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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, in 14 seconds. 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, ka fiican.

Dabcan, 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. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, 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? In my opinion, 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 iyo Hector Lombard failing tests for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDS), halka Jon Jones iyo Nick Diaz failed tests for cocaine and marijuana, siday u kala horreeyaan.

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. More, it remains to be seen how much of this will actually stick once July 1 rolls around. UFC previously considered expanding its drug-testing efforts before but pulled back, citing cost and a previously botched attempt at doing so.

Si kastaba ha ahaatee, 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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Saturday, Feb. 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. Haddii ay dhacdo in co-weyn, 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 iyo 2014, siday u kala horreeyaan.

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, Mass., in January, 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 caawa, 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. Haddii ay dhacdo in co-weyn, 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.

Dabcan, 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.

Sidaas, 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 "The 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.

June White ku biiraa Sports dagaalanka FNU ka Show caawa!

By: Rich Bergeron

Our martida gaar ah isbuucaan on dagaalanka FNU ku Sports Show waa June White. Waa waqtiga kaamil ah tan iyo markii aan kaliya ka heshay fariin this on Twitter maalinta kale:

“Waxaad ayaa xiran ka socda iyo daawashada 'S Tweets.”

June White (JuneWhiteMMA) biiri doona Tom, Tony iyo Rich ku FNU Sports dagaalanka 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 buugga waa dhiciyo ah, fiirin daacad ah nolosha ee uu tababaruhu hore boxercise oo hadda xukunta UFC la Feedhay bir ah oo afka weyn. Fiiri taas u sheegaysa YouTube Somali song for "Dana White, King of MMA:"

"Derjada" Tom Padgett, Rich Bergeron iyo Tony "Tornado The" Penecale sidoo kale waxay leeyihiin "bayna Rousin '" tan ah dhacdooyinka ciyaaraha dagaal iyo wararka si ay ugala hadlaan Isbuucaan.

Riix Halkan in Dhegayso noo warbaahinta Live ka 8-10PM EST Caawa. Isticmaal link la mid ah si ay u helaan duubo ee show ah. Waraysiga June White ka bilaabmo 9:15 PM EST.

Habeenka Fight UFC: The Swedish Are Coming!

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Credit Photo: 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, Habeenka Fight UFC: Sweden, 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 kala gurteen. 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 ganaaxay Cocaine Isticmaal, Laakiin UFC Light culus champ Weli u muuqataa in ay Helista Daawayn Gaarka ah ee cusub ee Cocaine

UPDATED 1/19/2015 la full video waraysi:

By: Rich Bergeron

Wixii Martial Arts Mixed taageerayaasha qoraagu ku dambayn doonto muran ku xeeran Jon Jones iyo imtixaanka shilka ah isaga Celebrities oo fadeexad cocaine ah, “Waraysiga” ma aha majaajilo ah oo uu kasoo muuqday James Franco iyo Seth Rogen.

Clip waxa ka muuqda oo kaliya dhowr macloomaadkii of buuxda Fox Sports 1 fadhiga fadhiisan-hoos ku xeeran natiijooyinka 4-tii December a “out of tartanka” imtixaanka in taageerayaasha MMA ugu adduunka oo hadda jira oo dhan u garanaya. Waayo, kuwa oo caalamka ku kala duwan kuwaas oo aan u maqasho warka, imtixaanka shaaca ka qaaday Jones lahaa metabolites cocaine in uu nidaamka.

Caawa, Jones ayaa la soo muuqanaya in muddo dheer la sugayay “yimaadeen Ciise” xilligan hore ee kaamarooyinka, laakiin halkii ay ka Barbara Walters waydiinaya su'aalaha ku, waa Charissa Thompson. The Jones Interview is slated for an 11PM EST time slot, dheer ka dib oo dhan yar kids kuwaas oo kor eega u tago sariirta. Wixii faahfaahin dheeraad ah oo ku saabsan waxa looga hadli doono, baadhid Falanqeynta tan dibadda u saaray by Fox ka hor.

