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Ronda Rousey- The Cleaner


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Given that it’s tax season, it’s a good time to remember that are there three guarantees in life: death, taxes and Ronda Rousey once again showing why she is the best female fighter on the planet with a first-round demolition of her opponent.

Rousey’s performance at UFC 184 last month was her finest to date. She submitted Cat Zingano, widely regarded as Rousey’s biggest challenge, en 14 segundos. While Rousey was aided by an absolutely horrible strategy by Zingano, her virtuoso performance led to another discussion of who has what it takes to dethrone Rousey. It also led to a ridiculous conversation of whether or not Rousey could compete against and defeat male fighters in the UFC’s bantamweight division. The less time spent on that absurd notion that accomplishes nothing but trying to discredit the great fighter Rousey is, the better.

Claro, the first name that always comes up is Cris “Cyborg” Justino, the Invicta FC featherweight champion. She is expected to drop to 135 pounds for a fight with Invicta this summer before moving on to a fight with Rousey. Con todo, Cyborg attempted a drop to bantamweight last year and abandoned those plans. So I wouldn’t hold my breath on the long-awaited grudge match between Rousey and Cyborg happening anytime soon.

Rousey recently expressed a desire to fight Bethe Correia, who battered two of Rousey’s “Four Horsewomen” teammates and has been calling Rousey out ever since. Jessica Eye has also staked her claim to a title shot, but neither of these women pose a real threat to Rousey. During UFC 184’s postfight coverage, Daniel Cormier floated the idea of his colleague Miesha Tate getting a third crack at Rousey.

Besides the fact I think trilogies should be reserved only when each fighter has a victory over the other, I see no reason why third time would be a charm for Tate. While she is the only woman to go further than the first round with Rousey, Tate has plateaued as a fighter while Rousey has gotten better. If the two were to fight a third time, I see no reason to believe the result would be any different.

So where does this leave Rousey? Na miña opinión, she has cleaned out the UFC women’s bantamweight division. There is no one who poses a credible threat to her. If Zingano adjusted her strategy and received another shot at Rousey, she might have a chance of winning. Beyond that, if Rousey decided to go out on top and build on her burgeoning film career, I don’t think anyone would hold it against her.

Rousey is currently on a run akin to Anderson Silva’s run atop the UFC’s middleweight division. He dominated everyone in his path and except for his first fight with Chael Sonnen, made it look easy. Rousey’s hardest fight to date was against Liz Carmouche, when she had Rousey in a rear naked choke in the first round of their fight in 2013 before Rousey was able to escape and secure another armbar victory.

Silva’s reign atop the middleweight division came to an end when the previously unknown Chris Weidman came along and showed no fear and took the fight to Silva. Maybe that’s what needs to happen with Rousey. She needs to find an opponent who will get right in her face, give her no quarter and take the fight to her. Zingano attempted that at UFC 184, but her overzealousness ended up costing her dearly.

Until Rousey finds her own Chris Weidman, we can add another superlative to the many that are already attached to the women’s bantamweight champion: cleaner. Rousey is fresh out of worthy challengers to her crown, a task she accomplished by cleaning out her division.

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.

UFC and PEDs: Where do we go from here?


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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 e Hector Lombard failing tests for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), mentres Jon Jones e Nick Diaz failed tests for cocaine and marijuana, respectivamente.

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 TVwhere they only broadcast “The Ultimate Fighter” once a year and two or three live fight cards annuallyto 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. Máis, 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 e a previously botched attempt at doing so.

Con todo, 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 failincluding a ban of up to four yearsI 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.

Dana White and the Women


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Sábado, Febreiro. 28, is going to be a landmark day for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. All the fighters on the pay-per-view card that day will pass their pre-fight drug…….never mind. That’s too easy.

That day will be the first time a UFC card features women’s bouts in both its co-main event and main event. After middleweight champion Chris Weidman was forced to withdraw from his fight against Vitor Belfort due to injury, the new main event at UFC 184 is Ronda Rousey defending her women’s bantamweight belt against Cat Zingano. No co-main event, much-heralded prospect Holly Holm will make her UFC debut against Raquel Pennington in another women’s bantamweight fight.

As I’ve mentioned before, UFC has come a long way from when Dana White told TMZ that women would “never” fight in his organization. Rousey will main event her third consecutive February PPV and Holm is widely believed to be the next in line for a shot at the title, should she defeat Pennington. Holm is still very raw in mixed martial arts, but trains with the world renowned coaches Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn.

