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Certamina FNU Sports Show, Jon Jones Busted Again, Mayweather vs. McGregor Previews and Predictions, Crossover Potential

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Tony, Tom and Rich discuss the upcoming “Superfight” in Las Vegas between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. this Saturday night. We also break down Tony’s PREDICTION. This week’s show also features our discussions on the crossover potential after this fight. Anthony Joshua and Tony Bellew both expressed interest in crossover fights. We additionally chat about Jon Jones testing positive for a steroid after UFC 215 and the upcoming Bellator card tomorrow night. We even go over the Mini May/Mac fight at Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club in Las Vegas.

 

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Certamina FNU Sports Show: UFC 214 breakdown, Nobody Likes Dana White, Tom and Tony break down Broner vs. Garcia and Lomachenko vs. Marriaga

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This week’s combat sports show is a split personality situation. We had technical difficulties getting all of us together for the show, so we recorded Tom and Tony chatting with each other on Thursday night. I’ve added my portion today. It all worked out to some incredible insight about Mayweather vs. McGregor, Dana White’s growing problem with disgruntled stars in the UFC, Broner vs. Garcia and Lomachenko vs. Marriaga. We also break down Jon Jones beating Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 and the implications for a Brock Lesnar showdown in the Octagon. It’s far from likely, but it’s intriguing. We also touch on the retirements of Juan Manuel Marquez and Wladimir Klitschko.

Tom and Tony Talk Shop:

Rich Wraps it Up:

 

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Certamina FNU Sports Show: Mayweather vs. McGregor, UFC 214 Preview

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This week’s show features lots of Mayweather vs. McGregor discussion and a look back at the last two weeks in combat sports. We preview this weekend’s fights as well. Tune in to find out what Rich’s new favorite Conor McGregor insult is…and why it applies to Dana White as well. Psychic Tom gives his valuable insight and Tony the Tornado breaks down all the boxing angles in this episode.

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Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, Eddie Alvarez, MMA Bouts et aliis tribus extremae noctis Certamina Tournaments Headline MMA Mundus Expo, Saturday, Dec. 12 in New York City

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MMA superstars obviam ei ut salutaret convivarum annual extravaganza, quamo obnoxius daret in Muay Thai, Aeque luctatores et Jiu-Brasiliensium Jitsu capiens,
as well as concionatorum et seminaria

NEW EBORACUM, December 9 - Sexta annua MMA Mundus Expo, SUMMUS est mixta Martial orientalem plagam (MMA) congregas sistuntur per urbem Mundus Ford, et nunc revertar ut New York scriptor Jacob Javits Center, North Pavilion, on Saturday, December 12. Ultimate Bellator risus (UFC) superstars Jon "ossa" Jones, Anderson "The Araneae" Silva atque Eddie Alvarez praesto erunt eventu, quod iam maior quam, cum quatuor, live pugnam ludis tournaments, possidet amateur MMA daret in caveam, seminaria et Vendolius.

Etiam at turpis manu pugnandi Series duae erunt partes mundi fortissimus David Branch, as well as of Mundus Series Bellator executives Silva carlos (CEO) atque Pater Chiefs (Praeses), qui in parte media et sessionem cum interrogatione et responsione fans, coniurationis fama et manifestabit consilia 2016.

Ramus, regnans Mundus Series de Bellator middleweight (185 libras) et lux heavyweight (205 libras) fortissimus, host erit speciale, unum hora Seminario pro Expo patronos.

"The World Expo MMA est mirabile occasionem praestatur a populatio of altus iracundus MMA fans qui non habent sursumSpectate ortunity ad professionemal daret in statu of Novi Eboraci,"Dixit Paulus Paone, Auctor et magister turpis mundi MMA.

"Hoc anno scriptor eventus pluma inauditum numero pugna ludis tournaments satisfacere ullo prœlio fan, possidet amateur MMA, captura colluctatio, Muay Thai Brasiliensium et Jiu-Mtsin. "

Unum diem, "Super Saturday" evenerit de 10 a.m. donec 9 p.m. ATQUE, et erit capped off bet vivet amateur MMA daret in caveam, praesentatum instituere Novi Eboraci proelium Exchange. Pugna card incipient pervenientes 6 p.m.

