An anti-SOPA hacker took over the UFC website yesterday and displayed a picture of Hitler. The hacker belongs to a group called the Underground Nazi HackerGroup which perhaps makes them pro-Hitler because they’re not called.
An anti-SOPA hacker took over the UFC website yesterday and displayed a picture of Hitler. The hacker belongs to a group called the Underground Nazi HackerGroup which perhaps makes them pro-Hitler because they’re not called the Underground Anti-Nazi HackerGroup, in which case, who the f*ck wants to be associated with those guys? I now support SOPA. Aaaaaahhhh propaganda.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueiraplans to be healed and fight again in June.
Haywire opened at # 5 at the box office with Underworld: Awakening taking the #1 spot because it’s f*cking Underworld!
Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Kyle set for Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey card in Ohio on March 3rd.
Ryan Couture vs. Conor Heunalso set for Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey card.
King Moblames supplements for his positive steroid test.
UFC on FX 1 received 1.3 million viewers but deserved way more! WTF people, tell your friends to watch! And leave your tv on for the cats and dogs to watch while you’re out at a viewing party. Trust me, my Himalayans are improving their jitz.
Enjoy photos of Jade Bryce that she’s recently tweeted out of her playing with various toys. No, not those kind.
(“This? This is Crystal Pepsi. I saved a case from when I was a kid.”)
Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal was on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani today and he (sort of) came clean about what the cause of his positive drug test was.
According to Lawal, he was taking a supplement called “S-Mass,” which contains the active ingredient 4-Chloro-17a-Methyl-a-andro4-ene3 – a methylated form of the steroid he tested positive for following his win over Lorenz Larkin earlier this month at the Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine event in Las Vegas.
The supplement, which was also sold by other companies under the names “Superdrol” and “Halodrol-50” among others, is well known in bodybuilding circles as a “designer steroid” as it tok a while for the government to realize what the compound was. The problem is, the supplement isn’t readily available in your typical GNC, so either Mo had some lying around the house since it was pulled from the shelves a five years ago following an FDA ban, or he ordered the pills from a shady internet site that sells banned supplements. Either that or the supplement was simply an excuse that was a step up from saying, “Yeah, I took steroids, but I screwed up my cycle and got caught.” The difference is, taking the latter approach wouldn’t allow you to barter for a lesser suspension like ignorance does.
(“This? This is Crystal Pepsi. I saved a case from when I was a kid.”)
Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal was on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani today and he *sort of* came clean about what the cause of his positive drug test was.
According to Lawal, he was taking a supplement called “S-Mass,” which contains the active ingredient 4-Chloro-17a-Methyl-a-andro4-ene3 – a methylated form of the steroid he tested positive for following his win over Lorenz Larkin earlier this month at the Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine event in Las Vegas.
The supplement, which was also sold by other companies under the names “Superdrol” and “Halodrol-50″ among others, is well known in bodybuilding circles as a “designer steroid” as it tok a while for the government to realize what the compound was. The problem is, the supplement isn’t readily available in your typical GNC, so either Mo had some lying around the house since it was pulled from the shelves a five years ago following an FDA ban, or he ordered the pills from a shady internet site that sells banned supplements. Either that or the supplement was simply an excuse that was a step up from saying, “Yeah, I took steroids, but I screwed up my cycle and got caught.” The difference is, taking the latter approach wouldn’t allow you to barter for a lesser suspension like ignorance does.
I wonder if NSAC will ask to see a receipt and the bottle of pills when Lawal appeal’s his suspension or when he reapplies for his license if he decides not to challenge his punishment.
Whatever the case may be, you would think that a guy like Mo who spends countless hours on the Internet studying MMA and boxing matches could have Googled the pills he claims he was taking.
Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine made not a lot of money: $68,805. There were more comps than tickets sold and still about 727 seats didn’t get filled. No Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament Finals date in.
Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine made not a lot of money: $68,805. There were more comps than tickets sold and still about 727 seats didn’t get filled.
No Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament Finals date in site as Daniel Cormier‘s hand has yet to heal.
Quinton “Rampage” Jacksonspeaks out on Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal‘s positive steroid test, calling it “karma”.
Lorenz Larkinsays he lost his fight to “King Mo” Lawal whether, Lawal used steroids or not leading up to their fight at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine.
UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes prelim fights on FX drew 880,000. In comparison, (in case you care to compare) Spike TV‘s lowest prelim audience was just over a million viewers.
Antonio Silva expected to make UFC debut in April but not against Cain Velasquez.
Michael Bispingsays the worst Chael Sonnen can do to him is “outpoint” him at UFC on Fox 2.
Chael SonnensaysMichael Bisping “appears to be cocky and arrogant, which is two qualities that I like in a person.”
(We’ll reserve judgment until we hear what Mo has to say about the allegations.)
According to a report by MMAMania, former Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal has tested positive for the anabolic steroid drostanalone, a popular weight-cutting aid used by bodybuilders that has also been proven to speed the healing of certain cartilage and soft tissue injuries. Other fighters who have tested positive for the drug in the past include Bill Mahood, Dennis Hallman and Hermes Franca — all of whom admitted to using it for its recovery properties after sustaining serious training injuries.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission allegedly found traces of the drug during his post-Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine fight drug screening after the results came back today.
