Tatsuya Mizuno vs. Trevor Prangley
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Drew Fickett
Fickett is replacing Willamy Chiquerim Freire who suffered a hand injury while training.
Source: Dan Herbertson's twitter
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
New DREAM.17 matches
Tatsuya Mizuno vs. Trevor Prangley
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Drew Fickett
Fickett is replacing Willamy Chiquerim Freire who suffered a hand injury while training.
Source: Dan Herbertson's twitter
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Should Testosterone Replacement Therapy Be Allowed In MMA?
The beginning of an interesting conversation between Sherdog's Jordan Breen and Greg Savage where they discussed Hormone Replacement Therapy in Mixed Martial Arts is quickly transcribed below.
Jordan Breen - Greg, we had a pretty big day for mixed martial arts in as much as Nate Marquardt broke his silence and discussed Hormone Replacement Therapy and how it impacted the dissolution of his fight with Rick Story. What did you think of his and his manager, Lex McMahon's explanation on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani?
Greg Savage - It was interesting, you know, I like that they came out and finally made a statement. I think it's something they probably should have done right away, you never let anyone frame an arguement in a certain light before you get your side of the story out there if you can avoid it. You know, he came clean. I appreciate that. But, it's still an underlying question: Why are these athletes who are in the primes of their careers, training like they are, why are they all coming up with low testosterone levels?
Jordan Breen - Guys in their late 20s and early 30s in many cases coming up with low testosterone.
Greg Savage - It's very rare from what i've read since I heard about this for the last couple days where speculation was rampant. It seems to be a very rare condition yet disproportionately athletes are coming down with it a little more often.
Jordan Breen - And one of the major ways that you could induce low testosterone if you were an aberrant case anyway would be to take Steroids.
Greg Savage - Something he has been accused of and fined for and suspended for in the past.
Jordan Breen - And even acknowledged as much in the interview with Ariel Helwani saying that he felt the legal Andro supplement that he took which was on the banned list of the various athletic commissions under the Association of Boxing Commission and that he was suspended for taking after he beat Ivan Salaverry in his UFC debut.
Greg Savage - I actually talked to Keith Kizer about that on Sunday. I called him to verify some information about the Marquardt incident back then and thats what he said. This supplement he took said right on it [that] you'll test positive for it, it will give you testicular shrinkage, it listed all these bad things right on the bottle. He was like, "Even if it was legal, why would you take something like that?". Another thing you interestingly said, speaking with the world anti-doping agency doctors, the Nevada doctors realized that there are certain times that testosterone therapy may not be the best case scenario when someone has tested for a PED in the past because that is something that will shut down testosterone. Because your body regulates the testosterone levels. If you are pumping all of this stuff into your body, your body is going to be like "Hey, we don't need this stuff". There are apparently two certain parts of the brain that water doctors have identified that they think very likely shut down when there is use of PEDs. A lot of times it doesn't come back. And that is one of the things when they look at therapeutic exemptions in Nevada they will look at that part and if they believe it is self-inflicted low testosterone you will not get TRT in Nevada.
Jordan Breen - The question that comes up to me is, is there even a good reason for a therapeutic use clause for testosterone as far as athletic commissions go knowing that what we are seeing now seems to be at the very least a circumvention of what is intended to be done: test people for steroids, test people for gaining testosterone and powerful hormones so they can train harder, train longer, recover from injury and gain advantage. I've never had an issue with steroid use but surely if the company line for the ABC is going to be "We want all our commissions to catch people who are cheating", how can we allow therapeutic use knowing what we've seen use of it so far?
Listen to the full conversation at Sherdog.com
What are your thoughts on this?
Personally, I believe that it is being used to circumvent the rules and that it should not be allowed by the commissions.
Jordan Breen - Greg, we had a pretty big day for mixed martial arts in as much as Nate Marquardt broke his silence and discussed Hormone Replacement Therapy and how it impacted the dissolution of his fight with Rick Story. What did you think of his and his manager, Lex McMahon's explanation on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani?