In addition ad MMA pugnat, ibi erit vivunt elit in quatuor pugna disciplinarum, quae sunt a parte core MMA. Incipientibus ab Hierosolyma 10 a.m., obsequio solum luctationis tournaments, et non tam gi-gi, hosted per Bonus proelium, oportet fieri.

Incipientibus ab Hierosolyma 4 a.m., North American Catch palaestrica Consociationis erit host capiens colluctatio matches, possidet a matrimonii inter beatas Scandere sedes, duos-tempus orientalem plagam Rex Catch Wrestling, Thomas Velasquez, et aemula, West Coast Rex Catch Wrestling, Travis Newaza, propter 2015 North American Heavyweight Rex Catch patrocinium.

Per event, "Lorem Nobiscum-the-Magistri" attendees seminaria sit amet. Eruditores includunt Ajarn Phil Nutrix (Muay Thai), UFC Hall of FamerDan per "bestiam" Sabrinam, Silva, Alvarez et Newaza.

MMA Mundus Expo permanebit ludere munus suum in pugnam MMA legalization temperauere sexto annua legalization panel disputationem, dividens petitionibus, Ostentantur omnia induens athletis, carrucis, fans et Vendolius qui societati provehendae operam ludibrio. Duo-hora legalization Seminario erit hosted per pugnam ludis journalist Jim genia, et speciali hospes mos comprehendo Sabrinam et aliis notabilibus MMA figures.

Pro magis notitia de re Romam http://www.mmaworldexpo.com, "Sicut" us on Facebook, sequitur us on Twittermmaworldexpo, aut vocationem 212-956-4720.

About MMA Mundus Expo:

Mundus Expo inchoata MMA 2009 et certe ille tenuit Javits Center Novi Eboraci.

Past MMA Mundus Expo omnesque signatores l complecti Matt Hughes, Frankie Edgar, Randy Couture, Jon Jones, Carlos Condit, Fabricio Werdum, Matt Serra, Jim et Dan Miller, Jamie Varner, Nate Diaz, Wanderlei Silva, inter alios.

Nobiscum-the-magistri disciplina Magistri series complecti: Dan Sabrinam, Renzo Gracie, Garcia Marcelo, Phil Nutrix, Howard Davis Jr., Coban Lookchaomaesaitong, Lee Kemp, Jimmy Pedro inter alios.

Past concionatorum debuit poni Toyota, Xyience, Headrush, Musculus Pharm, Pugna Sports, Everlast, Vitaminum Shoppe, Ferus Mats, Met-Rx, Monstrum Annulos Cages, US Marines, Dymatize, Series mundi pugnandi, Lacedaemoniorum Race, M-I Entertainment, inter alios.
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UFC and PEDs: Where do we go from here?

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Photo Credit: Esther Lin/MMA Fighting

Usually when I ask that question, it’s in the wake of a pay-per-view and I’m wondering aloud at what’s next for the fighters who competed on it. This time around, I’m talking about something that affects ALL mixed martial artists in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

The UFC announced this week that it will implement far stricter, far more comprehensive drug testing in the wake of fighters like Anderson Silva atque Hector Lombard failing tests for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), dum Jon Jones atque Nick Diaz failed tests for cocaine and marijuana, respective;.

Increased drug testing and harsher penalties can only help the UFC, and mixed martial arts in general. But what brought on this increase in failed tests? PEDs have been a part of sports long before MMA fighters started taking them, and they have been a problem in MMA prior to the last month-and-a-half.

But more fighters seem to be getting caught. As in most sports, there is a tremendous amount of pressure to perform in MMA and in the UFC. If you don’t perform, you basically don’t get paid. The increased demand for UFC programming by virtue of its deal with FOX could also be a factor. They went from being on Spike TV – where they only broadcast “The Ultimate Fighter” once a year and two or three live fight cards annually – to practically having two live fight cards a month and airing “The Ultimate Fighter” twice a year on the FOX channels.

