Arkivji Tag: Jon Jones

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FNU Sports Ġlieda kontra 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.

 

Bellator, boxing, arti marzjali mħallta, MMA, Rich Bergeron, Tom Padgett, Tony Penecale, UFC

FNU Sports Ġlieda kontra 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:

 

Bellator, boxing, arti marzjali mħallta, MMA, PFL, Rich Bergeron, Tom Padgett, Tony Penecale, UFC

FNU Sports Ġlieda kontra 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, Expo bouts MMA u Tliet Tournaments oħra Ġlieda kontra Primarju MMA World, IS-SIBT, Diċembru. 12 fi New York City

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Superstars MMA biex jiltaqgħu u greet mistednin fil annextravaganza ual, minno hosting bouts fil Muay Tajlandiż, lotta qabda u Brażiljan Jiu-Jitsu,
kif ukoll bejjiegħa u seminars

NEW YORK, Diċembru 9 - Is-sitt Expo annwali MMA World, Martial Arts Imħallat premiere tal-Kosta Lvant (MMA) Ġbir preżentata mill City World Ford, se terġa 'lura għal Jacob Javits Center New York, North pavilion, nhar is-Sibt, Diċembru 12. Kampjonat Ġlieda Ultimate (UFC) superstars Jon "Għadam" Jones, Anderson "Il-Spider" Silva u Eddie Alvarez se tkun fuq naħa għall-avveniment, li jipprometti li se jkun akbar minn qatt qabel, ma 'erba', tournaments miġġielda sportivi ħajjin, inklużi bouts MMA dilettanti fil-gaġġa, seminars u l-bejjiegħa.

Wkoll fuq naħa fil-Expo se jkun World Series tad-ġlieda kontra champion dinja two-diviżjoni David Fergħa, kif ukoll World Series ta 'eżekuttivi ġlieda kontra Carlos Silva (CEO) u Chiefs missier (President), li se jieħdu sehem fi kwistjoni u sessjoni tweġiba bil-midja u fannijiet, u jiżvelaw aħbarijiet dwar il-pjanijiet tal-kampjonat għall 2016.

Fergħa, -World Series renjanti tal middleweight Fighting (185 liri) u heavyweight dawl (205 liri) champion, se jospita speċjali, seminar ta 'siegħa għall-patruni Expo.

"Il-World Expo MMA hija opportunità fenomenali għas-servizz popolazzjoni ta 'fannijiet MMA passjonat ħafna li għad m'għandhomx il-uportunity li spectate professjonial bouts fl-istat of New York,"Qal Paul PAONE, fundatur u direttur ta 'l-Expo Dinjija MMA.

"Avveniment ta 'din is-sena se karatteristika numru bla preċedent ta' tournaments sportivi miġġielda biex tissodisfa kwalunkwe fan ġlieda, inklużi dilettanti MMA, lotta qabda, Muay Tajlandiż u Brażiljan Jiu-JITsin. "

Il-jum wieħed, "Super is-Sibt" avveniment se jseħħ minn 10 a.m. sakemm 9 p.m. U, u se jkun limitat off bu jgħixu bouts dilettanti MMA fil-gaġġa, ippreżentat mill-New York Exchange Ġlieda. Il-karta ġlieda se jibda fi 6 p.m.

Minbarra l-ġlied MMA, se jkun hemm kompetizzjoni jgħixu f'erba miġġielda dixxiplini li huma parti essenzjali ta 'MMA. Li tibda fl 10 a.m., tournaments-sottomissjoni biss jitħabtu, kemm gi u l-ebda gi-, ospitat mill-Ġlieda Tajba, se ssir.

Li tibda fl 4 p.m., l-Assoċjazzjoni Wrestling Qabda North American ser jospita logħbiet lotta qabda, inkluż taqbila bejn renjanti, żewġ time East Coast Re tal Wrestling Qabda, Thomas Velasquez, u rivali, West Coast Re tal Wrestling Qabda, Travis Newaza, għall- 2015 North American Heavyweight Re tal-kampjonat Qabda.

Matul l-avveniment, Se jkunu "-Taħriġ ma 'l-Masters" seminars disponibbli għall attendew. Għalliema jinkludu Ajarn Phil Nurse (Muay Tajlandiż), UFC Hall ta 'FamerDan "Il-kruha" Severn, Silva, Alvarez u Newaza.