Greg Savage - It was interesting, you know, I like that they came out and finally made a statement. I think it's something they probably should have done right away, you never let anyone frame an arguement in a certain light before you get your side of the story out there if you can avoid it. You know, he came clean. I appreciate that. But, it's still an underlying question: Why are these athletes who are in the primes of their careers, training like they are, why are they all coming up with low testosterone levels?
Jordan Breen - Guys in their late 20s and early 30s in many cases coming up with low testosterone.
Greg Savage - It's very rare from what i've read since I heard about this for the last couple days where speculation was rampant. It seems to be a very rare condition yet disproportionately athletes are coming down with it a little more often.
Jordan Breen - And one of the major ways that you could induce low testosterone if you were an aberrant case anyway would be to take Steroids.
Greg Savage - Something he has been accused of and fined for and suspended for in the past.
Jordan Breen - And even acknowledged as much in the interview with Ariel Helwani saying that he felt the legal Andro supplement that he took which was on the banned list of the various athletic commissions under the Association of Boxing Commission and that he was suspended for taking after he beat Ivan Salaverry in his UFC debut.
Greg Savage - I actually talked to Keith Kizer about that on Sunday. I called him to verify some information about the Marquardt incident back then and thats what he said. This supplement he took said right on it [that] you'll test positive for it, it will give you testicular shrinkage, it listed all these bad things right on the bottle. He was like, "Even if it was legal, why would you take something like that?". Another thing you interestingly said, speaking with the world anti-doping agency doctors, the Nevada doctors realized that there are certain times that testosterone therapy may not be the best case scenario when someone has tested for a PED in the past because that is something that will shut down testosterone. Because your body regulates the testosterone levels. If you are pumping all of this stuff into your body, your body is going to be like "Hey, we don't need this stuff". There are apparently two certain parts of the brain that water doctors have identified that they think very likely shut down when there is use of PEDs. A lot of times it doesn't come back. And that is one of the things when they look at therapeutic exemptions in Nevada they will look at that part and if they believe it is self-inflicted low testosterone you will not get TRT in Nevada.
Jordan Breen - The question that comes up to me is, is there even a good reason for a therapeutic use clause for testosterone as far as athletic commissions go knowing that what we are seeing now seems to be at the very least a circumvention of what is intended to be done: test people for steroids, test people for gaining testosterone and powerful hormones so they can train harder, train longer, recover from injury and gain advantage. I've never had an issue with steroid use but surely if the company line for the ABC is going to be "We want all our commissions to catch people who are cheating", how can we allow therapeutic use knowing what we've seen use of it so far?
Listen to the full conversation at Sherdog.com
What are your thoughts on this?
Personally, I believe that it is being used to circumvent the rules and that it should not be allowed by the commissions.
Back From Hiatus
Now that I finally have a working internet connection where I stay I can blog my thoughts about Mixed Martial Arts again. Huzzah!