The increase in programming means a need of more bodies to fill that programming. It also means that more fighters are training for more fights, which can lead to more injuries. PEDs, in addition to giving you a competitive advantage over your opponent, allow you to recover from injuries more quickly. With the need for more fighters to fill more fight cards, I think it’s possible the apparent increase in failed drug tests can at least be partly attributed to that.

The UFC’s increased drug-testing measures take effect July 1. What can we expect once it does? Here are some of the guidelines the UFC presented.

Even UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta admitted during this week’s press conference that things “would get worse before they better” with the new testing. More, it remains to be seen how much of this will actually stick once July 1 rolls around. UFC previously considered expanding its drug-testing efforts before but pulled back, citing cost and a previously botched attempt at doing so.

Autem, with the rash of high-profile stars like Silva, Jones and Diaz failing tests, cost can’t be considered a hindrance and the UFC must be vigilant. Browsing my Twitter feed following the press conference, it was eerily quiet. Almost no fighters weighed in initially. It is likely that was just a byproduct of the press conference taking place on a Wednesday afternoon, when most people are working or presumably have other things to do besides post on Twitter. But it was still pretty telling. It seems like this has grabbed fighters’ attention, as it should.

What do I think will happen? There will be an increase in failed test once the new measures take effect July 1, I’m fairly confident. But given that the UFC is supporting harsh penalties for those who do fail – including a ban of up to four years – I expect the dirty fighters to eventually cycle themselves out and the ones who compete clean (which is most of them, presumably) to take a more prominent role.

Increased drug testing is long overdue in the UFC. The sport of mixed martial arts itself is still in its infancy, especially compared to other sports like football, basketball and baseball. But just like baseball is still recovering from its own crisis with PEDs, these recent failed drug tests have shaken the foundation of the UFC and have harkened back to the days when it was referred to as “human cockfighting.”

UFC adopted the slogan “The Time Is Now” for 2015, and I couldn’t agree more. The time is now for them to take the lead in cleaning up the sport of mixed martial arts.

Chris Huntemann writes about mixed martial arts in the state of Maryland. He also shares his thoughts on the UFC, Bellator, and World Series of Fighting. Check out his blog, or follow him on Twitter: @mmamaryland.

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Proelium Nocte UFC: The Swedish Are Coming!

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Photo Credit: Esther Lin/MMA Fighting
Photo Credit: Esther Lin/MMA Fighting

In a land once popularized in a Tom Green (remember him?) song – “Lonely Swedish (The Bum Bum Song)” – the Ultimate Fighting Championship brings a Fight Night card that will hopefully bring more attention than a song about a Canadian’s ass.

The first FOX card of the new year, Proelium Nocte UFC: Suecia, brings the national stage of FOX overseas and gives America a glimpse into the UFC’s ongoing overseas expansion. But unlike previous UFC overseas cards, this one is not short on star power. Let’s see if a clear-cut no. 1 contender for Jon Jones’ light heavyweight title will emerge.

Akira Corassani (16-4-1) vs. Sam Sicilia (13-5) (Featherweight – 145 pondo.)

This is a matchup of The Ultimate Fighter alumni, with both guys coming off losses and Corassani coming off back-to-back losses to Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier. Corassani’s also been finished early in both fights, while Sicilia is coming off a submission loss. In a crowded featherweight division, a knockout or submission victory would go a long way toward boosting either of these gentlemen’s stock. I like Sicilia to finish Corassani and possibly give him his walking papers after three straight losses.

Winner: Sicilia by second-round TKO

Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (13-2) vs. Ryan “Darth” Bader (19-4) (Light Heavyweight – 205 pondo.)

Both of these guys are poised for another run at the top of the light heavyweight division. Both of these guys are coming off victories and actually faced each other in college when Davis wrestled for Penn State and Bader wrestled for Arizona State. Davis uses his wrestling to smother opponents and grind out unanimous decision victories, while Bader uses his wrestling when necessary but also has lethal knockout power.