Il-World Expo MMA se jkompli jkollha rwol tagħha fil-ġlieda għall legalizzazzjoni MMA professjonali permezz tat-twettiq tas-sitt diskussjoni tiegħu panel legalizzazzjoni annwali, tqassam petizzjonijiet, u t-tqegħid fuq il-wiri kollha tal-atleti, coaches, fannijiet u bejjiegħa li jikkontribwixxu għall-isport. Is-seminar legalizzazzjoni ta 'sagħtejn se tkun ospitata mill-isports miġġielda ġurnalist Jim Genia, u mistednin speċjali se jinkludi Severn u figuri oħra MMA notevoli.

Għal aktar informazzjoni dwar iż-żjara avveniment http://www.mmaworldexpo.com, "Bħal" magħna fuq Facebook, ssegwi magħna fuq Twittermmaworldexpo, jew sejħa 212-956-4720.

Dwar Expo MMA World:

Il-World Expo MMA nbdiet fis 2009 u ddeċidiet avvenimenti kollha fil-Jacob Javits Center fi New York.

Aħħar firmatarji MMA World Expo inkludew Matt Hughes, Frankie Edgar, Randy Couture, Jon Jones, Carlos Condit, Fabricio Werdum, Matt Serra, Jim u Dan Miller, Jamie Varner, Nate Diaz, Wanderlei Silva, fost oħrajn.

-Taħriġ mal--Masters serje għalliema inkludew: Dan Severn, Renzo Gracie, Marcelo Garcia, Phil Nurse, Howard Davis Jr, Coban Lookchaomaesaitong, Lee Kemp, Jimmy Pedro fost oħrajn.

Bejjiegħa fl-imgħoddi inklużi Toyota, Xyience, Headrush, Muskoli Pharm, Sports Ġlieda kontra, Everlast, Vitamina Shoppe, Zebra Mats, Met-Rx, Rings monster u gaġeġ, Marines Amerikani, Dymatize, World Series tal Fighting, Razza Spartan, M-I Entertainment, fost oħrajn.
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UFC and PEDs: Where do we go from here?

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Photo Kreditu: 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 u Hector Lombard failing tests for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), filwaqt Jon Jones u Nick Diaz failed tests for cocaine and marijuana, rispettivament.

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. Aktar, 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.

Madankollu, 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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UFC Ġlieda Night: The Swedish Are Coming!

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Photo Kreditu: Esther Lin/MMA Fighting
Photo Kreditu: 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, UFC Ġlieda Night: L-Isvezja, 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 lbs.)

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 lbs.)

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 lbs.)

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 lbs.)

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 mmultati għall kokaina Użu, Iżda UFC Light Heavyweight Champ Still jidher li jkollna Trattament Speċjali bil Scandal kokaina

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UPDATED 1/19/2015 ma 'video intervista sħiħa:

Billi: Rich Bergeron

Għal Imħallat fannijiet Martial Arts enthralled mill-kontroversja dwar Jon Jones u t-test aċċidentali li snagged lilu fi skandlu kokaina, “L-INTERVISTA” mhuwiex kummiedja starring James Franco u Seth Rogen.

Il-filmat hawn fuq turi biss siltiet ftit tal-Isport sħiħ Fox 1 sessjoni ipoġġu-down madwar ir-riżultati ta 'Diċembru 4 “out tal-kompetizzjoni” test li fannijiet MMA aktar madwar id-dinja issa huma kollha wisq familjari ma '. Għal dawk fuq pjaneta differenti li ma tisma 'l-aħbarijiet, it-test żvelat Jones kellu l-metaboliti kokaina fis-sistema tiegħu.

Illejla, Jones qed jidher fil-tant mistenni “jaslu għal Ġesù” mument quddiem tal-kameras, iżda minflok ta 'Barbara Walters tistaqsi l-mistoqsijiet, huwa Charissa Thompson. The Jones Interview is slated for an 11PM EST time slot, twil wara l-gidjien ftit li jfittxu sa lilu tmur torqod. Għal aktar dettalji dwar dak li se jkunu koperti, check out dan preview mressqa mill Fox bil-quddiem.

