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ONE FC 21: Roar of Tigers
October 17, 2014 | Stadium Putra | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
unknown CARD
Marat Gafurov vs. Rob Lisita
Edward Kelly vs. Ev Ting
Stephen Langdown vs. Raymond Tan
Peter Davis vs. Vaughn Donayre
Ann Osman vs. Aya Saeid Saber
Anatpong Bunrad vs. Mark Marcellinus
Bashir Ahmad vs. Tanaphong Khunhankaew
Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke vs. Saiful Merican
Hisham Hiba vs. Mohammad Sotounzadeh
Legacy FC 36: East vs. Lewis
October 17, 2014 | Route 66 Casino | Albuquerque, New Mexico
unknown CARD
Cody East vs. Vernon Lewis
for heavyweight title
Brian Hall vs. Damacio Page
for flyweight title
Donald Sanchez vs. opponent TBA
Jordan Espinosa vs. Rafael de Freitas
Lenny Lovato Jr. vs. Clint Roberts
Michelle Nicolini vs. opponent TBA
Angelica Chavez vs. Natalie Roy
Bellator 129: Bradley vs. Neer
October 17, 2014 | Mid-America Center | Council Bluffs, Iowa
main CARD
Spike TV, 9 p.m. ET
Paul Bradley vs. Josh Neer
Houston Alexander vs. Virgil Zwicker
Andre Santos vs. James Terry
Davin Clark vs. Joe Vedepo
preliminary CARD
Spike.com, 7 p.m. ET
John DeVall vs. Chris Lane
Tim Bazer vs. Eric Howser
Michael McBride vs. Kevin Morris
Martin Brown vs. Bryan Corley
Jozette Cotton vs. Holly Lawson
Brian Green vs. Anthony Smith
Marcos Marquez vs. Victor Moreno
ONE FC 21: Roar of Tigers
October 17, 2014 | Stadium Putra | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
unknown CARD
Marat Gafurov vs. Rob Lisita
Edward Kelly vs. Ev Ting
Stephen Langdown vs. Raymond Tan
Peter Davis vs. Vaughn Donayre
Ann Osman vs. Aya Saeid Saber
Anatpong Bunrad vs. Mark Marcellinus
Bashir Ahmad vs. Tanaphong Khunhankaew
Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke vs. Saiful Merican
Hisham Hiba vs. Mohammad Sotounzadeh
Legacy FC 36: East vs. Lewis
October 17, 2014 | Route 66 Casino | Albuquerque, New Mexico
unknown CARD
Cody East vs. Vernon Lewis
for heavyweight title
Brian Hall vs. Damacio Page
for flyweight title
Donald Sanchez vs. opponent TBA
Jordan Espinosa vs. Rafael de Freitas
Lenny Lovato Jr. vs. Clint Roberts
Michelle Nicolini vs. opponent TBA
Angelica Chavez vs. Natalie Roy
Bellator 129: Bradley vs. Neer
October 17, 2014 | Mid-America Center | Council Bluffs, Iowa
main CARD
Spike TV, 9 p.m. ET
Paul Bradley vs. Josh Neer
Houston Alexander vs. Virgil Zwicker
Andre Santos vs. James Terry
Davin Clark vs. Joe Vedepo
preliminary CARD
Spike.com, 7 p.m. ET
John DeVall vs. Chris Lane
Tim Bazer vs. Eric Howser
Michael McBride vs. Kevin Morris
Martin Brown vs. Bryan Corley
Jozette Cotton vs. Holly Lawson
Brian Green vs. Anthony Smith
Marcos Marquez vs. Victor Moreno
War Machine Attempted Suicide
War Machine Found Unresponsive Following Attempted Suicide
According to numerous reports, former MMA fighter War Machine attempted suicide today while jailed in Las Vegas.
The former UFC and Bellator star tried to hang himself, and was found unresponsive this morning in his jail cell.