Waa kuma qaadan aad u dheer ka dib warar sheegaya imtixaanka wanaagsan shaac baxay ee kaftanka scarface ah , memes iyo parodies inuu ku soo bilowdo wareegaya. 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 malaasay dhan ku baahsan Twitterverse ah about Jones. Isagoo xaaladda kusii xumeeyay yihiin ayaa sheegay in feerka UFC Light ee Champion kaliya ku qaatay 24 saacadood ee soo kabid, laakiin dadka waawayn on Twitter mar kale helay siyaabo dhawr ah in uu ku duro ee horumarinta in sidoo:

Mid ayaa ballan-qaaday horumarinta inay ka soo baxaan xaaladda oo dhan waa in UFC ugu danbeyn ayaa sare u qaaday oo qaadi jireen qaar ka mid ah Cadaab xadidan on Jones. Inkasta oo ay u muuqato maalin daahay oo dhowr kun oo doolar gaaban, horumarinta ku dhufatey wiilka la a $25,000 aad u wanaagsan oo soo saartay warbixin ay soo socda:

"Jones laga helay cocaine inta imtixaanka lagu out-of-tartanka daroogada ee ay qabatay Nevada Athletic Guddiga on Dec. 4, 2014. The $25,000 loogu deeqi doonaa barnaamijka ka hortagga balwadda ah.

UFC ayaa u yimid inuu go'aankan kadib markii dib u xaqiiqooyinka ku xeeran arrinta, iyo ka dib xaqiijin laga Nevada Guddiga Athletic qaata in Jones maray oo dhan, baaritaan daroogada loo baahan yahay ka dib markii uu xumad ka UFC 182 on Jan. 3."

Ma UFC ah kaliya xasuuso ay leeyihiin xeerka anshaxa ay u baahan yihiin dhammaan ciyaartoyda ay qandaraas ku raacaan? Waa su'aal cadaalad ah, laakiin dhibka arrimaha waa xaqiiqda ah in Nevada Guddiga Athletic farsamo ahaan kor tallaabsaday gudbee iyagoo xitaa hoosaysiiyo Jones si baaritaan loogu talagalay in wax run ahaantii ma mamnuucay ka baxsan deegaanka tartanka. 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.

Code A xadgudub dhaqanka u muuqatay sida kiis furan oo laga xiro si khubarada badankooda, laakiin samaynta rigoore aad qaali u badan tahay Jones siin lahaa waddo ay ku murmi ganaaxa. All inuu heli doono la sameeyo waa in guddigu uu ciyaaraha fudud lagu tilmaamayo imtixaan laftiisa sida an wac dareenka “kormeerka maamulka.” Samaynta ganaaxa galay deeq u muuqataa sida hab fiican si looga hortago in tartan kasta oo sharci ah oo ay Jones.

Sidaas oo ay tahayna, iyadoo aan loo eegin taas dhinac oo arrintan aad ku yihiin, Dhacdadan oo dhan u dhugan of eex caafimaad qabin muujiyay UFC xagga Jones. Way fududahay in la qiyaaso qof ku dagaalama ku UFC ee kaararka hordhac is isla markiiba ka soo tuuray ururka haddii ay jirto xaalad la mid ah lagu qabtay. Weli, Jones ayaa la dharbaaxay on gacanta ganaax yar oo macno ahaan ammaaneen sare u waajahayo arrinta sida horyaalka uu yahay. He even gets to go on national television and explain why he “waayey ilaa.”

Inkasta oo xaaladaha ugu lug leh Xarakada UFC oo laga helay dheri sanadihii la soo dhaafay ku lug xaaladood oo gebi ahaanba kala duwan oo ku saabsan in imtixaanka tartanka, Dana White yimaado kama soo baxay in mid ka mid ah dhacdooyin kuwa hadalka ku saabsan caawimo intee in le'eg Xarakada kuwa loo baahan yahay. Ma uusan line up wax wareysi ah wax ka mid ah dagaalyahanada kuwa la network weyn UFC uu leeyahay multi-milyan oo dollar warbaahinta la heshiis.

