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Veteran UFC announcer Joe Rogan offers up his take on Saturday night’s co-main event rematch between Rose Namajunas and Tecia Torres.
Torres, unbeaten over her MMA career, earned a decision win vs. the former Ultimate Fighter runner-up while both we…
Veteran UFC announcer Joe Rogan offers up his take on Saturday night’s co-main event rematch between Rose Namajunas and Tecia Torres.
Torres, unbeaten over her MMA career, earned a decision win vs. the former Ultimate Fighter runner-up while both were competing with Invicta FC.
With UFC on FOX 19 set for this Saturday night, the recent edition of “UFC Tonight” was used to promote the card.
Co-hosts Kenny Florian and Daniel Cormier each offered up a fighter to watch, with both sticking away from the “obvious” selections and digging a little deeper.
Florian picked Rose Namajunas, who meets Tecia Torres in the new co-main event in a likely title-eliminator bout at strawweight.
“Rose Namajunas is a completely different fighter than the one you saw in the Ultimate Fighter finale,” Florian said. “Everything is really coming together for her not only on a technical level but mentally she is just way more mature as a fighter. She can really do it all.”
For Cormier, he went with Islam Makhachev, as the Sambo world champion takes on Drew Dober in a lightweight bout that kicks off the televised prelims.
“My fighter to watch is Islam Makhachev. He lost his last fight but had moved up very fast,” Cormier said. “This young man is unbelievable. In the time since his last fight, he’s won another Sambo World Championship. I’ve been with him in training camp, the dude is a monster with unbelievable wrestling and great cardio.”
With UFC on FOX 19 set for this Saturday night, the recent edition of “UFC Tonight” was used to promote the card.
Co-hosts Kenny Florian and Daniel Cormier each offered up a fighter to watch, with both sticking away from the “obvious” selections and digging a little deeper.
Florian picked Rose Namajunas, who meets Tecia Torres in the new co-main event in a likely title-eliminator bout at strawweight.
“Rose Namajunas is a completely different fighter than the one you saw in the Ultimate Fighter finale,” Florian said. “Everything is really coming together for her not only on a technical level but mentally she is just way more mature as a fighter. She can really do it all.”
For Cormier, he went with Islam Makhachev, as the Sambo world champion takes on Drew Dober in a lightweight bout that kicks off the televised prelims.
“My fighter to watch is Islam Makhachev. He lost his last fight but had moved up very fast,” Cormier said. “This young man is unbelievable. In the time since his last fight, he’s won another Sambo World Championship. I’ve been with him in training camp, the dude is a monster with unbelievable wrestling and great cardio.”
In this day and age where the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) oversees the UFC’s drug testing strategies, it seems as if drug test failures are coming every other week. The latest was a bit of a surprise, however. It was reported earlier today (April 13, 2016) that long-time veteran and former light heavyweight champion
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In this day and age where the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) oversees the UFC’s drug testing strategies, it seems as if drug test failures are coming every other week.
The latest was a bit of a surprise, however.
It was reported earlier today (April 13, 2016) that long-time veteran and former light heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida had admitted to using a banned substance ahead of his scheduled UFC on FOX 19 (April 16, 2016) rematch with Dan “Hendo” Henderson from Tampa, Florida.
As a result, the UFC has pulled him from the card, and Machida will likely face consequences after further details are provided by USADA.
In the wake of the news, Machida took to his official Facebook page to explain himself, apologizing to his fans, and noting that he didn’t know that the substance had been banned:
Are you buying Machida’s explanation, and what type of punishment do you expect to be given to “The Dragon”?
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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida released his own statement Wednesday hours after it was confirmed that he took a banned substance.
Machida was scheduled to face Dan Henderson this coming Saturday night at UFC on FOX 19, but the p…
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida released his own statement Wednesday hours after it was confirmed that he took a banned substance.
Machida was scheduled to face Dan Henderson this coming Saturday night at UFC on FOX 19, but the promotion scrapped the bout completely after the USADA informed them of the news.
On a message he posted online, Machida issued a statement, saying that “I always try to play by the book, but unfortunately this happened.”