TMZ has the scoop:
The officer went into the cell and found the ex-MMA fighter had a piece of linen around his neck which was tied to the leg of the bed — and his face was purple. The officer cut the linen, removed it … and we’re told War Machine’s breathing became less strained and he attempted to speak.
He’s currently in a medical isolation cell on suicide watch. We’re told officers found what appeared to be a suicide note in the cell.
- See more at: War Machine Found Unresponsive Following Attempted Suicide
War Machine Found Unresponsive Following Attempted Suicide
According to numerous reports, former MMA fighter War Machine attempted suicide today while jailed in Las Vegas.
The former UFC and Bellator star tried to hang himself, and was found unresponsive this morning in his jail cell.
TMZ has the scoop:
The officer went into the cell and found the ex-MMA fighter had a piece of linen around his neck which was tied to the leg of the bed — and his face was purple. The officer cut the linen, removed it … and we’re told War Machine’s breathing became less strained and he attempted to speak.
He’s currently in a medical isolation cell on suicide watch. We’re told officers found what appeared to be a suicide note in the cell.
- See more at: War Machine Found Unresponsive Following Attempted Suicide
Well FUCC! Lol, that was painful to watch. Josh bitching but h couldn't get up. Bradley wasn't doing shit either but he was workin more than josh who was basically Laying there for 3 rounds. Guess the Diaz bros. rubbed off on josh lol dude was fuccin pissed at Bradley and big John lol
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joe lauzon out against diego sanchez at ufc 180
The hits keep coming for next month’s UFC 180, which has lost another matchup, a source today told MMAjunkie.
Joe Lauzon (24-9 MMA, 11-6 UFC) is out of a lightweight meeting with Diego Sanchez (25-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC), a source close to the fighter confirmed. The source spoke on condition anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
The reason for Lauzon’s withdrawal is unclear, as the source declined to elaborate on why the fighter was forced to withdraw. There is no word yet on a possible replacement for Lauzon with the event less than a month away.
Lauzon had been a replacement for Northern Ireland’s Norman Parke, who withdrew from the event due to an injury.
UFC 180 takes place Nov. 15 at Arena Mexico. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. The event was scheduled to be headlined by a heavyweight title fight between champ Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum, but Velasquez suffered an injury that forced him to withdraw. In his place goes Mark Hunt, who will take on Fabricio Werdum for the interim heavyweight title.
Lauzon recently picked up his second straight win after earning a TKO (doctor’s stoppage) over Michael Chiesa at UFC Fight Night 50 in Connecticut. Prior to his recent back-to-back wins, the 30-year-old was stuck in a 1-3 skid. With the Chiesa win, which netted “Fight of the Night” honors, Lauzon now has 13 fight-night bonuses, the most in UFC history. Going after his 14th will have to wait.
Sanchez, a longtime UFC fighter who first joined the UFC after winning “The Ultimate Fighter 1,” won one of MMA history’s most controversial split decisions in June when he topped Ross Pearson in his home city of Albuquerque. That snapped a two-fight skid of decision losses to Myles Jury and Gilbert Melendez for the 32-year-old former title challenger.
With the change, the latest UFC 180 card now includes:
Mark Hunt vs. Fabricio Werdum – for interim heavyweight title
Jake Ellenberger vs. Kelvin Gastelum
Diego Sanchez vs. TBA
Dennis Bermudez vs. Ricardo Lamas
Edgar Garcia vs. Hector Urbina
Jessica Eye vs. Leslie Smith
Chris Heatherly vs. Augusto Montano
opponent TBA vs. opponent TBA – “TUF: Latin America” featherweight final
opponent TBA vs. opponent TBA – “TUF: Latin America” bantamweight final
The hits keep coming for next month’s UFC 180, which has lost another matchup, a source today told MMAjunkie.
Joe Lauzon (24-9 MMA, 11-6 UFC) is out of a lightweight meeting with Diego Sanchez (25-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC), a source close to the fighter confirmed. The source spoke on condition anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
The reason for Lauzon’s withdrawal is unclear, as the source declined to elaborate on why the fighter was forced to withdraw. There is no word yet on a possible replacement for Lauzon with the event less than a month away.
