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Japanese MMA News Translated Daily
Great new Blog where Suki, a Japanese MMA fan, is translating Japanese MMA news every day! This kind of info has been SORELY lacking and so far she is doing a great job! Check it out!
Friday, August 3, 2007
Supplements & Combat Sports
I'd like to make a few comments on the questioning of nandrolone testing and the possibility that high exertion training combined with standard, unpolluted supplements can result in a false positive...
How about this?
If it is you PROFESSION to fight in a combat sport and testing positive for elevated levels of nandrolone will DAMAGE THAT CAREER SERIOUSLY................STOP TAKING SUPPLEMENTS!
Your body = your responsibility
If you think your technique and training regiment can't get you the win without taking compounds that: a) Are not approved by the FDA; and b) may or may not contain substances that WILL DAMAGE YOUR CAREER IRREPARABLY or cause a false positive that WILL DAMAGE YOUR CAREER IRREPARABLY then you should rethink your career choice.
That's all.
How about this?
If it is you PROFESSION to fight in a combat sport and testing positive for elevated levels of nandrolone will DAMAGE THAT CAREER SERIOUSLY................STOP TAKING SUPPLEMENTS!
Your body = your responsibility
If you think your technique and training regiment can't get you the win without taking compounds that: a) Are not approved by the FDA; and b) may or may not contain substances that WILL DAMAGE YOUR CAREER IRREPARABLY or cause a false positive that WILL DAMAGE YOUR CAREER IRREPARABLY then you should rethink your career choice.
That's all.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
New Weight Classes?
Now that Gary Shaw has announced that Nick Diaz will be fighting for the 160lbs title there has been a lot of discussion about new weight classes and old ones (which happens to be a subject I have been crowing about for years). It is my firm belief that because most in-shape, adult males weigh less than 200lbs. and most athletes cut considerable weight, a glut has developed around the lower end of the current 170lbs. Welterweight division. I propose new weight classes (and an additional one - 163lbs.) to clear this up:
210+ = Heavyweight
190-210 = Light Heavyweight
175-190 = Crusierweight
163-175 = Middleweight
152-163 = Welterweight
143-152 = Lightweight
135-143 = Featherweight
128-135 = Bantamweight
122-128 = Flyweight
Let me go over my reasons for each:
210+ - For the majority of Top HW's fighting at that weight is a choice. This would not result in any kind of mass exodus to the LHW.
190-210 - Adding an extra five pounds to this division will only make the cut easier for the current participants. Once again it will not result in a loss of HW's
175-190 - Same as above
163-175 - Same as above
152-163 - This new division would give the host of lighter fighters currently competing at 170lbs. a chance to have their own division and not be at such a terrible weight/strength disadvantage that they are at 170. It will also clear out a lot of the much heavier 155lbs. fighters right now making the LW division more competitive. Examples are: Mach Sakurai, Nick Diaz, Sean Sherk, BJ Penn, Takanori Gomi, Joe Stevenson, Tatsuya Kawajiri & Shinya Aoki
143-152 - Lowering the limit to 152 from 155lbs. will give it space from the new 163lbs. division and help keep out a couple of the heavier LW's.
135-143 - Going to 143 from 145lbs. is simply to space it out from the 152lbs. division.
128-135 - no need to change this weight class.
122-128 - a span of 125-135 is too much at this light weight.
210+ = Heavyweight
190-210 = Light Heavyweight
175-190 = Crusierweight
163-175 = Middleweight
152-163 = Welterweight
143-152 = Lightweight
135-143 = Featherweight
128-135 = Bantamweight
122-128 = Flyweight
Let me go over my reasons for each:
210+ - For the majority of Top HW's fighting at that weight is a choice. This would not result in any kind of mass exodus to the LHW.