Friday, January 21, 2011
UFC - Fight for the Troops 2 Picks
Melvin Guillard vs. Evan Dunham
Dunham by R2 Sub
Matt Mitrione vs. Tim Hague
Hague by R2 TKO
Mark Hominick vs. George Roop
Hominick by UD
Patrick Barry vs. Joey Beltran
Barry by R2 TKO
Cole Miller vs. Matt Wiman
Miller by R2 Sub
DaMarques Johnson vs. Michael Guymon
Guymon by UD
Yves Edwards vs. Cody McKenzie
Edwards by UD
Waylon Lowe vs. Willamy Freire
Freire by R3 Sub
Amilcar Alves vs. Charlie Brenneman
Brenneman by TKO R2
Rani Yahya vs. Mike Thomas Brown
Brown by TKO R2
Will Campuzano vs. Chris Cariaso
Campuzano by UD
Dunham by R2 Sub
Matt Mitrione vs. Tim Hague
Hague by R2 TKO
Mark Hominick vs. George Roop
Hominick by UD
Patrick Barry vs. Joey Beltran
Barry by R2 TKO
Cole Miller vs. Matt Wiman
Miller by R2 Sub
DaMarques Johnson vs. Michael Guymon
Guymon by UD
Yves Edwards vs. Cody McKenzie
Edwards by UD
Waylon Lowe vs. Willamy Freire
Freire by R3 Sub
Amilcar Alves vs. Charlie Brenneman
Brenneman by TKO R2
Rani Yahya vs. Mike Thomas Brown
Brown by TKO R2
Will Campuzano vs. Chris Cariaso
Campuzano by UD
Friday, January 14, 2011
So I Heard You like Tournaments
Recently all the rage has been the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix that is a tournament that isn't a tournament but actually is a tournament despite what anybody says because it fits the damn Merriam-Webster description of what a Tounament is. I can only think of one tournament that is happening this year that can possibly upstage the awesomeness that will be the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix and that tournament is not from Bellator, not from Dream, not from Sengoku but from the greatest Japanese promotion of them all Grachan!
Last time on Grachan:
Who doesn't love a fight taking place while Nas' 'Hip Hop Is Dead' plays in the background?
Not only do fighters get knocked out, refs join in the action too!
So as you can see Grachan pretty much rocks. Now imagine if all of this craziness happened in a Tournament setting. Well you got your fantasy.On April 10th they are holding a 62kg (Bantamweight) Tournament. Get ready for the greatest event of all time!
Last time on Grachan:
Who doesn't love a fight taking place while Nas' 'Hip Hop Is Dead' plays in the background?
Not only do fighters get knocked out, refs join in the action too!
So as you can see Grachan pretty much rocks. Now imagine if all of this craziness happened in a Tournament setting. Well you got your fantasy.On April 10th they are holding a 62kg (Bantamweight) Tournament. Get ready for the greatest event of all time!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Dynamite!! 2010 Picks
Ishii > Le Banner
Kharitonov > Mizuno
Overeem > Duffee
Fernandes > Takaya
Zaromskis < Sakuraba
Aoki > Nagashima
Kawajiri > Thomson
Miyata < Uno
Tokoro > Watanabe
Sakurai > High
Minowa > Izumi
Kharitonov > Mizuno
Overeem > Duffee
Fernandes > Takaya
Zaromskis < Sakuraba
Aoki > Nagashima
Kawajiri > Thomson
Miyata < Uno
Tokoro > Watanabe
Sakurai > High
Minowa > Izumi
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Strikeforce Rankings - December 28th 2010
Rankings for fighters who currently fight in Strikeforce.
Note: Champions are automatically ranked number one in their divisions
Heavyweight
1. Alistair Overeem
2. Fabricio Werdum
3. Fedor Emelianenko
4. Antonio Silva
5. Josh Barnett
6. Brett Rogers
7. Andrei Arlovski
8. Shane Del Rosario
9. Daniel Cormier
10. Lavar Johnson
Changes: Antonio Silva moved up from #5 to #4 after defeating #6 LHW Mike Kyle. With Antonio Silva rising Josh Barnett dropped to #5.
Light Heavyweight
1. Rafael Cavalcante
2. Mo Lawal
3. Gegard Mousasi
4. Dan Henderson
5. Renato Sobral
6. Mike Kyle
7. Ovince St. Preux
8. Roger Gracie
9. Antwain Britt
10. Ron Humphrey
Changes: #5 Dan Henderson defeated previously #4 ranked Renato Sobral to take his spot and will take on #1 Rafael Cavalcante next. #7 Ovince St. Preux stays put after his win against #10 MW Benji Radach and Mike Kyle's stock did not drop as he was impressive in defeat in a HW match against Antonio Silva, he sits at #6.
