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It's one of those matches where if a rematch is arranged in say May/June time, no one would really mind, especially as GSP won't be ready till November.

However I imagine any rematch will largely resemble this one. With the chance of going either way,

Alternatively, I'd love to see Diaz vs Hardy,

Reckon Hardy will talk enough trash to get Diaz really up for a fight as well, and the actually fight would be a war!

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Not that I care about the ring card girls, they could chop and change them every week and it wouldn't matter at all, however the double standards is weird. The other two both did shoots for Playboy, but this one gets cut for pretty much the same thing.

Anyway, last nights event. It really should have been a five rounder, Ellenberger faded horribly towards the end of the 3rd round. Diego was pretty close to that rear naked choke, although I don't think Ellenberger was in any danger from the fight being stopped from the strikes. Some good performances by the heavyweights; Struve & Miocic both did pretty well in finishing their respective opponents.

Can't wait for the Japan card, thankfully the timings will remain same. 7 main card fights, ending with Henderson vs Edgar, holy sh*t!

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“@danhendo: Good round for Bader. Rampage has never been the smartest fighter.”

“@danhendo: Might be just me but rampages stomach is hanging out past his d*cky do. Not really ably to get aggressive.”

“@danhendo: Bader fought great. Nice job. Quinton looks like he just showed up to get paid.”

Hendo maybe wanting a rematch?

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"Junior dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem

Frank Mir vs. Cain Velasquez

Roy Nelson vs. Antonio Silva

Shane Del Rosario vs. Gabriel Gonzaga

Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve

Jason Miller vs. C.B. Dollaway

Edson Barboza vs. Evan Dunham

Diego Brandao vs. Darren Elkins

Dan Hardy vs. Duane Ludwig

Glover Teixeira vs. Kyle Kingsbury

Paul Sass vs. Jacob Volkmann

Mike Brown vs. Daniel Pineda"

BIGBIGBIG

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Card done with??

Alistair Overeem fails pre-fight drug test, likely out of UFC 146 title fight

by Steven Marrocco on Apr 04, 2012 at 4:35 pm ET

Alistair Overeem (36-11 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is unlikely to fight champion Junior Dos Santos (14-1 MMA, 8-0 UFC) for the UFC heavyweight title this summer at UFC 146.

Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) the No. 1 heavyweight contender failed a pre-fight drug test conducted this past Tuesday following a press conference for UFC 146.

Overeem's "A" sample was flagged for an elevated T/E ratio that exeeded 10-to-1, well over the 6-to-1 limit. Kizer said the heavyweight has the right to request the test's "B" sample, which, if negative, would make him eligible to receive a fight license.

The former Strikeforce champion was among six top-billed fighters who were tested for the all-heavyweight pay-per-view event, which takes place May 26 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. All were tested for diuretics, masking agents, anabolic steroids and T/E ratios in addition to drugs of abuse.

Dos Santos, Frank Mir, Cain Velasquez, Roy Nelson and Antonio Silva all passed their tests.

It's not the first time Overeem has run afoul of the NSAC. He was granted a conditional license to fight Brock Lesnar at UFC 141 after missing a pre-fight drug test ordered by the commission, which reinstated out-of-competition testing this past July.

Answering to the commission via telephone during an NSAC hearing held three weeks prior to UFC 141, Overeem said he missed the test because he had flown back to his native Holland to care for his ailing mother and wasn't made aware of the obligation. When he got word, he submitted an invalid blood test conducted by his personal doctor and then submitted urine that wasn't tested.

The NSAC gave him a license on the condition that he submit to a drug test conducted by an accredited laboratory, which he did two days later (and subsequently passed), as well as pass a drug test upon arriving in the U.S. for the Lesnar fight and submit to two random tests.

This past Tuesday's test served as one of those random tests, which also followed a fight-night test at UFC 141.

Because Overeem's conditional license expired on Dec. 31, the NSAC will not receive a disciplinary complaint against him as it does for licensed athletes. Instead, he will need to appear before the commission should he choose to apply for a license, which notably, hadn't been filed for UFC 146.

With one half of May 26's event on the shelf, the UFC may give one of the main-card heavyweights an impromptu title shot.

For more on UFC 146, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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Alistair Overeem's T/E Ratio Was 14:1 in Failed PED Test

By Mike Chiappetta - Senior Writer

Apr 5, 2012 - UFC No. 1 heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem produced a testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio of 14:1 in his failed urine test, Nevada state athletic commission executive director Keith Kizer told MMA Fighting on Thursday, shortly after he learned of the final result.

The average male produces a T/E ratio around 1:1. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) uses a 4:1 standard for positive tests, and NSAC uses 6:1 as its cutoff, a number used by WADA up until 2006.

In NSAC's original statement announcing the flagged result, Overeem was said to have tested at a level higher than 10:1.

Overeem has the right to ask for his B-sample to be tested to ensure the accuracy of the result. That would likely trigger a carbon isotope ratio test, which would determine whether the testosterone in his body was natural or synthetic.

Because Overeem (36-11, 1 no contest) is unlicensed in Nevada, he cannot be punished for the test, but he would face an uphill task in trying to gain a license to fight Junior Dos Santos at UFC 146 as originally scheduled.

Overeem's number is slightly lower than that of Chael Sonnen when he was caught with an elevated level in 2010. Sonnen, who lost to Anderson Silva the day after the test was taken, produced a sample with a 16.9:1 ratio.

To date, the UFC has still not addressed any potential replacement for Overeem, though a source with knowledge of the situation said the promotion would most likely choose former champion Frank Mir to face dos Santos.

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Dana's also changed his tune in the Barnett situation, saying the winner of the Strikeforce Tournament will be signed.

There's a big underground movement to get Mark Hunt into the tittle fight,

If it was Pride, Hunt would he given a shot.

Almost impossible to knock him out,

Great KO power himself,

He's on a good winning run,

It'd be a great stand up battle.

He won't roll over.

100% sure it won't happen though.

If Mir could get JDS to the ground, I'd be interested in that fight big time.

It'd be stupid to scrap the Cain Mir fight at this point though, make that one 5 rounds if possible the cards still quality.

I was hoping Overeem was clean, but in reality I reckon we all expected this.

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