Lyoto Machida has been removed from Saturday’s UFC on FOX 19 co-main event with Dan Henderson after admitting to taking a banned substance during an out-of-competition test. Machida stated he did not know the substance was banned to the U.S. Anti-Dopin…
Lyoto Machida has been removed from Saturday’s UFC on FOX 19 co-main event with Dan Henderson after admitting to taking a banned substance during an out-of-competition test. Machida stated he did not know the substance was banned to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
Machida is a former UFC light heavyweight champion and one-time middleweight title contender. He previously bested Henderson.
Saturday’s card has taken quite the hit since it was first announced. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua was the first to bow out, exiting a planned fight with Rashad Evans. He was replaced by Glover Teixeira, and that bout moved into the main event role when Tony Ferguson was injured and forced out of a fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov.
The UFC has released a statement regarding the matter:
The UFC organization was made aware today by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, that Lyoto Machida declared the usage of a banned substance during an out-of-competition sample collection last week. Machida stated that he was unaware that the substance was prohibited both in and out of competition and, in accordance with the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, his disclosure of usage will be taken into consideration by USADA during any potential results management and adjudication process.
Given this information, UFC officials have elected to remove Machida from his scheduled bout against Dan Henderson this Saturday in Tampa, Fla. Henderson will be re-booked for a new bout in the near future.
The new FOX main card will feature these four bouts, according to UFC representative Dave Sholler:
New FOX Main Card: Glover-Rashad, Rose-Tecia, Khabib-Horcher, Swanson-Dias
After breaking his silence on social media recently, Dhafir Harris, better known as Dada 5000, spoke in-depth about his recent Bellator MMA fight against Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson during his appearance on “The Dan LeBatard Show.”
Dada 5000 lost via third round TKO to Kimbo Slice back in February inside the Bellator MMA cage, an infamous fight that saw Dada 5000 officially pronounced dead afterwards.
“When I actually fell inside that ring, Kimbo Slice never touched me,” said Dada 5000 during his appearance on the show. “I had a heart attack. So, when I slammed against the cage and I went down, that was just the beginning.”
Dada 5000 continued, “The heart is a muscle, so when the kidneys shut down and I’m still pushing, the next thing to go was the heart. So when my heart stopped, it’s like, I was out of it. I didn’t remember nothing. When they brought me back, I was inside the hospital and they said that I had two heart attacks — and this is on paper we can provide to you guys. I had two heart attacks and I [flat-lined] twice. And for me, I was just thanking God, like, I’m here for a real reason. Because there’s individuals out there who didn’t go through a fraction of what I went through and they’re no longer breathing.”
Harris would go on to elaborate, continuing his amazing story by walking fans through everything he remembers from fight night on.
“I remember bits and pieces of the second round,” Harris said. “Where I hit Kimbo and he just dropped his hands. And I’m looking at a home-run at that point, but my body was so done, I couldn’t even follow up. Even when he was on all fours, and I was tapping him, I’m thinking, ‘yo, if I would’ve had a little more power, that would’ve been over at that point.’ So I was feeling like I was anxious.
“I was thinking to myself, ‘what is actually going on with me?’ I didn’t know at that time, medically, that my kidneys had locked up on me and that I was having a heart attack. And the last thing that I remember is that I was leaning on him, and he shifted away from me. He swung, but he missed, and I stumbled and I went down. The next thing, I woke up hours later and I was inside the hospital.
“I was dead,” Harris added. “When you talk about your spirit leaving your body, looking at the light, but it’s not your time to go, and you actually get brought back, that was my situation. Because I was pronounced dead, and they kept working, kept working, kept working. And I died minutes apart.”
He acknowledged the fact that his drastic weight cut, which saw him lose nearly 40 pounds in a short period of time, played a big factor in his heath issues after the fight.
“I probably pushed myself,” Harris said. “Instead of taking a couple months, I probably double-timed it. So I wouldn’t say (I cut weight) poorly. I think that my body was not used to that, because I’m not a full-time fighter. So I don’t fight regularly. I’m a promoter, I’m a matchmaker, I do a lot of things inside my organization with BYB and inside the backyard. I’m a part-time dude, so I fight like every couple years. So at the end of the day, I think that my body having so much time being off, and to push it from zero to 60, that could be something to focus on.”
Dada 5000 wrapped up the remarkable story by pointing out the fact that even two months after the fact, he is still on dialysis as a result of the renal failure. Harris also spoke about his family and his faith being major contributing factors to his successful turnaround.
