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Ronda Rousey- The Cleaner

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Photo Kreditu: Esther Lin/MMA Fighting

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, fil 14 sekondi. 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.

Of course, 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. Madankollu, 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? Fl-opinjoni tiegħi, 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.

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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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Dana White and the Women

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Photo Kreditu: Esther Lin/MMA Fighting

IS-SIBT, Frar. 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. Fil-każ ta 'ko-prinċipali, 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 u 2014, rispettivament.

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.

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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, Massa., f'Jannar, 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 tonight, 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. Fil-każ ta 'ko-prinċipali, 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.

Of course, 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.

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

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

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 lbs.)

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 lbs.)

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 lbs.)

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 lbs.)

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 "Il-Spider" Silva (33-6) vs. Nick Diaz (27-9-1) (Middleweight – 185 lbs.)

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.

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Ġunju White Jingħaqad l Sports Miġġielda Show FNU tonight!

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Billi: Rich Bergeron

Mistieden speċjali tagħna din il-ġimgħa fuq il-Ġlieda kontra FNU Sports Show huwa Ġunju White. Huwa timing perfett peress I biss rċeviet dan il-messaġġ fuq Twitter l-oħra jum:

“You huma imblokkati minn dawn li ġejjin u viewing 'S Tweets.”

Ġunju White (@JuneWhiteMMA) se jingħaqdu Tom, Tony u Rich fuq il- FNU Sports Ġlieda kontra Show 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, ħarsa onest fil-ħajja tal-instructor boxercise qabel li issa r-regoli fuq il-UFC ma 'fist ħadid u ħalq loud. Iċċekkja dan javżak YouTube Promo għal "Dana White, Re tal MMA:"

"Psikika" Tom Padgett, "Rabble Rousin" "Rich Bergeron u Tony" Il-Tornado "Penecale jkollu wkoll ton ta 'avvenimenti sportivi miġġielda u aħbarijiet biex jiddiskutu din il-ġimgħa.

Ikklikkja Hawnhekk biex Isma xandira tagħna Live minn 8-10PM EST Tonight. Uża l-istess link biex jaċċessaw il-irrekordjar tal-ispettaklu. L-intervista Ġunju White jibda fi 9:15 PM EST.

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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.”

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Imħallat arti marzjal hija ħaġa umoristiċi. Xi nies li jikkompetu dan jista 'jsir stilla instant wara ġlieda wieħed. Kull ma jridu huwa wieħed opportunità biex juru dak li jistgħu jagħmlu. Għal Maryland MMA ġellied Ron “Choirboy” Stallings, dik l-opportunità jistgħu jiġu lejl il-Ħadd fil-Ġlieda biljett Night UFC fil Boston.

Stallings, li ferroviji bl Team Lloyd Irvin fl Camp Molol, Md., qablu li pass fuq avviż ta 'ġimgħa biex jiffaċċjaw Uriah Hall fuq il-karta bil-lejl il-Ħadd. Hall huwa veteran ta staġun 18 ta “Il Fighter Ultimate” u hija magħrufa għall knockouts rukkell jenfasizzaw, partikolarment dan wieħed.

Stallings iġorr rekord ta ' 12-6 fis ġlieda tiegħu mal Hall ma bouts f'organizzazzjonijiet reġjonali multipli u fuq serje Challenger Strikeforce taħt ċinturin tiegħu. Huwa, madankollu, ġejjin off telf deċiżjoni unanima għall-ġlieda tiegħu fuq lejl il-Ħadd. Iżda, meta l-UFC taqa ssejjaħ l-opportunità, ma jimpurtax jekk inti ħadthom rebaħ jew mitlufa ġlieda aħħar tiegħek. Għandek tieħu vantaġġ sħiħ minnu.

Multiple iżbokki tal-midja msemmija Stallings titjib fl biex jiffaċċjaw Hall, Inklużi Il-ġlieda kontra MMA u FOX Sports. I laħqu l Stallings personalment biex tara jekk ikun jista 'jikkontribwixxi ftit ħsibijiet fuq l-ewwel dehra UFC tiegħu. Jekk niġi rispons, I ser post minnhom għal dan il-blog.

AĠĠORNAMENT: Stallings maqsuma xi ħsibijiet miegħi permezz Twitter Ġimgħa bil-lejl permezz ta 'waħda mill teammates tiegħu, li huwa immaniġġjar kontijiet soċjali media tieghu.

“L-esperjenza kien kbir s'issa u l-UFC tkun trattata lili tajjeb ħafna,” Stallings qal. Stallings’ coach, Master Lloyd Irvin, Tgħallimt li l-avversarju preċedenti Hall waqgħu barra u kkuntattjati Sucker Punch Entertainment, li ffaċilitaw Stallings titjib fl biex jiffaċċjaw Hall.

“Din l-opportunità hija verament ħolma realtà għalija, tim tiegħi u l-familja tiegħi. I really bil-ħerqa għall-ġlieda kontra l-Ħadd,” Stallings qal.