Rousey is carrying the flag for women’s MMA and for women in the UFC. Other female fighters have followed her into the Octagon, including Miesha Tate, Liz Carmouche and Alexis Davis. What do those three have in common? They all also fell to Rousey – Tate twice in Strikeforce and the UFC, and Carmouche and Davis both in the first round at UFC PPVs in 2013 e 2014, respectivamente.

Rousey and Tate’s feud is well-chronicled. It led to the two being coaches on The Ultimate Fighter, which included female fighters for the very first time who greatly outshined their male counterparts on the show that season.

Given that season’s success, the most recent season of The Ultimate Fighter featured ALL female fighters and the debut of the UFC’s newest division, women’s strawweight. Carla Esparza, the former Invicta FC strawweight champion, won the inaugural UFC version of that belt after defeating Rose Namajunas.

So in the span of four years, UFC goes from having no female fighters and White emphatically stating that it never will, to being home to TWO female weight classes and undoubtedly the promotion’s biggest star right now in Rousey. Don’t believe me? Did you see the third Expendables movie? Or do you plan on seeing the film version of Entourage this summer? You might notice a familiar face.

So where does women’s MMA go from here? I am personally a big fan of female fights, as they tend to be among the more entertaining and action-packed fights on a UFC card. As I previously stated, female fighters are more than capable of outshining their male contemporaries. Why is that? Maybe female fighters feel they have more to prove inside the Octagon and always go for broke. Maybe they go into the Octagon with more of a “go for broke” mentality and actively seek a finish as opposed to “playing it safe.”

The fight between Rousey and Zingano on Feb. 28 will also go a long way toward determining the future of women’s MMA. Should Rousey defeat Zingano – which all signs indicate she will – she will have essentially cleaned out her division, with only unknown challengers like Holm and Bethe Correia left. If Zingano pulls the upset, then the division has a fresh batch of exciting matchups waiting.

But who knows what would have happened if Dana White kept his promise to TMZ?

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.

UFC 183: Who will show up?


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The Ultimate Fighting Championship has hit it out of the park so far in 2015, with its first two major cards of the year living up to the hype of their main events. Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones dominated Daniel Cormier to prove he is the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world at UFC 182, and at the UFC’s live card in Boston, De Masa., en xaneiro, Conor McGregor secured a featherweight title shot against José Aldo and wasted no time getting in his next opponent’s face.

Which brings us to UFC 183 esta noite, and a main event that is considered a dream matchup by many. Anderson Silva returns to the Octagon after suffering a gruesome leg injury in his last fight against UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman in 2013. Nick Diaz also makes his return to the UFC after losing his last fight against former welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre in 2013.

Tonight’s card isn’t without its other storylines though. A pair of significant undercard fights are taking place under some controversy, as flyweight John Lineker came in overweight for his fight against Ian McCall, which is expected to determine the next no. 1 contender to the flyweight title. No co-main event, Kelvin Gastelum came in 9 pounds overweight for his fight against Tyron Woodley, which means 30 percent of Gastelum’s fight purse actually goes to Woodley. Talk about insult to injury.

Claro, there is always the wild card with Diaz too. He plays by his own rules, having no-showed the open workouts earlier this week. Will he actually show up to the cage for tonight’s main event? It remains to be seen, though most everyone thinks he will.

Así, having said all that, who do I think wins tonight?

Miesha “Cupcake” Tate (15-5) vs. Sara McMann (8-1) (Women’s bantamweight – 135 lb.)

This is actually the main event of the preliminary card on Fox Sports 1. Tate requested to compete on this portion of the card instead of the pay-per-view card, taking a page from Urijah Faber’s playbook. Tate is also eager for a third fight with Ronda Rousey for the women’s bantamweight title. Both of these women suffered Rousey’s wrath, particularly McMann, who was demolished by Rousey in about a minute last year.

McMann is a pure wrestler with very little else to her repertoire, whereas Tate built on her established wrestling skills to become an effective striker. I think she will stuff McMann’s attempts to take this fight to the mat and use her vastly superior striking skills to keep McMann befuddled en route to a dominant victory.

Winner: Tate by unanimous decision

Jordan “Young Gun” Mein (29-9) vs. Thiago “Pitbull” Alves (25-9) (Welterweight – 170 lb.)

