Mixed Martial Arts

[Guiness]

i never bought into Miesha Tate holding on to the belt too long. She barely got by Holly Holm, she almost got knocked out in that fight if it weren't for Holly not preparing enough for her takedowns she could have taken Miesha out. Same thing with Nunes, who is known for her heavy striking. Miesha's weakness is against heavy handed fighters and it showed in this fight.

 

I'm looking for Holly to look to fight for the belt again after hopefully beating Valentina Shevchenko on July 23.

 

Mark Hunt got beat with the takedowns by Brock. If he could have defended the takedowns well he could have beaten Brock. It's just too bad Brock outworked him on the ground where he's really good at.

[Guiness]

USADA: Testing of Jon Jones' 'B' sample confirms initial findings

UFC President Dana White compared the odds of Jon Jones’ “B” sample coming back clean after a positive drug test conducted by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency found banned substances to winning the lottery. USADA today confirmed Jones did not, in fact, hit it big.

In a brief statement provided to MMAjunkie, a USADA spokesperson confirmed results of testing for the same banned substances in Jones’ (22-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) “B” sample.

 

“I can confirm that Mr. Jones’ B sample results have been reported by the laboratory, and that the results confirm the findings of the A sample,” the statement reads.

Jones’ test failure cost him his spot atop Saturday’s mega-UFC 200 pay-per-view card. Light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (17-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) now fights late replacement Anderson Silva (33-7 MMA, 16-3 UFC) in a non-title bout that no longer headlines the milestone show at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena.

Jones faces a potential two-year suspension.

[Guiness]

UFC 200: Post-Fight Press Conference Highlights

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W30Y0gG_DcU

[Guiness]

UFC 202: Diaz vs McGregor 2 - Press Conference Highlights

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8XCyXyqk2A

[jors1116]

John Jones is a disappointment... His legacy (which legacy) is about to go down the drain...

 

UFC who you gonna build up next?

[startoffbeat]

Great weekend for MMA, or the UFC, even without Jon Jones. Best performace I saw was Joanna Jeywafchek(I can't even spell or pronounce her name). 200+ strikes in 25 minutes, this is subjective. Those are boxing-like stastics. Those fists are going to be sore for a week. but Claudia's face is going to be sore for a lot longer. Tate can bounce around as long as she wants. Those TUF finalists are going to have a long road ahead of them. Sanchez, by the way, is a fighter that give wrestlers a bad rep and keyboard warriors are going to bash GSP again. Jones can keep on snorting his crack or whatever substance he is into. Brock can take his time. Alvarez deserves the title. Connor better start thinking about fighting at 145 again. Hoping boxing promotions can come up with something worth talking about.

[chonggo]

My favorite UFC fighters are:

 

Tito Ortiz(for the trash talk haha, he makes the fights more interesting)

Randy Couture(c'mon, everybody must like this guy)

At syempre Royce Gracie.

[Nel Horan]

crazy week indeed for all UFC fans... and to cap it off, naibenta na ang UFC for $4 Billion.. whew!!!!

[Nel Horan]

as for UFC 200... i dont think they lived up to the expectations... iba pa rin kung nandun si jon jones (damn drugs)... bilis magbago ng mga champions ngayon.. new champs cant defend titles lately (dos anjos, Tate, then rockhold and even werdum) sayang...

[nobody15]

UFC 200 maybe a disappointment, but it still showcase some good matches

[startoffbeat]

as for UFC 200... i dont think they lived up to the expectations... iba pa rin kung nandun si jon jones (damn drugs)... bilis magbago ng mga champions ngayon.. new champs cant defend titles lately (dos anjos, Tate, then rockhold and even werdum) sayang...

 

agree with you na hindi nag-live up sa hype iyong card dahil sa kawalan ni Jones, it is all on him, not on the drugs/substances. no disrespect meant to you personally. as for the quick transition of the titles, ibig sabihin lang niyan na humihigpit na ang labanan. I miss the days of the dominant champs(Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre) but I like what is happening now. except rockhold and werdum who fought silly, I don't like how they lost their belts.

