’s fight with Swick should be business as usual. Goulet has fought a virtual who’s who in his weight class during the course of his career. Coming into his fight with Swick he has already tested himself against guys like Josh Koscheck, John Alessio, Dustin Hazelett, Jay Hieron and Luke Cummo with mixed results.
Timing can be everything. In a career that has spanned over seven years and has seen over 30 fights the time is definitely now for Goulet to let the world know that will be a problem for anyone at 170 pounds. Undefeated in his last three bouts with his last fight with Kuniyoshi Hironaka grabbing “Fight of the Night” honors, a win over Swick would force a lot of welterweights in the UFC to take notice.
Although the outstanding battle Goulet waged with Hironaka on the undercard of UFC 83 garnered him some well deserved attention and put a little bit of extra cash in his pocket, it did not come easily. The 29-year old fighter was rocked by a huge Hironaka left hand towards the closing moments of the first round and looked close to being finished just before the round came to an end.
“I was hurt bad,” said Goulet. “It was the worst last minute of my life. I got saved by the bell and I can’t describe it. It was like a nightmare. I saw the referee near me ready to stop the fight. I didn’t know that he stopped us because the round was over.”
Returning to his corner admittedly dazed and sporting a nasty mouse under right eye, Goulet knew that he had to do something drastic and that’s exactly what he came out and did. He started the second round with a visible sense of urgency and finished dangerous Japanese fighter with a whirlwind of strikes in one of the better welterweights wars in recent history.
“I got saved by the bell and that made me even more angry so I came out and finished the fight,” he explained.
His somewhat slow start in the bout with Hironaka came as no surprise to the Quebec-based fighter.
“I don’t know why but I always start out slowly in my fights,” said Goulet. “I always get in trouble and then I come back and finish the fight.”
All in all he is happy that the fight went the way it did because obtaining “Fight of the Night” honors is the ultimate goal for Goulet every time he enters the octagon. The fact that “Fight of the Night” implies that the winner will most likely have to come back from the brink of defeat before obtaining victory doesn’t bother him one bit.
“I wish I could get another fight of the night,” said Goulet. “Like when Dustin Hazelett said that he would rather have the submission of the night, I would much rather have the fight of the night. The fight with Hironaka was my second fight of the night so I hope to have a third.”
After fighting eight times in 2007 Goulet fought only twice in 2008 and has not entered the octagon since his war with Hironaka.
“I took some time off to train but unfortunately at the beginning of the year I injured myself,” explained Goulet. “I broke my foot twice on Patrick Cote during training.”
The time off gave Goulet some extra time to focus on a lot of the things he may not have been able to focus on had he kept up the same rigorous schedule as he had the previous year.
“I’ve been able to train for four months since that injury so I have been improving on a lot of things,” said Goulet. “I’ll be ready for my fight with Mike Swick.”
MM-Eh: Goulet, MacDonald, Soszynski on UFC Deck This Week
Originally posted on Sherdog.com
Jonathan Goulet arrived on Sunday at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina, tired but in good spirits for his welterweight bout against fellow striker Mike Swick Wednesday for UFC “Fight for the Troops” on Spike TV. Goulet (22-9) said that all of his preparation for Swick (12-2) has gone perfectly.
“The training was very, very good,” said the Victoriaville native. “Everything was hard because I had to come back into the gym after having been out for awhile. It was very hard mentally and physically, but I busted through and now I’m ready and very excited to fight.”
Goulet is referring to the foot he broke over the summer twice, which prevented him from stepping back into the Octagon since his UFC 83 win over Kuniyoshi Hironaka last April.
To prepare for Swick, Goulet trained with the usual Montreal motley crew of Georges St. Pierre, Patrick Cote, David Loiseau, and Denis Kang. But despite the star power and the excellence they bring onto the training floor, Goulet’s most valuable training partner might be strength and fitness coach Jonathan Chaimberg.
“It’s really hard with Jonathan Chaimberg,” said Goulet. “But that’s the kind of training I really like. It’s always a challenge to go there, and every time I finish training I feel exhausted, but I feel really well because the work is always well done.”
Goulet said that he and the other fighters compete seriously against each other when going through Chaimberg’s workouts, but for the past two weeks Goulet had the trainer’s undivided attention -- something he thinks will prove to be a major factor on Wednesday.
“Every time I’m training with Jon, if I’m not close to throwing up, it’s not good training,” he said. “I always push myself as hard as I can so that when the fight comes I know that I will be able to push the pace.”
