Ben Askren got humbled again as he was submitted by Demian Maia in the third round and yet another fighters undefeated record is gone for good with conviction considering the quick knockout he had in his last fight, so now there is no excuse and it is time for him to reconsider his future plan.
Two fights ended in submission and the rest of the fights were decisions.
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Further laboratory testing conducted by the Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory (SMRTL), a WADA-accredited lab in Salt Lake City, Utah, has confirmed that two bottles of the same organic, vegan, plant-based daily multivitamin that Mr. Diaz was using were each contaminated with LGD-4033, which the evidence supports resulted in Mr. Diaz’s positive sample.
So it's the bottles fault.
I've said earlier the Nate prides himself of being free from these substances that's why he's that confident. I can't say that announcing to the public made USADA go "soft" on him but that surely expedite the review of his case.
With all the drama, I hope they (Nate/Jorge) don't disappoint.
^ Why is USADA so damn strict? Seriously. If it were up to me, allow everybody to use a regulated amount of PED's and let them throw leather!
The reason for the strict decisions is because if someone is using PED they are cheating a hard working individual who is trying their best to make a career, this is pure business and these sports can make someone a millionaire or destroy their life and hence they need to be strict and it is simply because if you look in the past the entire Russian Olympic team were doing PED with the help of government approval and to avoid those it is necessary.For you to understand better T.J. Dillashaw used illegal substance and made a career and the difference of pay scale as a champion is high and imagine the fighters he defeated including Cody Garbrandt, if Dillashaw was clean i still believe Cody would have been the champion and made a good life and would have changed his career but that was robbed by someone with unfair advantage.
Saying all these the athletes who are popped because of tainted supplement should get exception as they are not getting any performance enhancing benefits.
^ Why is USADA so damn strict? Seriously. If it were up to me, allow everybody to use a regulated amount of PED's and let them throw leather!
Well, I think they really want the sports industry clean of drug-abusing and players cheating, their way to winning I guess I understand their point but sometimes they are getting abusive with certain things and we don't know if they are really messing things around Nate Diaz, or if Diaz is really telling the truth, Well or maybe this is just for publicity stunt only and they are all messing things up, but pretty sure this can be fixed before the next UFC bout the UFC 244 starts to process, I just think that the government just wants a fair fight.
^ Why is USADA so damn strict? Seriously. If it were up to me, allow everybody to use a regulated amount of PED's and let them throw leather!
Magic magic Nate Diaz is cleared to fight and the USADA said he did not failed a drug test 
. I knew the UFC will pull the strings and Nate Diaz being cocky he released the news to the public through social media and if it was any other fighter they would have sorted this behind closed doors and no one would have known 
. They are claiming it to be contaminated food and he is allowed to fight while the rest of the fighters who failed due to contamination were suspended earlier unless they went through hearing and other court procedures.
. I knew the UFC will pull the strings and Nate Diaz being cocky he released the news to the public through social media and if it was any other fighter they would have sorted this behind closed doors and no one would have known . They are claiming it to be contaminated food and he is allowed to fight while the rest of the fighters who failed due to contamination were suspended earlier unless they went through hearing and other court procedures. What a bummer... Besides McGregor I heard Leon Edwards' name thrown out there as one of the possible replacements. But it wouldn't be as huge as Masvidal vs Diaz.
McGregor stepping in would make the event more yuuuge.
It is true that it will not be that huge to be a main even if there is no replacement like fighters of Nate Diaz or McGregor status. From what i see Nate Diaz released the story to the media rather than the USADA or the UFC releasing those and if Nate would not have done that i really think that the UFC had carried on with the fight, we all know Brock Lesnar for flagged and UFC kept that silent and went on with the fight and later Mark Hunt came to know about that and now he is fighting against them in court. McGregor stepping in would make the event more yuuuge.
What a bummer... Besides McGregor I heard Leon Edwards' name thrown out there as one of the possible replacements. But it wouldn't be as huge as Masvidal vs Diaz.
McGregor stepping in would make the event more yuuuge.
McGregor stepping in would make the event more yuuuge.
Khabib would not even fight with Conor, and Conor odes not deserve that rematch anyway.
I predict that next fight he will lose again, no mater who his opponent will be.