Qaar ka mid ah taageerayaasha Jones oo laga yaabo doodaya in badan oo ka mid rigoore xumaadey nasiyay isticmaalayaasha marijuana ayaa xaaladood oo ku celiyaan. Siiyey, tani tahay dambiga hore ee Jones marka ay timaaddo baarista mukhaadaraadka. Weli, waxaan sidoo kale is illowsiin kartaa xaqiiqda ah kii duudduubay uu Bentley agagaarka cirif telefoonka ah, shaqeystaan ​​DUI ah, dhowr kun oo dollar oo ganaax iyo ganaaxyada (lugu daro $7,000 si uu u bedelo baallaha) iyo darawalka lix bilood ayaa ah Laalista ruqsada falka uu ku subaxdii of May 19, 2012. Ma jirin ciqaab rasmi ah by UFC ee shilka. Waxa uu ogol yahay in uu iska difaaco horyaalka bishii September ee isla sanadkaas.

Way adag tahay in la qiyaaso xataa ciyaartoyda ugu fiican ciyaaraha kasta oo kale oo u baahan dawayn isla by madaxda ay. Tixgeli ay dhacdo Diego Maradona, arguably the best soccer player ever. Waxa uu ganaax ku maqan ka isboortiga ee 15 bilood ee 1991 ka dib markii uu isticmaalay Daroogo sabab u cocaine. Back ee 2007, Martina Hingis baaro fiican ka metabolites isla helay Jones, laakiin heerarka iyada dhab ahaayeen kuwo ka hooseeya heerka la aqbali karo hab maamuuska military United States ee baaritaanka daroogada. Tennis Federation International ayaa weli ganaax ku maqan iyada muddo labo sano ah. Kuwani waa laba isboortiga halkaas oo ujeedada lagu sheegay ma aha inaad wax u dhinto qofka kaa soo horjeeda si ay u badiso. MMA waa xayawaan kala duwan, iyo xitaa in lagu tababaro dagaalyahanada inta badan waxyeelo karaan.

Inkasta “out of tartanka” ma waxaa ka mid ah dagaalka ka rasmiga ah artist gaar ah isku qasan martial waxaa la siiyaa tartamaan, waa muddo markii fara badan sparring dhici karto. In kasta oo dhawr doodi lahaa cocaine waa kordhiya daroogada ah, waxaa jira sabab weedha “hopped ilaa on cocaineis so common. Haddii Jon Jones ahaa sarkhaansan oo daroogada ah inta lagu jiro kalfadhiyada tababarka halkaas oo sparring ka dhacay, inuu isaga iyo / ama lammaanahaaga sparring gelin kara in khatar xoog leh. Not to mention the damage a long-term cocaine habit can do to a person. In kastoo uu shaaca ka qaaday inuu ahan addict ah, in ay joojiyaan oo caadi ah dadka oo dhibaatooyin daran daroogada leeyihiin.

Marar badan, dadka ee boosaska sida Jones oo kaliya ma xamili karaan warkii iyo dareenka in la iman caan ah. Ka dibna waxay u leexdo xagga maanka kabuubiso ah walxaha kala duwan ee sharci-darrada ah iyo. Way fududahay in la fahmo sababta Jones ayaa loo qabo arrimahan, laakiin waqti isku mid ah ay tahay oo dhan in ka badan lagama maarmaan ah inuu diido inuu isaga siiyo hab baxay fudud sida.

Xitaa si sidii hore ka celceliska Joe kuwaas oo ku danbeeya tijaabinayaan daroogada, qof sida Jones si fudud u awoodi karaan in ay caado aad u xun, oo uu leeyahay sabab kasta inuu ka qariyo guud ahaan dadweynaha. Taas macnaheedu waa astaanta mukhadaradka–isticmaalaya halka keligaa–lamalaysan karo karna yaabaa by Jones muddo dheer.

Qurbaankii Cadaab yar, Ku-simaha sida ma ahan dhibaato khatar ah, iyo jidaynayey u tago diiwaanka si rasmi ah u diidi uu leeyahay dhibaato kasta oo la cocaine noqon karaa mid aad u dhaawici uu dib u soo kabashada. Tani waa run gaar ahaan haddii uu dhab ahaantii ma qabto cudur khatar ah in uu si adag uu isku dayayo in uu qirtay.