I expect Davis to try and get this fight to the ground early, and if he succeeds I think he can use his reach advantage and athleticism to keep Bader down. Bader must keep this fight standing to have a chance, and I think he will avoid the temptation to avenge his college loss to Davis by engaging in another wrestling match. I like Bader to land more shots and score an upset victory.

Winner: Bader by unanimous decision

Dan “Hendo” Henderson (30-12) vs. Gegard Mousasi (35-5-2) (Middleweight – 185 pondo.)

Henderson returns to middleweight after a mostly ill-fated run at light heavyweight, including being tossed around like a rag doll and submitted by Daniel Cormier in his last fight. Simply put, if Henderson can’t land his patented “H-Bomb” right hand for a knockout, he’s easily susceptible to defeat.

I think the wars of years past are finally catching up to Henderson. He will go down as one of the greatest fighters ever not to hold a UFC title, but he simply can’t keep up with the sport’s elite any more. He will leave himself open when wanting to drop the H-Bomb, and Mousasi will take advantage.

Winner: Mousasi by third-round submission

Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson (16-2) vs. Anthony “Rumble” Johnson (18-4) (Light Heavyweight – 205 pondo.)

The winner of this fight will receive the next shot at light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, and it would represent a rematch for Gustafsson. He took Jones closer to defeat than anyone else has during their epic 2013 matchup. Depending on who ask, some people think the Swede actually won that fight.

Johnson is rapidly ascending the 205-pound ladder after knocking out Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and scoring an upset win over Phil Davis to begin his climb. Johnson also has devastating knockout power and if he lands one such shot on Gustafsson, the Swede’s road to redemption is derailed. But I think Gustafsson uses his reach advantage (which is nearly identical to Jones) to keep Johnson at bay and make Johnson go a full five rounds.

Gustafsson’s striking in the 205-pound division is second to none, and I like him to land enough of those to secure a rematch with Jones later this year.

Winner: Gustafsson by unanimous decision

Chris Huntemann writes about mixed martial arts in the state of Maryland. He also contributes his thoughts to our site on the UFC, Bellator, and World Series of Fighting. Check out his blog, or follow him on Twitter: @mmamaryland.

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Jon Jones Fined enim Cocaine Use, Lumen autem UFC Heavyweight Champ tamen sibi videatur in Questus medendum Cocaine Scandal

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UPDATED 1/19/2015 apud full colloquium video:

By: Rich Bergeron

Nam Mixed Martial Arts circuitu Jon Jones fans conpeditorum controversia est per accidens et a test qui snagged ei in scandalum COCAINUM, “Et Interview” non est comoediam starring James Franco et Seth Rogen.

Supra ostendit clip est iustus pauci snippets of plenus Fox Sports 1 sedente descendit exitum Decembris 4 sederet circuitum “ex competition” nunc maxime expertus MMA fans circa mundi nimium familiaris. Illi qui non in alia tellure audiatis, test revelatum est ratio eius in tenuissimum Jones habebat COCAINUM.

Tonight, Videbitur in exspectati Jones “venerunt ad Jesum,” momentum in fronte camera, sed pro Barbara Walters rogat quaestiones, suus ' Charissa Thompson. The Jones Interview is slated for an 11PM EST time slot, qui laudari multo post omnes suspiciunt, ad lectum. Singula quae erunt, reprehendo sicco in antecessum haec preview extinxerunt Fox.

Haud ita multo post fama test positive exsurrexerunt de iocos Scarface , et memes parodiam committitur grassentur. Though the situation is far from funny to many folks who are truly disgusted by these developments, it’s really hard not to laugh at some of the stuff lita in omnes gentes primum Twitterverse about Jones. Nos de rebus peius sunt refert, quia lux UFC Heavyweight Champion modo impenditur 24 in horis RECONCINNO, Twitter sed sem feugiat denuo invenit illam progressionem deridendi:

Unum development promittens futurum ex toto ita se res habet, ut tandem propius UFC et poenas quibusdam particularibus, quae conscripta Jones. Multa dies aliquot centena uidetur brevis, ictus eorum promotionem a poster puer $25,000 fine et tulit illud:

"Jones temptantes positivum enim COCAINUM elit in ex-of-medicamento Acta per Nevada aliquet Commissionis test on Dec. 4, 2014. The $25,000 ne abusus ero datum rationem substantiae.