 

UFC 200 maybe a disappointment, but it still showcase some good matches

 

Amen! It was entertaining enough to keep me on the TV for half a day. hey, if my housemate who is not really a fan of the sport said "Sayang wala si Jones. He does not know what he is missing! Sinayang niya ang malaking pagkakataon para sa drugs niya." Then we are on to something! I am excited for the future of the UFC.

 

Ngayon naman, sana magpalabas naman iyong ibang networks ng ibang MMA promotions ng Japan and North America. Para naman hindi lang UFC ang nakikita natin. Isang card pa lang ng Bellator MMA ang napanood ko. gusto ko din mapanood iyong M1. puro youtube na lang ako. putol putol pa.

Edited July 12, 2016 by startoffbeat

[Guiness]

Two UFC Veterans Allege Jon Jones Tested Positive for Estrogen Blockers

 

It's no secret that Jon Jones was pulled from his UFC 200 main event rematch with Daniel Cormier for testing positive to a banned substance during a June 16, 2016, out-of-competition drug screen. What is a secret is what substance for which he tested positive.

 

The Untied States Anti-Doping Agency has a policy of not discussing such specifics unless an athlete has already publicly divulged such information. The UFC tends to follow suit.

 

Jones and his representatives held a press conference the morning after Jones was pulled from the fight, but declined to divulge what substance or substances for which he tested positive.

 

In the following days, two key mixed martial arts personalities, both veteran UFC fighters, have alleged that Jones tested positive for estrogen blockers.

Rashad Evans, while reporting for CBS Sports at UFC 200, said, “Jon Jones is out of UFC 200. He failed a drug test back in June… and it was due to estrogen blockers, I'm told by his camp.”

 

Following upon Evans' report, Chael Sonnen, during a recent episode of his Beyond the Fight podcast, was talking about the Jones situation, when he mentioned in passing, “Jon, who is popped for two banned substances, which are estrogen blockers, people are going to look at that and (go), ‘so.'”

 

Here is the clip of Chael on the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast where he reveals what substance Jon Jones tested positive for:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xk7A_aNalA

 

Estrogen blockers are sometimes used medically to help men who have used testosterone supplements to help restore hormone balance, according to healthline.com.

 

There has been no further comment from any party confirming that the substance or substances that Jones tested positive for were estrogen blockers, and that likely won't happen until he and his representatives are further able to look into what caused the positive test result and has had a chance to appeal it to USADA.

 

“It's not that we're trying to hide anything or that we're not trying to get ahead of it and tell people what it is,” his manager, Malki Kawa, said in a Monday interview with the MMA Hour. “I'm going to stand by our comments at the press conference. Jon, at no point in time, was a cheater, has never cheated, has never taken any substance that he knowingly knew of that was on the banned list.”

Edited July 13, 2016 by hahnz

[Guiness]

Brock Lesnar notified of potential doping violation

 

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Brock Lesnar of a potential doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition drug test administered June 28.

 

Lesnar, 39, returned to the Octagon for the first time since December 2011 to defeat Mark Hunt via decision. The pro wrestling star remains under contract with WWE and declined to say whether he would fight in a UFC match again.

Lesnar told The Associated Press in a statement, "we will get to the bottom of this."

 

The UFC announced Lesnar's potential violation on Friday. In a statement, the UFC said it was not informed of the potential violation until Thursday which explains why Lesnar was able to compete at UFC 200 on July 9 in Las Vegas.

 

"The UFC organization was notified today that [uSADA] has informed Brock Lesnar of a potential anti-doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on June 28," the statement said. "USADA received the testing results from the June 28 sample collection from the [World Anti-Doping Agency]-accredited UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory on the evening of July 14."

 

 

Under the UFC's anti-doping program, which is administered by USADA and went into effect in July 2015, results management and adjudication of the case falls to USADA, as well as the Nevada State Athletic Commission, due to the fact Lesnar's fight took place in Las Vegas.

 

The NSAC is already involved in another case regarding UFC 200. Former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who was removed from UFC 200 three days prior to the event due to a potential violation, is also facing discipline from the NSAC.

 

Lesnar (6-3) announced his retirement from mixed martial arts in 2015, but ultimately decided to return to the UFC for a "one-off," to which WWE agreed.