Alves has alternated wins and losses in his last six fights, while Mein rides a two-fight win streak. Alves is always dangerous with his Muay Thai and striking, while Mein landed a first-round TKO victory in his last fight. This should be an exciting stand-up battle with neither guy willing to give an inch. I think Alves is the more dangerous fighter here, and will land one good shot to knock Mein silly.

Winner: Alves by second round TKO

Thales Leites (24-4) vs. Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch (18-7) (Middleweight – 185 lb.)

Leites comes into this fight on a roll, having won his last seven fights, with the last two coming by way of TKO. Boetsch has alternated wins and losses in his last four fights, including a TKO victory in his last fight against Brad Tavares.

Boetsch is a slow, plodding bruiser best known for derailing the Hector Lombard hype train when he first made his UFC debut. Leites is a crafty, dangerous fighter who can finish you with his hands or by submission. I think Leites will avoid Boetsch’s power and wait for Boetsch to make a mistake, where Leits will capitalize.

Winner: Leites by third round submission

Joe Lauzon (24-10) vs. Al “Raging” Iaquinta (10-3-1) (Lightweight – 155 lb.)

You know what you’re getting with a Joe Lauzon fight. You’re going to see an exciting, action packed bout that will most likely end with him locking in a slick submission or, in the case of his fight against Jim Miller, suffering a gnarly cut that will guarantee a blood battle.

Iaquinta has been on a roll since his time on The Ultimate Fighter Live, having only lost once in his last six fights. A win against Lauzon would be a real feather in his cap and might propel him into title contendership discussion. But Lauzon is one of the best submission specialists in the UFC, and I think the crafty veteran has another submission up his sleeve.

Winner: Lauzon by second round submission

Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley (14-3) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (11-0) (Welterweight – 170 lb.)

As mentioned above, Gastelum weighed in 9 pounds over for this fight and will forfeit 30 percent of his purse directly to Woodley. It was reported that Gastelum spent time in the hospital leading up to this fight, which contributed to him coming in overweight.

Woodley will be angry in this fight, and rightly so. It’s not fair that his opponent will have a weight advantage due to his own failure to do what he was supposed to do. Give Woodley credit for wanting to keep fighting when it would have been perfectly understandable to postpone it.

Woodley will channel his rage into a blitzkrieg of offense at Gastelum, and the lethargic and probably still-injured Gastelum will have no response.

Winner: Woodley by second round TKO

Anderson "The Spider" Silva (33-6) vs. Nick Diaz (27-9-1) (Middleweight – 185 lb.)

This is one of the several main events that have fight fans buzzing in 2015. Many didn’t think Silva would ever walk again after his leg injury against Weidman, let alone come back to the UFC to fight. The matchup style of Diaz wanting to push the pace, get in his opponent’s face and sucker him into trading blows against Silva’s unrivaled elusiveness will be interesting to watch.

Diaz said he wouldn’t trash talk Silva during this fight out of respect. But if Silva keeps bobbing and weaving and dodging Diaz’s punches, we’ll see how long Diaz commits to that. I think we’ll see vintage Silva in this fight, making Diaz look silly in some spots while landing well-timed strikes that will confuse and frustrate Diaz, which will allow Silva to land even more.

Diaz is too tough to finish, but this fight will show that Silva still has it and is the vastly superior fighter.

Winner: Silva 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.

Xuño Branco xúntase a FNU combate Sports concerto esta noite!

Por: Ricos Bergeron

Noso invitado especial esta semana sobre o Combate FNU Sports Concerto é xuño Branco. É un timing perfecto desde Acaba de recibir esa mensaxe en Twitter o outro día:

“Está impedido de seguir e visualización 'S tweets.”

Xuño Branco (JuneWhiteMMA) ha xuntar-se Tom, Tony e rico en FNU Combate Sports Concerto TONIGHT to discuss her unauthorized biography on the UFC President known for his brash language and a ruthless approach to building and expanding the UFC brand. Her book is an unflattering, ollar honesto sobre a vida do ex instrutor boxercise que agora goberna o UFC con man de ferro e unha boca alta. Consulte esta dicindo YouTube Promo para "Dana White, King of MMA:"

"Psychic" Tom Padgett, "Ralé Rousin '" Rico Bergeron e Tony "The Tornado" Penecale tamén ten unha tonelada de combate eventos deportivos e noticias para discutir esta semana.

