UFC veteran Waylon Lowe has made his way back into headlines the hard way today, as he is suing The Mood – a sex shop on South Street, Philadelphia – for selling him a product that has permanently scarred his genitals. Of course this is how the unfortunate bastard manages to finally get MMA fans talking about him again, because why wouldn’t it be.
Assuming you haven’t already skipped to the comments section to unleash your best one-liners, you can read details about the product he used and the injury itself [NSFA] after the jump.
(“On second thought, I’ll just take your word for it…” – Guy on the Left)
UFC veteran Waylon Lowe has made his way back into headlines the hard way today, as he is suing The Mood – a sex shop on South Street, Philadelphia – for selling him a product that has permanently scarred his genitals. Of course this is how the unfortunate bastard manages to finally get MMA fans talking about him again, because why wouldn’t it be.
Assuming you haven’t already skipped to the comments section to unleash your best one-liners, you can read details about the product he used and the injury itself [NSFA] after the jump.
ONLINE ADS SAY the tingling, minty, green gel makes lovemaking last longer. “Prolongs Men’s Pleasure,” the packaging promises, beneath a photo of a handsome man staring seductively at prospective buyers.
But a famous fighter [Author Note: Famous? That’s rich.] says the Kama Sutra Pleasure Balm Prolonging Gel was far from pleasurable, and instead burned and scarred his genitals so badly last fall that he remains permanently disfigured and dysfunctional.
Michael Waylon Lowe, 32, of Southwest Center City, a mixed-martial-artist who competes internationally, has sued the South Street sex shop where he says he bought the gel, and the product’s California-based creator [Author Note: Is it based in Los Angeles?], seeking more than $50,000 in damages, according to a lawsuit filed in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court.
“This is a very private, but very significant loss for a man who is very vital in so many other aspects,” said Lowe’s attorney, Thomas R. Kline. “This is a man who literally makes his living avoiding injury; he knows how to protect himself. Yet he wasn’t provided with the most basic, simple instructions to protect himself from this product. If it could happen to him, it could happen to anyone.”
“Instructions to protect himself from a lubricant?” you may be wondering. “How exactly did he injure himself?” If you really must know…
In the complaint, filed May 14, Lowe claims he had used the desensitizing gel previously without problem. And when he applied it last Sept. 1, he and his fiancée began lovemaking without incident. But when their 3-year-old daughter awoke, the fiancée interrupted their intercourse to attend to her, according to the lawsuit.
Before she returned, Lowe “began to experience excruciating pain and pressure in his penis,” the lawsuit states. “He removed the condom and his penis swelled significantly. He sought emergency medical treatment and follow-up care thereafter.”
The complaint accuses the defendants of negligence and product liability for failing to provide proper instructions, warn users of risks, and design and test the gel to ensure its safety.
It claims that Lowe suffered “catastrophic and permanent damage,” including penile scarring, loss of sensation and function; nerve and tissue damage; humiliation, embarrassment and mental anguish; lost wages and earning capacity; and loss of life’s pleasures.
Not one part of that description didn’t make me feel absolutely terrible for Lowe. I wish him a speedy recovery; or rather, whatever recovery can be made after losing the enjoyment of sex. Lowe was last seen picking up a victory on the WSoF 2 undercard – his fourth straight victory since being released from the UFC – so at least it doesn’t sound like he’ll have to miss any time from MMA.
Naturally, the creators of the gel maintain that their product is safe, and that this is the first instance they’ve ever even heard of this happening to somebody. Also, for what it’s worth, The Mood is still selling the non-mint versions of the product on their website. Caveat emptor, you guys.
(You want that hot, throbbing cauliflower ear, don’t you. Oh, yeah. Ohhhh y-[*vomits*] / Photo via TitoCouture)
One of the oldest combat sports training myths is that abstaining from sex helps your performance on fight night. Phil Baroni may have put it best when he told us: “You take punches better when you abstain from, ah…punching your own loads out. It makes you fuckin’ mean, I’ll tell you that much.”
“For girls it raises your testosterone, so I try to have as much sex as possible before I fight actually. Not with like everybody, I don’t put out like a Craigslist ad or anything, but if I got a steady I’m going to be like ‘yo, fight time’s coming up’,” Rousey said with a laugh.
However: “You can’t (expletive) somebody and go fight that day.”
