Comments on: Tuesday headlines: Catch wrestling fever http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:47:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Body_Shots http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-32452 Body_Shots Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:46:42 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/#comment-32452 <a HREF="http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=2956319" rel="nofollow">"Moving forward, I am putting the b---- slap on guys who get caught using steroids from here on out."</A> “Moving forward, I am putting the b—- slap on guys who get caught using steroids from here on out.”

]]> By: The Gaijin http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-32450 The Gaijin Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:33:14 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/#comment-32450 Meh - colour me unimpressed with the Pitbull as of late and really overall. He's got some flashy stand-up *IF* he's not too gun-shy to stand in there and throw some leather, but at the same time he's gun-shy b/c he's got a glass chin. I think he's pretty overrated, but I guess he'll be a good yardstick for where Vera stands overall in the HW division. Anyhow I think he should be moving down to LHW. Meh – colour me unimpressed with the Pitbull as of late and really overall. He’s got some flashy stand-up *IF* he’s not too gun-shy to stand in there and throw some leather, but at the same time he’s gun-shy b/c he’s got a glass chin.

I think he’s pretty overrated, but I guess he’ll be a good yardstick for where Vera stands overall in the HW division. Anyhow I think he should be moving down to LHW.

]]> By: 45 Huddle http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-32437 45 Huddle Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:42:21 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/#comment-32437 Did everybody see the UFC Fight Night card that was announced? A really solid Fight Night card. I almost wish we could see all 9 fights live. MAIN CARD * Spencer Fisher vs. Din Thomas * Jonathan Goulet vs. Mike Swick * Junior Assuncao vs. Nate Diaz * Chris Leben vs. Terry Martin UNDERCARD * Nate Quarry vs. Pete Sell * Leonard Garcia vs. Cole Miler * Gray Maynard vs. Joe Veres * Thiago Alves vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka * Edilberto Crocota vs. Luke Cummo Did everybody see the UFC Fight Night card that was announced? A really solid Fight Night card. I almost wish we could see all 9 fights live.

MAIN CARD
* Spencer Fisher vs. Din Thomas
* Jonathan Goulet vs. Mike Swick
* Junior Assuncao vs. Nate Diaz
* Chris Leben vs. Terry Martin

UNDERCARD
* Nate Quarry vs. Pete Sell
* Leonard Garcia vs. Cole Miler
* Gray Maynard vs. Joe Veres
* Thiago Alves vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka
* Edilberto Crocota vs. Luke Cummo

]]> By: MickDawg http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-32427 MickDawg Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:42:12 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/#comment-32427 I don't know about Arlovski vs Vera. It's a very intriguing matchup. The results interest me a lot. It has very little chance of being a fight of the year contender with the way Andre has been fighting. I haven't seen the pit bull be a pit bull in a long time. I don’t know about Arlovski vs Vera.

It’s a very intriguing matchup. The results interest me a lot.

It has very little chance of being a fight of the year contender with the way Andre has been fighting.

I haven’t seen the pit bull be a pit bull in a long time.

]]> By: Preach http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-32420 Preach Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:44:53 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/#comment-32420 Actually Sinkewicz tested positive three weeks ago. It just made the headlines again, since he didn't want them to open the B-sample, openly admitting that he had been doping (which he initially denied). Confirmed (so far) are: - Patrick Sinkewicz (Team T-Mobile) - Alexander Winokurow (Team Astana) - Christian Moreni (Équipe Cofidis) - Iban Mayo (Saunier Duval) Suspected: - Alberto Contador (Discovery) Tour Winner ! - Andreas Klöden (Team Astana) - Michael Rasmussen (Team Rabobank, suspended while being in the lead) Cyclists on the Tour that admitted to have been doping in the past: - Erik Zabel (Team Milram) And that's just what happened ON the tour. There had been much more just shortly before it started. You had cyclists that were supposed to be on the tour getting busted for steroids (Matthias Kessler, Astana), cyclists admitting that they had been using for years (Jörg Jaksche), Team CSC manager Bjarne Riis (Tour Winner 1996) admitting to have been doping all through his career, Team Astana manager Walter Godefroot (Team Astana) more or less admitting to have been involved in systematic doping... And i'm sure there's been much more that somehow didn't make too much noise... I'm really looking forward to the Olympics 2008 in Beijing. Wanna bet how clean the games are going to be? I mean, it's not that the host-country is known for both having the most athletes getting busted for doping, and producing most of the worlds steroids and "performance enhancers"... Actually Sinkewicz tested positive three weeks ago. It just made the headlines again, since he didn’t want them to open the B-sample, openly admitting that he had been doping (which he initially denied).

