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BKFC-18 – Live on FITE PPV on June 26

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BKFC-18 – Live on FITE PPV on June 26

Event features 4 World Title Fights

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, The World’s Fastest Growing Sport, poklone BKFC-18 featuring Four World Title Fights na Subota, Jun 26 u Hard Rock Live u Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino u Hollywood, FL and broadcast globally on FITE PPV, sa početkom u 9:00 poslije podne. I / 6:00 poslije podne. PT). They will be joined by the BKFC broadcast team of Sean Wheelock and Chris Lytle.

U teškoj kategoriji, BKFC World Champion ‘The Mexicutioner’ Joey Beltran, (4-1-1, 2 KOs), fighting out of Carlsbad, CA will make the second defense of his title against Sam ‘The Hillbilly Hammer’ Shewmaker, (4-1-1, 3 KOs), of Gravois Mills, MO.

Competing for the vacant BKFC Cruiserweight World Title, South Florida fan favorite, Hector ‘Showeather’ Lombard, (2-0, 1 KO), Miami, FL clashes with ‘Diesel’ Joe Riggs, (3-0-1), fighting out of Phoenix, THE.

U podjeli perolaka, Miami warrior Luis ‘Baboon’ Palomino, (3-0, 2 KOs), faces Great Britain villain and the country’s bare-knuckle champion, Tyler ‘The Tornado’ Goodjohn, (1-0) for the BKFC World Title.

Two of South Florida’s most in-demand fighters, Thiago ‘The Pitbull’ Alves, (1-0), kokosa Creek, FL and ‘The Monster’, Uly ‘3 Seconds’ Diaz, (2-0, 2 KOs) Miami, FL will battle for the vacant BKFC Middleweight World Title.

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HECTOR LOMBARD DEFEATS DAVID MUNDELL BY UNANIMOUS DECISION IN MAIN EVENT OF BKFC 10 SATURDAY AT THE GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE CONVENTION CENTER IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.

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Jim Alers Secures Majority Decision Victory Against
Kaleb Harris in Co-Main Event Action

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (Februar 16, 2020) – In his Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) debi, combat sports legend Hector Lombard poražen David Mundell jednoglasnom odlukom (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) Saturday in the headlining event of BKFC 10 live on pay-per-view from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

In a cruiserweight clash that went the full five rounds, Lombard controlled the majority of the fight, but Mundell used his jab and was able to land a few notable right hands to keep the fight interesting.

“I was aggressive and I scored the points,” said Lombard in victory. “He was backing up the whole time, but my hat off to him. I never thought it was going to be that tough, but he put up a good fight.

“I wanted to be in bare knuckle because I wanted the experience, and now I have it,” continued Lombard. “I’m pretty sure I have to change my game plan and some little things, but it was an amazing experience.”

A frustrated Mundell said, “I kept the distance really well. I played the better boxing game. I understand this is bare knuckle and everybody wants to see us slug it out, and he gave more pressure. I give him props for that, but let’s run it back and see what happens.”

The BKFC 10 co-main event featured Jim Alers porazivši Kaleb Harris by majority decision (50-44, 48-46, 47-47) in an all-action 155-pound contest. Alers swarmed Harris from the opening bell, knocking Harris down :30 into the first stanza. Alers then got off to another fast start in round two, using his jab to set up devastating right hands.

U trećem kolu, Harris settled in and proved himself a game opponent. Međutim, Alers got right back to his ferocious ways in round four, punishing Harris early and landing numerous clean shots. Alers continued to use his superior striking in the fifth round to close out the decision win.

“Our game plan was to just stay in his face,” said Alers. “He had long range and good power. I wanted to stay close, use my clinch, not get hit by those hooks. On je tvrd (guy) iako. I hit him with some hard shots and he just kept on coming.

“My Jiu Jitsu helps and comes in handy,” continued Alers. “I’m able to push him around, control his weight, and it definitely plays a part in this game. U MMA, I always wanted to take people down and submit them. Now that I get the chance to just knock people out, I’m hungry for blood. I’m hungry for those knockouts. Next one, I promise you guys a knockout!”