Waxaa ugu daran ee xaaladdaasi oo dhan, inkasta oo, waa fariin u diray Dejiyey by in uu jiro xeer no adag oo ay ku mamnuuceen isticmaalka cocaine ka baxay tartanka, ugu yaraan sidii ay uga bixi Nevada Guddiga Athletic ayaa ka walwalsan. Waxaan shaki fanaaniin badan oo isku dhafan legdinta ama diinta ogaa in dhacdadani sameeyey jirtey wararka ka hor. Hadda waxay sameyn, iyo in la abuuro kartaa dhib aad u daran.

Fighters inta badan ka soo jeeda adag yimaado, oo meeshii geysanaya fal-dhaqanka ah in kaliya ay keenaysaa in xabsi, inay noqdaan dagaallada ay ku baxsadaan ka daroogada iyo dambiyada. Dhacdadan ayaa ka dhigaysa cadeeyay in dagaalka kasta oo u diiday laga yaabaa inay ka qayb qaataan la cocaine ee la soo dhaafay in uu isagu ama iyadu haatan la sameynayo on jajuubi ka heli kartaa, mar ama laba jeer, ama markasta oo ay Uma dagaalamayno. Sidee badan oo dagaal, kuwaas oo boodi doonaa daafaca midig qaab nololeed in jir marka ay hesho cidhifka gabiga?

Sidee badan oo nolosha laga yaabaa laga yaabo in la tirtiraa, sida badan kaalin lagu daydo loo soo bandhigi doono sida ay kagaartay, iyo sida badan oo mustaqbalkooda si joogto ah la marin habaabiyay doonaa sababtoo ah dagaal hadda ogahay shaki la'aan ah in ay qaban karaan daawooyinka sharci-darrada ah ee nooc kasta iyo inta uu kuma ogaan karo in yar in “in tartanka” furmo suuqa? Waxaan marnaba ogaan doonaan, sababtoo ah sida ay u taagan waxaan uma ogaan kartid. Waxaan aanay ahayn in la ogaado. Sidaas karbaash u xortahay weligiis ku qarsoonaa, taas oo ah meesha isticmaalka mukhaadaraadka iyo maandooriyaha festers korayo dheeraad ah oo ku baahsan oo halis u yahay inay ku user iyo kuwa isaga ama iyada ku wareegsan.

Haddii Jones waa addict ah ama aan macno ah ma. Xaqiiqdu waxay tahay, wuxuu ka dhigay xun doorashada in dagaalyahano tiro lahayn ayaa laga yaabaa haddii la geliyaa meel isku mid ah. Sometimes it just takes one poor decision to start a downward spiral that only ends in tragedy. Daweynta nin ka duwan oo kaliya sababtoo ah wax uu heli karo oo shebeg iyo dumisaa leh ugu fiican oo isaga kooxdiisana waa wadadii musiibada.

Xitaa haddii ay ganaax lix bilood oo ciyaaraha ka, wax dheeraad ah waa in la sameeyaa by UFC ah u diray fariin ah oo kala duwan oo dheeraad ah oo muhiim ah. UFC wuxuu u baahan yahay dagaal si ay u ogaadaan tani ma aha OK, aan loo dulqaadan doonin, waana in aan lagu celceliyay qof ay yiriin. Shirkadda uma baahna dagaal ay u malayso in heerka sare oo magac iyo xaaladda ay ka qaadanayaan in Isboortiga ka dhigan tahay dhaqanka ka sii dhibaan, way ka heli karaan.

Fikrad Tani dhan in xidig caan ah ama awoodiisa ciyaaraha fudud u dhiganta daaweyn gaar ah waa dhab ahaan waxa sannad kasta siinayaa NFL ka madax xanuun aad u badan oo ay caanka aad u badan waxa Qubuuraha hore. Fighters waa in laga qabtaa si heer sare, iyo fariinta ugu wanaagsan ee lagu soo diro waa mid ka mid ah oo muujinaysa waxaa ka fiican in la iska ilaaliyo dhamaan Khamrada iyo dhaqanka dhibaan haddii aad rabto in aad ku guulaystaan ​​ciyaaraha dagaal. Shilalka iyo khaladaad dhacaan sida ugu wanaagsan ee dadka qaba dabeecadda Adag, Laakiinse kuwanu waxay molehills yar yar waxa ay noqon karaan safafka buurta markii Emaaraadka.

