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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">UFC Statement on Brock Lesnar<a href="https://t.co/ktKRgFpMCE">https://t.co/ktKRgFpMCE</a></p>&mdash; UFC News (@UFCNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/UFCNews/status/754083190608830465">July 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Did you expect any different, why do you think they waited until last minute?


It was set up

Mark Hunt has asked for either half of Brock's purse or a release from the UFC. Obviously, he will get neither.

And that's bullshit

oh, Dana. You always know how to provide entertainment. (this tweet was 5 days ago)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/PROstrength">@PROstrength</a> are u a moron?? Brock Lesnar was drug tested like crazy by USADA. He was clean.</p>&mdash; Dana White (@danawhite) <a href="https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/752217168180305921">July 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
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You know where I stand on dumbass dana

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If he is going to go for some kind of Chael Sonnen meets Forrest Griffin shtick, atleast be GOOD at it... he was stuttering and screwing up all over the place trying to make some kind of big hilarryous point

Mark mad, he didnt expect to get beat down like that... neither did I

LMAO I didnt expect it either but he did kind of get mauled.

And really no shock whatsoever about Brock testing positive.

Brock is going to lose an enormous amount of money if this test holds up. The UFC can fine him up to $500,000, and Nevada can take between 30%-70%.

Probably why he got so much... knew some would go away.

I somehow missed that news about Lesnar, but it figures, I've never seen him look so ripped

It was still an exciting fight, though

Hunt can complain with good reason about the test and other issues leading up to the fight, but he is presumably training for mma year round and had plenty of natural kryptonite for Lesnars biggest weakness... and couldnt make it work

But if he gets the extra money its justified, he is still a top 10 heavyweight

From what I read, he'll still keep his PPV points which who knows how much thats worth, but I imagine its a lot. So he may have gone into it knowing he wasn't going to keep much of the purse.

here's another awesome Sam Alvey interview

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Mark Hunt changed his mind. He now wants Brock's entire purse.

If you have fightpass, EBI7 is tonight at 9pm.

Or if you can't watch submission tournaments and can only watch MMA, then some small promotion in Nebraska is on at 8pm, I guess.

The Bellator card is on tape delay and will not be live, so **** that card.

edit: the only interesting fighter on that card was Matt Mitrione in his debut. He KO'd his opponent in the 2nd round, so there, now you don't have to watch.

2nd round of the EBI7 tourney starting now.

After the first round of EBI7 they brought out their first super fight to give their fighters a chance to rest up for the 2nd round, and the first "super fight" was kind of a cool concept.

They brought out 2 13-year old girls as possible future prospects for MMA, both training for a few years in BJJ. The match took the full 10 minutes of regulation followed by roughly 3 minutes of overtime. They were fighting under a more restrictive ruleset where some of the more dangerous submissions were forbidden, and it went into overtime before one of the girls finally got a submission. The crowd understood what was going on, applauded every escape, and cheered the victory.

EBI7 final starting now

edit: and its over! Eddie Cummings, the leglock specialist, wins again in EBI7 and takes home $20k

"Cyborg" fractured skull from a knee.

It's terrible but hilarious to see the pics. He has a perfect knee imprint in his forehead

I don't know how to embed this, but this is a cool rarely-seen video of a referee talking to a fighter backstage before the fight. Marc Goddard was talking to Mitrione, basically giving him the "if this happens, I'm going to say this, and I need to see you do this or I'll stop the fight" speech, and they quickly get on the same page, swapping stories, etc.

https://www.facebook.com/BellatorMMA...4775401269879/

The NSAC has officially suspended Jon Jones and his hearing will be in September or October.

He tested positive for 2 different estrogen blockers: clomiphene, and traces of letrozole.

ROFL, both accidents I'm sure

He was coming off a cycle. The sample date just came up a bit too soon.

Crazy. Hed never tested positive before. Wonder if it was just a one time thing he gambled on due to the huge layoff from the prior suspension, or if he had used before but timed it better.

I think this is way more damaging to him than it is for Lesnar. With Lesnar you assumed he was no stranger to this sort of thing, and MMA wasnt going to be his legacy anyway, he has other outlets to fall back on, hes a modern day strongman/entertainer who can dabble in MMA due to his size and strength, but Jones really has dug himself a hole. UFC 200 was his chance to climb out of the hole he previously dug for himself.

People will say oh hell be back on top, and he might, but windows of dominance always close unexpectedly.

According to his agent, Jon Jones missed out on a payday of over $15MM for just UFC 200 (I assume a lot of that would have been PPV points). Then if he beat Cormier as a lot of people expected, I assume he would have fought in New York, been one of the only superstars, and cashed checks for years.

He threw away an incredible amount of money. 2 years from now maybe he comes back, but he's just entering into the age that is the peak for most fighters.

