Chael Sonnen: Shane Carwin gave himself lactic acidosis
by S.C. Michaelson on Aug 16, 2010 1:04 PM EDT
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UFC Middleweight fighter Chael Sonnen, never one to hold his tongue on any issue, recently spoke out to MMA Fight Club Mag about the recent news that fellow UFC fighter Shane Carwin's recent alleged ties to a federal steroid ring.
"When you screw up, you have to own it, That stuff really gets under my skin. Take Shane Carwin. Shane Cawrin did a number of things and he gave himself lactic acidosis. He cheated, he did drugs, and he gave himself lactic acidosis. Well, instead of saying 'Hey listen, I cheated and gave myself lactic acidosis, don't be like me.' He actually made himself the victim and then went out and made threads from this 'Hey, poor me, let's find a cure for lactic acidosis instead of just coming clean and saying, 'Look, here's what I did, I screwed myself up, and I hope people learn from my mistakes.' You just watch these guys and can't help but think, God, what a fraud.."
Sonnen has some harsh words for the former interim champion. Sonnen was answering a question about the type of people who bother him, and he seemed to be suggesting that Carwin is the same kind of phony that Sonnen says Silva, the UFC middleweight champion, is. For good measure, Sonnen threw in that he thinks Joe Rogan is a "pothead" as well, and Sonnen generally seems to think that he deserves to be considered America's one authentic sports star.
Carwin, of course, has always denied that he ever used performance-enhancing drugs, and Sonnen has no evidence for his theory that using PEDs caused Carwin to get lactic acidosis. It's interesting that in addition to being a wannabe politician, a realtor, a cagefighter, a trash talker and a wrestler, Sonnen has somehow found the time to become an oncologist. Clearly, he's taken the time to learn the intricacies of lactic acidosis and its causes. Sonnen must have taken the time to learn these things before stating something so reckless.
Wait, he's not a doctor? And he has no business speaking about such things? So this ridiculous statement, like many of the other things Sonnen says, should be treated with a shrug.
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Isn’t this the same guy who said a bunch of crazy stuff on twitter, and then later claimed he didn’t have a twitter account. He also said Lance Armstrong gave himself cancer, and then denied saying it.
Way to own it Chael. You stay classy.
He claimed it wasn't him, but recently Chael Sonnen's number 1 fan Franklin McNeil told me that it was in fact his
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by S.C. Michaelson on Aug 16, 2010 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I used to think the satire disclaimer was dumb. I now see it has its purpose.
by DayGeaux on Aug 16, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sonnen=Kaufman
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Pain don't hurt...
by RolloTomasi on Aug 16, 2010 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Always makes me think of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8Nc8RCLy1s
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Good Try.
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by Warhand on Aug 16, 2010 2:17 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Preparation H with help with your pain
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by S.C. Michaelson on Aug 16, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Lol @ Preperation H Raymond
Still not as good as FedEx Pope, though.
Ah, how I miss CoCo on Late Night…
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by Anthony Pace on Aug 17, 2010 2:41 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, me too. In my honest opinion they had some of the best comedy writing and sketches on all of television, way ahead of any other late night show.. I wish they would release a DVD-set with some of that stuff, there’s way too much good shit to be forgotten.
by Horselover Fat on Aug 17, 2010 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Is that Junior Dos Santos?
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Sonnen's Other Response
“When you screw up, you have to own it. That stuff really gets under my skin. Take me. I did and said a number of things. I keep saying I’ve beaten every champion in every promotion, but I’m counting all the times I beat people before they were champion as if I beat their champion. By my standard, anyone who beat Ben Askren or Frankie Edgar in an 8th grade freestyle match beat an Olympian and Bellator tournament champion or a UFC champion, and we all know that’s daft. When I was tapped out by Silva, that was my eighth tapout in eleven losses. Well, instead of saying ‘Hey listen, I’ve been dumb and have actively limited my game so much that I try to make up for it with my mouth, don’t be like me,’ I actually made it worse by saying crap like I don’t train bjj because ‘Republicans never fight off their backs with another man between their legs.’ Then I keep claiming everything I say is true, even the stuff I disown, which makes me look like a narcissistic douche —an entertaining narcissistic douche, but a narcissistic douche nonetheless who can’t pull it off when it matters. I should have instead just come clean and said, ‘Look, here’s what I did, I screwed myself up, and I hope people learn from my mistakes.’ You just watch these guys and can’t help but think, God, what a fraud… Wanna buy a house?”
by mxyzptlk on Aug 16, 2010 3:00 PM EDT reply actions 7 recs
It's also not relevant
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by S.C. Michaelson on Aug 16, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
relevance
It’s the point of articulation that makes it relevant — glass houses and all that. Citing Chael as a critical authority on authenticity is like having Willie Sutton comment on Bernie Madoff.