On the pay-per-view undercard, Luis Palomino dominira Elvin Brito in a 155-pound bout that went the distance. Palomino was able to avoid getting hit and cruised to a wide unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45) pobjeda.

Ulysses Diaz got a quick stoppage victory over Brian Maxwell in a 195-pound contest. Midway through the first round, Diaz landed multiple punches in the clinch as Maxwell grabbed his forehead and fell to the canvas in pain. Maxwell appeared unable to continue and the referee halted the contest 1:13 into round one.

Dat Nguyen squared off against Abdiel Velazquez in an extremely spirited 135-pound fight. It was a furious pace from the opening bell, Nguyen landing first and dropping Velazquez. Velazquez continued to force the fast action and he caught Nguyen, dropping Nguyen to the mat for the first time in his professional combat sports career. As the fighters settled into the later stages of the first round, Nguyen landed a huge left that knocked Velazquez out cold. The referee immediately waved off the fight 1:51 into round one.

Gustavo Trujillo poražen Lorenzo Hunt by technical knockout in the first round of their 205-pound scrap. As Hunt lunged forward to throw a punch, Trujillo landed a powerful, short right hand of his own, send Hunt crashing to the canvas face-first. Hunt made it back to his feet, but the referee had seen enough, calling a stop to the action just 1:01 into the first frame.

Francesco Ricchi zaustavio Fred Pierce in the first round of their 175-pound contest. An extremely reckless Pierce got caught and dropped early by Ricchi. Pierce elected to get up and fight on, but continued his wild ways, got stunned again and then stopped on his feet at the 1:38 oznaka prvog kruga.

In the opening pay-per-view bout, Travis Thompson secured a second-round stoppage victory over Joshua Boudreaux in their 135-pound fight. Thompson focused on the body and dropped Boudreaux twice, once in the first round and again in the second round, on his way to a technical knockout at the :15 Mark drugog kruga.

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O Bare Knuckle Fighting Championshipu
Juna 2, 2018, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship sa sjedištem u Philadelphiji (BKFC) ušao je u istoriju borbenih sportova kada je promovisao prve legalne, sankcioniran i reguliran događaj golih zglobova u Sjedinjenim Državama od tada 1889. “BKFC 1: Početak” održano u Cheyenne -u, Wyoming i istaknuto mjesto 10 profesionalni borbama, sve pod pokroviteljstvom i kontrolom Komisije za borbene sportove u Wyomingu. BKFC koristi samo etablirane borce koji su se prethodno profesionalno takmičili u boksu, MMA, kickboxing i/ili muay tajlandski. Svi mečevi BKFC -a sankcionirani su i regulirani od strane atletskih komisija članica ABC -a. Za više informacija posjetite www.bareknuckle.tv or follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/bareknucklefc na Instagramu uhttps://www.instagram.com/bareknucklefc/ on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/
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A STACKED UNDERCARD TO BE FEATURED ON BKFC 10 AHEAD OF HECTOR LOMBARD VS. DAVID MUNDELL

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Ulysses Diaz to Face Brian Maxwell Saturday, Februar 15 from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Pay-Per-View Action Begins Live at 9 poslije podne. ET / 6 sati. PT with Prelims Beginning In-Arena Only at 8:15 poslije podne. I

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (Februar 10, 2020) – Ulysses Diaz will square off against Brian Maxwell in a 195-pound BKFC 10 undercard attraction as Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) hits South Florida on Saturday, Februar 15 live on pay-per-view from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Also competing on the undercard will be Lorenzo Hunt naspram Gustavo Trujillo in a 205-pound scrap. Reggie Barnett will return to BKFC action as he faces Matt Murphy in a 145-pound bout. Travis Thompson will also return to BKFC competition against Joshua Boudreaux, i Francesco Ricchi will toe the line with Fred Pierce.