Middleweight
1. Ronaldo Souza
2. Mayhem Miller
3. Tim Kennedy
4. Robbie Lawler
5. Cung Le
6. Luke Rockhold
7. Trevor Prangley
8. Matt Lindland
9. Scott Smith
10. Benji Radach
Changes: #5 ranked Matt Lindland loses to Robbie Lawler and drops down to #8 as Luke Rockhold and Trevor Prangley both move up a spot. Scott Smith lost his WW debut against #2 WW Paul Daley and will most likely fight at MW for his next fight. #4 Robbie Lawler's KO of Matt Lindland has propelled him into a title match-up against #1 Ronaldo Souza.
Welterweight
1. Nick Diaz
2. Paul Daley
3. Tyron Woodley
4. Evangelista Santos
5. Bobby Voelker
6. Roger Bowling
7. Jorge Masvidal
8. Tarec Saffiedine
9. Marius Zaromskis
10. James Terry
Changes: Paul Daley cemented himself as the #2 WW with an impressive KO of #9 MW Scott Smith. However #4 Evangelista Santos will get the next crack at #1 Nick Diaz's WW crown.
Lightweight
1. Gilbert Melendez
2. Josh Thomson
3. K.J. Noons
4. Lyle Beerbohm
5. Gesias Cavalcante
6. Billy Evangelista
7. Justin Wilcox
8. Vitor Ribeiro
9. Jorge Gurgel
10. Caros Fodor
Changes: None
Note: Champions are automatically ranked number one in their divisions
Heavyweight
1. Alistair Overeem
2. Fabricio Werdum
3. Fedor Emelianenko
4. Antonio Silva
5. Josh Barnett
6. Brett Rogers
7. Andrei Arlovski
8. Shane Del Rosario
9. Daniel Cormier
10. Lavar Johnson
Changes: Antonio Silva moved up from #5 to #4 after defeating #6 LHW Mike Kyle. With Antonio Silva rising Josh Barnett dropped to #5.
Light Heavyweight
1. Rafael Cavalcante
2. Mo Lawal
3. Gegard Mousasi
4. Dan Henderson
5. Renato Sobral
6. Mike Kyle
7. Ovince St. Preux
8. Roger Gracie
9. Antwain Britt
10. Ron Humphrey
Changes: #5 Dan Henderson defeated previously #4 ranked Renato Sobral to take his spot and will take on #1 Rafael Cavalcante next. #7 Ovince St. Preux stays put after his win against #10 MW Benji Radach and Mike Kyle's stock did not drop as he was impressive in defeat in a HW match against Antonio Silva, he sits at #6.
Middleweight
1. Ronaldo Souza
2. Mayhem Miller
3. Tim Kennedy
4. Robbie Lawler
5. Cung Le
6. Luke Rockhold
7. Trevor Prangley
8. Matt Lindland
9. Scott Smith
10. Benji Radach
Changes: #5 ranked Matt Lindland loses to Robbie Lawler and drops down to #8 as Luke Rockhold and Trevor Prangley both move up a spot. Scott Smith lost his WW debut against #2 WW Paul Daley and will most likely fight at MW for his next fight. #4 Robbie Lawler's KO of Matt Lindland has propelled him into a title match-up against #1 Ronaldo Souza.
Welterweight
1. Nick Diaz
2. Paul Daley
3. Tyron Woodley
4. Evangelista Santos
5. Bobby Voelker
6. Roger Bowling
7. Jorge Masvidal
8. Tarec Saffiedine
9. Marius Zaromskis
10. James Terry
Changes: Paul Daley cemented himself as the #2 WW with an impressive KO of #9 MW Scott Smith. However #4 Evangelista Santos will get the next crack at #1 Nick Diaz's WW crown.
Lightweight
1. Gilbert Melendez
2. Josh Thomson
3. K.J. Noons
4. Lyle Beerbohm
5. Gesias Cavalcante
6. Billy Evangelista
7. Justin Wilcox
8. Vitor Ribeiro
9. Jorge Gurgel
10. Caros Fodor
Changes: None
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