UFC Champ Jon Jones tests positive for cocaine

[Vitesse]

I do think:

Vitesse, you watch UFC? Some of us get together for the UFC PPV events so if ever interested hit me up/

I do. I feel like the cards got a little boring last year, probably because it seems like they have a new UFC event every weekend now, but lately the main event cards have improved. I thought UFC 182 was a good fight night.

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I do. I feel like the cards got a little boring last year, probably because it seems like they have a new UFC event every weekend now, but lately the main event cards have improved. I thought UFC 182 was a good fight night.

I agree and all these cards make it hard to follow; at least most of them are free. I miss the days where we had like 1 card a month, but it was stacked with sick fights. UFC 182 was good; even though I was really hoping Cormier won that one, but once again Jon broke another fighter; I swear I could almost see the point where Cormier broke and his face changed. Cerrone is one of my favorites so that fight was awesome too. Could have had more finishes, but I guess that happens with such talent.

So what you think of this Silva testing positive for the first time in his 18 year career? One part of me wants to say he only did this because he was coming back from a awful leg injury and did it to heal faster; steriods and HGH are known to heal faster. Unless for 18 years he was able to beat these tests, but I guess he does fight a lot in Brazil where there is no testing. Vegas and CA are known to have the toughest testing.

Hit me up (PM) if you are ever down to watch UFC together. I am always down to pitch in and just buy the fights if we can get a few guys to pitch in. Next one is Feb 28th...Weidman fight got cancelled on that one so now Ronda vs Cat is headliner. I think Cat may be able to do it; plus a local Denver gal

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Looks like Anderson Silva is claiming this has to be wrong and is requesting a confirmation test:

"Anderson told me he’s disappointed, upset because he didn’t use steroids," Dr. Tannure told Band News radio. "He will ask for the confirmation test because he believes the only explanation is a contamination or a mistake from the lab. He told me: ‘I have an impeccable career history and I wouldn’t want to tarnish my image.’
http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/2/4/...set-but-claims

[#1Townie]

Just because YOU don't consider something as controlled doesn't mean its not. Pot can help kill pain. Isn't that one of the amazing things about it?

So one guy has to work through the pain and another guy can cheat it? How about pills? Would be okay if a guy trained on pills?

And with that why not let them full on cheat?

But really I'm guessing Anderson got one of those protein shakes that's been getting so many guys busted. Seems a lot of them have goten nailed from getting random shakes at gnc. Or so the excuse is.

http://speedendurance.com/2009/01/22...contamination/

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Just because YOU don't consider something as controlled doesn't mean its not. Pot can help kill pain. Isn't that one of the amazing things about it?

So one guy has to work through the pain and another guy can cheat it? How about pills? Would be okay if a guy trained on pills?

And with that why not let them full on cheat?

But really I'm guessing Anderson got one of those protein shakes that's been getting so many guys busted. Seems a lot of them have goten nailed from getting random shakes at gnc. Or so the excuse is.

http://speedendurance.com/2009/01/22...contamination/

I see your point and I guess it can help with pain, but you know when you compete pain takes a backseat to "adrenaline". I've been in fights and swore I never got hit till I looked and saw the welts; seriously never felt the hits though. So yeah I am sure this is why pot is on the banned list, but IMO it is nowhere near steroids in comparison to performance enhancing.

Do you agree that steroids would be a greater performance enhancing than pot?

As for Anderson making excuses I guess it could be, but seeing as he is one of thee greatest and never was caught in 18 years kind of makes me believe maybe there was a mix up. Anderson has fought way tougher opponents than Nick Diaz when he defended his belt 10 times in a row so would be a huge shocker to find out he was doing steroids this entire time. Should be interesting to see how this goes down, but sounds like he will get suspended if the follow up shows same results.

[#1Townie]

I would argue its much easier to train harder if you have some sort of pain killer flowing in your system to help you push harder.

If one is going to be accepted than you may as well accept all of them. Just saying.

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I would argue its much easier to train harder if you have some sort of pain killer flowing in your system to help you push harder.

If one is going to be accepted than you may as well accept all of them. Just saying.

Hey they broke the rules and knew they were breaking them, so I am not defending them.


