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Roy Nelson envisions a future career in politics
UFC Heavyweight contender, Roy “Big Country” Nelson, recently spoke with Bloodyelbow‘s Steph Daniels about his desire to have a future career in politics. His words: “I definitely envision myself in politics at some point. I was just looking at 2014 and 2016 tickets and what official positions are up for election. I’m good friends with […]
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Roy Nelson insists NSAC bid is not for publicity
UFC heavyweight contender, Roy Nelson, recently applied for Keith Kizer’s vacant seat as the executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), a move he insists was not a publicity stunt. “Big Country” told ‘UFC Tonight‘s’ Ariel Helwani that his desire for the position is all about opportunity, stating that if it were to […]
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Roy Nelson Has Applied For Keith Kizer’s Position, Looking To Head Up Nevada Commission
Roy ‘Big Country’ Nelson is doing more than just pounding value meals and dropping heavyweights these days. The UFC’s TUF 10 champion has just applied for the seat recently vacated by Keith Kizer on the NSAC. Roy recently broke this news to Bloodyelbow.com’s Steph Daniels. Check it: “I have put my application in. My wife […]
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Vitor Belfort Will Request TRT Use Exemption For Weidman Fight
Ever since it came out that the UFC was looking to hold the next middleweight title fight, Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort, in Las Vegas, all eyes have been on Belfort and his use of testosterone replacement therapy. More specifically, would he attempt to get a therapeutic use exemption from the Nevada State Athletic Commision and […]
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QUICK TWITT | Veteran Ref ‘Big’ John McCarthy Laughing His A$$ Off At Kizer Resignation
Veteran Mixed Martial Arts referee, ‘Big’ John McCarthy, hasn’t always seen eye to eye with Nevada’s Athletic Commission director, Keith Kizer. In fact, their bitter feud is so storied that, despite his unparalleled credentials, McCarthy doesn’t officiate in the state of Nevada. With news that Kizer was stepping down from his position, McCarthy took to […]
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Nevada Rep Explains Why Open Scoring Will Not Work In MMA
With all the recent scoring issues in Mixed Martial Arts, many have looked at an open scoring model to possibly repair today’s ongoing issue of erroneous judges decisions. Much like a basketball or baseball game, open scoring would allow everyone witnessing the contest (in this case, fighting) to visibly see each judges scorecards throughout the […]
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Dana White Blasts GSP and NSAC During UFC 167 Post Fight Press Conference
On Saturday night at UFC 167, Georges St. Pierre successfully defended his UFC Welterweight Championship against challenger Johny Hendricks. At least, the judge’s think he did. The rest of the mixed martial arts community is currently in an uproar claiming that Johny Hendricks did enough to dethrone the champion. Even the UFC President Dana White […]
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Johny Hendricks says ‘clean or not,’ he wants to fight the best Georges St. Pierre at UFC 167
UFC welterweight #1 contender Johny Hendricks (15-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) recently turned down an offer from UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre (24-2 MMA, 18-2 UFC), who was willing to ‘foot the bill’ to pay for his and Hendricks’ pre-fight drug tests prior to their main event title fight at UFC 167 in November. Although […]
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QUICK TWITT | Dana White Reacts To Fitch’s Loss, Calls For Mazzagatti’s Termination
Last night in the great city of Las Vegas, WSOF 3 went down. In the main event Josh Burkman avenged a loss from nearly 7-years ago by taking out Jon Fitch and choking him unconscious on national television. Typically the official inside the cage is the one who halts the action in the event of […]
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Chavez Jr. suspended 9 months and fined 900k for marijuana use | MMA News
Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-1-1) was fined $900,000 (30% of his fight purse) on Thursday by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for a positive marijuana test following his fight last September against Sergio Martinez. The NSAC also ruled that Chavez, who was defeated by unanimous decision for his first professional loss in the middleweight title fight, […]
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NSAC Authorizes Promotion Of Overeem’s Next Bout, But Not Nick Diaz | UFC NEWS
“We asked the commission, can we start setting up a fight for him (Nick Diaz), but he’s still got to go before the commission.”. … “I think Alistair has been doing the right thing as far as the commission is concerned and doing all the things that he needs to do to get back in […]
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TUF 16 Coaches Pass Pre-Fight Drug Tests | MMA News
Nice to finally see good news in the realm of MMA drug test results. TUF coaches Shane Carwin (12-2) and Roy Nelson (17-7) have both passed their pre-fight drug test for The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale which is set to take place on December 15th, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Resort in […]
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Keith Kizer Discusses Nick Diaz And His Failed Attempt To Cover Up Marijuana Use | UFC NEWS
“(That story) came from (Nick Diaz) drinking a lot of water afterwards,” said Kizer. “Those water bottles were 8-ounce bottles, so 24 bottles is about a gallon-and-a-half if my math is right. I saw what he drank. And we know why. And you can play games about it if you want, but we know why.” […]
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NSAC Discloses Full Amount OF Nick Diaz Fine | UFC NEWS
By Evan Stoumbelis At UFC 143 Nick Diaz lost to Carlos Condit, making Condit the interim welterweight champion. After the fight, Diaz failed a drug test, testing positive for marijuana metabolites, and was fined 30% of his fight purse. In an interview today, NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer confirmed that Diaz was fined more than […]
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Chael Sonnen Approved For TRT In Las Vegas | UFC NEWS
By Jonathan Kirschner Chael Sonnen has been given the go-ahead by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) for the therapeutic use of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) after a brief hearing in Las Vegas this past Monday. The scheduled bout between UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen will go on as planned at UFC […]
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Dana White Breaks Silence On Overeem | Too Mad To Discuss Details
By Evan Stoumbelis: After Alistair Overeem failed his random screening for PED’s last week with elevated testosterone levels of 14:1 which exceeds the maximum ratio of 6:1 everyone has put forth their opinion, and there has been talk of who will be Overeem’s replacement should the NSAC not allow him to fight. The one man […]