Komikazee's MMA Smackdown #33 via Matzugatti's Mighty Magical Mystery 'stash!!(7/25/2007)

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Special Guests

Steve Sievert - Houston Chronicle

News

The Ultimate Fighter Season 6 moving from Thursdays to Wednesdays

• Season opener debut 11 PM September 19th
• UFC Fight Night Live shown directly before opener from 9-11 PM
• Show will revert to 10 PM time slot on September 26th

IFO (Steele Cage) featherweight champion tests positive for steroids

• http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=4330
• Stanzolol
• Texas Native Eric Payne has 30 days to respond
• Steele: “Yes, he would be stripped of his title under those circumstances, and the title would become vacant again. We at Steele Cage do not support in any way anyone that uses illegal drugs or steroids. We like to do it the old fashioned way: train hard and get in shape and then let the best man win."

Hermes Franca and Sean Sherk test positive for Steroids

• Franca apologizes (http://mma.komikazee.com/news/comments/hermes_franca_tests_positive_for_steroids/)
• Franca did it because the UFC refused to push the fight, he had bills to pay and a daughter to feed.
  
• Sherk is appealing
  • Claims he doesn't even know about Nandralone
  • Quote:
    "At the present time I cannot explain the positive drug test in Sacramento California. I know I have never used any steroids or any other banned substances, I am investigating possible causes of my positive test with my attorney. I have never cheated, all of my success has come from hard work and dedication to my sport."
    
  • Devil's advocate
    • He did just get off shoulder surgery
    • He pops supplements like candy
    • The match was his to lose
      

Feature

• 30 drug test failures in California in 3 months (3/31 - 7/6)
  
  • March 31 - July 6th
  • Boxing, MMA, Kickboxing
  • Total Amount of Fights: 40 boxing matches vs. 26 MMA matches
  • Amount Tested: 28 boxing vs. 17 MMA
  • 22 failures from MMA
  • 5 failures from boxing
  • 11 steroids - 17 drug abuse
  • Breakdown For Steroids:
    Elevated T/E Ratio: 4
    Stanozolol Metabolite: 3
    Boldenone Metabolite: 2 (Also known as Equipoise -- available only by prescription through veterinary clinics.)
    Nandrolone Metabolite: 2
    Prostanozol Metabolite: 1
    Estra-4 9-dien-3 17-dione: 1
    Desoxymethyltestosterone: 1
  • Breakdown for Drugs of Abuse:
    Marijuana: 13
    Cocaine: 2
    Methamphetamine: 2
    Amphetamines: 1
    
• Last 12 months
  • Bas Rutten (hydrocodone)
  • Ricco Rodriguez (cocaine and marijuana)
  • Kimo (suspended in both California and Nevada for using stanozolol)
  • Melvin Guillard (cocaine)
  • Lodune Sincaid (marijuana)
  • Diego Sanchez (marijuana)
  • Kevin Randleman - False urine PRIDE 32
  • Pawel Nastula - Nandralone (http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3153&zoneid=13)
  • Vitor Belfort - Hydroxytestosterone
  • Hermes Franca - Drostanalone
  • Sean Sherk - Nandrolone
  • Royce Gracie - Steroids
• Steroids Alphabet Soup
  • clenbuterol
  • Trenbolone
  • Stanzolol
  • Drostanolone
  • Boldenone
  • Nandrolone
  • Hydroxytestosterone
  • Spironolactone
• Dana's Reply
  • Quote:
    Our policy on fighters using steroids, illegal drugs or any banned substance remains the same - you cannot use them. It’s not only unhealthy and unsafe, it is against the law. The UFC fully supports the commission’s efforts and we will continue to take measures that keep this sport clean and keep the athletes safe.”
• Remedies
  • Higher Fines
  • Longer suspensions
  • Promotion Crackdown
  • Promotions paying better?
  • Payment upon verifiable injury due to training
    

Fighter News (New!!!)