“I come from a spiritual background,” Harris said. “I’m laying on the gurney, the bed. Now, they say when a person is inside of a coma, be careful of what you say because they can hear you but they cannot respond to you. The last thing that goes is your hearing. So I’m listening to the doctors say, ‘well, listen, we have to drill a hole inside of his head. We have to release the pressure on his brain. We have to put this chip or something inside so we can get the response from him that we want.’ And my brothers and them were like, ‘no, you’re not doing that.’ So they were telling me, ‘Dada, if you hear what they’re trying to do to you, move your hand. Move your right hand.’ And I couldn’t. I was stuck.
“I was screaming to the top of my lungs, no, do not let them do that to me. And I’m going to tell you something, my will to live superseded anything else. I really just focused on my hands, and I moved my hands, and they were like, ‘doc, look, he’s moving his hands! Move your other hand.’ And I moved my other hand.
“The doctors were like, ‘wow, it’s a miracle. Like, no, it’s God. You haven’t seen anything yet. And later that day, I’m laying back and my eyes just opened up a little bit, and then I actually opened them up. They had tubes and everything running down my throat. They had originally written me off.”
H/T to MMAFighting.com for transcribing the quotes from Dada 5000’s appearance on The Dan LeBatard Show.
After breaking his silence on social media recently, Dhafir Harris, better known as Dada 5000, spoke in-depth about his recent Bellator MMA fight against Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson during his appearance on “The Dan LeBatard Show.”
Dada 5000 lost via third round TKO to Kimbo Slice back in February inside the Bellator MMA cage, an infamous fight that saw Dada 5000 officially pronounced dead afterwards.
“When I actually fell inside that ring, Kimbo Slice never touched me,” said Dada 5000 during his appearance on the show. “I had a heart attack. So, when I slammed against the cage and I went down, that was just the beginning.”
Dada 5000 continued, “The heart is a muscle, so when the kidneys shut down and I’m still pushing, the next thing to go was the heart. So when my heart stopped, it’s like, I was out of it. I didn’t remember nothing. When they brought me back, I was inside the hospital and they said that I had two heart attacks — and this is on paper we can provide to you guys. I had two heart attacks and I [flat-lined] twice. And for me, I was just thanking God, like, I’m here for a real reason. Because there’s individuals out there who didn’t go through a fraction of what I went through and they’re no longer breathing.”
Harris would go on to elaborate, continuing his amazing story by walking fans through everything he remembers from fight night on.
“I remember bits and pieces of the second round,” Harris said. “Where I hit Kimbo and he just dropped his hands. And I’m looking at a home-run at that point, but my body was so done, I couldn’t even follow up. Even when he was on all fours, and I was tapping him, I’m thinking, ‘yo, if I would’ve had a little more power, that would’ve been over at that point.’ So I was feeling like I was anxious.
“I was thinking to myself, ‘what is actually going on with me?’ I didn’t know at that time, medically, that my kidneys had locked up on me and that I was having a heart attack. And the last thing that I remember is that I was leaning on him, and he shifted away from me. He swung, but he missed, and I stumbled and I went down. The next thing, I woke up hours later and I was inside the hospital.
“I was dead,” Harris added. “When you talk about your spirit leaving your body, looking at the light, but it’s not your time to go, and you actually get brought back, that was my situation. Because I was pronounced dead, and they kept working, kept working, kept working. And I died minutes apart.”
He acknowledged the fact that his drastic weight cut, which saw him lose nearly 40 pounds in a short period of time, played a big factor in his heath issues after the fight.
“I probably pushed myself,” Harris said. “Instead of taking a couple months, I probably double-timed it. So I wouldn’t say (I cut weight) poorly. I think that my body was not used to that, because I’m not a full-time fighter. So I don’t fight regularly. I’m a promoter, I’m a matchmaker, I do a lot of things inside my organization with BYB and inside the backyard. I’m a part-time dude, so I fight like every couple years. So at the end of the day, I think that my body having so much time being off, and to push it from zero to 60, that could be something to focus on.”
Dada 5000 wrapped up the remarkable story by pointing out the fact that even two months after the fact, he is still on dialysis as a result of the renal failure. Harris also spoke about his family and his faith being major contributing factors to his successful turnaround.
