EddieG Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 So he could fight in the UK, where there's no commission, he is half British after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 But then the Athletic Commissions in North America would not agree to license him as they would see it as a circumvention of the ruling. Face it while under Zuffa contract the man is not going to be fighting for at least 10 to 11 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Would he be tested during this time? If so, fucking roid up for a few months, then just train train train for the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Would he be tested during this time? If so, fucking roid up for a few months, then just train train train for the rest. I don't know. But if you are suggesting that the use of performance enhancing drugs is acceptable.... No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 I said ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 I love that you see things in simple terms Eddie, but even when you post a smilie like that its hard to know if you are joking or not :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomroe Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Just read that too, a good signing and will be a barometer of the talent outside of the UFC at 185 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnar hendershow Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Can't wait to see Lombard jump right into the mix at 185. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr. potato head Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Lombard's a good signing. I suspect he'll turn out to be more on the level of a Bisping or Mayhem than a legitimate title contender, but it'll be nice to see him against actual competition. Overeem is being banned from applying for a license to fight anywhere by The NSAC for the next 9 months, so the next time he can apply for any fight license it will be the end of the year. Technically that's not true. He can apply wherever he wants, but if he does, Nevada's extending their ban to a year. And to be honest, if he applies elsewhere they will just Look at Nevada's ruling and the debacle surrounding it and say "Sorry Mr Overeem" Would you not agree? You'd like to think so, but Texas licensed Sonnen so nothing's guaranteed. And it doesn't stop him from fighting in Japan or other non-commission jurisdictions - it would be career suicide, yes, but he's not actually banned from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnar hendershow Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Why isn't the suspension a year though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr. potato head Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Because the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maninblack Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Overeem is being banned from applying for a license to fight anywhere by The NSAC for the next 9 months, so the next time he can apply for any fight license it will be the end of the year. Overeem can have a rematch with Lesnar in Vince's ring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-MIL Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Yeah, listening to this story, Overeem is waaaaay too carny to not get a massive pro wrestling pay-day before his heart gives out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRN Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Well, that is pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolleje Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Apparently Bellator decided not to match UFC's (big) offer for Lombard. I guess that makes the chance of Alvarez going to the UFC a lot bigger too... Both Lombard and Alvarez needed to fight in the UFC once anyway... nobody wants another Emelianenko-situation. And really... for Bellator I don't think it's that big of a deal anyway, especially with Lombard. They had real trouble finding him any decent competition and him destroying other middleweight tournament winners (aka Shlemenko) doesn't really help them either. Shlemenko will now face Spang or Falcao for the vacant title and for these fighters... a Bellator title could really help their 'status' (which it doesn't imho for Lombard). The situation with Alvarez is different as he's not the lightweight champ (and at least has one competitive fight left against Chandler). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr. potato head Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Apparently Bellator decided not to match UFC's (big) offer for Lombard. I guess that makes the chance of Alvarez going to the UFC a lot bigger too... Both Lombard and Alvarez needed to fight in the UFC once anyway... nobody wants another Emelianenko-situation. Really? It's good for the UFC to have top fighters outside their organization, because when they do eventually make their way to UFC, people think they're a lot better than they are and they therefore draw more money. "Who's really better?" debates are always a good thing, and MMA and pro wrestling have both shown us that people are more interested in having the debate than in actually getting an answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolleje Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Really? It's good for the UFC to have top fighters outside their organization, because when they do eventually make their way to UFC, people think they're a lot better than they are and they therefore draw more money. "Who's really better?" debates are always a good thing, and MMA and pro wrestling have both shown us that people are more interested in having the debate than in actually getting an answer. Euhr, agreed... but you do say yourself: 'when they do eventually make their way to the UFC'. Emelianenko didn't (when he maybe should have). Do you really want a guy like Lombard retiring before even having fought in the UFC? Then you'll never know how good he really was. I agree that there should be top fighters outside of the UFC... but I also think they should eventually make their way into the UFC (as long as there is only one really big organisation that is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Kongo vs. Big 'Nog at 149. What a match-up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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