Hija ma ħaditx twil ħafna wara rapporti tat-test pożittiv asfaltati għall-ċajt Scarface , memes u parodies biex tibda jiċċirkolaw. 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 plastered kollha madwar l-Twitterverse about Jones. Nagħmlu kwistjonijiet agħar huma rapporti li l-Heavyweight Champion UFC Light jintefqu biss 24 sigħat fil rehab, iżda folks fuq Twitter għal darb'oħra sabet ftit modi biex poke gost fil li l-iżvilupp kif ukoll:

Il-waħda promettenti għall-iżvilupp li joħorġu mill-sitwazzjoni kollu huwa li l-UFC finalment intensifikati u mposti xi piena limitat fuq Jones. Għalkemm jidher jum tard u ftit elf dollaru qasir, il-promozzjoni hit boy poster tagħhom ma ' $25,000 multa u ħarġet id-dikjarazzjoni li ġejja:

"Jones ttestjati pożittiv għall-kokaina waqt it-test tad-droga barra mill-kompetizzjoni mmexxija mill-Kummissjoni atletiċi Nevada fuq Diċembru. 4, 2014. Il $25,000 se tkun mogħtija lil programm ta 'prevenzjoni abbuż minn sustanzi.

Il UFC waslet għal din id-deċiżjoni wara li tirrevedi l-fatti l-kwistjoni, u wara li jirċievi konferma mill-Kummissjoni atletiċi Nevada li Jones għaddew it-testijiet kollha droga meħtieġa wara bout tiegħu fil UFC 182 fuq Jan. 3."

Did-UFC biss ftakar li dawn għandhom kodiċi ta 'kondotta li jeħtieġu l-atleti kuntrattati kollha tagħhom biex isegwu? Din hija mistoqsija ġust, iżda tikkomplika l-kwistjonijiet huwa l-fatt li l-Kummissjoni atletiċi Nevada teknikament eċċediex limiti tagħhom billi anke tissuġġetta Jones għal test għal xi ħaġa li mhix fil-fatt pprojbit fi barra mill-ambjent kompetizzjoni. 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.

Kodiċi ta 'kondotta vjolazzjoni dehret qisha każ miftuħa u shut għall esperti l-aktar, iżda t-teħid il-piena għalja wisq probabbli jagħtu Jones avenue li jikkontesta l-multa. Kull ma għandek tagħmel hu attenzjoni sejħa lill-kummissjoni atletiċi jirreferu għat-test innifsu bħala “sorveljanza amministrattiva.” Nagħmlu l-multa fi donazzjoni tidher qisha mod tajjeb ħafna biex jipprevjenu kwalunkwe sfida legali mill Jones.

Still, irrispettivament minn liema naħa ta din il-kwistjoni inti fuq, l-inċident kollu smacks ta 'favoritiżmu ħżiena għas-saħħa muri mill-UFC lejn Jones. Huwa faċli li wieħed jimmaġina xi ħadd li tissielet fuq il-karti preliminari tal-UFC ta jkollna immedjatament jintefgħu 'l barra mill-organizzazzjoni jekk jinqabdu fl-istess sitwazzjoni. Madankollu, Jones huwa slapped fuq il-polz b'multa minimu u litteralment mogħtija tifħir għolja għall jikkonfrontaw il-kwistjoni bħall-champion hu. He even gets to go on national television and explain why he “messed up.”

Anki minkejja li ħafna każijiet li jinvolvu ġellieda UFC li ttestjaw pożittiv għall pot fis-snin riċenti jinvolvu xenarji differenti għal kollox fir-rigward fit-testijiet tal-kompetizzjoni, Dana White ma jidħlu fl-ebda minn dawk istanzi jitkellem dwar għajnuna kemm dawk ġellieda meħtieġa. Hu ma line up xi intervisti għal kwalunkwe minn dawk ġellieda ma 'netwerk ewlieni' l-UFC għandha ammont xandir multi-miljun dollaru ma.

Xi fannijiet Jones jista 'jargumenta li ħafna mill-pieni eħrex iddixxjati għall-utenti marijuana kienu każijiet ta' delinkwenti irrepeti. Mogħtija, dan huwa l-ewwel offiża għal Jones meta niġu għall-ittestjar tad-droga. Madankollu, aħna wkoll ma tistax tinjora l-fatt li huwa imgeżwer Bentley tiegħu madwar arblu telefon, jaqla 'DUI, ftit elf dollaru fil-multi u penalitajiet (Inklużi $7,000 biex tissostitwixxi l-arblu) u sospensjoni liċenzja tas-sewwieq ta 'sitt xhur għall-azzjonijiet tiegħu fuq il-għodwa ta' Mejju 19, 2012. Ma kien hemm ebda kastig uffiċjali mill-UFC għall-tiġrifa. Huwa kien permess li jiddefendi titolu tiegħu f'Settembru tal-istess sena.

