Mania did you hear about Shogun’s busted knee?

Does anybody care?

[quote comment=”159922″]Mania did you hear about Shogun’s busted knee?[/quote]
Oh god not another excuse

Hell yeah Nakamura,toke it up man.

[quote comment=”159926″][quote comment=”159922″]Mania did you hear about Shogun’s busted knee?[/quote]
Oh god not another excuse[/quote]

I read a translated interview earlier today. He sounds like it happened during training — not in the fight. Doesn’t sound serious.

Well,, who really cares, its Nakamura.

I dont think professional atheletes should be taking drugs at all, but hey, you get caught if you do and that is good.

Yeah, still an example of poor leadership from the UFC though. I mean Nick Diaz was treated way worse! They need to standardize their punishments!

The problem with pot tests is that residual metabolites can stay in the system for months (as opposed to days for most hard drugs).

If he was actuvely under the influence I’d think he was cheating (getting the benefit of the anesthetic effect / improved ability to withstand pain). However if he smoked a few joints a month or two before the fight - who cares

If anyone heard the reported values I’d be interested in knowning?

This would explain his stoney behavior at the weigh-ins. The mask he wore at the time was obviously used to cover up his perma-grin. Yeah man….like wow….

pride fighters are overrated.im sick of reading that fedor,shogun,crocop are the best in MMA but look what happened on the octagon except for rampage and fedor.
most pride fighters uses steroids or marijuana.
now your favorite fighters are losing in the UFC..

Smoking marijuana! Wow! Whar a crime! No wonder he sucked so much! I think all the fighters at UFC 76 smoked marijuana during their training because the fights SUCKED! Sorry, guys but I spent $$$$ to watch it live and the fights were BORING!

I find the idea that smoking pot will help pain in a fight to be laughable. I’ve smoked my fair share and it doesn’t really help that way.

I think he should have takin steriods.

Hey Jp, get a job and stop complaining.

185 Naku. 185. No more munchies, please.

[quote comment=”160067″]Smoking marijuana! Wow! Whar a crime! No wonder he sucked so much! I think all the fighters at UFC 76 smoked marijuana during their training because the fights SUCKED! Sorry, guys but I spent $$$$ to watch it live and the fights were BORING![/quote]

I didnt find the fights boring at all. They were all very technical and I think if you understand what they are doing, you can appreciate the skill it takes to do what they do. Thats why I am a Machida fan. Everyone says his fights are boring. I can only imagine that you probably thought that was the most boring fight of the night, but its not all about beating the shit out of people and knocking them out. This is a sport.

Now that I think about it, I do remember his eyes being squinty.

[quote comment=”159980″]Yeah, still an example of poor leadership from the UFC though. I mean Nick Diaz was treated way worse! They need to standardize their punishments![/quote]

So true. At least Diaz has something to offer as well. He is mos def an a level fighter and a potential champion against any given opponent wearng a belt, imho. He has some of the best bjj in the game and those short little testing jabs that do not look like anything until then end of his matches and the fighters face is all swelled up and cutting.

I don’t see why they even test for it. It isn’t a performance enhancing drug, no matter what that idiot Alamo might have you believe. At least the punishment is pretty much nonexistant. $500 isn’t much, and a 3 month suspension isn’t a punishment at all. He’d probably wait that much before his next fight anyway.

[quote comment=”160087″][quote comment=”160067″]Smoking marijuana! Wow! Whar a crime! No wonder he sucked so much! I think all the fighters at UFC 76 smoked marijuana during their training because the fights SUCKED! Sorry, guys but I spent $$$$ to watch it live and the fights were BORING![/quote]

I didnt find the fights boring at all. They were all very technical and I think if you understand what they are doing, you can appreciate the skill it takes to do what they do. Thats why I am a Machida fan. Everyone says his fights are boring. I can only imagine that you probably thought that was the most boring fight of the night, but its not all about beating the shit out of people and knocking them out. This is a sport.[/quote]

I thought the Machida/Nakamura fight was pretty good, and this is coming from someone who really doesn’t like watching Machida fight. He took it to Nakamura, and dominated the entire time. He also pushed the pace more than I’ve seen him do in many other fights. Compare that to the Tiger White fight. That fight was almost as boring as Shamrock vs Severn 2.

He is a funny dude.

[quote comment=”159925″]Does anybody care?[/quote]

Obviously you do because you’re taking the time to read and reply ..

This guy was fun to watch. Kinda a fruitacake but def fun to watch. So hes suspended 3 months…… isnt that the amount of time in between fights anyway? lol. Who cares. Puff puff pass Nakamura! haha

[quote comment=”160067″]I spent $$$$ to watch it live and the fights were BORING![/quote]

I’m sorry it bored you we thought most of the fights were exciting. Both the Tavares & Forrest Griffin fights were great fights. Finch & Liddell fights were pretty good too.

[quote comment=”160292″][quote comment=”160067″]I spent $$$$ to watch it live and the fights were BORING![/quote]

I’m sorry it bored you we thought most of the fights were exciting. Both the Tavares & Forrest Griffin fights were great fights. Finch & Liddell fights were pretty good too.[/quote]

I have to say too….. even though the Chuck Lidell fight went to a decision it was a great fight to watch. Exciting as he11

[quote comment=”160118″]I don’t see why they even test for it. It isn’t a performance enhancing drug, no matter what that idiot Alamo might have you believe. At least the punishment is pretty much nonexistant. $500 isn’t much, and a 3 month suspension isn’t a punishment at all. He’d probably wait that much before his next fight anyway.[/quote]

Because with all the testing they DID do if they DIDNT they could face scrutiny from state body’s that commission it or congressmen.

