[Centraal] MMA topic #12 Without Fedor & Couture

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Without much fanfare, the Ultimate Fighting Championship stripped Sean Sherk of the lightweight championship. Company officials confirmed this information on Saturday before its event in Las Vegas.

Sherk, 34, had tested positive for the anabolic steroid Nandrolone, more commonly known as Decadurabolin, in his July 7 title defense in Sacramento, Calif. where he defeated Hermes Franca. Franca also tested positive for steroids during the fight. Sherk won via five round decision. The California State Athletic Commission, unlike Nevada, doesn’t have the legal authority to overturn a decision based on a positive drug test.

Sherk had appealed the test result, and on Tuesday the commission cut his one-year suspension to six months, but upheld the $2,500 fine. Sherk is eligible to fight again on Jan. 3.

Because the appeal verdict was that his test result was not overturned, it left UFC officials with little alternative, other than set a dangerous precedent had they not decided to strip Sherk of the championship, for a company that has stated a public hard line on steroid use among its competitors.

UFC president Dana White had already booked B.J. Penn vs. Joe Stevenson for the interim championship on Jan. 19 in Newcastle, England. Had Sherk been cleared, he would have faced the winner at the earliest possible date. Now the Penn-Stevenson winner would be the outright champion.

It has not been confirmed whether Sherk would still get the first shot at the winner.

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Op zondag 9 december 2007 22:08 schreef The-Brahma-Bull het volgende:

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Zo, dat hadden we niet zien aankomen zeg <----

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Op zondag 9 december 2007 23:10 schreef Thomasumo het volgende:

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Vet, dat word hilarisch! Nu hopen dat ze een iets gevarieerder aanbod deelnmers neer zetten. Dit jaar kon je na de eerste aflevering al de semifinals uittekenen.

En Taz pas op met dat soort plaatjes, heb nog niets gezien!

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Originally reported by MMAWeekly

"Ryan Gracie was arrested yesterday in Sao Paulo after he tried to steal a motorcycle at knife point from it's owner.

According to the biggest newspaper in Brazil, O Globo, Ryan used a kitchen knife to make the assault. The owner of the motorcycle said that he gave the motorcycle to Ryan and steped away. But, while Ryan was trying to start the motorcycle, the owner hit him with his helmet knocking Ryan to the ground with others also helping to detain Ryan.

Also reported was that Ryan had stolen a Toyota Corolla from a elderly person around 65 years old, but that he had a crashed the car before attempting to take the motorcycle."

After this, the following was placed on GracieMag and G1

News to make the fighting world tremble. According to news carried by Globo TV, the black belt Ryan Gracie was found dead in the cell where he was being held at a police station in Sao Paulo after having been accused of car theft yesterday in the city of Sao Paulo. According to the Sao Paulo State Secretariat of Public Security, Ryan was alone in the cell.

GRACIEMAG.com sympathizes with the Gracie family and should be back shortly with further information as to Ryan’s death.

“Ryan was sent to the 91st PD, after having toxicology exams done at the central IML at around 2:30 am. He arrived at the police station in Vila Leopoldina at 3 am. According to the officer on call of the 15th Police District police officer Daniella Ranna, where the athlete’s case was registered for having tried to steal a motorcycle, he was sent to the 91st DP because it is a traffic station. From there, he would have been seen to the “most recommendable” location.

According to the Secretariat, at around 7am, when policemen at the station were checking the cells with their detainees, they found the fighter fallen in a corner. They entered and confirmed that he was dead. At around 10 am, coroners were already at the location to do the necessary exams and send the body to the institute.

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Op zondag 16 december 2007 23:07 schreef addictivebeat het volgende:
wie is de sterkste mma vechter? fedor wordt toch alom beschouwd als onverslaanbaar of zijn er andere vechters?

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Brothers Murilo Rua and Mauricio Rua announced Tuesday that they have left Chute Boxe.

The brothers said their departure from the Brazilian team was friendly. They will form their own squad in Massachusetts.

"We regret the departure of Mauricio and Murilo Rua," said Chute Boxe trainer Rudimar Fedrigo in an official statement. "They are fighters born here at Chute Boxe and left the team to form their own in the United States. Remember that the doors of Chute Boxe will always be open to both, and I wish good luck and success in their new job."

Under the guidance of Fedrigo and other Chute Boxe trainers, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua rose to prominence as one of the best light heavyweight fighters in MMA. He sat atop most 205-pound and pound-for-pound rankings before Forrest Griffin submitted the Brazilian in September. Older brother "Ninja" recently relinquished the EliteXC middleweight belt to Robbie Lawler.