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Post UFC 119 Drug Tests Prove Clean

Following the scandal of UFC 117 with main event title challenger Chael Sonnen testing positive for steroids, there was a silent sigh of relief as post-fight drug tests from last months UFC 119 event came back clean. The results were released on Tuesday by the Indiana Gaming Commission.
A total of nine fighters were tested […]

medicalsuspensions8dFollowing the scandal of UFC 117 with main event title challenger Chael Sonnen testing positive for steroids, there was a silent sigh of relief as post-fight drug tests from last months UFC 119 event came back clean. The results were released on Tuesday by the Indiana Gaming Commission.

A total of nine fighters were tested for banned substances following the Sept. 25 event at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Seven of the nine fighters tested came from UFC 119’s main pay-per-view portion of the card: Main-even heavyweights Frank Mir and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic; co-main event light heavyweights Ryan Bader and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira; and Chris Lytle, former lightweight champion Sean Sherk and Melvin Guillard. From the preliminary card, C.B. Dollaway and Matt Mitrione were each tested.

Sonnen’s failed drug test has earned the fighter a one year suspensions from the California State Athletic Commission, as well as a $2,500 fine.

HT: MMAFighting.com

Arianny Celeste Naked in Playboy (PICTURES UPDATE)

Pretty sure the headline on this post covers it all, but awesome news for penises across the globe…Arianny Celeste is naked in Playboy, and the issue is hitting newstands now.
And that’s really all we got. Oh yeah, sign up here for some preview pics.
UPDATE: A couple of very NSFW pics under the fold. Wow.
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Pretty sure the headline on this post covers it all, but awesome news for penises across the globe…Arianny Celeste is naked in Playboy, and the issue is hitting newstands now.

And that’s really all we got. Oh yeah, sign up here for some preview pics.

UPDATE: A couple of very NSFW pics under the fold. Wow.

Here you go…
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“Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II” Medical Suspensions

The California State Athletic Commission released the fighter medical suspensions from this past Saturday’s Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II event. MMAWeekly.com received word on Monday and receiving the longest suspensions were KJ Noons, Josh Thomson and his opponent Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante, who all received 180 day sentences.
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II took place on […]

medicalsuspensions8dThe California State Athletic Commission released the fighter medical suspensions from this past Saturday’s Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II event. MMAWeekly.com received word on Monday and receiving the longest suspensions were KJ Noons, Josh Thomson and his opponent Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante, who all received 180 day sentences.

Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II took place on Oct. 9th at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. and was broadcast on Showtime.

The full medical suspensions are as follows:

-Nick Diaz was suspended for 60 days with no contact for 60 days due to multiple facial lacerations.

-K.J. Noons was suspended for 180 days with no contact for 180 days due to a left thumb fracture and a left mandible fracture that needs clearance.

-Josh Thomson was suspended for 180 days with no contact for 180 days for possible right hand fracture and left knee injury unless cleared by a physician. He was also suspended for 60 days with no contact for 60 days due to left and right head lacerations unless cleared by a physician.

-Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante was suspended for 180 days with no contact for 180 days due to possible rotator cuff tear unless cleared by orthopedic doctor.

-Andre Galvao was suspended for 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to being knocked out.

-David Marshall was suspended for 60 days with no contact for 60 days for two facial lacerations unless cleared by a physician.

-Luis Mendoza was suspended for 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to a hard bout.

“Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II” Weigh-in Results

The weigh-ins for Strikeforces latest event, Strikeforce San Jose: Diaz vs. Noons II, will go down at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. and is open and free to the public. The venue hosts Saturday’s live event which will be televised on Showtime.
The event is headlined by two title bouts.
The first […]

Strikeforce_San_Jose_PosterThe weigh-ins for Strikeforces latest event, Strikeforce San Jose: Diaz vs. Noons II, will go down at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. and is open and free to the public. The venue hosts Saturday’s live event which will be televised on Showtime.

The event is headlined by two title bouts.

The first features the Strikeforce welterweight belt with champion Nick Diaz taking on challenger KJ Noons. While the co-main event features women’s 115 lb champion Sarah Kaufman, who faces Dutch fighter Marloes Coenen.