Sex with Ronda Rousey has to be a terrifying experience. Think about it. There you are, just sitting on the couch catching up on the Sunday Styles section, when Ronda busts in wearing a damp rash-guard, and says “Yo, fight time’s coming up. Dick: out,” then angrily demands that you get in her guard while at least one Diaz brother lurks around in the kitchen, trying to figure out how to use the blender. Are you man enough to deal with that?
(You want that hot, throbbing cauliflower ear, don’t you. Oh, yeah. Ohhhh y-[*vomits*] / Photo via TitoCouture)
One of the oldest combat sports training myths is that abstaining from sex helps your performance on fight night. Phil Baroni may have put it best when he told us: “You take punches better when you abstain from, ah…punching your own loads out. It makes you fuckin’ mean, I’ll tell you that much.”
“For girls it raises your testosterone, so I try to have as much sex as possible before I fight actually. Not with like everybody, I don’t put out like a Craigslist ad or anything, but if I got a steady I’m going to be like ‘yo, fight time’s coming up’,” Rousey said with a laugh.
However: “You can’t (expletive) somebody and go fight that day.”
Sex with Ronda Rousey has to be a terrifying experience. Think about it. There you are, just sitting on the couch catching up on the Sunday Styles section, when Ronda busts in wearing a damp rash-guard, and says “Yo, fight time’s coming up. Dick: out,” then angrily demands that you get in her guard while at least one Diaz brother lurks around in the kitchen, trying to figure out how to use the blender. Are you man enough to deal with that?
(God help the next poor girl who has to get fisted by this savage.)
In terms of her sharp wit and passion for MMA, adult-film star Carmen Valentina is definitely one of us. Then again, she makes her living having wild sex on camera, which makes her pretty unique among CagePotato contributors. And since Carmen hasn’t graced us with her lovely presence in a while, we figured it was time to collect more of your questions for another no-holds-barred mailbag column.
Please toss your queries into the comments section below, or tweet them @cagepotatomma with the tag #askcarmen. Despite what the headline says, your questions don’t all have to be about the girl in your office who keeps rejecting your advances. You can ask Ms. Valentina pretty much anything that’s on your mind. But please skim through her first “Ask Carmen” column to make sure you’re not covering familiar territory. Sound good? Thanks for your support, and be sure to follow Carmen Valentina on twitter!
(God help the next poor girl who has to get fisted by this savage.)
In terms of her sharp wit and passion for MMA, adult-film star Carmen Valentina is definitely one of us. Then again, she makes her living having wild sex on camera, which makes her pretty unique among CagePotato contributors. And since Carmen hasn’t graced us with her lovely presence in a while, we figured it was time to collect more of your questions for another no-holds-barred mailbag column.
Please toss your queries into the comments section below, or tweet them @cagepotatomma with the tag #askcarmen. Despite what the headline says, your questions don’t all have to be about the girl in your office who keeps rejecting your advances. You can ask Ms. Valentina pretty much anything that’s on your mind. But please skim through her first “Ask Carmen” column to make sure you’re not covering familiar territory. Sound good? Thanks for your support, and be sure to follow Carmen Valentina on twitter!
(This is what he means by “off-the-chain doggy-style.”)
I’m sorry, but there are times when you have to break your own ban. This is one of those times. In a new interview with Fighters Only, Quinton Jackson discusses how testosterone replacement therapy turned his life around, though it caused him to gain a bunch of water weight that contributed to his UFC 144 scale-fail. And then he dropped this bit of info (via Fightlinker):
“I’m in a studio — you know I make music as a hobby — I am in the studio right now with my friend who produced all my tracks. We made a big hit actually, people will be really surprised when I release this because I have been making music for like six or seven years but never released anything. Now I am finally comfortable to actually release something. I was depressed yesterday but then we made this hit last night and it immediately cheered me up because normally I make music just for a hobby, I never release it, its just for me to enjoy. But this song cheered me up in my hard times right now and I think my fans can get some enjoyment out of it. It cheered me up if they don’t like it I don’t give a fuck. I’m the king of doggy style.”
No arguments there. But how does hormone replacement therapy figure into this story? Well…
(This is what he means by “off-the-chain doggy-style.”)
I’m sorry, but there are times when you have to break your own ban. This is one of those times. In a new interview with Fighters Only, Quinton Jackson discusses how testosterone replacement therapy turned his life around, though it caused him to gain a bunch of water weight that contributed to his UFC 144 scale-fail. And then he dropped this bit of info (via Fightlinker):
“I’m in a studio — you know I make music as a hobby — I am in the studio right now with my friend who produced all my tracks. We made a big hit actually, people will be really surprised when I release this because I have been making music for like six or seven years but never released anything. Now I am finally comfortable to actually release something. I was depressed yesterday but then we made this hit last night and it immediately cheered me up because normally I make music just for a hobby, I never release it, its just for me to enjoy. But this song cheered me up in my hard times right now and I think my fans can get some enjoyment out of it. It cheered me up if they don’t like it I don’t give a fuck. I’m the king of doggy style.”
