Anything MMA, except thumb wrestling

[Dr. Do Itch Big]

I'll take Aldo by sub. Aldo is elite on the ground as well.

[Malapropismic Depository]

Official UFC fighter rankings:

http://www.ufc.com/rankings

How can Frankie Edgar be ranked # 9 at P4P, especially when that's ranked ahead of 3 guys he's ranked behind in his own division ? (Chad Mendes, Ricardo Lamas, Chan Sung Jung)

[#98QBKiller]

How can Frankie Edgar be ranked # 9 at P4P, especially when that's ranked ahead of 3 guys he's ranked behind in his own division ? (Chad Mendes, Ricardo Lamas, Chan Sung Jung)

Not sure. Those rankings were out before the Aldo loss, but they were probably assuming that him being a recent 155 champ and dropping down to 145, that he was probably going to be better than those three guys at 145 (which I would say he is), but maybe they were being cautious about his 145 ranking as he hadn't fought there yet?


Anyway, did anyone see the nasty spinning head-kick KO that Uriah Hall threw on TUF?

Found these on Youtube:







Seeing a kick like that makes me want to rush out and sign up at a Karate/TKD gym. Although, I'm not even sure if he has a background in those. I think he's mainly a MT guy.

[StillUnknown]

If I get hit with a shot like that, I'm re-evaluating my life in the fight game.

[artmonkforHOF]

Not sure. Those rankings were out before the Aldo loss, but they were probably assuming that him being a recent 155 champ and dropping down to 145, that he was probably going to be better than those three guys at 145 (which I would say he is), but maybe they were being cautious about his 145 ranking as he hadn't fought there yet?


Anyway, did anyone see the nasty spinning head-kick KO that Uriah Hall threw on TUF?

Found these on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGea9i-RPvg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=jNMxOtLMcy0


Seeing a kick like that makes me want to rush out and sign up at a Karate/TKD gym. Although, I'm not even sure if he has a background in those. I think he's mainly a MT guy.

I saw it last night, but for some dumb reason, the show airs the earliest at 11pm in Canada on Sportsnet. I think becasue FX does have a channel in Canada, although I can't get it from my provider.

Nasty kick, and with no crowd noise or commentators talking, that KO seemed nastier than one you would see at an event becasue you could hear the guy gasping for air.

During last week's preview, they showed a clip of Chael & his coaches running into the ring, they edited it to make it look as if they took off right after a KO shot. Myabe I missed it, but I don't remeber seeing Chael run to the cage in the episode. Myabe I am reading too much into it, or maybe there is another crazy KO coming to one of Chael's guys and they just edited that clip into the preview to keep the suspense of who gets knocked out.

Dana was promoting the show and said that one guy has the entire house afraid to fight him, every fight he's in someone goes to the hospital. Early speculation was that it was the Swedish guy Tor Torberg, but now I wonder if Hall is the one who has people afraid. Eitehr way, I hope Hall makes it to the UFC and gets revenge on Wiedman & Phillipou, his only pro loses.

[tone_dubbz]

If I get hit with a shot like that, I'm re-evaluating my life in the fight game.

You ain't lying about that. The worse part is having your family members see you on national TV getting dropped like that.

[StillUnknown]

http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/0...or-ufc-on-fx-7

UFC officials today answered the question Vitor Belfort refused to address: Yes, "The Phenom" did use testosterone replacement therapy in advance of his UFC on FX 7 win over Michael Bisping.

UFC officials today revealed Belfort was granted a therapeutic-use exemption for testosterone replacement therapy prior to the bout and that his post-fight drug screen "did not indicate the presence of any prohibited substance for increasing performance improvement."

Another name to add to the list.

[DM72]

So the UFC granted a fighter permission to use testosterone? WOW. If boxing or the UFC don't change their drug testing procedures, it's just a matter of time before someone gets killed.

[lovetoaster]

So the UFC granted a fighter permission to use testosterone? WOW. If boxing or the UFC don't change their drug testing procedures, it's just a matter of time before someone gets killed.

There are others have been granted exemptions. It is not a matter of beating a test per se, they still have to come in at normal levels. It is for guys that have low testosterone levels for whatever reason. Some people have a naturally occurring condition, some have a condition after past PED use. Some believe that years of overtraining and weight cutting results in low testosterone as someone ages, I don't know. And it is older guys like Belfort, Sonnen and Dan Henderson that have TRT exemptions. Sonnen and Nate Marquardt both got suspended after their testosterone levels were too high, and they had exemptions. So it is not like they have a license to fill up with as much synthetic testosterone as they want; they still have to maintain a reasonable level.