Huwa diffiċli li wieħed jimmaġina anki l-aqwa atleti fi kwalunkwe sport ieħor jkollna l-istess trattament mill-pumijiet tagħhom. Ikkunsidra l-każ ta 'Diego Maradona, arguably the best soccer player ever. Huwa kien sospiż mill-isport għal 15 xhur fil 1991 wara li jkunu fallew test tad-droga minħabba kokaina. Lura fl 2007, Martina Hingis ttestjati pożittiv għall-istess metaboliti misjuba fil Jones, iżda l-livelli tagħha kienu fil-fatt taħt il-livell aċċettabbli fil-protokoll screening tad-droga l-Istati Uniti militari. Il-Federazzjoni Internazzjonali Tennis għadu sospiż tagħha għal sentejn. Dawn huma żewġ sports fejn l-għan iddikjarat huwa li ma iweġġgħu avversarju tiegħek sabiex tirbaħ. MMA huwa annimal differenti, u anki fit-taħriġ ġellieda spiss jistgħu jweġġgħu.

Anki jekk “out tal-kompetizzjoni” ma jinkludu l-ġlieda uffiċjali artist marzjali partikolari mħallta jitħallas biex jikkompetu fis, it'sa perjodu meta ammont kbir ta 'sparring jista' jiġri. Għalkemm ftit kien jargumentaw kokaina huwa titjib tal-prestazzjoni tad-droga, hemm raġuni il-frażi “hopped fuq kokaina” is so common. Jekk Jon Jones kien taħt l-influwenza ta 'l-droga waqt kwalunkwe sessjonijiet ta' taħriġ fejn sparring seħħew, huwa seta poġġa lilu nnifsu u / jew sieħeb sparring tiegħu fil-periklu serju. Not to mention the damage a long-term cocaine habit can do to a person. Għalkemm huwa jinsisti hu Ma ivvizzjata, thats jastjenu komuni ta 'nies li għandhom problemi serji tad-droga.

Ħafna drabi, nies fil-pożizzjonijiet simili Jones biss ma jistgħux jimmaniġġaw l-fama u l-attenzjoni li jiġi ma stardom. Huma mbagħad ngħaddi għar sustanzi moħħ tħeddil tal-varjetà legali u illegali. Huwa faċli li wieħed jifhem għaliex Jones qed ikollha dawn il-kwistjonijiet, iżda fl-istess ħin huwa aktar u aktar meħtieġ li jirrifjuta li jagħtih tali mod faċli.

Aktar minn hekk mill-medja Joe li jispiċċa jesperimentaw bid-drogi, xi ħadd bħal Jones jistgħu faċilment jaffordjaw li jkollhom drawwa tassew ħżiena, u hu jkollha kull raġuni biex jaħbu mill-pubbliku ġenerali. Dan ifisser l-qofol tal-vizzju–użu waqt waħdu–b'mod konċepibbli, jistgħu jiġu moħbija mill Jones għal perjodu twil ta 'żmien.

Offerta up piena minima, jaġixxu bħall mhuwiex problema serja, u li tippermettilu li jmorru fuq ir-rekord uffiċjalment jiċħad ikollu xi problema bil-kokaina jista 'jkun estremament detriment għall-irkupru tiegħu. Dan hu veru speċjalment jekk hu tabilħaqq ma jkollhom problema serja li hu jippruvaw tant diffiċli li tiġi evitata ammissjoni.

L-agħar parti ta 'dan ix-xenarju kollu, għalkemm, huwa l-messaġġ mibgħut mill-rivelazzjoni li m'hemm l-ebda regola iebsa jipprojbixxu użu tal-kokaina mill-kompetizzjoni, għallinqas safejn il-Kummissjoni atletiċi Nevada hija kkonċernata. I dubju ħafna artisti marzjali mħallta jew boxers kien jaf li qabel dan l-inċident magħmula aħbarijiet ewlenin. Issa huma jagħmlu, u li tista 'toħloq problema serja ħafna.