We all know & love the way our politicians champion causes that never directly affect anyone and then the media bites hook line & sinker. :@

I KNEW HE WASNT REALLY JAPANESE!!!! He was just BLAZED out of his MIND!!!!..LMAO!

[quote comment=”159980″]Yeah, still an example of poor leadership from the UFC though. I mean Nick Diaz was treated way worse! They need to standardize their punishments![/quote]
[quote comment=”160118″]I don’t see why they even test for it. It isn’t a performance enhancing drug, no matter what that idiot Alamo might have you believe. At least the punishment is pretty much nonexistant. $500 isn’t much, and a 3 month suspension isn’t a punishment at all. He’d probably wait that much before his next fight anyway.[/quote]

They don’t test specifically for this or that. They test for anomalies. When they see levels in your body are too high, they put the dots together and figure out what it is. They don’t know if it’s weed or steroids until they figure the clues out. Narcotics are easier to figure out as they raise different things in your body, so those results come sooner. Also, fines are usually issued by the state’s athletic commission, not the UFC. So the UFC’s not to blame for the inconsistency. Anyway, wasn’t Diaz’s test in Japan?

[quote comment=”160089″]Now that I think about it, I do remember his eyes being squinty.[/quote]

That’s funny……..

Being drug free my whole life I have no tolerance for it.
It’s sad when it comes up in competition, being a baseball fan I’ve heard it all,
champions of that game breaking records on various substances as flawed it(the game)
unfortunatly there are going to be a fighters who have habits I only hope they are the one who lose.

Weed is not a performance enhancer.

A UFC newcomer was fined $500 and suspended 3 months, when a USA star Nick Diaz fails the same drug test and gets fined half of his pay for his Gomi fight and was suspended for 6 months. All of these F’n ’suits’ need to realize that they are treaging Nick unfairly for no reason. Nick said that when he was fighting in the UFC, he was smoking pot, but they never said anything to them. Appearantly the drug testing has gotten strickter since then.

obviously weed isn’t a performance enhancer lol.
I hope what I had said above didn’t come off that way but it’s a drug none the less and has no place in any sport-
and I still hope any fighter using any type of drug when there’s a fight coming up for any reason, LOSES.

[quote post=”3441″]pride fighters are overrated.im sick of reading that fedor,shogun,crocop are the best in MMA but look what happened on the octagon except for rampage and fedor.[/quote]

When did Fedor fight in the octagon?

[quote post=”3441″]Now that I think about it, I do remember his eyes being squinty. [/quote]

LOLOLOLOLOL. He’s Japanese for those of you that did’t get this fantastic joke - great one c-war!

[quote post=”3441″]Anyway, wasn’t Diaz’s test in Japan? [/quote]

JJC, it was PRIDE last event, PRIDE 33, which took place in Las Vegas.

[quote post=”3441″]Now that I think about it, I do remember his eyes being squinty. [/quote]
LoL, that was great!

I hope Naka passes to the right.

[q[quote comment=”160370″]Being drug free my whole life I have no tolerance for it.
It’s sad when it comes up in competition, being a baseball fan I’ve heard it all,
champions of that game breaking records on various substances as flawed it(the game)
unfortunatly there are going to be a fighters who have habits I only hope they are the one who lose.[/quote]

Steroids and weed are far, FAR different substances. Steroids are performance enhancers, while pot is not.

I don’t think you should be punished at all for weed. Then again, I don’t think it should be illegal. The fact that alcohol (far more dangerous substance) is legal, while pot isn’t, baffles me. I think it’s a case of idiots who remember the DARE commercials with the older kids handing out free joints in back alleys, and think it is something evil. The fact is it isn’t evil, it isn’t a gateway drug, and it is NOT a performance enhancer. The only performance weed enhances is your dominoes cinastick eating performance

TEAM TOKE!
Nick Diaz
Diego Sanchez
and just added
Kazuhiro Nakamura

and i dont got proff but BJ Penn at times sure looks like he might fit in well with that team..lol

I have recently acquired a fractured skull, broken nose and cheek (result of a sucker punch or elbow not sure). I’ve been smoking pot daily for the last 6yrs for epilepsy, and I have to take morphine and Codeine for my pain. THC is not a pain killer it’s just natural relaxant if anything it would slow down reaction time, make the fighter gas faster, bad judgment, and lessen the fighter’s accuracy and his will to fight.

It’s a waste of time and money to test for marijuana

The CSAC and NSAC should stop testing for it.

yeah what a waste of time, smoking pot will help you be slower and less sharp fighting wise. Its completely laughable to think its gonna give a fighter any edge. The only arguement I can possibly agree with, is that because this guy got high, the fans were cheated out of seeing this guy fight at his best. 3 monthes is a joke suspension anyways, I’m of the opinion that they should only test athletes for performance enhancing drugs, unless they are trying to prevent burn outs from fighting( tons of these fighters do much worse drugs than pot, ie steroids cocaines etc…etc…), but this guy most likely just took some puffs after training to relax, so rock with your bad self sucker, you’ll have three monthes to get high while your suspended.

[quote comment=”160467″]TEAM TOKE!
Nick Diaz
Diego Sanchez
and just added
Kazuhiro Nakamura

and i dont got proff but BJ Penn at times sure looks like he might fit in well with that team..lol[/quote]
Oh, he started it…… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xya575eIeWk
Check that out. SOOOOOOOOOOO funny, looks like a while ago.

BJ’s Living Lavida TOKA That is fricken Hilarious!

Thanks for the laugh Anomaly!