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Jester* said:
Some good fights and the 2 main fights over so quickly. Cormier making a statement.

I enjoyed the Maia/MacDonald fight. Maia seemed to tire so quickly after the first round and got picked off!
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Pretty much this imo!

Maia seemed to tire out of nowhere :confused: I know MacDonald has by far the better standup but I didn't see the particular punch that took the wind out of Maia's sails so quickly!!!

Main event was a good stoppage - she dropped and wasn't defending herself, let alone intelligently!

Cormier at LHW looks interesting - will be nice to see another challenger to Bones' title because once he runs through Teixeria in April there is really only a rematch with Gustafsson on the horizon!
 
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DC is going to run through Jones I think, perfect style to beat him -

- Amazing wrestling
- Strong, powerful standup
- Background in fighting supposedly stronger, heavier hitting HWs.

As for Maia, his cardio has always been suspect.
 
McBain said:
DC is going to run through Jones I think, perfect style to beat him -

- Amazing wrestling
- Strong, powerful standup
- Background in fighting supposedly stronger, heavier hitting HWs.
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I'd be amazed to see anyone "run through" Bones tbh! DC's got a good chance but Bones is exceptionally quick and getting better all the time!

Be a great matchup tho!
 
McBain said:
Watching the post fight press conference, you can see the look on Danas face he wants nothing to do with Cyborg fighting Rhonda.
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That must be why he offered her a title shot and her own nutritionist at the UFC's expense if she honoured her contract with Zuffa after Strikeforce folded, but she declined citing the reason that dropping 10lbs of weight would leave her infertile (even though she has no problem with injecting herself with male sex hormones) and ran away to Invicta?
 
Pettis and Melendez are the coaches for the next season of TUF? I thought Gilbert was off to Bellator? Great news for the fans though!
 
tbh said:
That must be why he offered her a title shot and her own nutritionist at the UFC's expense if she honoured her contract with Zuffa after Strikeforce folded, but she declined citing the reason that dropping 10lbs of weight would leave her infertile (even though she has no problem with injecting herself with male sex hormones) and ran away to Invicta?
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Funny now then that she's saying she will make the weight. I think a large part of it will likely be due to the douchebag Tito Ortiz being her manager, and now, you know, not being.

I don't expect to see the UFC put this fight on anytime soon, they don't want to risk seeing Rousey get demolished.
 
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tbh said:
Pettis and Melendez are the coaches for the next season of TUF? I thought Gilbert was off to Bellator? Great news for the fans though!
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I think there was a matching clause which the UFC obviously triggered - to be fair Melendez would have been mad to go to Bellator and everybody knows it!
 
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TRT has been banned by NSAC and UFC followed immediately after.

http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/2/2...tic-commission-bans-trt-urges-fellow-athletic

In a landmark decision, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) unanimously approved a motion to ban the practice of awarding fighters a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) in the state of Nevada on Thursday.

The ban is effectively immediately, stretches across the realms of boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts, and not only includes future applicants for TRT, but also users who have received TUEs for TRT from the NSAC in the past.

Commission officials urged representatives from fellow athletic commissions to follow their lead and ban TRT exemptions in their corresponding states.

"I'm comfortable with the information we have before us, and I would welcome and encourage the ABC (Association of Boxing Commissions) to look at this issue for all commissions in all states across the country," NSAC Chairman Francisco Aguilar said. "I think it's important that there be a standard set, and I think we're not afraid of making that standard known, and then following the discussion after this point in time."

Minutes after the commission’s decision, the UFC announced that it too will ban TRT exemptions moving forward.
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A shame for Bigfoot Silva as he has a genuine, medically proven reason for a TRT exemption.

I welcome this blanket ban though, it's a big step towards the UFC cleaning itself up. Having Belfort running through the competition like a train, whilst juiced up to the eyeballs, was doing nothing for the sport.

Rampage admitted to being prescribed it, Hendo is on it, Belfort, Mir, Overeem.... It was getting ridiculous.
 
jimferno said:
I welcome this blanket ban though, it's a big step towards the UFC cleaning itself up.
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Agreed.

Too many fighters were "playing the system" and failing a drug test just prior or post fight due to not timing their cycles correctly; Nate Marquard and Bigfoot Silva come to mind as obvious examples, but I'm sure there are many more.

This levels the playing field. Allowing some fighters to effectively juice and others not was grossly unfair; everyone may have been using in PRIDE, but at least they didn't have a silly rule whereby some fighters were legally allowed to use PEDs and others weren't.
 
Aman said:
Belfort out of the title fight so he can get off trt, Machida replacing him on the title fight.
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I never understood why a clean fighter would agree to a bout with a fighter who has a TRT exemption. I guess they don't have as much power within an organisation like the UFC to refuse fights?
 
jimferno said:
I never understood why a clean fighter would agree to a bout with a fighter who has a TRT exemption. I guess they don't have as much power within an organisation like the UFC to refuse fights?
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I wouldn't say it's about power but rather money - from what I can tell, the vast majority of fighters pretty much have to fight who's put in front of them by Joe Silva because if they don't, they simply don't get paid and most cant afford that!

Good old Bisping, trying desperately to get himself into the title picture! :D
 
Could be abit more trouble for Vitor, his random drug test from earlier this month isn't being released since he doesn't have to apply for a fight license. Will be interesting to see the results in 4-5 months when he finally does apply for a fight license.

What's also puzzling me is vitor was bound to know Nevada would have knocked him back for a trt exemption, so he's had plenty time to cycle off it.

Also what an ending to the Hathaway v Kim fight :D
 
Mitrione looked spectacular earlier. Not happy about needing the ufc fight pass for some events especially the ultimate fighter with wand and sonnen.
 
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