Goulet, Rees, Wolff, and McCully all Make Weight for UFC Fight Night 16
MAIN CARD Josh Koscheck (171) vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (171) Jonathan Goulet (171) vs. Mike Swick (171) Razak Al-Hussan (205) vs. Steve Cantwell (206) Tim Credeur (186) vs. Nate Loughran (185) Jim Miller (156) vs. Matt Wiman (156)
PRELIMINARY CARD Brodie Farber (174) vs. Luigi Fioravanti (173.5)* Steve Bruno (171) vs. Johnny Rees (169) Ben Saunders (170) vs. Brandon Wolff (170) Dale Hartt (156) vs. Corey Hill (155) Eddie Sanchez (246) vs. Justin McCully (228)
Ready for War: Jonathan Goulet UFC Fight Night 16 interview exclusive with MMAmania.com
Originally posted on MMAmania.com
In a career that spans over 30 fights, Jonathan Goulet has seen it all. He’s faced some of the best of the welterweight division including Josh Koscheck and Dustin Hazelett and holds wins over UFC veterans like John Alessio, Shonie Carter, Tony Fryklund, Jay Hieron and Luke Cummo.
Most recently, “The Road Warrior” (22-9) added one more feat to his resume: Earning “Fight of the Night” honors (and the whopping $75K that went along with it) for his fantastic performance against Kuniyoshi Hironaka at UFC 83: “Serra vs. St. Pierre II.”
Goulet now hopes to end the 2008 fight year by checking off one more goal on his list: Beating a top contender in the UFC’s stacked welterweight division. He’ll have his chance when he faces Mike “Quick” Swick (12-2) this Wednesday night, December 10, at UFC Fight Night 16: “Fight for the Troops.”
The event takes place at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, NC and airs free on Spike TV starting at 9:00 p.m. ET. It features the main event welterweight fight between Josh Koscheck and Yoshiyuki “Zenko” Yoshida as well as an exciting lightweight bout between Matt Wiman and Jim Miller.
Goulet and Swick were originally slated to face off at Fight Night 11 back in September 2007 after Goulet had goaded Swick into taking the fight by calling him out on online message board. Swick however had to pull out of the fight due to a rib injury and was replaced by Dustin Hazelett.
We recently caught up with Goulet to ask him about those online taunts, the bad blood (if any) between the two fighters and to find out what he has in store for his fans heading into 2009.
Let’s do this thing.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): Your UFC 83 fight with Kuniyoshi Hironaka earned “Fight of the Night” honors and $75,000 bonus money. How did it feel to earn the extra scratch, while also getting the nod from the UFC that they liked your fight?
Jonathan Goulet: That was really good. It was good timing because I needed the money, so that was fun for me. And for being honored by the UFC with the “Fight of the Night” is always good. With this, I know that I can keep my job.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): You had to pull out of your UFC 85 fight against Paul Kelly. I’ve read that it was due to “undisclosed health concerns,” but I’ve also read that there was not enough time for you to prepare for the fight. What exactly happened there?
Jonathan Goulet: I got injured. I got injured, and because of that, I was unable to prepare myself (in time) for the fight.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): Okay, so it was due to injury?
Jonathan Goulet: Yes.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): But you’re healed up now?
Jonathan Goulet: Yes, 100%.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): Good. For your next fight, have you been training at Tristar Gym in Montreal?
Jonathan Goulet: Yeah sure. I’m training down there full time. I’m doing Muay Thai, MMA and wrestling.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): Have you brought in any new coaches or training partners to help you prepare for this fight?
Jonathan Goulet: Sure, I had private coaches for Muay Thai, wrestling and MMA. But I also train with my teammates, GSP, David Loiseau, Nordine Taleb and Denis Kang.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): Do you train with Patrick Cote as well?
Jonathan Goulet: Yes, but last time he re-injured himself, so I haven’t been able to train with him for this fight.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): What’s it like to train with GSP, Loiseau and those other guys?
Jonathan Goulet: It’s good because they always kick my ass and get me ready in training. Those guys are always helpful. They are strong, fast and have a lot of tools. And I am able to apply some technique on them. I’m very happy. It made my week (training with them).
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): You were supposed to fight Mike Swick back at Fight Night 11 in September 2007, however Swick had to pull out due to a rib injury. When you called out Swick on the message boards to get that fight, it was largely seen as you goading him into a fight. Is that the case, or are there any hard feelings between the two of you?
Jonathan Goulet: No, there are no hard feelings. You know, I went on the Web because … you know, when I received a call from my manager, Ken Pavia, he asked me if I wanted to fight Mike Swick. So I said, “Yes.” Then we received a call from his manager, and they did not accept the fight. So my manager called me back, and he told me that (Swick) didn’t accept the fight because I wasn’t as good as they wanted. So between those calls, I talked to David Loiseau and told him that I was going to fight (Swick). So when I received the call from my manager and said that I wasn’t going to fight him, Loiseau told me to write this on the Web … to write things on the Web. So I think one or two hours later, I got the call, because at that time (Swick) was mad at me. He was pissed off and wanted to fight me.