“BKFC 10” emitirat će se u Sjedinjenim Državama i Kanadi, isključivo na plaćanje po prikazu putem MultiVision Media, Inc., na svim većim televizijskim distribucijama za $29.99. It will also be available to BKFC’s international broadcast partners worldwide and via stream to all in-home and out-of-home connected devices through FITE.

Ulaznice za “BKFC 10” are on sale now at bareknuckle.tv.

“As usual, this card is stacked from top to bottom,” said BKFC founder and President David Feldman. “We have many potential Fight of the Night candidates. We have some great local fighters from South Florida in the undercard as well. We’re looking forward to giving the fans another great, nonstop, action-packed event.”

BKFC 10 will be headlined by a showdown between Cuban sensation kavgadžija “Showeather” Lombard i teško udaranja David Mundell in an explosive cruiserweight main attraction. The co-main event will feature an all-action 155-pound contest between Jim Alers i Kaleb Harris. Also competing on February 15 bice Luis Palomino suočava Elvin Britto in a 155-pound bout, kao i Dat Nguyen kvadratura off protiv Abdiel Velazquez in a 135-pound fight.

A native of Cuba who now fights out of Miami, Diaz is a professional boxer with a record of 12-1, 11 of those wins coming by knockout. He’ll make his BKFC debut on February 15. Virginia’s Brian Maxwell is a professional MMA fighter who’ll be looking to capture his first BKFC win.

Fighting out of St. Augustine, Florida, Hunt defeated Reggie Pena at BKFC 8 and he’ll look to continue that bare knuckle success against Trujillo. Trujillo also tasted victory at BKFC 8 by defeating Rob Morrow, and he’ll do everything that he can to emerge victorious against Hunt.

Virginia’s Barnett, who has a 3-1 record in BKFC competition, will be looking to get back to his winning ways against Murphy. Murphy, who fights out of St. Louis, will be making his third appearance in BKFC action.

Thompson, a California native, will also be returning to BKFC action as he takes on Boudreaux out of Biloxi, Miss., and Miami’s Ricchi will be making his BKFC debut against Oklahoma’s Pierce who’ll be competing in his second BKFC contest.

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O Bare Knuckle Fighting Championshipu
Juna 2, 2018, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship sa sjedištem u Philadelphiji (BKFC) ušao je u istoriju borbenih sportova kada je promovisao prve legalne, sankcioniran i reguliran događaj golih zglobova u Sjedinjenim Državama od tada 1889. “BKFC 1: Početak” održano u Cheyenne -u, Wyoming i istaknuto mjesto 10 profesionalni borbama, sve pod pokroviteljstvom i kontrolom Komisije za borbene sportove u Wyomingu. BKFC koristi samo etablirane borce koji su se prethodno profesionalno takmičili u boksu, MMA, kickboxing i/ili muay tajlandski. Svi mečevi BKFC -a sankcionirani su i regulirani od strane atletskih komisija članica ABC -a. Za više informacija posjetite www.bareknuckle.tv or follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/bareknucklefc na Instagramu uhttps://www.instagram.com/bareknucklefc/ on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/
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BKFC 10 MIAMI MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES, FOTOGRAFIJE & VIDEO

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Featuring Hector Lombard, Jim Alers, Luis Palomino & Ulysses Diaz Ahead of Respective Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Showdowns Saturday, Februar 15 Live on Pay-Per-View from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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MIAMI BEACH (Siječanj 30, 2020) – Fighters competing in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) action at BKFC 10 u subotu, Februar 15 showed off their skills at a media workout in Miami Beach Wednesday, before they step into the ring live on pay-per-view from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

The workout featured Cuban sensation kavgadžija “Showeather” Lombard, who headlines”BKFC 10″ against hard-hitting David Mundell in a cruiserweight showdown. Also working out Wednesday were rising BKFC star Jim Alers, koji je borbu Kaleb Harris in 155-pound action, pro mixed martial artist Luis Palomino, ahead of his 155-pound matchup against Elvin Britto, and pro boxer and mixed martial artist Ulysses Diaz, who makes his BKFC debut on BKFC 10.