Yeah..
He is a ****ing idiot.

The sports business daily journal reported more details on the sale of the UFC. Originally there were 5 bidders: aside from WME-IMG, there was also Fox, ESPN, Time Warner, and the Chinese companies (who later partnered up with WME-IMG)

Time Warner was planning to put the UFC on HBO and Turner Sports, but they dropped out early. ESPN dropped out without submitting a bid when they saw how much the UFC wanted. FOX bid $3.6MM and when their bid was beaten they dropped out.

The UFC currently gets $115MM/year from Fox on their TV deal. WME-IMG believes that when the contract is up after 2018 they'll be able to negotiate a 10 year deal for over $400MM/year. Some in the industry are skeptical but if they can get that much then it helps justify the price they paid.

It may escalate to over 400 per year but the first half of that ten year deal will likely be in the 250 range. Don't be surprised to see CBS as a player too. They could likely drive the price north of 200 just by bidding it up.

They may also parcel out content like the NFL. Maybe one big contract with most of the cards that a FOX or an ESPN may want to fill out their multiple channels, and a small special package of 4 or 5 cards a year where they put more priority on making good fights and guarantee ratings at or above X to attract a CBS or NBC that can't quite handle the enormous number of events they want to televise, but could be in for a few.

Either way I think it's going to be better for the fans. The kind of money they're talking about they won't be able to stash a lot of crappy cards on TV and put RDA v Alvarez on fightpass for much longer. Now they have to work on the fighter pay scale. Some of these guys are getting peanuts.

Brock Lesnar's team is blaming the failed test on an asthma inhaler and are saying he tested positive for a chemical found in the inhaler. WADA bans asthma inhalers unless the athlete has a medical need for it. Brock is prescribed by a doctor to use inhalers during the spring and summer months.

It is still his responsibility to apply for a TUE to be approved to use it, but if he popped for something that he could have gotten permission to use, then I guess its not a big deal. Should be easy for USADA to verify.

Brock Lesnar's in-competition sample from the night of the fight came back positive. I assume it'll be the same substance.

It is

Tren?

You would gas out in about 30 seconds if you were using Tren.

I used to get tren cough terribly when I used it; awful night sweats too.

I think that drug is pure evil

I thought they were going to have to bring me oxygen once I climbed to the top of the Oceans Of Fun rides. Tren and no carbs destroyed my endurance. Cough sucked to, had insomina a lot but no aweats.

Anyone else find this kind of funny, the message, the messenger, I dont know, it just made me laugh.

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All 16 fighters for TUF 24 will be flyweight champions for various promotions around the world. I assume the winner will eventually fight Mighty Mouse.

edit: lol, how good could the champion of Alaska FC possibly be?

An LA Times reporter is saying that Lesnar tested positive for an estrogen blocker, just like Jon Jones. So, I assume that is not in an inhaler and that story was bullshit?

"I'm just a jacked white boy, get over it!" :)

He left out, "with a awful tattoo".

It's a giant penis

Chad Mendes just got the maximum 1st-time 2 year suspension from USADA. He tested positive for a growth hormone.

He got caught red-handed with HGH. Will Bones and Brock get the same for estrogen blockers?

I think Nate Diaz was right. They are all on steroids.

The other day I thought I was watching a Clay Matthews interview on tv, turned out to be Holly Holm.

Depends on if they can prove tainted supplements.

If you are cynical, you can picture them sending a dump truck to every GNC in New Mexico, buying everything off the shelf, test everything, and if they find one with non-labelled estrogen blockers, claim they took that one.

It may be hard though, you'd think supplements are usually tainted with steroids. If they can't convince USADA that they didn't knowingly take something, then yes, they will get 2 years.

This made me LOL. Do she and Bones share pharmacists?

On another note, have you guys heard the story about Bones hiding under the cage at Jackson/Winklejohn's one day when USADA came calling?

confirmed, the winner of TUF 24 will get a title shot.

Jose Aldo had a spy in Frankie Edgar's training room for the entire week leading up to UFC 200. It probably wasn't anyone from Edgar's gym but they don't give each fighter their own training room, they usually divide everyone in 2 groups. When Aldo looked at the list in Edgar's group he saw either a fighter or a cornerman (he won't say who) in Edgar's group that he knew would let him know what Edgar was working on. Its not the first time, Aldo says he usually finds someone who will help spy for him at every fight.

Edgar was training hard for takedowns against legkicks. Aldo's spy warned him that Edgar was obviously going to sell out for a takedown if Aldo kicks, so thats why Aldo didn't throw hardly any kicks even though he's known for throwing them.

Just read this on twitter. Aldo is a creep. A talented creep but still a creep. Can't wait until he bails on his sixth UFC title fight.