Like I said I hope this comes out and clears Silva, but if he actually did steroids then he should be suspended. This is not a sport where people hit a baseball, it is a sport where you hit another man and cheating in that case is worse.


I only defend Silva because he is saying this is wrong and following his career for 18 years has shown me he is one of the nicest, most humble guy in the sport. I honestly do not think I have ever heard him say a negative thing even when a guy like Chael Sonnen was ripping him apart saying his people are so poor in Brazil they play in the mud. Yet if he cheated he deserves a punishment as he knew it was against the rules and decided to risk it.

[~Barn~]

Anybody going to the event in Broomfield next Saturday, to watch Brandon 'Rukus' Thatch take it to Benson Henderson (amongst other fights on the card...) ?

[Jmetz]

Yet do I think Nick could beat Annderson....although it was a close fight on Sat

Seriously? Silva owned Nick from start to finish and Nick knew it. IMO

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Seriously? Silva owned Nick from start to finish and Nick knew it. IMO

Huh? Even Dana White said that Nick won some of those rounds even though he was not awarded them. There was little action so I couldn't really say Silva owned Nick; he could not even finish it and went the full 5 rounds.

Nick knew it? You didn't see the post fight interview then where he clearly states he thought he won. I do feel Silva won, but when you went to the cards it was a close fight; especially considering that nobody really knows how MMA is truly scored; a takedown counts as a point, but a takedown defense does not...weird and nobody gets it as this scoring was mainly for boxing....Nick went all over this after fight...you must have been drunk again Josh

EDIT: Josh sorry I just realized I made a typing error. I meant I didn't think Nick could beat Silva, but was a close fight. My bad

[Jmetz]

The fight I watched wasn't close in my book. Admittedly I don't really follow the UFC a whole lot but that fight was all Silva. It wasn't owned like "pwned" but Silva had Nicks number and Nick couldn't really gain any ground. I say Nick knew it because several times he just stopped fighting and taunted Silva. This to me showed that he knew he had nothing else. I didn't see the post fight interview but I wouldn't expect him to say he knew he was losing.

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The fight I watched wasn't close in my book. Admittedly I don't really follow the UFC a whole lot but that fight was all Silva. It wasn't owned like "pwned" but Silva had Nicks number and Nick couldn't really gain any ground. I say Nick knew it because several times he just stopped fighting and taunted Silva. This to me showed that he knew he had nothing else. I didn't see the post fight interview but I wouldn't expect him to say he knew he was losing.

Hope you saw me "edit" because I made a trying error. Only one man can beat Silva and that is the champ Weidman.

Naw I know what you mean and Silva was awarded all 5 rounds. I guess I think of Silva owning someone like in the Forest Girffin fight where he played with him then pretty much knocked him out easily. I actually thought Nick did better than I expected as I thought Silva would go in an destroy him. Not sure if Silva was playing it safe because of his leg, or if Nick really did keep pushing him.

Yeah Nick always makes excuses but he went off how h thought he won and how he pushed forward the entire time. Then went on to say how he doesn't understand the judging. Although to be fair Nick was actually very respectful after to Anderson and vice versa. I actually couldn't stop laughing when Anderson was on his back crying after he won and Nick came up and started slapping him to get up and how it was ok and to stop crying.

Here it is:

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Anderson put out this statement:

"I have not taken any performance-enhancing drugs. My stance on drugs is, and will always be, the same. I’m an advocate for a clean sport.

"I’m consulting with my advisors right now to explore all of my options and intend to fight this allegation and clear my name. I will not make any further comments until my team advises me to do so."

http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/2/4/...nhancing-drugs

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OMG, came across this hilarious Daniel Cormier video I had to share

[#1Townie]

OMG, came across this hilarious Daniel Cormier video I had to share

Good god I would hang myself if I was him.

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Good god I would hang myself if I was him.

Daniel is a funny guy....I used to not care for the guy but I have come to really like him.

I loved the video and laughed the entire time. Daniel has had issues with dropping weight in past and it even messed up his chances in the Olympics, so it has been a running joke about him being fat; awesome he can make fun of himself.

[#1Townie]

Statement still stands. Lol




But Popeye's does have some good spicy chicken.

[bulldog]

Best wife ever!

She did not only buy us sick seats to the UFC in Broomfield, but also got us a nice room at Aloft across the street from the arena. What a great time! Main fight was awesome and the energy of crowd was crazy!

