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MMA 18: [MMA]rrested Development: UFC Supports Drunk Driving and Domestic Violence
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http://bjpenn.com/mmanews/2012/04/15/dana-white-hinting-king-mos-possible-comeback-to-zuffa-19796.html
Reem's manager seems unruffled about the whole testosterone thing: http://theflyingkneemma.com/2012/04/17/news-overeems-manager-says-they-have-a-reasonable-explanation-for-the-high-te-ratio/
http://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/2012/4/17/2952435/morning-report-ufc-145-jon-jones-vs-rashad-evans-preview-dustin-poirier-fightville-zombies-mma
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OLD news
Both Overeem and his manager seem pretty confident they can beat the rap. I wonder if they have a secret strategy to convince the athletic commission to grant him a license. Valentijn, as usual, knows nothing.
Dana White hinting at King Mo's comeback is consistent with his lax policies on drug testing.
http://bjpenn.com/mmanews/2012/04/17/ufc-and-dana-white-demand-retraction-from-cagepotato-website-20196.html
But he didn't. So
Might as well remove all captions on the internet and clarify that the cat never asked for a cheezburger
If cagepotato was a parody site, by all means run with it
But considering they're sorta kinda trying to be an information source? Yeah, that's either incompetent or dishonest.
I'm pretty sure the "sponsorship tax" is real:
http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/09/13/the-truth-about-fighters-and-sponsors
Even though all their picture captions, when they're not just sourcing it, are snarky...yeah, that's probably not the best idea.
Like some other MMA websites, CagePotato does their "news" with snark.
Might as well complain about MiddleEasy's background images and how this isn't really CroCop's nephew:
http://middleeasy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7782:a-lesson-in-street-mma-dont-talk-trash-to-cro-cops-nephew-during-an-indoor-soccer-game&catid=34:organizations
All I can say is... the guy's got an idealized mentality about fight preparedness, but that is one hell of a fight schedule.
They haven't had media access for a long ass time now, so I don't think they really care at all
I wasn't complaining. I perhaps phrased it poorly, but I was commenting that even with the regular snark, that's probably pushing it a little.
Oh I wasn't referring to you, I was referring to those who feel that these MMA news sites are typically 100% professional.
Guess they do care
About their journalistic integrity, if nothing else.
There is a place for satire and humor in any website, you just have to make sure people know it's not actually news. The best way to do that is have someone write a commentary piece and make a joke about the situation not just add a random "quote" under a picture.
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It was his second fight against Serra, I believe.
Also, I really like Che Mills, but it feels like they're just feeding him to MacDonald on Saturday to build him up.
More likely they care about not getting sued. Somehow I doubt CP has the resources to match the billionaire Fertittas when it comes to hiring lawyers.
Considering it was just a joke to start with, the smart play is to just retract it instead of getting ground into dust by Zuffa's legal team. Even if you think you're right.
I don't know why they'd bother to issue a retraction!
Seems Dana White doesn't believe in the 1st Amendment... for others.
Libel does not fall under the protection of the 1st amendment, regardless of who it gets directed at.
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Parody is not libel.
And I was referring to Dana White completely banning a whole media outlet at UFC events.
I think after his MMA career is done he would have a decent career in acting and/or voice acting.
MWUHAHAHAHAH
Yeah, I just don't know why, Rory ragdolled the current interim champ and Diaz, he shouldn't need feeding. Mills is a solid journeyman who can catch anyone on a good night, but his chances are slim to fuck all.
That being said, people said the same thing about Hathaway Sanchez...
I concur that parody should not be considered libel and you shouldn't be sued for it. Though you need to make it very clear that it is a parody or someone's opinion. I'm at work and can't see the entire Cage Potato article but if it was clear that the comment was parody then they shouldn't threaten to sue.
However, the 1st amendment doesn't cover private businesses banning people from events their stores, whatever. Even if an event is "open to the public" you can still be banned from that event. Dana White can't stop Cage Potato guys from standing outside the event in a public space but he certainly can stop them from coming into the event. That isn't a 1st amendment issue in any way, shape or form.
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Sure, but it does certainly have implications when a company says that if a media outlet writes negative stories about them, they'll be banned from their events.
Look at how games journalism is a joke nowadays as reviewers can't give bad scores to big titles or else they'll risk pulled sponsorships, removal of access to media copies of the game and other assorted nonsense.
The UFC trying to control the media like this is not a good thing.
I concur that controling the media (or trying to) is not a good thing. However Cage Potato can watch UFC events on PPV, see the interviews posted online, etc. So they still have some way of reporting what's going on. Deadspin became well known without having all the inside information from the companies. I'd say that being on "the outs" with a company like the UFC actually gives them a better chance to report news that would be damaging instead of keeping things "nice" so they get access.
The problem with gaming journalism is in order to do reviews and such you need to the game companies to like you. If you get your copy on release date your review is pretty much worthless and if you don't have companies feeding you promo stuff/previews etc you have nothing to write about. The UFC is a sport so at the very least Cage Potato can cover the events, and preview the fights (since there is no real way from banning those things) so they will always be able to cover the UFC even if they can't get 'in the door' they just need to make their satire/parody/commentary look as such instead of making it abmigious that it's actually news.
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Oh shi-
What hath Arriany's mammaries wrought!
Well this should be interesting.
My bet is that Bellator lets him walk. They don't have the money to match a UFC offer for a guy of Lombard's skill, and the UFC desperately needs someone not named Chael Sonnen to put against Silva.
Lombard will obviously be put against his most hated adversary, Josh Barnett, after JB wins the Strikeforce GP.
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I think you mean the UFC desperately needs someone not named Anderson Silva to put against Sonnen.
http://bjpenn.com/mmanews/2012/04/17/123ufccreates-belt-ranking-system-for-mma-20263.html
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Rashad said it best:
http://bjpenn.com/mmanews/2012/04/18/3rashad-evans-team-jackson-ufc123-20340.html