[Centraal] MMA topic #76 Man up Marquardt

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by Steven Marrocco on Jun 29, 2011 at 1:30 pm ET
After today, an asterisk gets taken off Chael Sonnen's name.

The onetime middleweight challenger's indefinite suspension from the California State Athletic Commission comes to an end today, and his manager said a meeting tomorrow in Las Vegas will determine the direction of his career.

"We're going to reevaluate it then," Sonnen's manager, Mike Roberts, today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

Sonnen was unavailable for comment at the time of this writing.

The CSAC indefinitely suspended Sonnen this past May for giving what officials determined to be inconsistent statements in a December appeal of a one-year suspension issued in the wake of his UFC 117 loss to Anderson Silva (which was later halved to six months) due to his testosterone-replacement therapy, as well as a felony charge on money laundering. In a second appeal hearing later that month, the commission upheld its ruling by a 4-1 vote.

The decision effectively sacked a job offer for Sonnen to coach opposite Michael Bisping on "The Ultimate Fighter 14." Onetime Strikeforce middleweight title challenger and recent UFC signee Jason "Mayhem" Miller instead got the job, and production began earlier this month.

At the time of the second hearing, Sonnen said the upholding of the suspension would prompt him to retire. But as of late, the fighter has been back to his old ways on his official Twitter account that is, throwing stones at any target he fancies.

"Axe Murderer, my ass," Sonnen recently tweeted in a swipe at UFC 132 co-headliner Wanderlei Silva, a popular target. "I'm more intimidated by Axe Body Spray."

And late Tuesday night, he made it clear that retirement is the last thing on his mind.

"I can finally get back to the most important thing in my life," wrote Sonnen, who dominated in the Silva fight until the champ pulled off a fifth-round submission. "Defending my middleweight championship."

CSAC Executive Director George Dodd said Sonnen's name will be removed from a national registry of fighters that notes medical and administrative suspensions. If, however, the fighter wants to be licensed again in California, he needs to appear before the commission, and rehabilitation is likely to be the lynchpin of re-licensure.

Interestingly, Dodd also said the CSAC is in the process of finalizing formal language on the state's therapeutic-exemption process for TRT to be added to the commission's current statutes. Additionally, future applicants for an exemption will need to appear before the commission and its newly formed medical advisory committee to evaluate the necessity of using testosterone, a hot topic brought forth by Nate Marquardt's recent admission of prescribed use of the hormone prior to UFC on Versus 4.

As to whether licensees previously flagged for performance-enhancers will be allowed to get an exemption, Dodd said the CSAC will evaluate applications on a case-by-case basis.

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Op donderdag 30 juni 2011 16:59 schreef slashdotter3 het volgende:
Street fight Ik wil een cheeseburger
Single leeg takedown en americana

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Op donderdag 30 juni 2011 17:45 schreef Splackavellie02 het volgende:
Maar dan met exponentieel meer talent. En arrogant hoezo? Omdat hij zeker is van zichzelf? Ik geloof niet dat er veel mma-fighters zijn die niet zeker zijn van zichzelf.

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Op donderdag 30 juni 2011 17:58 schreef Tazmaniac het volgende:

Miller gaat hem echt hard fucken

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R7 - Do you pretend to stay without a manager?

Cigano- I'll have a manager but for now I have a lawyer in the US and she's already taking care of my business for a longer time. We are in touch with the UFC and we let them know we changed things. For now I'm with her and as soon as I see how things will work then I'll look for my new manager and If I need one.

R7 - In your case, since you're already very known and close to the title shot, can you explain what's the importance of a manager in your career?

Cigano - To be honest I really don't know exactly what a manager does and I questioned this before making my decision... Of course he'll sign contracts, help my career and plan my camps. But I don't know exactly what's his function... It's not clear for me (laughs)

R-7 - I Suppose he can sign fighters to help you on your training camps. Right?

Cigano - I believe so... The manager has to be at your side all the time making sure you have everything you need. I'm not saying Joinha and Ed Soares didn't do this but perhaps they didn't satisfy our needs...

R7 - Do you believe they failed you as managers?

Cigano - No, I don't think they failed me... Perhaps they could've give me a bit more attention... I want to be the top priority. I work hard and I always focus on my career. I want someone that'll dedicate himself to my interests. Our work demands that much attention.

R7 - To calm down your fans: Except your manager, everything else still the same?

Cigano - Everything still the same. Nothing has changed, except that Touch Media does not represent me anymore as managers. In fact, UFC is such an organized company that they themselves are our own managers. Usually they already do everything they want from US. The manager don't have much of a word in UFC's decisions.... Of course they help here and there but it's very little.

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Op donderdag 30 juni 2011 20:19 schreef Tazmaniac het volgende:
Hij had toch meteen al een nieuw bureau? (te lui om bron artikel te zoeken)

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June 30, 2011

UFC heavyweight title contender Junior Dos Santos has parted ways with Ed Soares and signed with a new manager, Ana Claudia Guedes.

He announced the news personally today, but did not give a reason for the split. Soares spoke to Tatame in Brazil and said that Dos Santos had not given specific reasons for wanting to end their relationship, but hinted he had seen todays break coming.

It wasnt a complete surprise to me. To be pretty honest, with everything we see in the fighting world, its hard to get caught by surprise. It wasnt an argument or anything like that. It was all OK. If the guy doesnt want to work with us, how can I force him to? It wont be a good relationship, he said.

The work we did together was successful. We (managers) did what we were supposed to do, he did his job in the Octagon, and we had to put together a great team to help him to get there. Lets see what happens now. I hope it all works out just fine for him.

Im sad, Id be lying if I told you otherwise, but I dont wish people bad things.

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Dos Santos earned a shot at the heavyweight title when he defeated Shane Carwin at UFC 131. As part of Black House he trained alongside Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and there may have been tension between them, as both want the heavyweight title.

Recently Nogueira made the following comments, which could indicate he and Dos Santos didnt see eye-to-eye all the time.

I root so much for Cigano. The boy deserves the belt. Were a team but I still intend to look for the title again. I received the green signal from the doctors so I had no reason to postpone my comeback, he said.

Dos Santos recently said that in his opinion, returning to action in August was too soon for Nogueira, and that he should take longer to rest and prepare after his extensive surgeries.

I have to disagree with Junior. I am a professional fighter and make my living fighting doctors and my physical therapist gave me the guarantee that I can perform, he said, referring to his recent hip surgeries.

Dos Santos has already disappeared from the roster of fighters at BlackHouseMMA.com

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Op donderdag 30 juni 2011 21:20 schreef Tazmaniac het volgende:
22:00 uur UFC 132 pre fight press conference

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Op donderdag 30 juni 2011 21:24 schreef Tazmaniac het volgende:
Strikeforce Heavyweight Brett Rogers Charged With 3rd Degree Assault