Swick vs. Goulet

• First match at welterweight for Swick
• Goulet started stuff on the Internet to get Swick to take match

Frank Mir to Fight Antoni Hardonk at UFC 74

• All depends on Mir's Fitness and Mental Acuity
• Has come out not looking fit and trim in his last couple matches
• A physically fit Frank Mir is better than Antoni Hardonk any day of the week

Thiago Alves set to return after 8 mo layoff (for drugs)

• http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4347&zoneid=1
• UFC Fight Night Sept. 19th
• Caught with Spironolactone in his blood
• Will fight Kuniyoshi Hironaka

Jardine confirms his fight against Liddell

• UFC 76
• Will be in place of Liddell / Silva fight

Jens Pulver to fight Cub Swanson in the WEC

• Jens intro to 145lb weight division
• Does Jens still have gas in the tank?
• Is he good enough to beat Urijah Faber

Bonnar and Griffin to train together

• Both members of Xtreme Couture gym now
• Bonnar moving away from Chicago area

Gabe "Fudgie" Ruediger vs. Dan "The Upgrade" Lauzon

• Things are roiling on UG (The Underground)
• Dan is trying to shame Gabe into fighting him
• Possibly in CFFC

Calendar

• Anacondas vs. Silverbacks
• Pitbulls vs. Sabres
  

• Carlos Condit vs. Brock Larson
• Paulo Filho vs. Joe Doerkson

8/25 - UFC 74: Respect

• Randy Couture vs. Gabrial "Napao" Gonzaga
• Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koschek
• "Maximus" Marcus Aurelio vs. "The Carpenter" Clay Guida
• Kurt Pellegrino vs. Joe "Daddy" Stevenson
• Patrick "The Predator" Cote vs. "Da Spida" Kendall Grove
• Frank Mir vs. Anthony Hardonk
  

• Jeff Monson vs. Pedro Rizzo
• Jeremy Horn vs. Jorge Santiago
• Keith Wizniewski vs. Carlo Prater
• Ron Waterman vs. Mario Rinaldi
• Hector Munoz vs. Cristiano Marcello
• Alex Andrade vs. Fabiano Capoani
• James Damien Stelly vs. Luis Arthur Cane
• Lana Stefanac vs. Franita Gathings
• Anthony Njokuani vs. Keyon Mike Jackson
• Jason Maxwell vs. Thomas Schulte

• Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Dan "Hendo" Henderson
• "The Count" Mike Bisping vs. Matt Hamill
• Mirko "CroCop" Filipovic vs. Cheick Kongo

• Tengiz Tedoraze vs. Mostapha al Turk
• Paul "Semtex" Daley vs. Mark Weir
  

TV Calendar

Wednesday (7/25)

9:00PM - 10:00PM CT - WrekCage (Versus)

10:00PM - 11:00PM Ct - Tapout (Versus) (New August 1st)

Thursday (7/26)

Friday (7/27)

11 pm: FSN: IFL - Meet the IFL Stars: Benji Radach, Vladimir Matyushenko, John Gunderson, Savant Young

Saturday (7/28)

Sunday (7/29)

Monday (7/30)

7-9 PM: MyNetwork TV: IFL - Re-airing of Episode 108, Pitbulls vs. Wolfpack

Tuesday (7/31)

ION: BodogFIGHT:  (11 et / 10 ct)

• Seminov vs. Ewin
• Love vs. Tsuboi
• Rinaldi vs. Nelson
  

Previews

• Horodecki out to broken hand
  • suffered in fight against shad lierley
  • re-occuring injury
• Jay Hieron out due to separated rib
• Ryan McGivern is whipped. out due to marriage
  • Amazing what can happen when in-laws and brides get involved
• Totally changes the matchups for Anacondas vs. Silverbacks
  • Adam Bisabetto vs. Bart Palaszewski
  • Chris Clements vs. Rory Markham
  • Benji Radach vs. Gerald Harris
  • Alex Show-en-ower vs. Mike C.
  • Chris-tof So-shin-ski vs. Ben Rothwell
  • 3-2 Silverbacks
• Fighters get paid even if injured (just no bonuses)
  

Interviews

Conclusions

Royal's Transmission 01: ...On Losing One's Smile.

Stephen Quadros on next weeks show

Full IFL Semi-Finals Breakdown