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not true tbh but thanks for the new thread ... I guess ...
Just heard over the radio; apparently GSP just revealed to certain reporters that the reason he decided to retire (or "take a pause") is because of the whole anti-doping thing that occured before his fight with Hendricks.
Both him and H. had agreed on taking antidoping tests before the fight, but only GSP actually submitted to the tests, and the UFC apparently supported Hendrick in his refusal of taking the tests, which disgusted GSP.
not true tbh but thanks for the new thread ... I guess ...
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/01/14...-doping-in-ufc
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Georges St. Pierre taking a break due to doping in UFC
2Refuses to accuse anyone, but 'knows what's going on'
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FIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2014 04:08 PM EST | UPDATED: TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2014 04:22 PM EST
Georges St-Pierre is interviewed by Joe Rogan after his welterweight championship bout against Johny Hendricks during UFC 167 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. (Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports)
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The UFC's refusal to rid the sport of doping is the main reason former welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre is taking a break from the octagon.
"I'm not angry, but disappointed," St. Pierre told French reporters on Tuesday. "It bothered me a lot. This is one of the reasons why I stopped (fighting). This is not really to serve a lesson to anyone, because it penalizes me too."
St. Pierre, in Montreal Tuesday to announce the sponsorship of six local athletes, revealed that doping tests were botched by his opponent Johnny Hendricks prior to UFC 167 in November.
St. Pierre ended up beating Hendricks in a controversial split, but that didn’t quash his concerns.
"I wanted to do something to help people who are honest in their sport," he argued. "And whether or not you believe me, I have never taken drugs in my life. I am willing to take a lie detector, I do not care. I'm all for drug testing."
But the 32-year-old Montreal native was careful not to accuse anyone directly of doping.
"I'm not accusing anyone of taking steroids and I'm not judging anyone," he said. "I have internal information. I am an athlete and I know what's going on."
He was mad that Dana talked about him when he decided to do the Vada testing. But I don't think that is why he left. If he comes back it will be because the hunger to compete returns.. He walked away only IMO because that was beginning to waver and he knew it..
I read this in the news and my initial thought was this is pretty much the end for GSP. I really like GSP, no matter how you feel he fought every fight without talking any and won (except the Im not impressed comment to Hughes).
I think he's done with the UFC and rightfully so, I love the UFC but Dana White treats his fighters like absolute . Name me one fighter not named Chuck Liddell who had things end well with the UFC? Its not even that things end on neutral grounds, it always ends horribly. Yeah yeah I know there's always some valid excuse for Dana and the UFC, but if you're constantly in the middle of drama and it's not your fault, trust me you're doing something wrong.
Dana was sucking GSP for the last 5 years and said he was their best money generator, the moment GSP left, Dana panicked like the Duke brothers at the end of that movie trading places.
I think that was the last issue that helped to decide he will leave from fighting. But IMO there was something wrong with him even before Diaz fight.
On weigh-ins vs Hendricks he was smiling and all - he knew that was his last fight and he wanted to have fun that last time instead staying angry and tense all the time.
I can relate to him cause I have the pressure that destroys me sometimes and it's hard to handle cause when you feel like you are in this box and can't get out then there it is.
he now probably thinks he left the box and is more happy then he was.
I wonder if there will be an NBA player who will try to change the sport and says it's dirty
There always was and will be enhancements is sport
http://mmajunkie.com/2014/01/georges...ve-from-sport/
Georges St-Pierre said his decision to take time away from the sport was as much a statement about his personal beliefs as a response to personal issues.
The former welterweight champ, who vacated the belt this past month, told a group of Canadian reporters that one of the reasons he left was to protest the UFC’s at ude on drug testing.
“It’s one of the reasons why I stopped,” St-Pierre told RDS.ca. “Not really to [teach] them a lesson, because it penalizes me, too. But I wanted to do something for the sport that I love. I see the direction in which it goes, and I think it makes no sense. This is stupid.”
That last word is one UFC President Dana White used to characterize the controversy that surrounded St-Pierre’s fight with Johny Hendricks at UFC 167.
After St-Pierre pushed for additional drug testing and said he would pay for it, the fighter’s camp agreed to enhanced testing using World Anti-Doping Agency-accredited labs. But Hendricks’ reps backed out when St-Pierre’s reps suggested they instead conduct testing through the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency, which utilizes the same labs, and officially, testing was left to the overseeing Nevada State Athletic Commission. St-Pierre, meanwhile, completed the VADA program on his own.
The incident left St-Pierre with a bitter taste in his mouth, and influenced his decision to walk away from the sport following his split-decision win over Hendricks at this past November’s pay-per-view event. (Both fighters passed NSAC post-fight drug tests.)
St-Pierre said prior to the fight that he wanted increased drug testing for UFC compe ors and also to prove that he competes without performance-enhancing drugs.
“I think this is a big problem in the sport,” St-Pierre said. “Remember, because I’m an athlete, I have information internally and I know what happens. If you begin to test everyone, how (many) will be caught? I do not want to speak in public and I’m not accusing anyone, but the image of the sport may be affected.”
