UFC - Ultimate Fighting Championship (topic ufficiale)

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Aspetta, ma la sospensione è ridotta a 6 mesi...eh no, allora si deve fare 6 mesi, quindi che Belfort e Okami si becchino la shot è no sicuro, di più.

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After a near three-hour hearing before the California State Athletic Commission on Thursday, UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen's 12-month suspension for non-disclosure of his prescribed testosterone therapy prior to his UFC 117 championship bout with Anderson Silva was cut in half.

Sonnen's legal team gave evidence showing that Sonnen has been undergoing testosterone replacement therapy via twice weekly injections of a synthetic version of the hormone since 2008 under the care of his physician, who also testified to the same.

During testimony, Sonnen said that he had been embarrassed to disclose that he was suffering from hypogonadism, which is characterized by low testosterone levels due to malfunction of his testicles during a fighter's meeting in which the participants of the card congregate to fill out necessary paperwork in the days prior to the bout. He also revealed that he did not reach puberty until early adulthood and that he did not care to relive the ridicule that he endured as a child because of it.

The Team Quest fighter explained under oath that he was also under the impression that he had gained clearance in 2009 from the CSAC when he alleges that his treating physician sent in proof of his condition and blood tests showing his depleted testosterone levels to the commission. Sonnen contended that received back the go-ahead from a physician he believed to be a representative of the governing body, who also was involved in his pre-fight medical examination. He admitted during the hearing that he later learned that the physician in question was actually employed by the UFC and that his misunderstanding compounded the confusion about his medical clearance.

Chael's council contended that the Oregon native did not try to hide his use of testosterone as he listed it on his pre-drug screening form, but three of the four commissioners who voted (CSAC Executive Officer George Dodd who testified for the State did not vote and a second commissioner left the hearing early to catch a plane out of state) felt that by failing to disclose to the CSAC physician that administered his pre-fight medical exam, Sonnen knowingly broke the rules and thus only reduced his suspension in half, while maintaining his originally prescribed $2,500 fine.

As he has already served three months of his suspension, Sonnen will be eligible to return to action in just prior to UFC 128 in Abu Dhabi on March 19.

In other news from the meeting, multiple positive steroid tester, Josh Barnett's license reinstatement hearing was moved to the next commission meeting in February as the "Babyfaced Assassin" did not bring legal representation with him and was unprepared to present his case during today's proceedings.

According to Barnett, he assumed that he would have to explain his side of things and that the commission would simply vote on whether or not to grant him a new license. CSAC protocol requires that a fighter suspended or denied licensure for drug infractions must prove that they have been rehabilitated, but since Barnett still claims he did not knowingly take any PEDs, he was confused about what his "rehabilitation" would have entailed.

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Beh se aveste visto tutta la sessione (che era in diretta streaming ieri sera) il livello della commissione era molto basso. Son fin stupito che gli abbian dato 6 mesi, per come era partita ero sicuro che lo assolvevano del tutto :D

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Check out Henderson vs Babalu tonight on SHOWTIME for a special announcement about Challengers on 1/7!

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Tyron Woodley will face Tarec Saffiedine in the main event of Strikeforce Challengers 13, an event likely to take place on January 7 in Nashville, Tennessee. Sources close to the organization informed us of the matchup Saturday afternoon. Strikeforce has yet to officially announce the pairing or the event.

A former Big-12 wrestling champion at Missouri, Woodley has amassed a perfect 7-0 record since turning pro last year. The potent grappler is 5-0 since joining Strikeforce and comes fresh off a one-sided victory over Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Andre Galvao. The two-time All-American holds five of his seven wins by submission and has allowed just one of his fights to reach the judges’ scorecards. Woodley’s only bout to go the distance was a hard-fought split decision victory over Nathan Coy at Strikeforce Challengers 8 in May.

Saffiedine is riding a three-fight win streak and is undefeated in Strikeforce competition. The Team Quest product made his debut on the big stage at Dream 10 in July 2009, where he outpointed Seichi Ikemoto. After dropping a split decision to Dong Sik Yoon three months later at Dream 12, the “Sponge” returned to the United States and earned a unanimous decision over James Terry in his Strikeforce debut. The 24-year-old native of Belgium most recently took a decision over UFC veteran Brock Larson at Shark Fights 13 in September.

Also scheduled for the event is a Heavyweight attraction between two-time U.S. Olympic wrestler Daniel Cormier and Devin Cole.

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Non lo guardo nemmeno...volevo vedere Bonnar vs. Pokrajac, Maia vs. Grove e Garcia vs. Phan, ma TUTTI e 5 gli incontri della main card sono andati ai punti...no no, non li guardo, per fortuna che ieri c'era anche Strikeforce, speriamo sia andata molto meglio.

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Si, è andata molto meglio. Almeno la main card...

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Due grandissimi KO che lanciano Hendo e Lawler: in particolar modo, Dan riesce a cancellare la brutta impressione fatta contro Shields, con i pugni devastanti che concludono il match. Quasi impressionante il suono del primo pugno che colpisce Babalu al tappeto. Anche Lawler chiude subito il suo match, senza ammettere repliche, con un KO che sorprende Lindland.

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E' stato un evento molto diverente con quattro KO notevoli.
Henderson si riprende dalla sconfitta contro Shields ma Sobral, distrutto da Mousasi un anno fa, non so quanto sia probante come test. Pazzesco il KO di Lawler ma Lindland sembra ormai abbonato a questo tipo di colpi ed è alla quarta sconfitta in sei incontri. Benissimo anche Daley. Peccato solo per la testa o altrimenti sarebbe ancora in UFC...Silva rischia contro uno che pesava non so quanti KG meno di lui ma riesce comunque a vincere. Evento divertente anche se la qualità di certi avversari è discutibile.

Non ho visto ancora l'evento UFC perchè la card non m'attira per nulla ma il fatto che gli incontri siano andati alla distanza non vuol dire assolutamente nulla. Molti dei match più belli degli ultimi anni nelle MMA sono finiti ai punti(Sanchez-Guida,Melendez-Thomson,Silva-Liddell,Sotiropoulos vs. Stevenson etc...)mentre molti altri finiti per KO o sub magari sono stati osceni(Mir-CroCop è l'esempio più recente). Giudicare la qualità di due fighters dal fatto che uno vada KO lo trovo davvero limitante per le MMA.

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dico solo che se fossi in nam phan, avrei rotto il culo a 2 giudici

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