(We’ll reserve judgment until we hear what Mo has to say about the allegations.)
According to a report by MMAMania, former Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal has tested positive for the anabolic steroid drostanalone, a popular weight-cutting aid used by bodybuilders that has also been proven to speed the healing of certain cartilage and soft tissue injuries. Other fighters who have tested positive for the drug in the past include Bill Mahood, Dennis Hallman and Hermes Franca — all of whom admitted to using it for its recovery properties after sustaining serious training injuries.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission allegedly found traces of the drug during his post-Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine fight drug screening after the results came back today.
Mo’s manager Mike Kogan says that Lawal denies ever using the drug and he claims that he doesn’t even know what drostanalone is. In his defense, the drug — or variations of it under its other name “masteron” have been found in tainted supplements in the past, but considering he has been rehabbing a knee injury that required surgery, it doesn’t look good for him that the drug he got popped for is a healing agent.
In totally related news, Zuffa announced via email soon after the news broke today about Lawal that it has adopted a new pre-contract drug screening policy that will see it administer tests before the company will sign a fighter to a new deal.
CEO and chairmen Lorenzo Fertitta says that the policy proves that both the UFC and Strikeforce are taking a hardline stance when it comes to PED use.
“We’re committed to the health and safety of our athletes and we take it very seriously. We already work closely with athletic commissions to protect our athletes and now we’re taking it one step further,” UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta said. “We’re going to test any potential UFC or STRIKEFORCE fighter before finalizing their contract. This shows that we don’t want performance-enhancing drugs in our sport.”
UFC president Dana White echoed Ferttita’s thoughts on the matter, and says that they are doing their best to level the playing field amongst its athletes.
“The health and safety of our athletes is our top priority,” UFC President Dana White said. “We’ve seen the issues performance-enhancing drugs have caused in other sports and we’re going to do everything we can to keep them out of the UFC and STRIKEFORCE. Our athletes are already held to the highest testing standards in all sports by athletic commissions. Our new testing policy for performance-enhancing drugs only further shows how important it is to us to have our athletes competing on a level playing field.”
Should professional athletes be subject to more stringent Olympic-style drug testing when there is money involved in the sports they compete in?
Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsMuhammed “King Mo” Lawal, the former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion who returned to the cage on Jan. 7, may not be back in the cage any time soon after testing positive for a banned steroid.
Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal, the former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion who returned to the cage on Jan. 7, may not be back in the cage any time soon after testing positive for a banned steroid.
Lawal tested positive for Drostanalone, the Nevada State Athletic Commission announced today.
Drostanalone can be used as a medication for lowering cholesterol and is sometimes prescribed to cancer patients, but it is also used as a performance-enhancing substance. It is particularly known as a steroid that athletes and bodybuilders use when they are attempting to maintain strength and muscle mass while cutting weight.
The Nevada Commission did not say what discipline Lawal will face, but fighters who test positive for performance-enhancing drugs typically have their license suspended for anywhere from six months to a year. Lawal’s TKO victory was viewed as likely to earn him another shot at the Strikeforce light heavyweight title, but that apparently won’t happen now.
Lawal is the second well-known Strikeforce fighter to fail a performance-enhancing drug test recently. Cris Cyborg, the promotion’s 145-pound female champion, also tested positive for steroids at her most recent fight.
The Nevada Commission announced that all the other fighters who took part in the Jan. 7 Strikeforce show tested negative for all banned substances.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the salary amounts from Saturday night’s Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine event at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and it appears that Robbie Lawler was the big winner of the night, taking home more than a quarter of the night’s $566,000 in total purses.
Lawler was paid a flat rate of $150,000 for his first-round TKO over Adian Amagov.
To put things into perspective, the total purse for UFC 141 was $1369714.28, or nearly two-and-a-half times as much.
Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal picked up the second highest paycheck of the night with $95,000 for his second round KO of Lorenz Larkin, while middleweight champ Luke Rockhold netted the night’s third highest amount with $90,000, including a $25,000 win bonus, for his first-round drubbing of Keith Jardine.
Tyron Woodley, whose conservative lay and pray victory over Canadian Jordan Mein, took home $60,000 for his non-performance — half of which was made up of a win bonus.
Check out what the other fighters on the card were paid after the jump.
(“Really? That’s it?”)
The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the salary amounts from Saturday night’s Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine event at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and it appears that Robbie Lawler was the big winner of the night, taking home more than a quarter of the night’s $566,000 in total purses.
Lawler was paid a flat rate of $150,000 for his first-round TKO over Adian Amagov.
To put things into perspective, the total purse for UFC 141 was $1369714.28, or nearly two-and-a-half times as much.
Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal picked up the second highest paycheck of the night with $95,000 for his second round KO of Lorenz Larkin, while middleweight champ Luke Rockhold netted the night’s third highest amount with $90,000, including a $25,000 win bonus, for his first-round drubbing of Keith Jardine.
Tyron Woodley, whose conservative lay and pray victory over Canadian Jordan Mein, took home $60,000 for his non-performance — half of which was made up of a win bonus.
Check out what the other fighters on the card were paid:
Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal, the former 