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jeudi 27 février 2014

Nevada State Athletic Commission ban TRT in combat sports

A breaking story coming out of the Nevada Athletic Commission is set to create a stir in the sport of mixed martial arts. The exemptions of Testosterone Replacement Therapy have been banned, leaving fighters such as Chael Sonnen, Dan Henderson, Vitor Belfort et al. unable to apply for the treatment.

TRT has been a topic surrounding the sport for some time now, especially with the failed drug tests of the likes of the aforementioned Sonnen, as well as former WEC champion Brian Bowles and former Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem. Now, exemptions have been banned altogether with a zero tolerance policy.

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Van Damme - Zero Gravity Split

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UFC.Beyond.The.Octagon.25th.Feb.2014

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The Road to Chavez Jr. vs Vera II (HBO Sports)

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Nick Diaz “I’m a better stand-up fighter than Anderson Silva

“A lot of the fan base can conceive why I’d be a good fight for either guy (Lawler or Hendricks). Either one of these fights would be a good fight for me. I’m the No. 1 draw in this weight division, that’s just the way it is. I win by submissions, knockouts. There’s guys ranked above me, but no one’s interested in seeing them fight. They want to see me fight. You want to make a good fight, this’ll be a good fight. The guys [Hendricks has] beat haven’t been stand-up guys. He’s a wrestler who punches hard. I’m not sure what the UFC’s agenda is when it comes to me. It’s their show, their press. They can change to whatever they want to do at any point. They own this thing. They can do whatever they want. If they don’t want this right now, they don’t have to do it. It’s more about the fans wanting this.”

“People aren’t stupid. You can’t ignore their real, ultimate understanding. They know what’s going on. It’s mixed martial arts. The real fans of martial arts understand intuitively … there’s a connection with me. You know when I fight, I’m going to sell out the show. Everyone wants to see someone get knocked out or tapped out.”

“Me calling out Roy Jones is disrespectful. But if they want to do that, want to do something like that, [combining] sports [in a boxing match], I’ll do it. I feel I’m a better stand-up fighter than Anderson Silva.”

It’s weird to see so many statements from Nick Diaz come out in the past week or so. We usually never hear from the Stockton Bad Boy himself, but here he is and he wants a title shot.

He just doesn’t want to earn it. ‘He’s the only draw’, so that should be enough.

In this most recent of interviews with the L.A. Times (above), Diaz also stated that he would fight Roy Jones Jr. in a boxing match and believes he stands a better chance than Anderson Silva.

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T.J. Dillashaw vs. Takeya Mizugaki set for UFC 173

Bantamweight contenders T.J. Dillashaw and Takeya Mizugaki will collide at UFC 173.

UFC officials Wednesday announced the May 24 booking, which takes place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and precedes a middleweight title confrontation pitting reigning champion Chris Weidman against top contender Vitor Belfort.

Dillashaw, 28, has won five of his last six fights, with his only loss in that stretch coming in a contentious split decision defeat to Rafael Assuncao this past October. The Team Alpha Male product rebounded from the setback in his last outing, however, scoring a unanimous decision win over Mike Easton last month at UFC Fight Night 35.

Like his opponent, Mizugaki has won five of his last six bouts. The onetime WEC title contender will ride a four-fight winning streak into his clash with Dillashaw, most recently outpointing fellow veteran Nam Phan this past December at UFC Fight Night 33.