190-210 - Adding an extra five pounds to this division will only make the cut easier for the current participants. Once again it will not result in a loss of HW's
175-190 - Same as above
163-175 - Same as above
152-163 - This new division would give the host of lighter fighters currently competing at 170lbs. a chance to have their own division and not be at such a terrible weight/strength disadvantage that they are at 170. It will also clear out a lot of the much heavier 155lbs. fighters right now making the LW division more competitive. Examples are: Mach Sakurai, Nick Diaz, Sean Sherk, BJ Penn, Takanori Gomi, Joe Stevenson, Tatsuya Kawajiri & Shinya Aoki
143-152 - Lowering the limit to 152 from 155lbs. will give it space from the new 163lbs. division and help keep out a couple of the heavier LW's.
135-143 - Going to 143 from 145lbs. is simply to space it out from the 152lbs. division.
128-135 - no need to change this weight class.
122-128 - a span of 125-135 is too much at this light weight.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Don't Forget to Email NSAC Exec Director Keith Kizer
We have to keep up the pressure for rules changes. It's going great so far so email Mr. Kizer with your thoughts and read my Open Letter to him on reforming The Unified Rules of MMA.
Light Heavyweight Top 36 Results!
Well you all won't leave me alone about 'em... so here they are :)
THE Top 36 LHW's in the World according to THE FANS!
(once again I'd like to point out I am THE ONLY mma blogger who has FAN rankings...props? props? anyone?)
I do have a few bones to pick with these results though. Amazingly enough Rampage Jackson made it in at number two ahead of the man who beat him like a rented mule TWICE (Wanderlei Silva) and the man who soundly beat Wanderlei (Dan Henderson). Also, Keith Jardine coming in under Forrest Griffin who he just knocked out and ahead of Houston Alexander who launched him into orbit is rather suspect. And of course Rogerio being ahead of Sokoudjou is rather wrong. But hey, we can debate this all day...and that's the point...
THE Top 36 LHW's in the World according to THE FANS!
(once again I'd like to point out I am THE ONLY mma blogger who has FAN rankings...props? props? anyone?)
Fighter | Points | |
1 | "Shogun” Rua | 880.11 |
2 | Quinton Jackson | 858.24 |
3 | Dan Henderson | 784.92 |
4 | Chuck Liddell | 754.74 |
5 | Wanderlei Silva | 670.20 |
6 | Rogerio Nogueira | 507.16 |
7 | Rameau Sokoudjou | 490.86 |
8 | Ricardo Arona | 482.79 |
9 | Tito Ortiz | 392.73 |
10 | Ryoto Machida | 356.16 |
11 | Rashad Evans | 310.20 |
12 | “Babalu” Sobral | 222.95 |
13 | Kazuhiro Nakamura | 200.00 |
14 | Alistair Overeem | 129.89 |
15 | Jason Lambert | 87.88 |
16 | Michael Bisping | 87.10 |
17 | Forrest Griffin | 85.96 |
18 | Vitor Belfort | 60.96 |
19 | Keith Jardine | 60.03 |
20 | Wilson Gouveia | 59.00 |
21 | Houston Alexander | 52.00 |
22 | Alessio Sakara | 42.00 |
23 | Kevin Randleman | 38.99 |
24 | Vladimir Matyushenko | 31.04 |
25 | Stephan Bonnar | 31.02 |
26 | Cyrille Diabate | 20.00 |
27 | James Lee | 18.99 |
28 | Marvin Eastman | 18.00 |
29 | David Heath | 16.00 |
30 | Victor Valimaki | 13.00 |
31 | Vernon White | 12.00 |
32 | Jamal Patterson | 9.99 |
33 | Poai Suganuma | 8.00 |
34 | Mike Whitehead | 3.00 |
35 | Andre Gusmao | 3.00 |
36 | Travis Wiuff | 1.00 |
I do have a few bones to pick with these results though. Amazingly enough Rampage Jackson made it in at number two ahead of the man who beat him like a rented mule TWICE (Wanderlei Silva) and the man who soundly beat Wanderlei (Dan Henderson). Also, Keith Jardine coming in under Forrest Griffin who he just knocked out and ahead of Houston Alexander who launched him into orbit is rather suspect. And of course Rogerio being ahead of Sokoudjou is rather wrong. But hey, we can debate this all day...and that's the point...
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