Prema aquí para escoitar a nosa transmisión en directo desde 8-10h EST esta noite. Use o mesmo enlace para acceder a gravación do concerto. A entrevista en xuño Branco comeza en 9:15 PM EST.

UFC Fight Night: The Swedish Are Coming!

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Crédito da foto: 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 Fight Night: 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 lb.)

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 lb.)

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 lb.)

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 lb.)

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 unión. 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.

Jon Jones multados por consumo de cocaína, Pero UFC Light Heavyweight Champ aínda semella recibir tratamento especial en cocaína Scandal

Actualizado 1/19/2015 con vídeo entrevista completa:

Por: Ricos Bergeron

Para Mixed Martial Arts fans fascinados pola controversia en torno Jon Jones ea proba accidental que lle roubo nun escándalo de cocaína, “A Entrevista” non é unha comedia estrelada por James Franco e Seth Rogen.

O clip anterior mostra só algúns fragmentos do total Fox Sports 1 sesión sit-down en torno aos resultados dun 04 de decembro “fóra da competición” proba que a maioría dos fans de MMA en todo o mundo están agora moi familiar con. Para quen está nun planeta distinto, que non escoitou a noticia, a proba revelou Jones tiña metabolitos de cocaína no seu sistema.

Esta noite, Jones está aparecendo nun moi agardado “vir a Xesús” momento en diante das cámaras, pero no canto de Barbara Walters facer as preguntas, é Charissa Thompson. The Jones Interview is slated for an 11PM EST time slot, moito despois de todas as pequenas nenos que miran para el ir para a cama. Para máis detalles sobre o que será cuberto, confía desta vista previa posto para fóra por Fox con antelación.

Non pasou moito tempo despois de que os informes da proba positivo á tona para as bromas Scarface , memes e parodias para comezar a circular. 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 xeso en todo o Twitterverse about Jones. Para empeorar as cousas son informa que o UFC Light Heavyweight Champion gastou só 24 horas en rehabilitación, pero a xente en Twitter, unha vez máis atopou algunhas formas de mofar de que o desenvolvemento ben:

A un desenvolvemento prometedor para saír de toda a situación é que o UFC finalmente intensificadas e cobra algunha castigo limitado sobre Jones. Aínda que parece un día de atraso e algúns miles de dólares curto, a promoción alcanzou o seu neno-propaganda cunha $25,000 fino e emitiu a seguinte declaración:

"Jones deu positivo para cocaína durante unha proba de drogas fóra da competición realizada pola Comisión Atlética de Nevada en decembro. 4, 2014. O $25,000 será doado a un programa de prevención de abuso de substancias.

O UFC chegou a esta decisión despois de analizar os feitos que rodean o tema, e despois de recibir a confirmación da Comisión Atlética de Nevada que Jones pasou todas as probas de drogas esixidos tras a súa loita no UFC 182 en Xan. 3."

Será que o UFC basta lembrar que eles teñen un código de conduta que eles esixen que os seus atletas contratados para seguir? É unha pregunta xusta, pero complicar a situación é o feito de que a Comisión Atlética de Nevada extrapolou seus límites tecnicamente polo mesmo suxeitando Jones a unha proba para algo que non é realmente prohibido nun fóra do ámbito de competencia. 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.

Un código de conduta violación parecía un caso aberto e pechado para a maioría dos expertos, pero facendo a pena demasiado caro probablemente daría Jones unha avenida para disputar a multa. Todo o que ten que facer é chamar a atención sobre a comisión atlética referíndose ao exame-se como un “supervisión administrativa.” Facer o ben en unha doazón parece ser unha boa forma de evitar calquera contestación xurídica por Jones.

Aínda, independentemente de que lado desta cuestión está en, todo o incidente cheira de favoritismo insalubre mostrado polo UFC cara Jones. É fácil imaxinar alguén que loita en tarxetas preliminares do UFC inmediatamente expulsado da organización se é pego na mesma situación. Aínda, Jones é un tapa no pulso cunha multa mínima e literalmente deu un gran eloxio para o enfrontamento do problema como o campión que é. He even gets to go on national television and explain why he “desarrumada.”

Aínda que a maioría dos casos inclúen loitadores do UFC que probaron positivo para pot nos últimos anos participa completamente diferentes escenarios sobre en probas de competencia, Dana White non saíu en ningún destes casos, falando sobre o que estes loitadores precisaba de axuda. Non aliñar todas as entrevistas de calquera destes loitadores cunha gran rede do UFC ten unha difusión acordo de varios millóns de dólares con.