Suspendisse in circuitu eventu res suas recognoscens hoc statuimus, ac post confirmationem recipere a Curabitur aliquet Commissionis Nevada medicamento requiritur quod omnes tentationes transierunt Jones bout a sequentibus his UFC 182 on Jan. 3."

Numquid UFC iustus memor habeant repetunt omnes eorum contrahi athletarum sequi codicem conductum? Pulchrum question, sed complexa, quae est in eo quod est technice Nevada aliquet Commissionis excessisse terminos etiam subdens a Jones ad a test pro eo, quod non est, an de in certamen environment vitantur. The UFC’s legal bigwigs had to take a step back and figure out how to defend whatever punishment Jones would face in light of the test.

Codex violatione disciplinae peritis videbatur aperta et clausis maxime causa ad, sed etiam ut poena esset verisimile da pretiosis disserentium de via ad Jones. Omnes ad facere est ut advertant, quae ad athletarum commissione test seipsam “remittimus quoque ignorantias et administrativa.” Redimentes donationem in fine videtur ab illo, ne qua lis Jones.

Tamen, Id quod vos in hac parte, omnem de hac re insanam vanitatem sapiunt se incident Acceptio in UFC ad Jones. Facile est enim homo pugnat patris sui primis in blandit arcu questus illico ex organizationem si in eodem loco. Et tamen, Jones est palmis caedebat in carpi cum minimam fine et eventu litteram laude aggredienda est quasi propugnatrix. He even gets to go on national television and explain why he “messed sursum.”

Etiamsi maxime temptantes positivum enim litigatorum UFC bellatorum, qui erant in olla scenarios recentiorum annorum esse omnino diversis circa competition in examinationibus, In omnibus his non est albus instantiae Danai loquitur quantum opus foret auxilio pugnatorum. Neque enim quidquam de his pugnantium aciem ullam conloquia cum inter ipsum et lacus blandit habet circa multi- million pupa.

Quidam arguitur quod Jones fans ut pleraque duriores poenas dished marijuana in casibus de repeat delinquentium users sunt. Dato, hoc cum fit, expungi pro medicamento temptationis Jones. Et tamen, et ita non est praetermittendum operuit Bentley circa polum a telephonium, promerendae a dui, paucis mille pupa et poenas in fines (including $7,000 reponere polus) et sex menses ultrices licentia suorum actuum suspensionis mane December 19, 2012. Suspendisse a aliquam erat poena in ruina. Dato defendere titulo Septembri eiusdem anni.

Difficile est in alio aliquo ludo athletarum optima putant quod in eadem curatio per bullas. Attende Diego Maradona, arguably the best soccer player ever. Ab illo suspenso luderet 15 in mensibus 1991 test post deficiente debita ad medicinae COCAINUM. Back in 2007, Martina Hingis probentur affirmativi, eadem inventa in tenuissimum Jones, gradus autem eius sunt in actu accepta gradu inferiore militum in Iunctus Civitas medicamento protegendo protocollo. Internationalis Foederatio Tennis eius adhuc suspensus per biennium. Haec dicta sunt, ubi ad exercendam ludis ad vincendum adversarium non nocere. Alterum animal est MMA, et etiam in disciplina saepe adepto nocere potest pugnatores.

Quamvis “ex competition” publice mixtam non importatur aliqua militaris artifex solvitur certatim in proelium, suus multa tempora effluere Sparring. Quod si paucis argueretur COCAINUM est crevit effectus medicatum, illic 'a ratione, quod dicitur “tripudio super COCAINUM” is so common. Si Jon Jones erat sub influentia disciplina sessionibus quolibet ubi medicatum facta sparring, interficere potuisset se et / vel eius socium sparring in periculum gravis. Not to mention the damage a long-term cocaine habit can do to a person. Si enim non est ille vult addict, 'a communis cohibentes, quod apud illos qui in gravi medicamento problems.