Confirmed (so far) are:
- Patrick Sinkewicz (Team T-Mobile)
- Alexander Winokurow (Team Astana)
- Christian Moreni (Équipe Cofidis)
- Iban Mayo (Saunier Duval)

Suspected:
- Alberto Contador (Discovery) Tour Winner !
- Andreas Klöden (Team Astana)
- Michael Rasmussen (Team Rabobank, suspended while being in the lead)

Cyclists on the Tour that admitted to have been doping in the past:
- Erik Zabel (Team Milram)

And that’s just what happened ON the tour. There had been much more just shortly before it started. You had cyclists that were supposed to be on the tour getting busted for steroids (Matthias Kessler, Astana), cyclists admitting that they had been using for years (Jörg Jaksche), Team CSC manager Bjarne Riis (Tour Winner 1996) admitting to have been doping all through his career, Team Astana manager Walter Godefroot (Team Astana) more or less admitting to have been involved in systematic doping…

And i’m sure there’s been much more that somehow didn’t make too much noise…

I’m really looking forward to the Olympics 2008 in Beijing. Wanna bet how clean the games are going to be? I mean, it’s not that the host-country is known for both having the most athletes getting busted for doping, and producing most of the worlds steroids and “performance enhancers”…

]]> By: Zack http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-32418 Zack Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:12:37 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/#comment-32418 Trigg vs Shields in Oct @ the Cow Palace Source: http://mma.tv/tuf/index.cfm?FID=1&a=331&TID=0 Trigg vs Shields in Oct @ the Cow Palace

Source: http://mma.tv/tuf/index.cfm?FID=1&a=331&TID=0

]]> By: Ivan Trembow http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-32416 Ivan Trembow Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:54:12 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/#comment-32416 Media Post apparently thinks that the World Combat League is MMA (as opposed to kickboxing). Media Post apparently thinks that the World Combat League is MMA (as opposed to kickboxing).

]]> By: klown http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-32411 klown Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:01:00 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/#comment-32411 Eddie Goldman himself, if I'm not mistaken, is opposed in principle to in-house testing by the promoter, because it creates a conflict of interest. Eddie Goldman himself, if I’m not mistaken, is opposed in principle to in-house testing by the promoter, because it creates a conflict of interest.

]]> By: Jeremy (not that Jeremy) http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-32406 Jeremy (not that Jeremy) Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:15:25 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/#comment-32406 IFL does hold many events in non-testing states. In the press call excerpts from Eddie Goldman's most recent NHB, Otto sounded extremely nervous about the whole situation. I was struck by how much he seemed to be asserting that it was the coaches the coaches the coaches. It was like he knew there was a problem, and was pre-emptively passing the buck. Their internal steroid testing policy for their "next season" seems to be exactly the kind of non-public don't ask don't tell testing that people have complained about in general. I guess we'll all see, presuming the IFL exists next year. IFL does hold many events in non-testing states.

In the press call excerpts from Eddie Goldman’s most recent NHB, Otto sounded extremely nervous about the whole situation. I was struck by how much he seemed to be asserting that it was the coaches the coaches the coaches. It was like he knew there was a problem, and was pre-emptively passing the buck.

Their internal steroid testing policy for their “next season” seems to be exactly the kind of non-public don’t ask don’t tell testing that people have complained about in general. I guess we’ll all see, presuming the IFL exists next year.

]]> By: Iain Liddle http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-32404 Iain Liddle Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:58:26 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/30/tuesday-headlines-catch-wrestling-fever/#comment-32404 If you have any interest in the UK scene, then make sure you read Mike Farrow and Lee Whitehead's columns. They both make some very good points. If you have any interest in the UK scene, then make sure you read Mike Farrow and Lee Whitehead’s columns. They both make some very good points.

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