Here is what the fighters, plus BKFC founder and President David Feldman, had to say Wednesday from 5th Street Gym in Miami Beach:

HECTOR LOMBARD

“This is a very important fight for me. My future with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship starts on Saturday, Februar 15. I’ve already been in a lot of big fights in my career, but this is new to me and I am excited about it.”

JIM ALERS

“South Florida is my backyard and I’m excited to have my 23rd professional fight here. It is going to be huge, it’s going to be packed and it’s going to be bloody. It will be non-stop action from the moment the bell rings and I toe that line.”

LUIS PALOMINO

“I am excited to see the media and other local fighters here supporting BKFC. Februara 15, my fans won’t be disappointed, because it will be a bloody war. I will get a knockout!”

ULYSSES DIAZ

“I can’t wait to show up on February 15 and make a big statement with my fists. Don’t blink because it will be fast.”

DAVID FELDMAN, BKFC FOUNDER & PRESIDENT

“It was great to be at the famous 5th Street Gym in Miami, showcasing our fighters for BKFC 10 on Super Bowl week. It’s amazing to be in this kind of atmosphere. The media was great and fighters looked sharp. I can’t wait for February 15 in Fort Lauderdale.”

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About BKFC 10
A showdown between Cuban sensation kavgadžija “Showeather” Lombard i teško udaranja David Mundell will headline BKFC 10 kao Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) hits South Florida with an explosive cruiserweight main attraction taking place Saturday, Februar 15 live on pay-per-view from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

The co-main event will feature an all-action 155-pound contest between Jim Alers i Kaleb Harris. Also competing on February 15 bice Luis Palominosuočava Elvin Britto in a 155-pound bout, kao i Dat Nguyen kvadratura off protiv Abdiel Velazquez in a 135-pound fight.

“BKFC 10” emitirat će se u Sjedinjenim Državama i Kanadi, isključivo na plaćanje po prikazu putem MultiVision Media, Inc., na svim većim televizijskim distribucijama za $29.99. It will also be available to BKFC’s international broadcast partners worldwide and via stream to all in-home and out-of-home connected devices through FITE.

Ulaznice su u prodaji na sada bareknuckle.tv.

O Bare Knuckle Fighting Championshipu
Juna 2, 2018, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship sa sjedištem u Philadelphiji (BKFC) ušao je u istoriju borbenih sportova kada je promovisao prve legalne, sankcioniran i reguliran događaj golih zglobova u Sjedinjenim Državama od tada 1889. “BKFC 1: Početak” održano u Cheyenne -u, Wyoming i istaknuto mjesto 10 profesionalni borbama, sve pod pokroviteljstvom i kontrolom Komisije za borbene sportove u Wyomingu. BKFC koristi samo etablirane borce koji su se prethodno profesionalno takmičili u boksu, MMA, kickboxing i/ili muay tajlandski. Svi mečevi BKFC -a sankcionirani su i regulirani od strane atletskih komisija članica ABC -a. Za više informacija posjetite www.bareknuckle.tv or follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/bareknucklefc na Instagramu u https://www.instagram.com/bareknucklefc/ on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/
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Cuban Sensation Hector Lombard Battles Hard-Hitting David Mundell in BKFC 10 Main Event Saturday, Februar 15 Live on Pay-Per-View from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center




FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (Siječanj 21, 2020) – Ulaznice su u prodaji na sada bareknuckle.tv for BKFC 10 in Fort Lauderdale as Cuban sensation kavgadžija “Showeather” Lombard i teško udaranja David Mundell headline Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship action in an explosive cruiserweight attraction taking place Saturday, Februar 15 live on pay-per-view from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center.

The co-main event will feature an all-action 155-pound contest between Jim Alers i Kaleb Harris. Also competing on February 15 bice Luis Palomino suočava Elvin Britto in a 155-pound bout, kao i Dat Nguyen kvadratura off protiv Abdiel Velazquez in a 135-pound fight.

