Dana White Says if NSAC Licenses Floyd Mayweather, They Should License Chael Sonnen
by Brent Brookhouse on Oct 10, 2011 9:09 AM EDT
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It's possible that the biggest fight the UFC can put on right now (that doesn't involve weight class jumping) doesn't involve Brock Lesnar or Georges St. Pierre. It just might be the rematch between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen. After Sonnen demolished Brian Stann at UFC 136 he got on the mic to announce that Anderson Silva "absolutely sucks" and challenged the long time middleweight champ to a WWE style stipulation match on Super Bowl weekend.
Of course, Chael's status in Nevada may present a little bit of a snag when it comes to making that fight. The Super Bowl weekend card is always held in Vegas to capitalize on the high rollers that flock to the city and they're not likely to change that any time soon.
But should Chael's prior suspension for elevated testosterone levels stand in the way of him getting a new license to compete in the state?
Dana White doesn't think so, and he's bringing a boxing superstar's name into the mix. Via MMA Weekly (ht: MMA Mania):
Chael Sonnen has paid his dues (and) has done his thing, has done whatever. Floyd Mayweather fights in Nevada. This guy's been arrested. He's got 50 lawyers defending him right now and all that crazy stuff and he's fighting in Nevada. Don't even get me going on that one. There's no reason why they shouldn't license Chael. It shouldn't even cross my mind. The thought of whether Chael could get licensed in Nevada or California or anywhere else should be the least of my worries. The guy did everything that he was told to do. When guys like Floyd are getting licensed in Nevada, why should I have to worry about Chael?
A few things here. First off, Floyd's outside the ring actions and Chael's actions which directly related to the fight are apples and oranges.
A more appropriate comparison would be to bring up that Antonio Margarito is going to be fighting in Madison Square Garden in New York City in a matter of weeks and his offense was more dangerous and all around worse than anything Chael did. And I fully believe given the way the state handled the Margarito situation that he should be getting licensed at this point, but that's a discussion for another day.
In the end Dana is right that Sonnen did his time and the point of a suspension is a set amount of time as a punishment. Any state failing to license Chael at this point is grandstanding and nothing more.
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The sad thing is a lot of people think that Chael still shouldn't be licesnsed
Any state failing to license Chael at this point is grandstanding and nothing more.
Dude served his punishment, plain and simple. Let’s all move on and enjoy the spectacle of Sonnen/Silva II.
by Worldisart on Oct 10, 2011 9:03 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I dislike Chael
But he should be licensed. His punishment is over. Well, besides the beating Silva is going to put on him.
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by dedstrk316 on Oct 10, 2011 9:45 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
It was implicating Keith Kizer of NSAC at his CSAC hearing that caused a lot of problems
If Mayweather tried to cite Kizer as an alibi I’d imagine there to be a lot more problems.
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The thing is Floyd doesn't have TRT problems
Chael keeps popping off at the mouth about how the commission didnt know what they were doing thats where i think he’s gonna have problems.
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First off, Floyd’s outside the ring actions and Chael’s actions which directly related to the fight are apples and oranges.
This, the legal bs that Floyd is dealing with is completely separate and doesn’t really have anything to do with his job. It’s kinda like me getting drunk at my own house on a Saturday night and me getting drunk at the office and slapping my boss’ wife on the ass, those are two completely different situations.
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by SentientAndroid on Oct 10, 2011 9:18 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Floyd would slap her in the face.
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by Earl Montclair on Oct 10, 2011 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
haha
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by SentientAndroid on Oct 10, 2011 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Anderson should demand olympic stlye drug testing to fight with sonnen
by darkotto23 on Oct 10, 2011 9:32 AM EDT reply actions 5 recs
this would be the ultimate trolling of Sonnen
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by The Lethal Haze on Oct 10, 2011 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Chael didn't just fail a test, he lied his way through the process...
Also, putting the pressure on Keith Kizer, not a good idea to start the day with…
Sonnen is continuing to juice
if he wants a license, he should have to stop that trt nonsense.
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by malkav on Oct 10, 2011 9:41 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
the point about margarito being licensed is a better one.
if that guy gets licensed, let’s stop pretending we give a f*** about what fighters do and just let them fight regardless after they are punished.
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by theworldsoldestsport on Oct 10, 2011 9:43 AM EDT reply actions
That was Texas.
That alone should down that argument.
by Blacklegend on Oct 10, 2011 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
But is he still on TRT?
He did the time. But is he still doing the crime?
Well, he told us all he needs testosterone therapy just to function. I’d say he was functioning pretty well in the fight against Stann. So either (A) he was lying, (B) he made a miraculous recovery from whatever condition caused him to needed TRT or © he continued to use it with tacit or explicit approval from Texas.
Assuming he’s still using the stuff he says he needs (which may or may not account for the fact that he’s a much, much better fighter than he was three years ago), he would need to go through the proper procedures in Nevada to get an exemption.
Now that’s certainly possible. But let’s not pretend the issue doesn’t exist.
FTR Using Margarito as an example is not a good idea
Margarito had no business not getting a ban from the sport. Absolutely insanely dangerous what he did.
I don’t think anyone should want to compare themselves to him, and his re-licensing is a joke. The argument should be that he shouldn’t have gotten re-licensed (it was a mistake) – and his re-licensing should NOT be used to justify other mistakes.
I’m meh on Chael getting re-licensed in Nevada (FTR this is entirely Chael’s fault due to his idiotic statements at the CSAC), but don’t use Margarito as an excuse for anything. Two Wrongs don’t make a right.
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by garik16 on Oct 10, 2011 10:49 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Nobody has used Margarito as an excuse for anything. The implication here was that Margarito’s licensing issues were more similar to Chaels than that of Mayweather.
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