Ġellieda spiss jiġu minn sfondi ħarxa, u minflok tipperpetwa l-imġieba li twassal biss għall-ħabs, dawn jibdlu ġlied biex jaħarbu mid-droga u l-kriminalità. Dan l-inċident jagħmilha ċara li kull ġlied li jistgħu jkunu rrifjutaw li jinvolvu ruħhom mal-kokaina fil-passat li hu jew hi issa tista 'tikseb bogħod ma nagħmilx hekk fuq kapriċċ, darba jew darbtejn, jew kull meta dawn mhumiex ġlied. Kemm minn dawn ġellieda se jaqbżu d-dritt lura f'dak istil tal-ħajja qodma ladarba jaslu sat-tarf tal-irdum?

Kemm ħajjiet tista 'potenzjalment tkun meqruda, kemm mudelli rwol ħafna se jkunu esposti bħala frodi, u kemm karrieri ser ikunu twarrbu b'mod permanenti għax-ġellieda issa jkunu jafu mingħajr dubju li huma jistgħu jagħmlu d-drogi illegali ta 'kull tip sakemm mhuwiex nstabu f'dak żgħir “f'kompetizzjoni” tieqa? Aħna qatt se tkun taf, għaliex kif inhi aħna ma tistax tkun taf. Aħna mhux qed suppost li tkun taf. B'dak il-mod il-pjaga soġġorni għal dejjem moħbija, li huwa fejn l-użu u l-abbuż tad-droga festers u tikber aktar rampanti u perikolużi għall-utent u dawk madwar lilu jew lilha.

Jekk Jones huwa ivvizzjata jew le ma jimpurtax. Il-fatt hu, huwa għamel għażla ħażina li ġellieda għadd tista 'tagħmel jekk tpoġġi fl-istess pożizzjoni. Sometimes it just takes one poor decision to start a downward spiral that only ends in tragedy. Trattament dan Guy b'mod differenti sempliċiment minħabba li huwa jista 'jikseb fil-gaġġa u tarmi l isfel bl-aqwa fid-diviżjoni tiegħu hija riċetta għal diżastru.

Anki jekk huwa sospensjoni ta 'sitt xhur mid-isport, xi ħaġa aktar għandu jsir mill-UFC biex jibgħat messaġġ differenti u aktar importanti. Il UFC jeħtieġ ġellieda tagħhom li jkunu jafu dan mhux OK, mhux se jkun tollerat, u m'għandhomx jiġu ripetuti minn kulħadd fuq roster tagħhom. Il-kumpanija ma għandux bżonn ġellieda tagħhom jaħsbu li l-livell ogħla ta 'fama u l-istatus li jaqilgħu fl-isport ifisser il-komportament aktar inkwetanti li jistgħu jiksbu bogħod ma.

Din l-idea kollu li stardom jew prowess atletiċi jekwivali għal trattament speċjali huwa eżattament dak li jagħti l-NFL tant ras kull sena u jpoġġi ċelebritajiet tant fil oqbra kmieni. Ġellieda huma mistennija li jsiru għal standard ogħla, u l-aħjar messaġġ li jibgħat huwa wieħed li juri huwa aħjar li tevita kollha intoxicants u l-imġiba inkwetanti jekk inti tixtieq li tkun suċċess fil-ġlieda kontra l-isports. Inċidenti u l-iżbalji jiġri li l-aħjar ta 'nies li għandhom il-karattru qawwi, iżda dawn molehills żgħar jistgħu jsiru firxiet ta 'muntanji meta jitħalla mhux ivverifikati.

Nixtieq verament jixtieq jara l-UFC gidma l-bullet u jġibu fl-organizzazzjoni bħall-Aġenzija Dinjija Kontra d-Doping biex jagħmlu t-tip ta ittestjar tad-droga każwali huma darba wiegħed li kien jissoġġetta ġellieda kollha fuq roster tagħhom biex. Li l-ittestjar għandu jinkludi testijiet każwali għad-drogi triq illegali minbarra PEDS. Jekk il-ram kumpanija verament kkurati aktar dwar il-ġellieda minn linji tal-qiegħ finanzjarji tagħhom stess, huma jkunu jixtiequ li tkun taf kemm ta 'l-impjegati tagħhom ma jkollhom problema u biss bżonn “jgħinu.”