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Posted by iammesol on Jul-22-2009 17:33:

quote:
Originally posted by Pete K
some what related

Posted by lenazi on Jul-22-2009 17:41:

this card is very meh to me.

Posted by DOOMBOT on Jul-22-2009 21:48:

quote:
Originally posted by Pete K
some what related

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
by Loretta Hunt ([email protected])

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Affliction Entertainment Vice President Tom Atencio confirmed Wednesday to Sherdog.com that Josh Barnett has been pulled from an Aug. 1 matchup against Fedor Emelianenko.

The fight was scheduled to headline Affliction and M-1 Global�s �Trilogy� event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., but Atencio said that the California State Athletic Commission will not license Barnett because he has tested positive for a banned substance.

�At this point, the California Athletic Commission has taken two samples and, it�s my understanding, they�re in the process of checking the second sample,� said Atencio, who did not sound hopeful during a Wednesday conference call that the second sample would clear Barnett to fight.

Atencio could not confirm what the banned substance was.

Sherdog.com reported Tuesday that Vitor Belfort has agreed in principle to face Fedor, according to two sources close to the negotiations. Bobby Lashley has also been considered, but he denied knowing anything about replacing Barnett.

�I�ve got three people I am speaking with,� Atencio said. �� Negotiations are in place, but until I have a contract finalized and it�s done, I�m just not going to say anything. It just doesn�t make any sense to get anybody�s hopes up.�

Atencio said finding an opponent for Fedor has not been a problem and that the No. 1-ranked heavyweight will fight anyone.

�It�s just (about) making sure we give the fans the best opponent possible for Fedor,� Atencio said. �He was fighting Josh Barnett, the number two fighter in the world. Now we have run into a little bit of a snag, and we�re correcting it.�

This article was updated at 5:15 p.m. EST with additional quotes from Atencio. Joe Hall and Greg Savage contributed to this report.

Posted by amp3 on Jul-22-2009 22:22:

Fedor vs. Vitor.....

Posted by Renzo on Jul-22-2009 22:23:

Fuck!!! I was hyped for that Fedor-Barnett fight!

Posted by Boomer187 on Jul-23-2009 01:51:

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Originally posted by squirrelly
Boomer, do you ever go to any of the LV fights?

When they are free I have been to about 3 er so out here. I kind of enjoy the PPVs better, then you can see everything.

And that sucks about Barnett, I don't think I want to buy the PPV now.

Posted by L.E.N. on Jul-23-2009 03:46:

Fuckin Barnett...he lost some points in my book.

Posted by Renzo on Jul-23-2009 04:09:

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Originally posted by amp3
Fedor vs. Vitor.....

Yep, looks that way. Good shit!

Posted by Boomer187 on Jul-23-2009 13:54:

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Originally posted by Renzo
Yep, looks that way. Good shit!

How is that good shit? It's like when Fedor fought Lindland, ooohhh he beat a middleweight.

I am waiting til after TUF, when Kimbo can fight Brock, then Kimbo Fedor!

Posted by Renzo on Jul-23-2009 14:11:

I hear you. I'm just a big Vitor fan, is all.

Posted by iammesol on Jul-23-2009 18:06:

quote:
Originally posted by Boomer187

I am waiting til after TUF, when Kimbo can fight Brock

That won't be a very good fight unless Kimbo changes a LOT

Posted by Pete K on Jul-23-2009 18:31:

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Originally posted by L.E.N.
Fuckin Barnett...he lost some points in my book.

Why?

He was stripped of his title from the UFC because he failed a drug test. That�s why the guy went and fought in Japan for however many years. No drug testing in Japan.

Posted by Andryuha on Jul-23-2009 23:02:

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Originally posted by Boomer187
How is that good shit? It's like when Fedor fought Lindland, ooohhh he beat a middleweight.

I am waiting til after TUF, when Kimbo can fight Brock, then Kimbo Fedor!

IDK, after Kimbo's fight against petruzelli, I will always remember him as a guy that got knocked out by a jab.

Posted by Slylee on Jul-24-2009 00:38:

boomer i have a pop quiz for you

what is your take on UFC from a psychological standpoint? do you feel like fighting for a living could possibly be linked to disfunctional childhoods or traumatic experiences?

i want the answer by 9 a.m. tomorrow. eastern time

Posted by L.E.N. on Jul-24-2009 01:02:

quote:
Originally posted by Pete K
Why?

He was stripped of his title from the UFC because he failed a drug test. That�s why the guy went and fought in Japan for however many years. No drug testing in Japan.