It's a satire piece relating to a current event
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by S.C. Michaelson on Aug 16, 2010 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I have no problem with your attempt at satire. I just like catching Chael in his own words. Kinda like a statement submission.
No tap
I thought yours was funny as well, just that making fun of Chael is so last week. LOL
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by S.C. Michaelson on Aug 17, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t train bjj because ‘Republicans never fight off their backs with another man between their legs.’
So is he saying he has no interest in getting said man off from between his legs?
"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." -Arthur Schopenhauer
Haters are gonna hate and bitches are gonna bitch...
by BigDNotDallas on Aug 17, 2010 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
when sonnen gets between another mans legs he plans on staying there for the duration of the bout.
he wouldn’t wanna spoil the moment with an early stoppage by submission.
by the-gentle-way on Aug 31, 2010 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Bravo
Didn’t enjoy the Rampage satire piece at all, but this was damn clever.
Both situations do have parallels, but I will say- Steroids have been linked to prostate cancer, and so even though what Chael said was outrageous and misguided (especially about the whole Livestrong foundation tidbit), it does have a little validity.
With Carwin, I actually do think that his massive muscles contributed to his gassing against Lesnar- but ultimately, it was his strategic blunder of continually swarming a man who was effectively defending. I also think that if his boxing technique were better, & he were a better tactician, he would’ve stood right up the second he realized he wouldn’t get the finish right away, ala Mir/ Nog. He hurt Brock w/ his hands- so go back to standing if you’re not gonna put him away right off the bat. But continually throwing bombs to someone who’s turtled up is the MMA equivalent of trying to carpet bomb the jungles of Vietnam.
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Obvious but fairly well done. Good job.
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Obvious? Tell that to the guys in the comment section over at WKR…that went over 75% of their heads.
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by Kaleb Kelchner on Aug 16, 2010 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you the ‘K’ in WKR…
"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." -Arthur Schopenhauer
Haters are gonna hate and bitches are gonna bitch...
by BigDNotDallas on Aug 17, 2010 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, he's Kaleb.
Like Subway’s Jared.
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by S.C. Michaelson on Aug 17, 2010 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Boo
Not a fan of the recent trend of fake posts masquerading as satire.
Sorry. Really talk.
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by thetakeover on Aug 16, 2010 8:47 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
/real talk
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A wise man told me don't argue with fools
Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who -- Jay-Z
Agreed.
Maybe they should make WKR the joke site?
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WKR? Where Black Lesnar and Subo are on staff?
That place IS a joke site.
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by lowellthehammer on Aug 16, 2010 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
And me, I keep it as real as I can, and only crack a joke if I’m fully confident in it. Satire and photoshopped pics are great, but it’s not my bag of tricks.
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by Kaleb Kelchner on Aug 16, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you miss
the whole
(reposted in full from the great WatchKalibRun)
part at the top of the post?
WKR basically is more geared towards satire anyway, the title is pretty indicative of that. I think BL just wanted to post it over here as well, that’s his choice. If you don’t like it, don’t Rec it.
Personally, I thought it was clever (and i’m not BL’s biggest fan, either), but to each his own I guess.
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by ElliotMatheny on Aug 16, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
A few good men was on
And I just realized lactic acidosis is what killed Willy Santiago!!
OMG Carwin could die
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by S.C. Michaelson on Aug 17, 2010 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait a Minute....
if you take out the words “lactic acidosis” and replace it with “Cancer” it is the EXACT same quote he gave about Lance Armstrong!! Someone is fucking around here…….
THIS IS BULLSHIT! He said this about Armstrong and his cancer, NOT ABOUT CARWIN and lactic acidosis
I don’t know why this is up.
Still getting them
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by S.C. Michaelson on Sep 8, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
tweet worthy
Finally, a reason to get a twitter account. I want know every crackpot theory Chael comes up with 24 hr a day.
And another one
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by S.C. Michaelson on Sep 9, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
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