I am not expecting a rematch with Khabib either but there are plenty of fighters for Conor to fight anyway, he can rematch with Dustin Poirier or a title fight against Max Holloway which is another rematch, then there is option for a fight with Justin Gaethje or he can even fight Rafael dos Anjos as they were scheduled to fight anyway earlier but was changed as Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of the title fight due to injury and then there is the third fight between Nate Diaz, so there are many fights left for Conor McGregor and these fights will be record breaking shows even without fighting Khabib. I predict that next fight he will lose again, no mater who his opponent will be.
Conor has a plan to return by January 18 but he will not be facing Khabib, first Askren has to win over Maia and then will think about it as it is not an easy fight for both fighters.
Khabib would not even fight with Conor, and Conor odes not deserve that rematch anyway.
I predict that next fight he will lose again, no mater who his opponent will be.
Nate prides himself of not taking in any drugs that's why he is not taking this lightly.
Majority of the fighters that got popped were caught because of tainted supplement and not necessarily for cheating as they are testing at random and it is hard to use steroids with a testing regime like this and T J Dillashaw was a high profile case and an exception because majority of the times the USADA will not test for EPO and so was the reason he was able to avoid them for a long period of time and EPO is used for faster recover and that is an undue advantage and banned by them.Conor already has a plan I believe and will not take any fight other than Khabib. How about Askren again after his fight with Maia?
Conor has a plan to return by January 18 but he will not be facing Khabib, first Askren has to win over Maia and then will think about it as it is not an easy fight for both fighters.
Nate prides himself of not taking in any drugs that's why he is not taking this lightly.
It would be interesting if Conor Mcgregor will take this fight on a very short notice. If UFC agreed proceed with this fight, for sure this will be one of those most watched matches in UFC since we will see a fighter coming out from a semi retirement and a fighter who finished a fight in less than 10 seconds. Time to prove that he (Conor) is not just all talk but also can walk his talk.
Conor already has a plan I believe and will not take any fight other than Khabib. How about Askren again after his fight with Maia?
Nate announced that he will not fight on UFC 244. This might be a good situation for Conor if he wants to take the risk hehe. He said he has always been in training since his suspension. Also, Jorge Masvidal is not that big compared to him. Conor is 5 feet, 9 inches and 74 inches reach. Jorge is 5 feet, 11 inches, also with 74 inches reach.
~ but for Conor to take this match in a short notice is really a high risk but if he takes this fight and win the belt then it will be the perfect trilogy with Nate Diaz but even now UFC have the power to continue with the match as they hold some power but with Nate releasing the failed test i am not sure how the UFC can overcome that.Conor already has a plan I believe and will not take any fight other than Khabib. How about Askren again after his fight with Maia?
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It would be interesting if Conor Mcgregor will take this fight on a very short notice. If UFC agreed proceed with this fight, for sure this will be one of those most watched matches in UFC since we will see a fighter coming out from a semi retirement and a fighter who finished a fight in less than 10 seconds. Time to prove that he (Conor) is not just all talk but also can walk his talk.
It is highly unlikely that Conor McGregor will take this fight in a short notice as he was planning to make his return in the January 18 card in Las Vegas and he was not even active for a long time and i doubt he will be in fight shape in a short time, Rafael dos Anjos already showed his interest to fight if there is a change in the opponent, lets see how this goes and it is possible that UFC could find a way to sort the issue with the USADA. It would be interesting if Conor Mcgregor will take this fight on a very short notice. If UFC agreed proceed with this fight, for sure this will be one of those most watched matches in UFC since we will see a fighter coming out from a semi retirement and a fighter who finished a fight in less than 10 seconds. Time to prove that he (Conor) is not just all talk but also can walk his talk.
Nate announced that he will not fight on UFC 244. This might be a good situation for Conor if he wants to take the risk hehe. He said he has always been in training since his suspension. Also, Jorge Masvidal is not that big compared to him. Conor is 5 feet, 9 inches and 74 inches reach. Jorge is 5 feet, 11 inches, also with 74 inches reach.
Nate Diaz announced this one in the social media because he was popped by USADA but UFC restricted him from releasing this news but we all know Nate Diaz does not hold back to anything but for Conor to take this match in a short notice is really a high risk but if he takes this fight and win the belt then it will be the perfect trilogy with Nate Diaz but even now UFC have the power to continue with the match as they hold some power but with Nate releasing the failed test i am not sure how the UFC can overcome that.Nate announced that he will not fight on UFC 244. This might be a good situation for Conor if he wants to take the risk hehe. He said he has always been in training since his suspension. Also, Jorge Masvidal is not that big compared to him. Conor is 5 feet, 9 inches and 74 inches reach. Jorge is 5 feet, 11 inches, also with 74 inches reach.
