MMA Quick Hits 9: The Steroid Era Begins?

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Pretty much Elevation is giving Tj a good deal to come work out of there camp and not to mention Ludwig is there. Tj said he wanted to still train at AM sometimes and Faber said no. Now Tj said he would be open to a fight with Faber. I think Faber gets butthurt easy with his fighters but I am 100% in agreement with Faber not letting Tj come to train. I am sure he will have guys in his camp that would hope to some day fight Tj if he stays champ for awhile.

It makes sense but Uriah comes off as a crybaby who is butthurt his top guy left and it makes it worse that it seems that it has a lot to do with Ludwig. I am unsure if Tj could get past Cruz but if he does and Uriah wins his next fight its the perfect chance and storyline for these two to fight. I guess if they both lost it could work too and it would sell. Here are a couple articles.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/tj-dill...0415--mma.html

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-ca...13649-mma.html

I think the media is making a bigger deal but its still fun stirring the pot lol.

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I'm glad you brought this up, this gives us an exciting fight at 135

Nick Diaz White House petition hits goal of 100,000 signatures ... now what?

Whether you like Diaz or not, the way his suspension was handled by the NAC, was complete BS.

Hopefully something good will come out of this petition, not sure what it can do, but anything that can bring light to the corruption of the NAC is good for the sport.

I agree, it was total bs

Rumble calls or bader.. If bader is smart or lucky he will try and hold out for a title fight. I hope they don't give it to him tho. This is a fight I would like to watch

Have you guys seen Rory McDonald's face lately? Dude doesn't look the same..

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Originally Posted by Thumper 88

I'm glad you brought this up, this gives us an exciting fight at 135

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Oh yea and its guaranteed to sell if you put it on a Cali card. Things would start out civil but it would get nasty quick as I am sure Ludwig would be the fist to throw shots.

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Nick Diaz White House petition hits goal of 100,000 signatures ... now what?

Whether you like Diaz or not, the way his suspension was handled by the NAC, was complete BS.

Hopefully something good will come out of this petition, not sure what it can do, but anything that can bring light to the corruption of the NAC is good for the sport.

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I am not a Diaz fan whatsoever but I in no way agree with his suspension. At the end of the day he was a repeat offender so of course it should be a bit more then usual and it is still an illegal drug and banned by 100% of employers currently. But I believe Joe Warren just failed a drug test for his last fight for marijuana but only got 90 days. I believe he has been popped for roids before too if I am not mistaken.

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Rumble calls or bader.. If bader is smart or lucky he will try and hold out for a title fight. I hope they don't give it to him tho. This is a fight I would like to watch

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Actually I think Bader deserves a title fight now. He might not be a knockout artist but he has won convincingly in his last couple fights and has put together a good streak, the best current streak on the active roster. This is the UFC and Dana holding back a fighter who relies upon wrestling and GnP because he might not be as entertaining. Outside of Jones coming back it should be Baders.

Could you imagine if GSP was in his early 20s and started fighting now a days? He would have a 20 fight win streak and not even sniff a title shot because of the politics.

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I am not a Diaz fan whatsoever but I in no way agree with his suspension. At the end of the day he was a repeat offender so of course it should be a bit more then usual and it is still an illegal drug and banned by 100% of employers currently. But I believe Joe Warren just failed a drug test for his last fight for marijuana but only got 90 days. I believe he has been popped for roids before too if I am not mistaken.

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This isn't true. I live in Washington state and there are lots of jobs you can use marijuana on your own time. Same as alcohol

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This isn't true. I live in Washington state and there are lots of jobs you can use marijuana on your own time. Same as alcohol

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I just figured it was still something that if you failed a drug test you got fired. If I go to work half drunk from the night before, I would fail a drug test if they tested for it. Would marijuana not be the same? I guess what I meant was if you wreck your forklift, as an example, get drug tested and have marijuana in your system would you not get fired for it?

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I just figured it was still something that if you failed a drug test you got fired. If I go to work half drunk from the night before, I would fail a drug test if they tested for it. Would marijuana not be the same? I guess what I meant was if you wreck your forklift, as an example, get drug tested and have marijuana in your system would you not get fired for it?

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Right, that's the grey area right now. The employers that do allow it can they prove you were high? It's pretty much up to them if they want to fire you or not. Also they could just go by the legal driving limit but still it's a very very grey area right now.

Well wanted to add a couple tidbits until more Diaz news comes up.

-http://mmajunkie.com/2015/10/ufc-releases-tuf-19-winner-eddie-gordon
Just goes to show how bad TUF 19 was. Has anyone from that season done anything at all?

-Brendan Schaub supposedly retired but I couldnt find an article. If so, I am glad. He didnt have much to offer to anyone inside the top 10 and he was getting his head knocked off. Ride Rogans coat tails into the sunset and enjoy an easy career.