“I come from a spiritual background,” Harris said. “I’m laying on the gurney, the bed. Now, they say when a person is inside of a coma, be careful of what you say because they can hear you but they cannot respond to you. The last thing that goes is your hearing. So I’m listening to the doctors say, ‘well, listen, we have to drill a hole inside of his head. We have to release the pressure on his brain. We have to put this chip or something inside so we can get the response from him that we want.’ And my brothers and them were like, ‘no, you’re not doing that.’ So they were telling me, ‘Dada, if you hear what they’re trying to do to you, move your hand. Move your right hand.’ And I couldn’t. I was stuck.
“I was screaming to the top of my lungs, no, do not let them do that to me. And I’m going to tell you something, my will to live superseded anything else. I really just focused on my hands, and I moved my hands, and they were like, ‘doc, look, he’s moving his hands! Move your other hand.’ And I moved my other hand.
“The doctors were like, ‘wow, it’s a miracle. Like, no, it’s God. You haven’t seen anything yet. And later that day, I’m laying back and my eyes just opened up a little bit, and then I actually opened them up. They had tubes and everything running down my throat. They had originally written me off.”
H/T to MMAFighting.com for transcribing the quotes from Dada 5000’s appearance on The Dan LeBatard Show.
The talk of a potential Georges St-Pierre return to the Octagon continues following a recent interview with GSP himself.
St-Pierre was interviewed while in attendance at the Toronto Raptors basketball game at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Tuesday evening and spoke about a potential UFC return.
“I’m on good terms with the UFC – we’re talking,” St-Pierre said during the brief interview, which aired live from courtside on TSN in Canada. “Everything is possible, but I don’t know right now. I can’t tell you everything. I have to keep some secrets.”
GSP has not fought in the UFC since defeating Johny Hendricks via narrow split decision victory at UFC 167 back in November of 2013.
https://youtu.be/cCBo6-9nLL0
The talk of a potential Georges St-Pierre return to the Octagon continues following a recent interview with GSP himself.
St-Pierre was interviewed while in attendance at the Toronto Raptors basketball game at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Tuesday evening and spoke about a potential UFC return.
“I’m on good terms with the UFC – we’re talking,” St-Pierre said during the brief interview, which aired live from courtside on TSN in Canada. “Everything is possible, but I don’t know right now. I can’t tell you everything. I have to keep some secrets.”
GSP has not fought in the UFC since defeating Johny Hendricks via narrow split decision victory at UFC 167 back in November of 2013.
Penn (16-10-2) is now 37 years old and has not scored an official UFC win since 2010 when he knocked out Matt Hughes. He has gone 0-5-1 around that victory.
Siver (22-11) will be searching for his first win since a 2014 decision over Charles Rosa following losses last year to current featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Tatsuya Kawajiri.
The UFC 199 card currently features a pair of title fights, as Chris Weidman challenges Luke Rockhold for the middleweight belt and Urijah Faber does the same for bantamweight gold vs. Dominick Cruz.
Joao Carvalho, 28, died following a third round knockout loss against Conor McGregor teammate Charlie Ward at the Total Extreme Fighting (TEF) event on Saturday evening in Dublin, Ireland.
You can watch the final minute of the fight between Carvalho and Ward from this past weekend above.
Carvalho, a Portuguese welterweight fighter, who fought against Ward on Saturday night at the National Boxing Stadium, passed away at 9:35pm local time on Monday.
According to his team, Nobrega Team, TEF followed all the safety protocols after the fight, including rushing Carvalho to the Beaumont Hospital 20 minutes after the fight when he started to feel bad. Carvalho underwent brain surgery immediately and stayed in critical condition for 48 hours.
Since the tragic news became clear, both SBG Coach John Kavanagh, as well as the TEF pronotion released statements. Below, in order, are Kavanagh’s and TEF’s official statements:
It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of Portuguese fighter Joao Carvalho. On Saturday, April 9, the fighter suffered a medical issue following his three round TKO stoppage loss at a Total Extreme Fighting (TEF) Championship event at the National Stadium in Dublin Ireland. IAPA is working diligently with TEF to gather and evaluate all relevant facts and event processes and will participate in any investigation. Our condolences and thoughts, though, are with Joao’s family and friends and we kindly ask everyone to respect their privacy at this time.
Here is the statement released by the Total Extreme Fighting organization:
The TEF Team is deeply saddened by the news of João Carvalho’s death. Last night 11th of April, mixed martial artist João Carvalho passed away after 2 days of the best medical care and treatment in Beaumont Hospital following his three round TKO stoppage defeat on Saturday 9th April at the National Stadium in Dublin.