Multiplex, Jones personis in dignitate pari modo et intentione, quod venit cum oratis non tractare fama. Et tunc ad mentis torpens turn substantiae varietate legalis et illegal. His facile est intellectu habet Jones, at simul est magis dare eum oportet talem exitum facilem.

Plus quam mediocris Joe desinit medicinae experimentum, sicut aliquis de facili possunt Jones habeant vere et malus,, ut fugeret et omnis causa publicum. Id peculiarem ADJECTIO–dum solum usura–posset enim multo tempore velanda Jones.

Minimam poenam offerens, Magna quaestio est et secundum non, et aufugit, atque ire in recordo et publice se habere negant: cum COCAINUM posset esse aliqua res perquam detrimentum salute eius. Praesertim si quidem gravi sese habere necesse concedere dere moliebaris.

Pessimus pars totius huius missionis, quamquam, missa est per revelationem, non esse ex usu duritiae prohibentem cocaine elit, saltem usque ad Nevada aliquet Commissionis est. Mixta bellicis dubito multos artifices cognovit quod pugillatores uel ante actae fecit Vivamus scelerisque nuntium. Et illi quidem,, et res haberet maximum.

Pugnatores saepe ab aspera loca, sed tantum ad perpetuum carcerem qui et moribus, dimicantibus fuerint crimen effugere mauris. Quae res, ut patet omni pugnans noluerunt cocaine intromittas cum iam antea ipse impune facere quod in libidine, semel aut bis, aut si quando, ne de. Quot in antiquum ius vivendi saltabit pugnatores ad supercilium montis licebit,?

Quid hominum destrui posset potentia, feminam emisit, quot partes exempla arguantur, quia quot gestas derailed sempiternum erit nunc scio vere quia pugnatores amictum nube possunt deprehendi, non ex omni genere, quamdiu in parvis “in competition” fenestra? Nos nunquam scire, quia non possumus cognoscere secundum quod. Sumus non supponitur ad scire. Flagellum, quod manet in aeternum, quomodo abscondamini, quae est ubi medicamento usus et abusus festers et augetur et erectus ad user Periculosum et quae circum eum aut eam.

Jones, utrum sit an non non refert an INCUBO. Ita est,, fecitque malum est eligendum, si tamen in eadem causa facere poterat innumerabiles pugnatores. Sometimes it just takes one poor decision to start a downward spiral that only ends in tragedy. Quia aliter non potest, in hoc guy circa caveam in turma destruesque optimo recipe calamitatis.

Etsi illud sex mensibus ludus suspensionem, Suspendisse ut aliquid ex alio fieri plus ac maius nuntius. Suspendisse eget est urna non scire pugnatores, non tolerari, et in tabula non repetatur ab aliquo. Turba non indigent pugnatores fama ratus altior salaria et status sit in ludibrium impune possint moribus sollicitudinem.

Hoc totum istum sensum de stardom virtute aut athletice equates ad medendum est quod et capitis dolores facit NFL tot per annos singulos, et postea tam multa nocte in monumentis sunt fieri. Publilius Syrus, delectati sunt tenenda, et ad mittere optimum est quod omne quod inebriare potest vitare molestae conversatione melius est ut sis prospera pugna ludis. Accidens errata accidere atque optimis moribus fortissimus populus, sed haec parva fieri potest grumos montes, quod relictae effrene.

Suspendisse velim ad mordebit glande et afferte ad organizationem mundo similis Anti-Doping porttitor turpis temptationis genus temere promisi velint omnes bellatores semel per scribuntur. Quod probatur quia probatio debet temere praeter PEDs illegal platea pharmaca. Si consortii aes vere curae more about bottom pugnantium est, quam eorum financial lines, si vis scire quot et elit non lacus justa “auxilium.”