The Empire Strikes Back

Josh Barnett did his best Lando Calrissian by selling the hopes of MMA fans to roids. 

That is, fans that actually still care about fighters.

Then Tom Atencio finally admits that Dana White is his daddy after Dana chopped off the hand and let him advertise in the Octagon again.

As a fan, I am saddened because the monopoly of MMA is going to continue without a fight. Dana is going to continue to be a godfather and strong-arm people to do what is going to make him rich.

I have less hope for the future. Though MMA may continue to be a strong niche sport, it is going to be run by a guy that very closely resembles the Boston tuff guys the big talking UFC president fled from so many years ago.

Here is to you Godfather. I guess we will all have to bow and kiss the ring.

Barnett 2 Time Looser

Josh Barnett, a top 5 all time heavyweight is busted for the second time by the California State Athletic Commission for using a banned substance.

The baby face assassin is not the kind of guy you look at and think, "oh wow, that dude roids".  He is as much the baby fat assassin, as he is the baby faced assassin known for his endurance as he very much passes the famous banned substances eye test.

I am a bit salted because I think that he was the last person that Fedor Emilianenko needed to beat to clean out all the prominent heavyweights over the last eight years of MMA. I also may be a frustrated cuz it cuts down one of the great months of MMA ever planned.

Congratulations Baby Fat, you have helped take MMA down a peg today and ruined an epic match up between two legends. You have set an organization scrambling for an opponent for their biggest draw, and you put a damper on my August 1st plans.

I understand.  I wouldn't want to fight Fedor either, but you could have just decided to not sign the contract instead of roiding up and failing a test that will leave you banned from fighting in California.

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