Recently, the UFC backed more stringent drug testing measures when it funded enhanced testing for a heavyweight bout between Travis Browne and Josh Barnett at this past month’s UFC 168. The promotion requires fighters to pass a drug screen prior to finalizing fight contracts, and with the increased prevalence of testosterone-replacement therapy, it has taken to monitoring fighters using the treatment in jurisdictions without an overseeing athletic commission.
To St-Pierre, however, the current measures are not enough. He said PED use remains rampant among UFC fighters.
“Everyone knows who, when, where and how,” he said. “There are people, some doctors, and everyone will see the same. It’s like all sports. Where there is money, there are ways to cheat, and it will always be so. But I think we should take steps to minimize those things, because it is not fair. I tried to change things remaining diplomatic. Unfortunately, people were not ready to change. This is OK, but I was disappointed.”
In March, Hendricks and Robbie Lawler will meet at UFC 171 to crown a new welterweight champion.
One month into his sabbatical, St-Pierre said the issue of whether he returns to meet the new leholder is dependent on changes within the promotion that made him a star and, ultimately, gave him the means to step away from the life of a professional fighter.
“I am certain that it is a matter of time and one day, if things change, maybe I’ll be back,” he said.
Dana tells the truth almost never. It's pretty clear he knew that GSP was leaving maybe forever so when the fight was close and controversial he took his chance to lower the boom on him and start building up Hendricks. The money GSP made is done so he figured "I have used GSP up and now it's time to move on"..
Dana White on Georges St-Pierre's comments: 'Everything that he said is ridiculous'
On Tuesday, former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre rocked the mixed martial arts world with his comments toward the UFC in a French-language interview.
Among other things, St-Pierre claimed the UFC did not support his efforts to step up drug testing in the sport, and he also claimed the company has a "monopoly" on the MMA business.
A day later, UFC president Dana White fired back. Asked about the comments at the UFC Fight Night 35 post-fight press conference, White came out swinging.
"If he wants to talk man to man, he can see us face to face," White said. "But everything that he said is ridiculous."
White went point by point through St-Pierre's contentions, first getting into St-Pierre attempts to line up out-of-compe ion drug testing with Johny Hendricks prior to their UFC 167 bout.
"Georges St-Pierre is the one who said he wanted to do the extra drug testing, because wanted to prove he wasn't on drugs," White said. "It wasn't that he thought Johny Hendricks was on steroids of performance enhancing drugs of any kind, he wanted to do this. And just like you see in boxing, when I said I thought it was ridiculous, you see it in boxing all the time, one guy comes out and says I want to do extra drug testing because I'm worried about this guy, I'm worried about what's going on. They never come to an agreement."
White defended the company's record on drug testing, pointing out that the company footed the bill for the Nevada Athletic Commission's pre-fight testing of the UFC 168 heavyweight fight between Travis Browne and Josh Barnett.
"Not only did they test Josh Barnett last time because Josh Barnett was a guy who got tested for performance enhancing drugs before, they also made Travis Browne do it at the same time," White said. "And the UFC paid for that. We paid for that drug testing."
As to the charges that company is lenient on PED usage, White used the example of Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva, who was suspended for a year and stripped of his bonuses after testing for elevated testosterone following his Fight of the Year candidate draw with Mark Hunt in December.
"The fight I was yelling about, screaming about that was the greatest fight I had ever seen, Mark Hunt and Bigfoot Silva, we tested the guys for that fight, we caught Bigfoot Silva, and he got destroyed for testing positive, for going over the limit. He didn't test positive," White said. "What he did was, Vitor Belfort, Bigfoot Silva, any of these other guys who are on TRT, we test them throughout their whole camp. So he did his last test the week of the fight and his numbers were fine. He took a shot after he got tested, and his levels were through the roof and he got destroyed. Lost the win money that we gave him, lost the bonus money we gave him, and obviously he's not getting an extra bonus. And he's suspended for a year. So if that's lenient on drugs, I guess we're lenient then."
White also scoffed at the notion the UFC holds a monopoly on the sport, a charge made by St-Pierre, noting their primary compe or, Bellator, is owned by a corporate giant.
"Viacom is our compe or," White said. "They have a $40 billion market cap. I'm never going to see $40 billion as long as I live. So we're not a monopoly either."
When push comes to shove, White's gut feeling is that St-Pierre is upset for reasons other than what was stated in the now-infamous interview.
"What I heard is, GSP is upset about some of the things I said at the press conference, and he's upset that I said he didn't win the fight, that I said Johny Hendricks won the fight," White said. "But if that's the case, call me, man to man. Let's talk on the phone. Let's sit down face to face. I talked to him after the fight face to face. He didn't say any of that to me."
http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/1/15...hat-he-said-is
Dana is useless anymore. Does anyone buy UFC fights because of anything this guy says? Do we even need him anymore?
Matt Hughes
nah it was teh aliens
I forgot about this ass hole. How is that Silva erection going, gle?
but in Captain America 2 he is fighting a guy running on Super Soldier Serum
How does he feel about that ?
haha, he's hated on the MMA forum too? Is there any forum or place on this planet this got isnt despised by everyone?
He was not impressed with his performance, tbh.
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