-Warren did fail a drug test for marijuana. Here is the link to a good read about it.

http://mmajunkie.com/2015/10/tdlr-co...one-year-order

http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/b...fscom:ufconfox

An article about a Brock Lesnar and how he says he would still be fighting in the UFC had he not gotten sick.

I personally thinks it's true, we would still see Brock in the UFC.

I believe so too but I dont think it would be him fighting for championships. he was sick yes, but he didnt like being hit in the face and heavyweight is not the division to not want to get hit.

Andrei Arlovski vs. Stipe Miocic set for co-main event of UFC 195 https://t.co/QkbsrkwwAV https://t.co/TdItGok6Kk

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Andrei Arlovski vs. Stipe Miocic set for co-main event of UFC 195 https://t.co/QkbsrkwwAV https://t.co/TdItGok6Kk

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:clap: I like this for Stipe a lot better than the Rothwell fight. This fight has got to be for the #1 contender spot which means (if it is) we will have a new challenger.

Yes I love it as well

Jon Jones Reinstated
Story: https://t.co/xAlYNWKUxq https://t.co/i9oO22yjbt

Seen some videos of him weight lifting some heavy weights. I wonder if he is taking this time off to start a move to heavyweight?

Could be but I bet he wants to kick DC butt again

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Could be but I bet he wants to kick DC butt again

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Yea I would actually like if jones came back, fought against DC for the title and then said he is relinquishing the belt and moving to HW :laugh:

I would just want to see Rumble vs Jones before anyone moves to HW.

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I would just want to see Rumble vs Jones before anyone moves to HW.

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Same here.

I think Jon Jones gives up some of his advantages if he moves up in weight.

I do not even remember TUF 19 nor Eddie Gordon. Did that take place overseas? Or did I just miss that season?

The Nick Diaz 5 year penalty seems heavy but I read that he refused to answer any of the 30 questions from the commission. If that is the case I believe he made a significant mistake. If Nick does answer questions in an appeal I could see the penalty possibly being dropped to 2-3 years.

Nick Diaz and his legal team are in negotiations NSAC & he could fight in 2016.

HOLY ****!! @PaigeVanzantUFC vs @rosenamajunas Dec 10th in Vegas @UFCFightPass https://t.co/qRJZ1zAcaH


These are my two favorite fighters in the 115 lb women's division.

Sucks that it's on fight pass..

Wow I am kind of surprised the UFC made this one. The UFC is using both of these girls as faces of there womens MMA but I havent heard to much about Rose for a minute. Should be a good fight either way.

I guess rose is the only one that would step up on short notice

Khabib Nurmagomedov out of Tony Ferguson fight due to injury -- https://t.co/dzYP6UPB9O https://t.co/QznfsaFGp7

"I'm not sure if I'll ever come back." Nurmagomedov confirms the rib injury. https://t.co/IqkOE9lz0C

Donald Cerrone vs Adriano Martins at UFC on FOX in Chicago, IL on January 25, 2014. #DWCOTD https://t.co/i0LK309yy2


Looks like Donald doesn't want to wait to fight for the belt..

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Donald Cerrone vs Adriano Martins at UFC on FOX in Chicago, IL on January 25, 2014. #DWCOTD https://t.co/i0LK309yy2


Looks like Donald doesn't want to wait to fight for the belt..

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You have to applaud that attitude that he just wants to fight but his biggest payday will be fighting for a title. I just think it makes more sense to wait then to take a chance.

Matt Brown is out of the 11/21 Gastelum fight due to injury. 1st reported by @DamonMartin. Confirmed by @ufc. Looking for a replacement.

I was reading an article today with RDA talking about how he would beat Conor if he moved up but said he was focused on Cerrone right now. Are those 2 going to end up fighting?

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Matt Brown is out of the 11/21 Gastelum fight due to injury. 1st reported by @DamonMartin. Confirmed by @ufc. Looking for a replacement.

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Neil Magny is stepping in

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Neil Magny is stepping in

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I like Magny but I think Gastelum wins rather easily!

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Donald Cerrone vs Adriano Martins at UFC on FOX in Chicago, IL on January 25, 2014. #DWCOTD https://t.co/i0LK309yy2


Looks like Donald doesn't want to wait to fight for the belt..

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Well Cowboy vs. Dos Anjos is supposed to be on UFC on Fox 17 which is in Orlando, FL on December 19th. So unless the fight was cancelled because of a Dos Anjos injury I dont see how Cowboy could be scheduled for a fight in January.

Also I knew that Cowboy already fought him and noticed that you qouted the last fight between them... look at the year... 2014..

http://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-fight-night-orlando-2015

Yea ufc.com has Cerrone fighting RDA. Link above

First UFC on FOX of 2016 will be Jan. 30 in Newark. Anthony Johnson vs. Ryan Bader is your main event. News announced on @UFCTonight

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First UFC on FOX of 2016 will be Jan. 30 in Newark. Anthony Johnson vs. Ryan Bader is your main event. News announced on @UFCTonight

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Can't wait!