No arguments there. But how does hormone replacement therapy figure into this story? Well…
“[T]his was my first time ever using testosterone. I took what the doctor prescribed to me and I went to the pharmacy…I gave myself small doses and that shit immediately changed me, that’s why I am saying now I am not going to retire. I am not gonna retire no time soon, its just unfortunate that I got this injury. I started hitting it up pretty good, I still gotta take care of my knee but I feel like a 25 year old again. My sex life changed, I was back to five times a night like when I was 25, straight up…
I keep it real, I am not doing anything wrong. Its legal and I am not abusing it and I am not going over certain levels. From what I learned about it, when I got tested my levels my levels were really low and the doctor was telling me that athletes can burn testosterone. Sure enough I did it like a week or two and, I couldn’t train but…that’s why I did this song about doggy style! My doggy style was buck wild man I’m telling you.”
Hear that, kids? TRT will make you a musical genius. And believe it or not, Rampage actually performed his music in Tokyo after his fight with Ryan Bader:
“Because I’ve been rapping and stuff for a while and I am putting together this album that I’ve been working on for a while and the producer is really serious about the music; to me its just a hobby but he is really serious so he scheduled something for me to do like a concert in one of the biggest clubs in Roppongi [nightclub district]. Me and my friend who taught me how to rap like six or seven years ago. A lot of American fans won’t know that I nearly had a record deal with Pride, the company that ran Pride was called DreamStage and they did fights, movies and music…It’s my life and my career and I want to have fun and entertain people.
So yeah I did a concert same night, it didn’t affect my mentality one bit. Win or lose I still want to enjoy myself because my job is done. I didn’t bail out because I lost, I think that’s a pussy move. I enjoyed myself, I had my champagne and I put on a show. They were so surprised I could rap. I entertained them twice in one night in two different ways. Now a Japanese company wants to…well I’m not going to say yet. But I am getting offers from Japan because of that concert and so it was a win out of my loss.”
Just from his description, Rampage’s new music sounds like it’ll be a cross between prime 2 Live Crew and Sapp Time. The album will be called “A.L.F.A. (Appreciate Large Female Asses),” and the new single “Doggy Style” will feature cameo appearances by Too $hort and Arianny Celeste in a non-singing role.
(“Well little lady, what are you willing to do to bring your grades up in this class? Oh, you’re already a straight-A student? Shit.” / Photo courtesy of CarmenValentina.com)
You asked for it and you got it. CagePotato’s sassy adult film star friend Carmen Valentina has taken time out of her busy schedule to answer an assload of your burning questions. Seriously, she put in some effort on this one, so please show her love by following her on Twitter and visiting her official site, and if you have any more questions for her, drop ’em in the comments section. Stay tuned, because you haven’t seen the last of Carmen around here…
Spicymeatball asks: Have you ever had a boyfriend while working in your film career? If yes, what are some of the challenges trying to have a relationship while being an adult actress. Do you save anything special for your significant other?
Yes, dating someone in the adult industry (pornchick, stripper, etc.) is challenging. It really depends on your view of sex and your level of confidence. Most guys have wanted to bang a pornchick, but not a lot have the confidence to handle dating one, and want the girl to change everything about themselves once they are officially dating. I can handle compromise, but not someone who will try to control me.
Everyone has different boundaries. The biggest problem I’ve had is when people aren’t honest about what exactly those boundaries are. If you want the bragging rights of dating a chick in the adult biz but can’t handle competition, or are a firm believer in monogamy, then you should really find someone that shares your same values and beliefs. Trust me there is someone out there for everyone.
(“Well little lady, what are you willing to do to bring your grades up in this class? Oh, you’re already a straight-A student? Shit.” / Photo courtesy of CarmenValentina.com)
You asked for it and you got it. CagePotato’s sassy adult film star friend Carmen Valentina has taken time out of her busy schedule to answer an assload of your burning questions. Seriously, she put in some effort on this one, so please show her love by following her on Twitter and visiting her official site, and if you have any more questions for her, drop ‘em in the comments section. Stay tuned, because you haven’t seen the last of Carmen around here…
Spicymeatball asks: Have you ever had a boyfriend while working in your film career? If yes, what are some of the challenges trying to have a relationship while being an adult actress. Do you save anything special for your significant other?