Algúns fans Jones podería argumentar que a maioría das penas máis severas prometidos para os usuarios de marihuana foron casos de reincidentes. Concedido, este é un primeiro delito por Jones cando se trata de test de drogas. Aínda, nós tamén non podemos ignorar o feito de que implica o seu Bentley en torno a un poste de teléfono, gañando un dui, algúns miles de dólares en multas e penalidades (Incluíndo $7,000 para substituír o polo) e suspensión de licenza de condutor de seis meses para as súas accións na mañá de maio 19, 2012. Non houbo castigo oficial polo UFC para o accidente. Foi autorizado a defender o seu título en setembro do mesmo ano.

É difícil imaxinar mesmo os mellores atletas en calquera outro deporte recibindo o mesmo tratamento polos seus xefes. Considero o caso de Diego Maradona, arguably the best soccer player ever. Foi suspendido do deporte para 15 en meses 1991 despois de ter fallado unha proba de drogas debido á cocaína. Back in 2007, Martina Hingis deu positivo para as mesmas metabolitos atopados Jones, pero os seus niveis eran, en realidade, por baixo do nivel aceptable no protocolo de selección de medicamentos do militar dos Estados Unidos. A Federación Internacional de Tenis aínda suspendido ela por dous anos. Estes son dous deportes en que o obxectivo declarado non é para ferir o seu adversario para gañar. MMA é un animal diferente, e mesmo na formación de loitadores moitas veces pode machucar.

Malia “fóra da competición” non inclúe a loita oficial dun artista marcial mixto especial é de pago para competir en, é un período no que unha gran cantidade de disputa podería acontecer. Aínda que poucos dirían cocaína é unha droga para mellorar o rendemento, hai unha razón a frase “pulou enriba de cocaínais so common. Se Jon Jones estaba baixo a influencia de drogas durante as sesións de adestramento de sparring onde ocorreron, podería colocar a si mesmo e / ou o seu compañeiro de adestramento en grave perigo. Not to mention the damage a long-term cocaine habit can do to a person. Aínda que el insiste en que el non é un viciado, iso é un refrán común de persoas que teñen problemas con drogas graves.

Moitas veces, persoas en posicións como Jones simplemente non pode xestionar a fama e atención que vén co estrelato. Eles, entón, recorrer a substancias da variedade legal e ilegal mente entorpecimento. É doado entender por que Jones está a ter estes problemas, pero, á vez, é aínda máis necesario para rexeitar a darlle unha forma tan fácil para fóra.

Aínda máis que a media Joe, que acaba por probar drogas, alguén como Jones pode facilmente dar o luxo de ter un hábito moi malo, e el ten todos os motivos para esconde-lo do público en xeral. Isto significa que a marca do vicio–usando mentres só–Pode concebivelmente ser agochada por Jones durante un longo período de tempo.

Ofrecendo-se o castigo mínima, actuando como se non fose un problema serio, e permítelle ir no rexistro de negar oficialmente que ten algún problema coa cocaína pode ser moi prexudicial para a súa recuperación. Isto é especialmente certo se realmente ten un problema serio que está esforzarse para evitar admitir.

A peor parte de todo este escenario, aínda, é a mensaxe enviada polo revelación de que non hai ningunha regra dura prohibindo o uso de cocaína fóra de competición, polo menos no que se refire á Comisión Atlética de Nevada está en cuestión. Dubido que moitos artistas marciais mixtas ou boxers sabía que antes deste incidente fixo titular. Agora eles fan, e que podería crear un problema moi serio.

Fighters moitas veces veñen de fondos agresivos, e, en vez de perpetuar o comportamento que só leva á prisión, eles se volven para a loita para escapar de drogas e crime. Este incidente deixa claro para cada loitador que podería ter se rexeitado a involucrarse con cocaína no pasado que el ou ela pode agora se safar facendo iso por un capricho, unha vez ou dúas veces, ou sempre que eles non están loitando. Cantos deses loitadores van saltar de volta a ese estilo de vida de idade, xa que chegar ao bordo do precipicio?

Cantas vidas poderían ser destruídos, cantos modelos de papel serán expostos como fraude, e cantas carreiras serán permanentemente descarrilou porque os loitadores saben agora, sen dúbida, que poden facer drogas ilegais de todo tipo, dende que non é posible nese pequeno “en competencia” ventá? Nunca saberemos, porque, tal como está, non podemos saber. Non debemos saber. Desta forma, o flaxelo permanece para sempre oculto, que é onde o uso e abuso de drogas acumúlase e crece máis gritante e perigosa para o usuario e os arredor del ou dela.