Nate Diaz announced this one in the social media because he was popped by USADA but UFC restricted him from releasing this news but we all know Nate Diaz does not hold back to anything but for Conor to take this match in a short notice is really a high risk but if he takes this fight and win the belt then it will be the perfect trilogy with Nate Diaz but even now UFC have the power to continue with the match as they hold some power but with Nate releasing the failed test i am not sure how the UFC can overcome that.
UFC Fight Night 162 is soon to start, and I thinking of supporting Micheal Johnson against Stevie Ray.
I will look for other news and other fights later.
If there is any important news please post it
I will look for other news and other fights later.
If there is any important news please post it
Nate announced that he will not fight on UFC 244. This might be a good situation for Conor if he wants to take the risk hehe. He said he has always been in training since his suspension. Also, Jorge Masvidal is not that big compared to him. Conor is 5 feet, 9 inches and 74 inches reach. Jorge is 5 feet, 11 inches, also with 74 inches reach.
“I’m not gonna make it out to NYC for fight week next week because they say I tested with elevated levels that they say might be from some tainted supplements. I call false on that cause I only take Whole Food or natural food supplements. I don’t even eat meat. So until UFC, Usada or whoever is F*****G with me Fixes it, I won’t be competing. I’m not gonna play their game and try and hide it or keep quiet, as they suggested. I’m not gonna have my name as tainted as a cheater like these other motherf*****s who keep quiet until after the fight just so they can get paid. f****n cheaters.
“I don’t give a f**k about some money over my dignity and my legacy. I’m not playing along with this bulls**t. I’m not staying quiet and figuring it out after the fight. That’s cheating. So fight game I’ll see you when I see you. Sincerely, The releast baddest mother f****r in the game,” Diaz tweeted.
Source https://www.mmanews.com/breaking-nate-diaz-announces-he-is-out-of-ufc-244/
“I’m not gonna make it out to NYC for fight week next week because they say I tested with elevated levels that they say might be from some tainted supplements. I call false on that cause I only take Whole Food or natural food supplements. I don’t even eat meat. So until UFC, Usada or whoever is F*****G with me Fixes it, I won’t be competing. I’m not gonna play their game and try and hide it or keep quiet, as they suggested. I’m not gonna have my name as tainted as a cheater like these other motherf*****s who keep quiet until after the fight just so they can get paid. f****n cheaters.
“I don’t give a f**k about some money over my dignity and my legacy. I’m not playing along with this bulls**t. I’m not staying quiet and figuring it out after the fight. That’s cheating. So fight game I’ll see you when I see you. Sincerely, The releast baddest mother f****r in the game,” Diaz tweeted.
Source https://www.mmanews.com/breaking-nate-diaz-announces-he-is-out-of-ufc-244/
Breaking news from Conor as he is planning to make a come back the UFC on January 18 2020 and the opponent is not fixed yet from the press conference and he is willing to fight for the BMF belt and is willing to fight the winner of Nate Diaz Vs Jorge Masvidal and he wants to be active again and he is willing to fight Khabib in Russia and he made these announcement in Russia .
Announcing his comeback is good for the products that he (Conor) is endorsing, its a good media exposure but unless we see this Irish guy is back in the gym and taking it more seriously and less partying maybe I will put my money on his opponent for now if he will have a fight this January 2020. He was beaten by Nate Diaz and to think that Nate Diaz was just a replacement on their first match, he replaced Dos Anjos. . Iam only going to make 1 bet on this UFC card and that is on the IRAQI Randa Markos
Her AMERICAN opponent has no power and 0 knockouts in her 11 fights so I think MARKOS will hurt her sometime
Looks like a good bet as all of Randa Markos losses are against elite level fighters but Ashley Yoder fought some good strikers and had a good chin, so i will bet according to the odds available as both are not capable of fighting for the championship belt in the UFC anytime soon.Her AMERICAN opponent has no power and 0 knockouts in her 11 fights so I think MARKOS will hurt her sometime
Look out for Movsar Evloev as he is an undefeated fighter as well as Muslim Salikhov as he is an elite level kick boxer and most probably winning a KO/TKO victory.
Iam only going to make 1 bet on this UFC card and that is on the IRAQI Randa Markos
Her AMERICAN opponent has no power and 0 knockouts in her 11 fights so I think MARKOS will hurt her sometime
Her AMERICAN opponent has no power and 0 knockouts in her 11 fights so I think MARKOS will hurt her sometime
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