Anyone else go? I actually liked this better than the Pepsi Center since it is a smaller venue and the seats were way better. Card could have been better, but at least they pulled in Ben Henderson.

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Well guess this champ just cannot stay out of trouble; hit a car, decided to leave scene, sent a pregnant woman to hospital, came back for cash he left in car, bounced again......and forget his marijuana pipe in the car.

Here we go again

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/witness...2510--spt.html

Witnesses: UFC champ ran from crash, returned to grab cash


ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — UFC light heavyweight champion Jon "Bones" Jones ran from a Sunday crash that hospitalized a pregnant woman but quickly came back to grab "a large handful of cash" from the car, witnesses told police.



According to police, the accident occurred in southeastern Albuquerque just before noon Sunday when the driver of a rental Silver SUV ran a red light. The driver, whom an off-duty officer identified as Jones, ran from the scene but then returned for the cash before fleeing again, police said.
"Witnesses stated he shoved the cash into his pants and ran north," the report said
Albuquerque Officer Simon Drobik said authorities are searching for Jones, who's wanted for questioning, but he has not been located. No charges have been filed.
A woman driving the other vehicle received minor injuries in the crash.
Officers found a pipe with marijuana in the car as well as MMA and rental car documents in Jones' name, the report said.
Police said they have been unable to reach Jones or his lawyer.
His agent, Malki Kawa, did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press.
Jones (21-1) is scheduled to defend his title against Anthony "Rumble" Johnson at UFC 187 in Las Vegas on May 23, headlining one of the promotion's biggest shows of the year.
"We are in the process of gathering facts and will reserve further comment until more information is available," the UFC said in a statement.
Although he is widely considered the world's best pound-for-pound mixed martial artist, Jones has endured legal problems and questionable behavior as champion.
Jones was arrested in 2012 after crashing his Bentley into a telephone pole in Binghamton, New York. He had his driver's license suspended after being charged with DWI, but did no jail time.
Last August, Jones and challenger Daniel Cormier were involved in a brawl in the lobby of the MGM Grand casino while appearing at a promotional event. Jones was fined $50,000 and ordered to do community service by the Nevada Athletic Commission.
In early December, Jones tested positive for metabolites of cocaine while training for his bout. Jones was allowed to compete because the test was conducted out of competition, and he beat Cormier at UFC 182.
When the failed drug test became public, Jones publicly apologized for a "mistake," but spent just one day in a drug rehabilitation center before checking himself out.
Jones has defended his belt eight times since becoming the youngest champion in UFC history in March 2011.
Jones is a native of upstate New York, but lives in New Mexico and works under prominent local trainer Greg Jackson. Jones has two brothers who play in the NFL.
Albuquerque is a hub for MMA fighters who train at Jackson's gym and use the city's high altitude to prepare for bouts.

[#1Townie]

HANG HIM!!! Where's my pitchfork?


We need something better to argue about. This is old.

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HANG HIM!!! Where's my pitchfork?


We need something better to argue about. This is old.

Well just got released today/yesterday though Just showing a pattern of how this guy truly is

Not sure what is funnier the fact he has bashed and tattled on people who smoke weed and he got caught with a weed pipe (after leaving the scene of a accident), or funnier that he was dumb enough to go back for his cash but not the weed pipe. I wonder if he needed that cash for.....cocaine

[#1Townie]

Well just got released today/yesterday though Just showing a pattern of how this guy truly is

Not sure what is funnier the fact he has bashed and tattled on people who smoke weed and he got caught with a weed pipe (after leaving the scene of a accident), or funnier that he was dumb enough to go back for his cash but not the weed pipe. I wonder if he needed that cash for.....cocaine

How do you know it was his weed pipe? Maybe it was a passengers.

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How do you know it was his weed pipe? Maybe it was a passengers.

True, but doesn't the driver assume responsibility? Also the undercover officer that saw him run away did not say there was anyone else

[#1Townie]

True, but doesn't the driver assume responsibility? Also the undercover officer that saw him run away did not say there was anyone else

And? What if someone put it in there? Any proof that this said weed pipe is his? How about the fact he didn't piss dirty for pot only cocaine. So Ummmm. Yeah. Not sure I buy the weed pipe being his.