Run ahaantii waxaan jeclaan lahaa inaan arko UFC Qaniini rasaas iyo soo urur sida la dagaalanka daroogada Adduunka Agency in la sameeyo nooc ka mid ah imtixaanka daroogada random ay mar yaboohay ay hoos gelin lahaa Xarakada dhan ay ku noqon doona liis si. Imtixaanka, taasina waa inay ku jiraan baaritaan-nasiib ah daroogada suuqa sharci darada ah ee intaa dheer in PEDs. Haddii naxaas shirkadda run ahaantii ka badan la daryeelo oo ku saabsan dagaal u badan gaar xariijimo hoose dhaqaale, ay doonayaan in ay ogaadaan sida badan oo ka mid ah shaqaalahooda ma qabto dhibaato oo kaliya u baahan tahay “caawiyo.”

Eegala “Choirboy”

Credit Photo: Keith Mills / Sherdog.com

By Chris Huntemann, Columnist

Isku fanka legdinta waa arrin qosol badan. Dadka qaarkood oo la tartami waxa ku jira waxay noqon karaan xiddigaha dagdag ah ka dib markii mid ka mid dagaalka. Dhammaan waxay u baahan yihiin waa mid ka mid fursad si ay u muujiyaan waxa ay sameyn karaan. Wixii Maryland MMA dagaalka Ron “Choirboy” Stallings, fursad in laga yaabo in habeenka axada ku timaado kaarka UFC ee Night dagaalama Boston.

Stallings, kuwaas oo tababar la Team Lloyd Irvin ee Camp Springs, Md., heshiinney in aan xoojinno ee ku ogeysiis ah hal todobaad ee caawa wajaheysa Uuriyaah Hall on kaarka habeenka axada. Hall waa rug cadaa ah oo ka mid ah xilli ciyaareedkan 18 of “Fighter Ultimate The” oo lagu yaqaan group ambadeen highlight, gaar ahaan mid this.

Stallings xanbaarsan yahay diiwaanka 12-6 oo uu dagaal kula Hall la roonaadaan in hay'adaha kala duwan ee gobolka iyo weeraryahanooda ee tartame taxane cyaari. Waxa uu yahay, Si kastaba ha ahaatee, ka soo kacay khasaare raacsanaa go'aanka uu dagaal habeenkii Axada. Laakiin, marka UFC ku yimaadda wacaya fursad, waxba ma ahan hadii aad badisay ama uu kaa lumay dagaalka ee la soo dhaafay. Waxaad si weyn uga faaiidaysato waxaa ka mid ah.

Warbaahinta Multiple ku xusan Stallings in la labanlaabo in uu wajaho Hall, lugu daro MMA Dagaal iyo FOX Sports. Waxaan u soo gaadhay baxay si Stallings shakhsi ahaan si ay u arkaan haddii uu ka geysan karaan fikrado dhowr ah oo uu kulankiisii ​​ugu horeeyay UFC. Haddii aan helin jawaab ah, Oo waxaan iyaga u boostada doonaa in blog this.

UPDATE: Stallings wadaago afkaar qaar ila via Twitter habeenkii Jimcaha iyada oo mid ka mid ah asxaabtiisa, oo la taabato uu xisaabaadka warbaahinta bulshada.

“Waayo-aragnimo waxa uu ahaa mid weyn ilaa iyo haatan iyo UFC ayaa ii aad u wanaagsan loola dhaqmo,” Stallings yiri. Stallings’ Tababaraha, Master Lloyd Irvin, bartay in horjeeda hore Hall ee ka baxday iyo xiriiray Sucker Punch Entertainment, oo fududeeyay Stallings in la labanlaabo in uu wajaho Hall.

“Fursad tani waa mid xaqiiqdii riyo run ii noqotay, kooxdeyda iyo qoyskeyga. Xaqiiqdii waan ku hanweynahay inaan la dagaalanka on Sunday,” Stallings yiri.