Frankie Edgar's coach said he doesn't really care, there were 4 rounds after the first. They could see what Aldo was doing and he felt they should have been able to adjust to it better.

He can't beat conor

Several UFC vets in that crew. I'm pulling for Tim Elliot. He's a great guy and a decent fighter, but he can't beat MM

http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/7/21...change-in-10-8

The organization which controls the unified rules of MMA is going to vote on a significant change in scoring on August 1st. If passed (which is expected), it'll be effective 1/1/2017.

First, the rules will more clearly state that scoring should be based on striking and grappling. If and only if the 2 fighters are 100% equal in those two criteria, then you consider aggression and control, but you shouldn't consider them at all if one fighter is more effective at striking or grappling.

Second, judges are going to be strongly encouraged to give 10-8 scores more often. 3 new criteria are proposed for what score to give to the loser when judging a round: Damage, Dominance, and Duration. If the winning fighter has 2 of them, a 10-8 should be considered. If a fighter has all 3 of them, then a 10-8 is mandatory and a 10-7 should be considered.

Damage based on striking is obvious. Bruising, swelling, lacerations, etc. Damage from grappling should be assessed based on diminished energy and confidence.

Dominance based on striking is when one fighter is continually on offense and the other fighter is basically just defending without effectively countering. Grappling dominance is scored only if a fighter has a dominant position AND is constantly going for fight-ending finishes. If you just hold a dominant position and wrestle then you don't get dominance.

Duration is based on how much of the round one fighter is on offense relative to the other fighter. That may sound similar to dominance, but if its equal for 3 minutes then one fighter gets tagged and swarmed for the last two, that might be dominance but it would probably not be duration.

Chael Sonnen was recently tested twice by USADA. His 2-year ban was up about a month ago, so he could be getting ready to fight again.

He's past it. I can't see him being a relevant match up for any organization. He'll probably sign with Belator

There is no reason for him to submit to a test if he's done with the UFC. He supposedly retired when he popped two years ago. Getting tested twice by USADA recently seems to indicate that the UFC may have quietly approached him with a money fight that he couldn't say no to.

Looks like bones' brother Arthur got popped for peds too. 4 game suspension

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Weekend schedule for those with fightpass:

Glory tonight. Kickboxing is cool. Have nothing better to do? Check it out.

UFC on Fox tomorrow. I'd say its about average compared to a FS1 card, maybe slightly below average compared to a typical FOX card.

If for some reason you can't sleep on Saturday into the early hours of Sunday morning, then Pancrase comes on at 1am

Pretty good fight in the early prelims going on right now

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Fantastic fight. Knight looks pretty good for being 24.

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Wow didn't expect a split decision.

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lol, that Russian got wrecked.

This Elkins fight has been non-stop action, very entertaining

I love how Herb handled that illegal knee. Sent both fighters to neutral corners, then looked up at the replay showing on the arena jumbotrons. Once he saw both angles, then he decided it was flagrant enough to take a point without a warning.

Another fun fight, Wineland finished it nicely

Melendez looks an awful lot like Machida with his stance and movement, great fight here

Barbozas kicks are taking their toll, but both guys are more than game so far

A fight between two counter-strikers.

huh.... hopefully won't be as slow as that sounds.

If Shevchenko doesn't start taking some chances, then Holm is just gonna use her reach to out-point her.

29-28 Shevchenko, but 2nd round was close

I guess Shevchenko won that round? Whatever, its close enough that they both need to let their hands go. Shevchenko needs to win round 5, and Holm needs to go for a finish.

Holm needs to do some damage in the 5th to have a shot

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yeah, Holly lost that fight. She's gonna be out of the title picture now.

The downside of overloading UFC 200 is we get a bad FOX card a couple weeks after. That should have been a random FS1 card. Anyway, next weekend will be entertaining.

I'm gonna stay up late tonight and watch Pancrase. The silly pageantry that the Japanese put behind their promotion is amusing and the fights usually result in KO's because they recklessly run and flail at each other until someone lands a punch on the chin, and they stand up quickly when it goes to the ground.

lol, Nate Diaz is going to be on Conan on Tuesday

Chael Sonnen just had a hilarious interview on Ariel Helwani's show. He said he's "basically clean", whatever that means. Also said he's waiting to see if he passes the USADA test, and if he does then he'll think about fighting.

This is adorable

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Seems like UFC women&#39;s BW champ Amanda Nunes made a classic and yet somehow adorable relationship blunder here. <a href="https://t.co/SSmJPSMAIk">pic.twitter.com/SSmJPSMAIk</a></p>&mdash; Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/benfowlkesMMA/status/757958705392386048">July 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Joe Rogan signed for another year. Only PPV, no international travel.

Dana White's contract under the new owners will run through 2020, so at least 4.5 more years.