“BKFC 10” emitirat će se u Sjedinjenim Državama i Kanadi, isključivo na plaćanje po prikazu putem MultiVision Media, Inc., na svim većim televizijskim distribucijama za $29.99. It will also be available to BKFC’s international broadcast partners worldwide and via stream to all in-home and out-of-home connected devices through FITE.

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O Bare Knuckle Fighting Championshipu
Juna 2, 2018, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship sa sjedištem u Philadelphiji (BKFC) ušao je u istoriju borbenih sportova kada je promovisao prve legalne, sankcioniran i reguliran događaj golih zglobova u Sjedinjenim Državama od tada 1889. “BKFC 1: Početak” održano u Cheyenne -u, Wyoming i istaknuto mjesto 10 profesionalni borbama, sve pod pokroviteljstvom i kontrolom Komisije za borbene sportove u Wyomingu. BKFC koristi samo etablirane borce koji su se prethodno profesionalno takmičili u boksu, MMA, kickboxing i/ili muay tajlandski. Svi mečevi BKFC -a sankcionirani su i regulirani od strane atletskih komisija članica ABC -a. Za više informacija posjetite www.bareknuckle.tv or follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/bareknucklefc na Instagramu uhttps://www.instagram.com/bareknucklefc/ on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/
channel/UCEeMsInLdrUbIkbEcNm7g-A i na Facebook-uhttps://www.facebook.com/bareknucklefc.
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MMA STAR HECTOR LOMBARD SIGNS WITH BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP

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Cuban Olympian & UFC Veteran Looks to Conquer
BKFC Light Heavyweight Division

PHILADELPHIA (Oktobar 8, 2019) – Former Olympian and UFC standoutHector Lombard has become the latest fighter to sign with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) as he looks to make his mark in the biggest and best bare knuckle fights that the sport has to offer.

Lombard is the first-ever Olympian to sign with BKFC, having represented Cuba in judo in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australija.

“I’ve wanted to fight for this amazing organization for a while and I’m excited that it’s all come together,” said Lombard, who will compete in the 185-pound light heavyweight division. “Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is the next level of fighting and I am glad to be part of it.”

“Hector Lombard is one of the most devastating punchers in MMA history and we are looking for Hector to make a huge splash with BKFC,” said BKFC founder and president David Feldman. “Kao fan, I cannot wait to see how Hector does in the squared circle. He’s exciting and explosive. This is an incredible signing.”

Lombard also holds the distinction of being the first Bellator champion to sign with BKFC. He was the inaugural Bellator middleweight champion, winning the title in 2009. Lombard went 8 – 0 in Bellator with seven finishes, including a six-second knockout of UFC veteran Jay Silva in May of 2010.

Lombard relinquished the Bellator middleweight championship in 2012, when he moved to the UFC. In the UFC, Lombard fought a total of 12 puta, recording notable knockout wins against Rousimar Palhares and Nate Marquardt.

In his professional MMA career, Lombard tallied 34 wins, 22 of which have come by knockout or TKO. He is regarded as one of the hardest punching middleweights and welterweights in MMA history.

Lombard is from Cuba and moved to Australia after the 2000 Ljetne olimpijske igre. He now lives in Florida.

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UFC i PED-ovi: Kuda idemo odavde?

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Obično kada postavim to pitanje, to je nakon pay-per-view i naglas se pitam šta je sljedeće za borce koji su se takmičili na njemu. Ovaj put, Govorim o nečemu što utiče na SVE mješovite borilačke umjetnike u Ultimate Fighting Championshipu.

UFC objavljeno ove sedmice da će implementirati daleko strože, daleko sveobuhvatnije testiranje na droge na tragu boraca poput Anderson Silva i Hector Lombard neuspješan test za lijekove koji poboljšavaju učinak (Peds), dok Jon Jones i Nick Diaz pali testovi na kokain i marihuanu, odnosno.