 

Lesnar has not before tested positive for banned substances in his UFC career. It is also unknown at this time what the potential doping violation is for a banned substance or a banned methodology.

 

The AP also obtained copies of three letters from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to Lesnar, informing the fighter that he had passed tests on three samples submitted over a nine-day period in mid-June, mere days before the sample with the potential violation was collected.

 

It is standard procedure for USADA to not immediately divulge the cause of the potential doping violation.

Under the UFC's program, any retired athlete who wishes to return to competition must first be subjected to a four-month testing window.

 

The UFC is able to grant exemptions to that requirement, however. Due to the unique circumstances of Lesnar's return and his contract situation with the WWE, the UFC decided to waive that four-month window for the first time.

 

Despite receiving an exemption for the four-month requirement, Lesnar did submit eight tests to USADA, according to the agency's website.

 

Hunt, 42, referenced that exemption numerous times leading up to the fight. In an interview with MMA Fighting on Friday, Hunt said he has asked UFC officials for half of Lesnar's $2.5 million guaranteed purse or to be released from his contract effective immediately.

 

"The cheaters get a slap on the wrist and walk off," Hunt told MMA Fighting. "What penalty or deterrent is there to make them think twice? Nothing. And the [Nevada Athletic Commission], why should these [expletive] get anything? They are not the ones who had to fight with Lesnar or lose [to him]. I lost."

 

Hunt told MMA Fighting that he has yet to hear from UFC.

 

When asked about the topic of performance-enhancing drugs during a pre-fight international conference call, Lesnar responded,

 

"I'm a white boy and I'm jacked. Deal with it."

 

Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.

 

 

- not surprised this guy's on PED's he wrestles for WWE known for people jacking up on roids and other stuff. also the WWE isn't as stingy with the drug testing so guys get away with it. this is probably the last time you see Lesnar in MMA

[startoffbeat]

wow! these clowns can't seem to get off the juice. So much for leveling the playing field. I may dare say that with or without roids, Hunt did little to negate Brock's wrestling....

 

but still, f*ck Brock.

[Guiness]

Hunt: Give me half of Lesnar's purse or release me from the UFC

By Lewis Mckeever on Jul 15, 2016, 10:06p

 

 

Mark Hunt wants to be compensated fairly for Brock Lesnar's failed drug test and potential USADA anti-doping violation.

 

Mark Hunt is furious with Brock Lesnar and the UFC. At UFC 200, 'Super Samoan' fought Lesnar in the co-main event and lost in a one-sided unanimous decision.

 

Many MMA fans celebrated Lesnar's return to the Octagon but things took a turn for the worse when it was revealed that the 39-year-old had failed an out-of-competition drug test stemming from June 28. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) released a statement yesterday but have yet to reveal which substance Lesnar tested positive for.

Hunt, a fan favorite and combat sports veteran of 69 fights, told MMA Fighting that he wants half of Lesnar's purse or to be released from the UFC.

"Hunt asked UFC officials for half of Lesnar's purse or else he would like to be released from his contract effective immediately," Ariel Helwani reported on Friday.

Hunt has previously fought and beat Frank Mir and Antonio 'Big Foot' Silva, both of whom tested positive for performance enhancing drugs.

The New Zealander says that despite the USADA's best efforts, cheaters are still getting off too easily.

"The cheaters get a slap on the wrist and walk off," Hunt told MMA Fighting. "What penalty or deterrent is there to make them think twice? Nothing. And the [Nevada Athletic Commission], why should these [expletive] get anything? They are not the ones who had to fight with Lesnar or lose [to him]. I lost."

Prior to UFC 200, Hunt claimed Lesnar was 'juiced to the gills' so it came as no surprise to the former K-1 world champion that Lesnar tested positive. Despite the fact, it's still frustrating for Hunt to step into the Octagon against cheats.

It's likely that the bout will be overturned to a No Contest and Lesnar could face a two-year suspension. It's unlikely, however, that the UFC will compensate Hunt half of Lesnar's purse. The WWE superstar is reported to have made a staggering $2.5 million at UFC 200; the highest ever payout for the promotion.

Bloody Elbow will provide all the latest coverage as the story develops.