All Purpose UFC/MMA/That Kind Of Thing Thread

Idaho · Mar 23, 2007

If you run 70 inches of UFC/MMA stuff, do you skip the Elite 8, NBA, NHL and MLB?

Inky_Wretch · Mar 23, 2007

Well, yeah, there's that too. I'm considering chainsawing the mainbar down to 20-25 inches and running it Sunday.

Idaho · Mar 23, 2007

That really wouldn't be a bad thing. 70 inches on ANYTHING is too much.

Mr7134 · Mar 24, 2007

From Dave Meltzer's update on Thursday...

--Nobuyuki Sakakibara yesterday told several members of the U.S. Pride staff that the company is in the proces of being sold to Lorenzo & Frank Fertitta. He said the agreement in principal is done but there are still some minor points to be worked out and the contract is not signed. Sakakibara said he would be leaving the company but that everyone would be keeping their jobs. The company would be operated separately from UFC, but obviously UFC could use any Pride fighter for a big match that it needed.
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GimpyScribe · Mar 27, 2007

UFC owners Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta have purchased Pride FC (now Pride World Wide), the top rival to their organization.
This is absolutely huge news in the world of mixed martial arts. Also, the Associated Press has an article on the sale and ESPN.com is linking to the article under their ''top stories'' section. One of the things other journalists have said MMA needs to break through to earn mainstream coverage is have AP start covering their news and have unified rules for the top organizations. Both seem to be happening, now.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/news/story?id=2814235

Inky_Wretch · Mar 27, 2007

Lorenzo's quote in the story about making MMA as "big around the world as soccer" made me laugh and laugh.

Mr7134 · Apr 6, 2007

Dana White on ESPN Hot List.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1meyh_danawhite1hotlist

Mr7134 · Apr 10, 2007

I saw the fight. It was an upset. Nick Diaz won though. I mean he really won.

It doesn't matter though.

Takanori Gomi lost. He wasn't supposed to. He was the favourite. He lost though. Diaz won. If you watched the fight Diaz really won.

However Diaz had smoked weed. Therefore, I guess, it doesn't count. The fight is now officially a no-contest. It was a Pride show promoted in Vegas and, thus, the Nevada State Athletic Commission rule the roost.

It's not the suspension that I object to. I mean, Diaz was already on six month medical suspension because Gomi broke his orbital bone. It's the changing of the bout result. Diaz won, and I doubt he was smoking weed as a performance enhancing drug.

Delta-9-THC is an active ingredient in marijuana.

Fighter Nick Diaz, following his defeat of Takanori Gomi on the February 24, 2007 Pride event in Las Vegas, Nevada, also tested positive for Delta-9-THC. The commission suspended Diaz for 6 months from the date of his fight, which would be August 24, 2007 and fined him $3,000, which was 20 percent of his reported $15,000 purse. In addition to the suspension and fine, the NSAC also ruled that the result of the Diaz vs. Gomi contest be changed from a victory for Diaz to a result of no contest.

Apparently, the commission felt that the level for which Diaz tested at, 175, was a considering factor in his performance during the fight. Dr. Tony Alamo, the Commission's Chair, said that a result of 15 is considered positive, but that the NSAC has a threshold of 50 to test positive for THC and that they "feel very comfortable that everyone that tests positive [in Nevada]is truly positive."

Alamo went on to say, "Mr. Diaz was 175. This creates a unique situation. I was there at this fight and believe that you were intoxicated and... that it made you numb to the pain. Did it help you win? I think it did."

In his statements to the commission, Diaz said, "I wasn't under the influence when I was fighting. I don't abuse drugs normally; it was a one-time thing. It was very embarrassing for me to test positive."

He also pleaded for leniency from the Commission as he indicated that he is the primary provider for his household.

All the suspended fighters will have to provide a negative drug test to the NSAC before they will be allowed to fight again in the state of Nevada.
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In fact, here is the fight with English commentary...

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/diaz%2Bgomi/video/x1at8d_pride-33-diaz-vs-takanori-gomi

RokSki · Apr 11, 2007

I still can't believe GSP lost. What was that?

SportsDude · Apr 11, 2007

RokSki said:

I still can't believe GSP lost. What was that?
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I was surprised by that, too. Especially since he looked so awesome against Hughes.

Bruce_Shoebottom · Apr 11, 2007

Ultimate Fighter 4 is now officially a fiasco. Lutter couldn't even make weight for his middleweight title shot and now the Hughes-GSP big money rematch is out the window because GSP lost to a middling fighter.

hachat11 · Apr 11, 2007

Actually, I think the season is now validated. Serra likely gets Hughes and winner of that match should get GSP, provided he wins his next match.
If it's Serra or Hughes, it creates a big rematch and likely in Canada at that. Plus Serra and Hughes hate each other, so there's some good drama there. I think GSP comes back from this even better than he was - maybe he'll have a mean streak in him now.

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