Povećano testiranje na droge i strože kazne mogu samo pomoći UFC-u, i mješovite borilačke vještine općenito. Ali šta je dovelo do ovog povećanja neuspelih testova? PED su bili dio sporta mnogo prije nego što su ih počeli uzimati MMA borci, i oni su bili problem u MMA pre poslednjih mesec i po dana.

Ali čini se da je još boraca uhvaćeno. Kao iu većini sportova, postoji ogroman pritisak za izvođenje u MMA i UFC-u. Ako ne nastupite, u osnovi niste plaćeni. Povećana potražnja za UFC programiranjem zbog ugovora sa FOX-om također bi mogla biti faktor. Prešli su sa Spike TV-a – gdje emituju "The Ultimate Fighter" samo jednom godišnje i dvije ili tri borbe uživo godišnje – praktično imati dvije borbe uživo mjesečno i emitirati “The Ultimate Fighter” dva puta godišnje na FOX kanalima.

Povećanje programiranja znači potrebu za više tijela koja će ispuniti taj program. To također znači da više boraca trenira za više borbi, što može dovesti do više povreda. Peds, pored toga što vam daje konkurentsku prednost u odnosu na protivnika, omogućavaju brži oporavak od povreda. Uz potrebu za više boraca za popunjavanje više borbenih karata, Mislim da je moguće da se očigledan porast neuspjelih testova na droge barem dijelom može pripisati tome.

UFC-ove pojačane mjere testiranja na droge stupaju na snagu u julu 1. Šta možemo očekivati ​​kada se to dogodi? Evo nekih smjernica UFC je predstavio.

Čak je i izvršni direktor UFC-a Lorenzo Fertitta priznao tokom ovosedmične konferencije za novinare da će se stvari "pogoršati prije nego što budu bolje" s novim testiranjem. Više, ostaje da se vidi koliko će se toga zaista zadržati u julu 1 kotrlja okolo. UFC je ranije razmatrao proširenje svojih napora na testiranju droga, ali se povukao, navodeći trošak i a prethodno promašen pokušaj da se to uradi.

Međutim, s naletom zvijezda visokog profila poput Silve, Jones i Diaz pali na testovima, troškovi se ne mogu smatrati smetnjom i UFC mora biti na oprezu. Pregledavam moj Twitter feed nakon konferencije za štampu, bilo je sablasno tiho. U početku skoro nijedan borac nije imao težinu. Vjerovatno je to bio samo nusprodukt konferencije za novinare koja je održana u srijedu popodne, kada većina ljudi radi ili vjerovatno ima druge stvari za raditi osim objavljivanja na Twitteru. Ali to je i dalje bilo prilično upečatljivo. Čini se da je ovo privuklo pažnju boraca, kako treba.

Šta mislim da će se desiti? Nakon što nove mjere stupe na snagu u julu, povećat će se broj palih testova 1, Prilično sam siguran. Ali s obzirom na to da UFC podržava oštre kazne za one koji ne uspiju – uključujući zabranu do četiri godine – Očekujem da će prljavi borci na kraju sami sebe izbaciti, a oni koji se takmiče čisti (što je većina njih, vjerovatno) da preuzme značajniju ulogu.

Pojačano testiranje na droge je davno zakasnilo u UFC-u. Sam sport mješovitih borilačkih vještina je još uvijek u povojima, posebno u poređenju sa drugim sportovima poput fudbala, košarku i bejzbol. Ali baš kao što se bejzbol još uvijek oporavlja od vlastite krize s PED-ima, ovi nedavni neuspjeli testovi na droge uzdrmali su temelje UFC-a i vratili su se u dane kada se o tome govorilo kao o "ljudskim borbama pijetlova".

UFC je usvojio slogan "Vrijeme je sada". 2015, i ne mogu se više složiti. Sada je vrijeme da oni preuzmu vodstvo u čišćenju sporta mješovitih borilačkih vještina.

Chris Huntemann piše o MMA u državi Maryland. On je također dijeli svoje misli na UFC, Bellator, i World Series of Fighting. Provjerite svoj blog, ili ga prati na Twitteru: mmamaryland.