Se Jones é un viciado ou non, non importa. O feito é, fixo unha selección malo que numerosos loitadores podería facer se poñer na mesma posición. Sometimes it just takes one poor decision to start a downward spiral that only ends in tragedy. Tratar este cara diferente só porque pode estar na gaiola e xogar para abaixo co mellor na súa división é unha receita para o desastre.

Aínda que sexa unha suspensión de seis meses a partir do deporte, algo máis que ser feito polo UFC para enviar unha mensaxe diferente e máis importante. O UFC ten os seus loitadores para saber que isto non é OK, non serán tolerados, e non debe ser repetida por calquera na súa lista. A empresa non precisa dos seus combatentes pensar que o maior nivel de fama e status que gañar no deporte significa que o comportamento máis preocupante que poden fuxir con.

Toda esa idea de que o estrelato ou proezas atléticas equivale a un tratamento especial é o que dá a NFL tantas dores de cabeza cada ano e pon tantas famosos no inicio de sepulturas. Fighters é suposta ser realizada para un estándar máis elevado, e a mellor mensaxe para enviar é aquel que mostra que é mellor evitar as bebidas alcohólicas e comportamento preocupante se quere ser exitoso nos deportes de combate. Os accidentes e erros acontecen co mellor de persoas que teñen o carácter máis forte, pero estes minúsculos molehills pode facer-se cadeas de montañas, cando non for controlada.

Eu realmente quere ver o UFC morder a burbulla e traer unha organización como a Axencia Mundial Anti-Doping para facer o tipo de probas aleatorios de drogas xa que prometeron que ían someter todos os loitadores na súa lista de. Ese exame incluirá tests aleatorios para drogas de rúa ilegais, ademais de peds. Se o bronce empresa realmente se preocupaba máis cos loitadores que as súas propias liñas de fondo financeiros, eles quere saber cantos dos seus empregados non teñen un problema e só precisa “socorro.”

Introduza o “Choirboy”

Crédito da foto: Keith Mills / Sherdog.com

Por Chris Huntemann, Cronista

MMA é unha cousa divertido. Algunhas persoas que compiten en que se pode facer estrelas instantánea despois dunha loita. Todo o que precisan é unha oportunidade de amosar o que poden facer. Para Maryland MMA loitador Ron “Choirboy” STALLINGS, esa oportunidade pode chegar o domingo á noite en Loita tarxeta da noite do UFC en Boston.

STALLINGS, que adestra co Team Lloyd Irvin en Camp Springs, Md., acordou entrar nunha semana de antelación para afrontar Uriah Hall na tarxeta de domingo á noite. Hall é un veterano da tempada 18 de “The Ultimate Fighter” e é coñecida por nocautes torno do destaque, particularmente este.

STALLINGS leva un rexistro de 12-6 na súa loita con Hall con ataques en varias organizacións rexionais e na serie Challenger do Strikeforce no seu currículo. El é, con todo, vindo dunha derrota por decisión unánime para a súa loita na noite do domingo. Pero, cando o UFC vén chamando a oportunidade, non importa se gañou ou perdeu a súa última loita. Aproveitar o máximo proveito dela.

Varios medios mencionados STALLINGS intervindo para afrontar Salón, Incluíndo MMA Combate e FOX Sports. Estendín a man para STALLINGS, persoalmente, para ver se podería aportar algunhas reflexións sobre a súa primeira aparición UFC. Se eu recibir unha resposta, Vou publicala conxuntamente a este blog.

ACTUALIZACIÓN: STALLINGS compartiu algúns pensamentos con me vía Twitter o venres á noite a través dun dos seus compañeiros de equipo, que está a xestionar as súas contas de comunicación social.

“A experiencia foi moi ben ata agora e UFC ten me tratado moi ben,” STALLINGS dixo. STALLINGS’ adestrador, Mestre Lloyd Irvin, Aprendín que adversario anterior de Hall desistiu e contactó Sucker Punch Lecer, que facilitou STALLINGS intervindo para afrontar Salón.

“Esa oportunidade é realmente un soño para min, meu equipo e miña familia. Realmente ansioso para loitar o domingo,” STALLINGS dixo.