And finally a funny pic to make your day a little brighter:
Have a great weekend! Be sure to check out the strikeforce fights and watch Nick Diaz and Gilbert Melendez do work!!!!
Friday, April 8, 2011
sorry for the mixup today is actually FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY!!!!
To send us into the weekend I have decided to share a clip of a police officer pepper spraying a baby squirrel. You may ask me: Why would you do such a thing Emil? My answer to that question is this, if you mess with a police officers nuts you deserve to be pepper sprayed!!!
And finally a funny pic to make your day a little brighter:
Have a great weekend! Be sure to check out the strikeforce fights and watch Nick Diaz and Gilbert Melendez do work!!!!
And finally a funny pic to make your day a little brighter:
Have a great weekend! Be sure to check out the strikeforce fights and watch Nick Diaz and Gilbert Melendez do work!!!!
Happy Thursday Everyone! Here is some interesting news!
Thiago Silva Gets One-Year Suspension and $33,750 Fine For Trying to Cheat UFC 125 Drug Test Using Synthetic Urine
Silva was handed the hefty suspension and fine and had the result of his UFC 125 win over Brandon Vera changed to a “no-contest”after admitting in a hearing with the Nevada State Athletic Commission today that he used steroids and tried to mask his wrongdoing by providing a synthetic urine sample he purchased online for his pre-fight drug screen.
According to MMAJunkie’s John Morgan who was present at the hearing,
Silva waived his right for an attorney and additional time to prepare a defense and instead admitted what he took and explained the method he used to try to fool the lab.
“I’m here just to tell the truth,” Silva said.
He detailed how he received two epidural injections — 45 and 30 days out from the bout with Vera — of an unnamed steroid by his doctor to help speed recovery from a back injury and that he purchased the synthetic urine he used for his drug screening test online from cleartest.com. He likely would have gotten away with it had the lab used by NSAC not been a World Anti-Doping Agency-approved test center that utilized hormone-screening processes to determine if test samples are both human and from the same sex as the provider of the specimen (insert Cyborg joke here).
Silva explained that he knew using the drug was against NSAC rules, but said he felt pressured to compete in spite of being hurt because he had not fought in a year due to the same injury and his family’s livelihood depended on him being paid for the bout.
“I just want to apologize for what I did. I did what I did because my back was very, very bad a couple months (before the fight). I had not fought for one year. I was completely broke. I have a family. People depend on my money. I was desperate to do something.I know what I did is wrong. Like I said, I’m so sorry. I had my reasons. People depend on my money, and I had to give them support.”
He detailed how he simply turned his back on the commission rep assigned to oversee the drug tests administered two weeks prior to the New Year’s Day event in Las Vegas and opened the container containing the fake urine and dumped it into a sample cup without the commissioner noticing.
NSAC executive director Keith Kizer tried to make an example of Silva for not admitting any wrongdoing until caught by requesting that his suspension start today, rather than retroactive to the date of UFC 125. However, when put to a vote, the other members of the commission voted in favor of allowing the days since the bout to count against the suspension due in part to Silva’s “candor” and also because the commission dropped the for not watching the sample collection more closely.
Originally, the commission wanted to take Silva’s entire $55,000 win bonus and 1/3 of his $55,000 purse, but decided instead to hold back 1/4 of his purse and $20,000 of his win bonus for a total of $33,750.
The UFC has yet to comment on the situation.
Two important questions now arise from the hearing:
Should commissions be required to test fighters year-round for PEDs using sport-wide WADA approved methods like NSAC employs to ensure a level playing field?
and
Do fighters need a union to negotiate minimum salaries for fighters rather than simply “pay-to-play” and performance bonus-based incentives promotions currently dole out that include a living wage so competitors don’t ever have to feel that they need to cheat to compete?
-from cagepotato.com:
(“I’m pissed. That son of a bitch sold me a six pack of that shit and said it was the good stuff.”)
UFC light heavyweight Thiago Silva won’t be able to fight again until at least January 1, 2012, and he will be $33,750 lighter in the wallet and will have one less win on his record when he finally returns to competition.Silva was handed the hefty suspension and fine and had the result of his UFC 125 win over Brandon Vera changed to a “no-contest”after admitting in a hearing with the Nevada State Athletic Commission today that he used steroids and tried to mask his wrongdoing by providing a synthetic urine sample he purchased online for his pre-fight drug screen.
According to MMAJunkie’s John Morgan who was present at the hearing,
Silva waived his right for an attorney and additional time to prepare a defense and instead admitted what he took and explained the method he used to try to fool the lab.
“I’m here just to tell the truth,” Silva said.
He detailed how he received two epidural injections — 45 and 30 days out from the bout with Vera — of an unnamed steroid by his doctor to help speed recovery from a back injury and that he purchased the synthetic urine he used for his drug screening test online from cleartest.com. He likely would have gotten away with it had the lab used by NSAC not been a World Anti-Doping Agency-approved test center that utilized hormone-screening processes to determine if test samples are both human and from the same sex as the provider of the specimen (insert Cyborg joke here).