Lauzon had been a replacement for Northern Ireland’s Norman Parke, who withdrew from the event due to an injury.
UFC 180 takes place Nov. 15 at Arena Mexico. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. The event was scheduled to be headlined by a heavyweight title fight between champ Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum, but Velasquez suffered an injury that forced him to withdraw. In his place goes Mark Hunt, who will take on Fabricio Werdum for the interim heavyweight title.
Lauzon recently picked up his second straight win after earning a TKO (doctor’s stoppage) over Michael Chiesa at UFC Fight Night 50 in Connecticut. Prior to his recent back-to-back wins, the 30-year-old was stuck in a 1-3 skid. With the Chiesa win, which netted “Fight of the Night” honors, Lauzon now has 13 fight-night bonuses, the most in UFC history. Going after his 14th will have to wait.
Sanchez, a longtime UFC fighter who first joined the UFC after winning “The Ultimate Fighter 1,” won one of MMA history’s most controversial split decisions in June when he topped Ross Pearson in his home city of Albuquerque. That snapped a two-fight skid of decision losses to Myles Jury and Gilbert Melendez for the 32-year-old former title challenger.
With the change, the latest UFC 180 card now includes:
Mark Hunt vs. Fabricio Werdum – for interim heavyweight title
Jake Ellenberger vs. Kelvin Gastelum
Diego Sanchez vs. TBA
Dennis Bermudez vs. Ricardo Lamas
Edgar Garcia vs. Hector Urbina
Jessica Eye vs. Leslie Smith
Chris Heatherly vs. Augusto Montano
opponent TBA vs. opponent TBA – “TUF: Latin America” featherweight final
opponent TBA vs. opponent TBA – “TUF: Latin America” bantamweight final
Cung Le's Suspension Rescinded Due To UFC Mishandling of HGH Test
Cung Le calls for ‘rightly owed’ apology from UFC following mishandled HGHÂ*test - MMA Fighting
Rather than take its case to arbitration, the UFC earlier this week elected to rescind the one-year suspension it handed down to Cung Le following a botched post-fight drug test at UFC Fight Night 48, the same test which the promotion initially announced as popping positive for excess levels of Human Growth Hormone (HGH).
In a press release, the UFC cited recent "medical advice" as its reasoning for electing to rescind Le's suspension, stating that, "in accordance with such medical advice, UFC has determined that Le's elevated total HGH by itself does not prove that he took performance-enhancing drugs before the August 23rd bout."
The UFC's decision, at least officially, cleared Le's name of any wrongdoing. Though while it left Le vindicated in his claims, both the 42-year-old former Strikeforce champion and his management have taken issue with the "outrageous" lack of any formal apology within the promotion's words.
"I am extremely happy with the UFC's decision to rescind my suspension," Le wrote in a statement released to MMAFighting.com on Thursday. "I believe the issues raised in regards to the testing procedures as well as the manner in which the results were determined by the UFC clearly support my assertion that I did not use any performance enhancing drugs. I am also happy to take away the fact that the UFC has decided to make the proper changes in their testing procedures which will now ensure that no athlete will ever have to endure the same hardship.
"While I feel vindicated in this matter, the UFC's press release does little in the way of an apology of which I believe I am rightly owed after unfairly enduring the public's scrutiny. Their decision to announce me as a user of performance enhancing drugs with little thought to the accuracy of the testing or proper procedures has caused my family and I great pain; that we have now come to know was completely unnecessary had the proper care been taken to ensure my test results were in fact valid proof of impropriety."
"The AMR Group is also extremely happy with the UFC's decision to avoid arbitration and rescind their 12 month suspension of Cung Le," Le's manager, Gary Ibarra, continued in the same statement. "The evidence of my client's innocence was overwhelming in this instance and the UFC's decision to forego any further action and exonerate him is proof positive of that. We hope that my client will not now forever be associated with illegal doping especially now that he has been completely cleared of any wrongdoing.