Below is the complete statement courtesy Machida:
I’m here to tell you that I was caught by surprise by this news. It has been very dificult for me. I’ve trained a lot for this fight, I’ve dedicated a lot with all my team mates. I want to tell you that I really didn’t know about this substance, so I listed it on my declaration form amongst everything else I was taking, and this substance was recently banned in 2016, so I take the blame for not knowing that, and I’d like to say I’m really sorry and apologize to my fans, team mates, and my family… I always try to play by the book, but unfortunately this happened.
UFC on FOX 19, which is slated to go down this Saturday night (April 16, 2016) from Tampa, Florida, has received yet another hit to its main card. Somewhat shocking news was released earlier today (April 13, 2016) when it was made clear that legendary former light heavyweight title holder Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida admitted
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UFC on FOX 19, which is slated to go down this Saturday night (April 16, 2016) from Tampa, Florida, has received yet another hit to its main card.
Somewhat shocking news was released earlier today (April 13, 2016) when it was made clear that legendary former light heavyweight title holder Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida admitted to taking a banned substance, leading the UFC to pull him from his scheduled bout with Dan “Hendo” Henderson.
Henderson, obviously unhappy with the situation, took to his official Twitter account, reacting to the news, and voicing his disappointment in “The Dragon”:
P.O.S. -No respect https://t.co/03O5oM7sM9
— Dan Henderson (@danhendo) April 13, 2016
It didn’t end there, however, as Henderson also took to Instagram, posting a humorous video aimed at Machida:
The former 205-pound kingpin explained his side of the story as well in a video published to his official Facebook page. Check it out below:
What do you make of all of this commotion?
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(Say it ain’t so, Lyoto…)
The UFC’s recently-implemented, USADA-partnered drug-testing program has been quietly gaining steam at a predictable-but-still-scary rate since it was officially implemented last October, most recently catching Frank Mir in what may very well be a career-ending mistake earlier in the month and busting Viscardi Andrade just earlier in the week for a similar violation.
While the anti-doping agency’s settlement with Yoel Romero shows that the system is not exactly fool-proof yet, it’s still doing a respectable job of cleaning up the sport’s dirtiest fighters and hitting them where it hurts the most.
One of the last fighters that you would ever expect to be lumped into that category, however, is former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida.
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(Say it ain’t so, Lyoto…)
The UFC’s recently-implemented, USADA-partnered drug-testing program has been quietly gaining steam at a predictable-but-still-scary rate since it was officially implemented last October, most recently catching Frank Mir in what may very well be a career-ending mistake earlier in the month and busting Viscardi Andrade just earlier in the week for a similar violation.
While the anti-doping agency’s settlement with Yoel Romero shows that the system is not exactly fool-proof yet, it’s still doing a respectable job of cleaning up the sport’s dirtiest fighters and hitting them where it hurts the most.
One of the last fighters that you would ever expect to be lumped into that category, however, is former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida. Over the course of his near-10 year career in the UFC, “The Dragon” has displayed nothing less than the epitome of class and professionalism both inside and outside of the octagon, serving as a true ambassador for a sport with only a handful of guys that you’d ever want to give such a title to. But just as Anderson Silva did before him, Machida once again reminded us that
Scheduled to rematch Dan Henderson in the co-main event of this weekend’s UFC on FOX 19 card — a card which has already taken its fair share of hits, for what it’s worth — Machida shocked the MMA world this afternoon by admitting that he had used a banned substance while being administered an out-of-competition drug test.
“The UFC organization was made aware today by 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,” UFC official stated on Wednesday.
“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.”
And this right here is why my only heroes are ghosts, Nation. I guess we could give props to Machida for being up front with his banned substance use (though which one he used specifically has not been revealed yet) instead of belittling our intelligence by blaming his positive test on the sauna or the guy testing your samples, but at the same time, Machida is the one guy I would have believed was the victim of some crazy mix up. WHY YOU GOTTA BREAKA MY HEART, LYOTO?! WHYYYY!!!!
As a result of his admission, Machida’s scheduled bout with Henderson has been pulled from UFC on FOX 19, and Henderson is PISSED.
P.O.S. -No respect https://t.co/03O5oM7sM9
— Dan Henderson (@danhendo) April 13, 2016
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