Tag: Excuse

Dana White: GSP Using ‘Crazy’ Headache Excuse as a ‘Smokescreen’

There is a fair possibility ex-longtime UFC welterweight Georges St-Pierre doesn’t fight inside the Octagon in 2014, but that doesn’t mean his feud with UFC President Dana White is going to conclude any time soon. In an interview with Fight Hub TV (per MMA Mania), famed boxing coach Freddie Roach stated that “Rush” had been […]

There is a fair possibility ex-longtime UFC welterweight Georges St-Pierre doesn’t fight inside the Octagon in 2014, but that doesn’t mean his feud with UFC President Dana White is going to conclude any time soon. In an interview with Fight Hub TV (per MMA Mania), famed boxing coach Freddie Roach stated that “Rush” had been […]

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Rampage Jackson Changes 2008 Car Chase Excuse Again, Can’t Keep Story Straight

If there’s one thing you know about Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, it’s that you never really know anything at all. Jackson, 35, has now changed his tune on an infamous 2008 car chase that ended with Jackson lying face down in the street, legs splayed and his arms behind his head as police officers arrested him. […]

If there’s one thing you know about Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, it’s that you never really know anything at all. Jackson, 35, has now changed his tune on an infamous 2008 car chase that ended with Jackson lying face down in the street, legs splayed and his arms behind his head as police officers arrested him. […]

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Vitor Belfort: ‘Don’t Fight Me If You’re Going to Use (TRT) as an Excuse’

UFC middleweight contender Vitor Belfort has responded to Michael Bisping‘s comments to Fuel TV (via MMA Junkie) that he’s a “f***ing cheat” for using testosterone replacement therapy, and needless to say, he doesn’t agree. “The Phenom” took to TwitPlus this morning to give a long-winded rant on his TRT use, acknowledging that he made a mistake […]

UFC middleweight contender Vitor Belfort has responded to Michael Bisping‘s comments to Fuel TV (via MMA Junkie) that he’s a “f***ing cheat” for using testosterone replacement therapy, and needless to say, he doesn’t agree. “The Phenom” took to TwitPlus this morning to give a long-winded rant on his TRT use, acknowledging that he made a mistake […]

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Frank Mir Thinks Alistair Overeem Had a Viable Excuse

For all of the idiocy on display at yesterday’s Alistair Overeem hearing in Las Vegas—and there was plenty, to be sure—the biggest winner, in the end, was Frank Mir. After all, Mir’s the one who coasted into a title fight withou…

For all of the idiocy on display at yesterday’s Alistair Overeem hearing in Las Vegas—and there was plenty, to be sure—the biggest winner, in the end, was Frank Mir. After all, Mir’s the one who coasted into a title fight without having to beat former champion Cain Velasquez. That would’ve been a tough fight for […]

Rick Story Latest Fighter to Fall Victim to Excuse Making Trend Following a Loss

Rick Story was on a six-fight winning streak heading into the June 26, UFC Live event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Story’s tear through the UFC’s welterweight division came to a screeching halt that night when he lost to Charlie Brenneman v…

Rick Story was on a six-fight winning streak heading into the June 26, UFC Live event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Story’s tear through the UFC’s welterweight division came to a screeching halt that night when he lost to Charlie Brenneman via unanimous decision. Story then suffered the same result at UFC 139, falling to Martin Kampmann. […]

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Rick Story Latest Fighter to Fall Victim to Excuse Making Trend Following a Loss

Chris Leben’s Weight-Cut Announcement Is a Cheap Excuse for His Loss

Are people putting significantly too much stock into Chris Leben‘s announcement? It certainly seems as such, and not so much for the right reasons. Permit this writer to first submit this disclaimer: Not only did I not see anything wrong with Leb…

Are people putting significantly too much stock into Chris Leben‘s announcement? It certainly seems as such, and not so much for the right reasons. Permit this writer to first submit this disclaimer: Not only did I not see anything wrong with Leben at the weigh-ins, but I also thought that the fight was an easy […]

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Chris Leben’s Weight-Cut Announcement Is a Cheap Excuse for His Loss