"Regardless of the UFC's decision, we are left to wonder if this whole matter should have ever happened at all but we do now know several things for certain: 1) my client did not take any performance enhancing drugs, 2) we questioned the propriety of the testing procedures before the UFC announced their initial suspension, 3) sports doping tests should be left to impartial third party experts, and 4) the UFC should have confirmed and evaluated my client's test results before dispensing discipline and making inaccurate statements that could permanently tarnish Cung's previously pristine reputation," Ibarra continued.
"The absence of a formal apology, in light of the recent ‘medical advice' the UFC received, which prompted them to lift his suspension, is outrageous. Moreover, the insinuation that my client will not be disciplined due to ‘the [mere] lack of conclusive laboratory results,' is a clear attempt to deflect responsibility and cloud my client's innocence, when, in fact, the mistakes that were made resulted solely from the UFC's reckless and premature actions and decisions."
Cung Le calls for ‘rightly owed’ apology from UFC following mishandled HGHÂ*test - MMA Fighting
Rather than take its case to arbitration, the UFC earlier this week elected to rescind the one-year suspension it handed down to Cung Le following a botched post-fight drug test at UFC Fight Night 48, the same test which the promotion initially announced as popping positive for excess levels of Human Growth Hormone (HGH).
In a press release, the UFC cited recent "medical advice" as its reasoning for electing to rescind Le's suspension, stating that, "in accordance with such medical advice, UFC has determined that Le's elevated total HGH by itself does not prove that he took performance-enhancing drugs before the August 23rd bout."
The UFC's decision, at least officially, cleared Le's name of any wrongdoing. Though while it left Le vindicated in his claims, both the 42-year-old former Strikeforce champion and his management have taken issue with the "outrageous" lack of any formal apology within the promotion's words.
"I am extremely happy with the UFC's decision to rescind my suspension," Le wrote in a statement released to MMAFighting.com on Thursday. "I believe the issues raised in regards to the testing procedures as well as the manner in which the results were determined by the UFC clearly support my assertion that I did not use any performance enhancing drugs. I am also happy to take away the fact that the UFC has decided to make the proper changes in their testing procedures which will now ensure that no athlete will ever have to endure the same hardship.
"While I feel vindicated in this matter, the UFC's press release does little in the way of an apology of which I believe I am rightly owed after unfairly enduring the public's scrutiny. Their decision to announce me as a user of performance enhancing drugs with little thought to the accuracy of the testing or proper procedures has caused my family and I great pain; that we have now come to know was completely unnecessary had the proper care been taken to ensure my test results were in fact valid proof of impropriety."
"The AMR Group is also extremely happy with the UFC's decision to avoid arbitration and rescind their 12 month suspension of Cung Le," Le's manager, Gary Ibarra, continued in the same statement. "The evidence of my client's innocence was overwhelming in this instance and the UFC's decision to forego any further action and exonerate him is proof positive of that. We hope that my client will not now forever be associated with illegal doping especially now that he has been completely cleared of any wrongdoing.
"Regardless of the UFC's decision, we are left to wonder if this whole matter should have ever happened at all but we do now know several things for certain: 1) my client did not take any performance enhancing drugs, 2) we questioned the propriety of the testing procedures before the UFC announced their initial suspension, 3) sports doping tests should be left to impartial third party experts, and 4) the UFC should have confirmed and evaluated my client's test results before dispensing discipline and making inaccurate statements that could permanently tarnish Cung's previously pristine reputation," Ibarra continued.
"The absence of a formal apology, in light of the recent ‘medical advice' the UFC received, which prompted them to lift his suspension, is outrageous. Moreover, the insinuation that my client will not be disciplined due to ‘the [mere] lack of conclusive laboratory results,' is a clear attempt to deflect responsibility and cloud my client's innocence, when, in fact, the mistakes that were made resulted solely from the UFC's reckless and premature actions and decisions."