Yes, dating someone in the adult industry (pornchick, stripper, etc.) is challenging. It really depends on your view of sex and your level of confidence. Most guys have wanted to bang a pornchick, but not a lot have the confidence to handle dating one, and want the girl to change everything about themselves once they are officially dating. I can handle compromise, but not someone who will try to control me.
Everyone has different boundaries. The biggest problem I’ve had is when people aren’t honest about what exactly those boundaries are. If you want the bragging rights of dating a chick in the adult biz but can’t handle competition, or are a firm believer in monogamy, then you should really find someone that shares your same values and beliefs. Trust me there is someone out there for everyone.
Sex is just sex — at least to me — and sex at home is much different to a porn set. You can be on set for hours, there are delays, and while it can be fun sometimes it can also be mechanical. When I have sex at home away from the set, I am able to enjoy it and I don’t have to worry about my angles, the camera, the lighting, or worry where the cum shot is going to be. Porn sex can be amazing, but sex at home is just as great and when it’s under my terms there is real passion behind it.
If by saving anything for a special someone you mean he gets a free pass to have threesomes with various pornstars and strippers, than yeah I guess that can be considered special. I have to admit, it is fun to watch the guy you are into bang the shit out of another chick. It turns me on!
Fried Taco asks: Do you fantasize about doing jiu-jitsu with a guy, and then having it turn into sex? Because that’s what we fantasize you fantasizing about.
Is that why guys always want to work from my inside guard in BJJ practice? Those bastards!
ExpectJesusBro asks: Who’s your favorite current champion in MMA? Fav of all time?
SethF asks: Who is your favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?
Michelangelo. I think he was the more carefree one of the bunch. Plus I can totally see him moving on in his life having a beer gut, watching UFC at some dive sports bar, eating pizza, and bitching about how back in his day they had no weight classes or time limits.
El Famous Burrito asks: Dan Severn stripped naked between two parked cars in a rock quarry before going to work. Can you beat that?
How about having sex on the hood of a car at a Wal-Mart parking lot at 3am in front of the garden center with some guys from the graveyard shift watching? Your move, Mr. Severn.
RwilsonR asks: Both MMA and adult films have had to work hard to gain some level of mainstream acceptance. Can you tell us about what got you into MMA as a fan, and what got you into films as an actress?
The day I really got into MMA, was on a date with a guy and we went to Hooters to go and watch a WEC fight with some of his buddies. I never really watched it before, but it was exciting. I don’t remember who was fighting but it was a damn good fight! Pretty soon I was hooked and forgot about the fact that the guy was a total cheap bastard who took me to Hooters on a date. I became completely obsessed with the sport and tried to learn everything about it after that.
I was always curious about getting into porn. It wasn’t for the money. It was for the simple fact that I fantasized about fucking in front of other people watching me. It was such a turn-on to think about. Then, when I was in college I saw an ad looking for xxx models. I applied, and I have to admit, I was nervous walking through the door, but when I got to start taking my clothes off, I began to be aroused. Since then, I just kept doing more. Why stop something that is fun and enjoyable?
As far as Porn and MMA gaining mainstream acceptance, not sure that was really a question, but I don’t think it will ever be 100% embraced by everyone. But the more educated people get about it, the less it will be demonized by the general public.
RwilsonR asks: What do you think is the best fight that could/should be made in all of MMA right now?
I’m going to say Ben Fowlkes vs. Ariel Helwani. Winner is in the mix to challenge CP champ Ben Goldstein. Wonder what the betting lines would look like for that? If Dana White can’t make that happen, the second best fight I would love to see would have to be Jon Jones vs. Anderson Silva.
ExpectJesusBro asks: What advice would you give to young aspiring fellas who would like to begin a professional career in adult film?
You need confidence above all else. If you can let your junk hang out in front of at least six of the douche-iest Cage Potato members while they all make rude comments, get and maintain an erection with a room full of crew members watching you and still cum on the girl when they tell you to cum…then you need to take your ass to porn valley and get an agent. On a side note, drink lots of pineapple juice and egg whites before a scene, you’ll thank me later.
Viva Hate asks: Scatting or golden showers?
Which ever one makes you feel at home Viva Hate. If you let me pee in your mouth though, I’m totally recording it.