Following the referee stoppage João, who was representing Portuguese club Team Nobrega, was assessed by doctors and medical staff at the onsite medical office as per normal procedure. It was determined that he should be sent to hospital. In hospital he received emergency treatment and transferred to ICU later that evening. Formal hospital medical reports and procedures are still being carried out. João was 28 years of age.
Cesar Silva, CEO of TEF said “We extend our most sincere condolences to the family of João Carvalho’s and his teammates in Team Nobrega. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. We’d also like to thank all sports fans for their concern and support. We will give whatever support we can to Joao’s family.”
“We have been in contact with his family and they have requested that we all understand their need for privacy at this difficult time.”
https://youtu.be/Lp0brVc1094
Joao Carvalho, 28, died following a third round knockout loss against Conor McGregor teammate Charlie Ward at the Total Extreme Fighting (TEF) event on Saturday evening in Dublin, Ireland.
You can watch the final minute of the fight between Carvalho and Ward from this past weekend above.
Carvalho, a Portuguese welterweight fighter, who fought against Ward on Saturday night at the National Boxing Stadium, passed away at 9:35pm local time on Monday.
According to his team, Nobrega Team, TEF followed all the safety protocols after the fight, including rushing Carvalho to the Beaumont Hospital 20 minutes after the fight when he started to feel bad. Carvalho underwent brain surgery immediately and stayed in critical condition for 48 hours.
Since the tragic news became clear, both SBG Coach John Kavanagh, as well as the TEF pronotion released statements. Below, in order, are Kavanagh’s and TEF’s official statements:
It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of Portuguese fighter Joao Carvalho. On Saturday, April 9, the fighter suffered a medical issue following his three round TKO stoppage loss at a Total Extreme Fighting (TEF) Championship event at the National Stadium in Dublin Ireland. IAPA is working diligently with TEF to gather and evaluate all relevant facts and event processes and will participate in any investigation. Our condolences and thoughts, though, are with Joao’s family and friends and we kindly ask everyone to respect their privacy at this time.
Here is the statement released by the Total Extreme Fighting organization:
The TEF Team is deeply saddened by the news of João Carvalho’s death. Last night 11th of April, mixed martial artist João Carvalho passed away after 2 days of the best medical care and treatment in Beaumont Hospital following his three round TKO stoppage defeat on Saturday 9th April at the National Stadium in Dublin.
Following the referee stoppage João, who was representing Portuguese club Team Nobrega, was assessed by doctors and medical staff at the onsite medical office as per normal procedure. It was determined that he should be sent to hospital. In hospital he received emergency treatment and transferred to ICU later that evening. Formal hospital medical reports and procedures are still being carried out. João was 28 years of age.
Cesar Silva, CEO of TEF said “We extend our most sincere condolences to the family of João Carvalho’s and his teammates in Team Nobrega. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. We’d also like to thank all sports fans for their concern and support. We will give whatever support we can to Joao’s family.”
“We have been in contact with his family and they have requested that we all understand their need for privacy at this difficult time.”
UFC Fight Night 86 took place on Sunday, April 10, 2016 in Zagreb, Croatia, featuring an intriguing Heavyweight main event between top contenders Ben Rothwell and Junior Dos Santos.
Below are complete quick-match results of the UFN 86 event from 4/1…
UFC Fight Night 86 took place on Sunday, April 10, 2016 in Zagreb, Croatia, featuring an intriguing Heavyweight main event between top contenders Ben Rothwell and Junior Dos Santos.
Below are complete quick-match results of the UFN 86 event from 4/10:
Main Card (FOX Sports 1 at 2 p.m. ET)
– Ben Rothwell vs. Junior dos Santos
– Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Derrick Lewis
– Francis Ngannou vs. Curtis Blaydes
– Timothy Johnson vs. Marcin Tybura
– Igor Pokrajac vs. Jan Blachowicz
– Maryna Moroz vs. Cristina Stanciu
Undercard (FOX Sports 1 at 12 p.m. ET)
– Nicolas Dalby vs. Zak Cummings
– Ian Entwistle vs. Alejandro Perez
– Mairbek Taisumov vs. Damir Hadzovic
– Damian Stasiak def. Filip Pejic via submission (rear-naked choke) (Round 1, 2:16)
Undercard (UFC Fight Pass at 10:30 a.m. ET)
– Lucas Martins def. Robert Whiteford via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
– Jared Cannonier def. Cyril Asker via knockout (Round 1, 2:44)
– Bojan Velickovic def. Alessio Di Chirico via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