Because he should know how to cycle by now

Posted by Boomer187 on Jul-24-2009 05:43:

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Originally posted by iammesol
That won't be a very good fight unless Kimbo changes a LOT

Yeap, but it might sell tickets if he can improve during the next TUF season. I remember feeling a bit let down after his last performance.

quote:
Originally posted by Slylee
boomer i have a pop quiz for you

what is your take on UFC from a psychological standpoint? do you feel like fighting for a living could possibly be linked to disfunctional childhoods or traumatic experiences?

i want the answer by 9 a.m. tomorrow. eastern time

hhhmm, I think it is linked to wanting to have sex with your mother, and killing your father

Thats my standard Psychology answer to everything...

and I do not think it is linked. Not many good pro fighters are effed in the head IMO. I think there are more prominent traits that could be linked, like a high tolerance for pain, competitiveness, as well some social things...For instance, I think a lot of kids get into MMA because they get picked on or are 'outsiders'...not saying they go pro, but I bet some trickle through to the pros.

But then you take a cultural view on it and you see tons of Pride (pun intended) in Japan when it comes to fighting. And you see BJJ as a natinoal sport in Brazil, and Judo is pretty much a national sport in Russia...

that's my report, grademeplzktnx!

Posted by lenazi on Jul-24-2009 06:04:

GSP took karate because he was the small kid that got beat up. He has an education and is about as psychotic as a pretty butterfly sipping sweet nectar out of a flower. He does it because he liked martial arts and realized pretty quickly that with his gifts and a good work ethic he could be something good.

Many fighters also get into it because of family ties to the sport. Psychotic fighters are the minority today (they were probably in the majority when the sport started...bar room brawlers with a bit of skill and such), because Dana White time and time again stresses that his fighters maintain a level of professionalism (see Lesner getting lambasted by him at the post ufc press conference for instance because of his comments after his fight)

MMA is just something special. I always watched the sport (pretty much since ufc 4) and enjoyed the violence of it, but since starting doing some mma training with my gf as a way to get in shape it changed a lot of things i thought about the sport. Even when you get beat up, you get ridden into the ground by a trainer who pushes you to do just one more multiple times, it feels good. Getting hit can feel good in a way of sorts. It boosts the confidence and makes you feel great that you worked through it.

I'll never be an mma fighter, so i can't speak for them, but i can definitely understand why a young person with a few natural gifts would really want to devote their life to this. I see a few every week, and oddly enough they have much more of a head on their shoulders and know what respect is more than the average joe.

just imo of course.

Posted by Rodrico on Jul-24-2009 06:11:

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Originally posted by lenazi
He has an education and is about as psychotic as a pretty butterfly sipping sweet nectar out of a flower.

Did you really just write that? lol

Posted by Boomer187 on Jul-24-2009 06:12:

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Originally posted by Rodrico
Did you really just write that? lol

I know, he stole the words out of your mouth. Crazy deep.

Posted by Rodrico on Jul-24-2009 06:17:

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Originally posted by Boomer187
I know, he stole the words out of your mouth. Crazy deep.

I guess when I look back, and reflected upon how beautiful GSP's fighting style and work ethic could be summarized, I was always lost for words. No more....no more.

Posted by lenazi on Jul-24-2009 06:17:

quote:
Originally posted by Rodrico
Did you really just write that? lol

i drew a blank rod and decided to go gay

seriously i did not know what else to say...he is such a soft spoken guy, that i'm sure some idiot must have figured him for a pussy and started shit with him, only to get rear naked choked.

Posted by Rodrico on Jul-24-2009 06:23:

quote:
Originally posted by lenazi
i drew a blank rod and decided to go gay

seriously i did not know what else to say...he is such a soft spoken guy, that i'm sure some idiot must have figured him for a pussy and started shit with him, only to get rear naked choked.

lol, yeah I imagine someone talking shit to him at walmart line as he ignores them and when they chase him into the parking lot, he just guillotines them to sleep.

Posted by lenazi on Jul-24-2009 06:25:

put it this way. I am a lot bigger than GSP, but he would hand my ass to me without breaking a sweat so beautifully, that i would ask for seconds

Posted by Renzo on Jul-24-2009 21:52:

Well, the Affliction card on August 1st is cancelled. It's a wrap.

http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/sto...ion-scraps-card

Posted by iammesol on Jul-25-2009 00:15:

It gets deeper.

Dana also tweeted earlier today "Welcome back, Tito." lol

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