The weigh-in’s will begin at approximately 7PM EST (4PM PST).

The full weigh-in results are as follows:

Main Card

Welterweight Championship: Champ Nick Diaz (169.5) vs. K.J. Noons (169)
Women’s Welterweight Championship (135 lbs): Champ Sarah Kaufman (134.25) vs. Marloes Coenen (134)
Lightweight bout: Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante (155.75) vs. Josh Thomson (155.25)
Welterweight bout: Andre Galvao (170.5) vs. Tyron Woodley (170.5)

Preliminary Card

Welterweight bout: Bret Bergmark (169.5) vs. James Terry (170)
Middleweight bout: Ron Keslar (180) vs. Josh McDonald (179)
Lightweight bout: Jess Bouscal (154.25) vs. Luis Mendoza (155)

‘MMA Live’ – 30/09/2010

MMA Live: Segment 1
Highlights and analysis from UFC 119, including Frank Mir’s knockout of Mirko Cro Cop. Co-main event winner Ryan Bader stops by to discuss his win over Rogerio Nogueira and where it puts him in the stacked 205 lbs. division.
HT: ESPN.com

MMA Live: Segment 2
MMA Live offers up yet more pictures from UFC […]


MMA Live: Segment 1

Highlights and analysis from UFC 119, including Frank Mir’s knockout of Mirko Cro Cop. Co-main event winner Ryan Bader stops by to discuss his win over Rogerio Nogueira and where it puts him in the stacked 205 lbs. division.

HT: ESPN.com


MMA Live: Segment 2

MMA Live offers up yet more pictures from UFC 119. Plus, news on Randy Couture’s fighting future and the unveiling of our in-house correspondent for Season 12 of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’.

Segments 3 & 4 after the jump


MMA Live: Segment 3

MMA Live’s international correspondent checks in with an update on several of the UFC’s UK fighters. Plus, results from DREAM.16 last weekend in Japan and more UFC 119 highlights.


MMA Live: Segment 4

UFC welterweight Dan Hardy checks in from England, just a few weeks before his fight with Carlos Condit at UFC 120. Plus, how excited are the guys for ‘Brocktober’?

WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan Weigh-In Results

Today’s official World Extreme Cagefighting weigh-ins for it’s latest event, WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan”, are set to go down at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado, the same venue as Thursday nights action.
Headlining the event will be a WEC featherweight title bout between current champion Jose Aldo, who takes on number one contender Manny […]

WEC 51Today’s official World Extreme Cagefighting weigh-ins for it’s latest event, WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan”, are set to go down at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado, the same venue as Thursday nights action.

Headlining the event will be a WEC featherweight title bout between current champion Jose Aldo, who takes on number one contender Manny Gamburyan. The co-headliner features a lightweight rematch between Jamie Varner vs. Donald Cerrone

The weigh-ins are expected to start around 7PM EST (4PM PST), which fans can watch live online at www.wec.tv or www.ufclive.com.

Starting at 6PM EST (3PM PST) fans can watch a live streaming Q&A session with WEC superstar Urijah Faber at either of the links above.

Main card

Featherweight Championship bout: Jose Aldo (145) vs. Manvel Gamburyan (145)
Lightweight bout: Jamie Varner (156) vs. Donald Cerrone (155.5)
Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres (136) vs. Charlie Valencia (136)
Featherweight bout: Chan Sung Jung (146) vs. George Roop (145)
Featherweight bout: Leonard Garcia (146) vs. Mark Hominick (145)

Preliminary Card

Featherweight bout: Zhang Tie Quan (154) vs. Pablo Garza (154)
Featherweight bout: Mike Brown (145) vs. Cole Province (146)
Lightweight bout: Chris Horodecki (155)vs. Ed Ratcliff (155)
Featherweight bout: Tyler Toner (145) vs. Diego Nunes (145)
Bantamweight bout: Antonio Banuelos (136) vs. Chad George (135)
Bantamweight bout: Demetrious Johnson (135) vs. Nick Pace (135)