It is definitely a grey area though. I don't know how I feel about it. I don't necessarily like it, but I don't know if it gives fighters as much of an advantage as some automatically assume. I am OK with it as long as it is for a legitimate medical contition, I suppose. But allowing it does open the door for abuse.

But I think boxing has a much bigger problem with PEDs than MMA does, at least at the top level. I think MMA does a very good job at testing guys for the most part, and has shown that they are not afraid to bust big names. Although, unfortunately there usually are ways to beat the system.

[StillUnknown]

But I think boxing has a much bigger problem with PEDs than MMA does, at least at the top level. I think MMA does a very good job at testing guys for the most part, and has shown that they are not afraid to bust big names. Although, unfortunately there usually are ways to beat the system.

They have the exact same testing procedures, testing is handled by the Commission that has jurisdiction over the fight in boxing and MMA.

Its funny to me that so many guys in MMA seem to suffer from low testosterone, yet in other physical sports, the relative percentages of those granted TUE's are much lower.

In Vitor's case, he's been popped for steroids in the past so I'm not sure why he would be granted an exemption to begin with.

[lovetoaster]

They have the exact same testing procedures, testing is handled by the Commission that has jurisdiction over the fight in boxing and MMA.

Its funny to me that so many guys in MMA seem to suffer from low testosterone, yet in other physical sports, the relative percentages of those granted TUE's are much lower.

In Vitor's case, he's been popped for steroids in the past so I'm not sure why he would be granted an exemption to begin with.

Oh I agree about Vitor. He screwed up in the past, so he should not be given a pass here. If your low T is from past steroid use, tough.

Is the ratio that much different? I don't know of that many guys that have exemptions, maybe a handful (Vitor, Chael, Marquardt, Hendo). I guess I did not realize that other physical sports granted exemptions. Also, does the type of training for MMA lend itself to more potential cases of low T later down the road? Such as intense weight training and weight cutting? I honestly don't know, but I have heard that idea floated by people that supposedly know more than I do. I have heard plenty Average Joes on the couch says that "I am 40, and I don't need TRT." But they also have not been doing the same thing to their bodies that some of these guys have for the last 25 years or so. And it is also not the same kind of training that people in other sports are doing. Then there is the argument that these guys should not be cutting weight and doing what they do to their bodies in the first place, but that is another argument for another time.

As for the same testing procedures, I know. But it just seems like there are more people caught in boxing. But I guess there are also a higher volume of boxing cards. Maybe I am wrong; it has happened before.

[#98QBKiller]

Looks like Thiago Tavares was actually the guy who pissed hot after UFC on FX. Pretty funny considering he was beat down so badly by Khabib Nurmagomedov anyway.


http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/news...t-UFC-on-FX-7/

Thiago Tavares, not Belfort, tests positive for PEDs at UFC on FX 7

Last week rumors circulated that someone had failed a PED test UFC on FX 7. Talk erroneously turned to Vitor Belfort as the fighter caught, but UFC president Dana White shot down the rumor, although he added that a fighter had failed, and that requisite further testing was underway.

Now Brazil's TATAME is reporting that the fighter is Thiago Tavares, who lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov. Suspension will be for nine months. As Tavares lost, the bout will not be changed to a No Contest.

TATAME exclusively found that the name of the athlete caught is Thiago Tavares. His suspension will be nine months.

Over a 10 year career, this is the first time that Tavares has been caught in a doping test. After earning two consecutive wins, both in Rio de Janeiro, the athlete from Santa Catarina was defeated by Khabib Nurmagomedov event in Sao Paulo. Besides Tavares, seven other athletes were tested by the newly created Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission.

Tavares is the sixth Brazilian to be caught for doping in the UFC. Before him, the athletes Thiago Alves, Thiago Silva (twice), Rousimar Palhareas, Vinicius Queiroz, and Hermes Franca tested positive for illegal substances. Among all of these only Thiago Alves and Thiago Silva won their respective fights.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Behind the scenes of Aldo vs. Edgar...

[#98QBKiller]

Royce Gracie did a seminar at my BJJ school tonight:





Fun night! First time I've met an MMA legend in person, it was very cool.