Silva explained that he knew using the drug was against NSAC rules, but said he felt pressured to compete in spite of being hurt because he had not fought in a year due to the same injury and his family’s livelihood depended on him being paid for the bout.
“I just want to apologize for what I did. I did what I did because my back was very, very bad a couple months (before the fight). I had not fought for one year. I was completely broke. I have a family. People depend on my money. I was desperate to do something.I know what I did is wrong. Like I said, I’m so sorry. I had my reasons. People depend on my money, and I had to give them support.”
He detailed how he simply turned his back on the commission rep assigned to oversee the drug tests administered two weeks prior to the New Year’s Day event in Las Vegas and opened the container containing the fake urine and dumped it into a sample cup without the commissioner noticing.
NSAC executive director Keith Kizer tried to make an example of Silva for not admitting any wrongdoing until caught by requesting that his suspension start today, rather than retroactive to the date of UFC 125. However, when put to a vote, the other members of the commission voted in favor of allowing the days since the bout to count against the suspension due in part to Silva’s “candor” and also because the commission dropped the for not watching the sample collection more closely.
Originally, the commission wanted to take Silva’s entire $55,000 win bonus and 1/3 of his $55,000 purse, but decided instead to hold back 1/4 of his purse and $20,000 of his win bonus for a total of $33,750.
The UFC has yet to comment on the situation.
Two important questions now arise from the hearing:
Should commissions be required to test fighters year-round for PEDs using sport-wide WADA approved methods like NSAC employs to ensure a level playing field?
and
Do fighters need a union to negotiate minimum salaries for fighters rather than simply “pay-to-play” and performance bonus-based incentives promotions currently dole out that include a living wage so competitors don’t ever have to feel that they need to cheat to compete?
-from cagepotato.com:
Thursday, April 7, 2011
New Stuff!!!!! Check it out!!!
Blog has been changed quite a bit please feel free to look around and check out the new stuff. Some of the things added are monthly drink and food recipes, along with a technique of the month and a follower of the month!
This months drink of the month is The Zombie which they say is called the zombie because after one or two you will be walking like a zombie : )
Enjoy!!
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This months drink of the month is The Zombie which they say is called the zombie because after one or two you will be walking like a zombie : )
Enjoy!!
Search Amazon.com for hyabusa mma
TUF 13 episode 2 recap and funny pic of day
TUF 13 episode 2
All in all I would have to say it was another boring fight on TUF last night I would have subbed both of those clowns in the first round!!! Chris Cope and Javier Torres spent three rounds putting on a hugging clinic for all of the viewers and neither fighter seemed to immpressive except for Javier's taunting methods which only actually work if you are returning fire after getting hit (probably why he lost). If your would like to know how it all went down CLICK HERE for a recap of the episode. Hoping next week we have some good action to liven this season up!
Funny Pic of the day
All in all I would have to say it was another boring fight on TUF last night I would have subbed both of those clowns in the first round!!! Chris Cope and Javier Torres spent three rounds putting on a hugging clinic for all of the viewers and neither fighter seemed to immpressive except for Javier's taunting methods which only actually work if you are returning fire after getting hit (probably why he lost). If your would like to know how it all went down CLICK HERE for a recap of the episode. Hoping next week we have some good action to liven this season up!
Funny Pic of the day
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
UFC 129 ST PIERE VS SHIELDS!!!! THIS CARD IS STACKED!!!!
PLEASE PUT YOUR PICKS FOR THE FIGHTS IN A COMMENT BELOW!!!! WINNER MAY RECEIVE A PRIZE!!!! (OR MAY NOT :)!)
UFC COMING UP END OF APRIL GONNA BE A STACKED CARD!! YALL BETTER GET READY FOR WAR!!!!!!! IF YOUR ARE A FAN OF MMA THAN YOUR CANT HELP BUT BE HYPED FOR THIS PAPERVIEW EVENT!!!!!! ANYBODY HAVE EARLY PICKS?? Here is the fight card:
Georges St Pierre vs. Jake Shields
Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick
Randy Couture vs. Lyoto Machida
Mark Bocek vs. Ben Henderson
Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Jason Brilz
Nate Diaz vs. Rory MacDonald
Sean Pierson vs. Brian Foster
Yves Jabouin vs. Pablo Garza
Claude Patrick vs. Daniel Roberts
Ivan Menjivar vs. Charlie Valencia
Jason MacDonald vs. Ryan Jensen
John Makdessi vs. Kyle Watson
GIMME YOUR PICKS!!
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TUF 13 TONIGHT WHO WILL WIN JR. OR BROCK?
HERE IS A LITTLE TASTE OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN:
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AND FOR OUR FUNNY OF THE DAY:
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