Guest Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Pity that not that many are following suit. From Bloody Elbow: " Henry Cejudo has already shown that he is one of the top flyweights the UFC has, and he could be in line for a title shot if he can defeat Jussier Formiga in November. But Cejudo, an Olympic gold medalist in wrestling, is also a man with values. When fellow fighter Nick Diaz was suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission for a ridiculous five years, he decided to speak up. Cejudo and his manager wrote a letter saying he'd never fight in Nevada again. A lot of fighters might change their minds after they do something drastic like that - after all, Nevada is UFC HQ and it's where they stage a large portion of their title fights. But when speaking to Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour today, Cejudo didn't back down at all. In fact, he even upped the stakes a bit (via MMA Fighting): "My immediate reaction was that it was something that was unjust. Throughout the period of 2004 through 2012, I've probably been tested about 100 times by USADA [united States Anti-Doping Agency], but never have I run into a case where somebody has been tested three times in the span of probably 12 hours. To me it's something that's unjust, and I feel like as an Olympic athlete who's now a UFC fighter it gives the...I feel like I have his side because I've been there before. And not to discount the fact that he passed two tests and the only test that came back negative was a test that wasn't even credited by WADA. "To me it was just like, man, I felt like Nick Diaz was targeted from the get-go. And I just can't sit there and let this man be suspended for five years. I can't even live with myself, because I've been through this process from the age of 17 to the age of 26." After defending Diaz, he made it clear that his stance wouldn't change even if it meant that he would have to pass on a title shot if it was in Nevada: "To me it’s not so much based on success," he said. "As a competitor, I want to compete and I want to accomplish everything, but to me the message here is to do what’s right. Will I become a UFC champion some day? I know I will. Will I do it now? Maybe I don’t have to. Maybe I’m more into protests now for the sake of this man who’s been wrongly processed with this five-year ban. That’s ridiculous." ... "I know we have a big UFC coming up in December with Conor McGregor headlining, and [Chris] Weidman," he said, referring to the three UFC cards between Dec. 10-12. "I definitely don’t want to sidetrack that event."I’m just here to take a step for my personal view, and I just couldn’t do it. Even if that means leaving the belt on the line and leaving somebody else to fight whoever has that belt at that time, I’m willing to do that. I’m willing to show the type of person with the type of character that I am." Cejudo meets Formiga in the UFC's debut in Monterrey, Mexico at the TUF Latin America 2 Finale on November 21st." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwayyoukeype Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 its better just to post the article. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockg Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 He likes the weed. War. Cejudo. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpierrecanada Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Always really liked Cejudo, he is showing a lot of balls doing this, but I totally agree. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacky67 Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 I like that he step up to defend Diaz wrongly suspended (three test in 12 hours and two are negative still he get suspended for a test not credited by wada, so a test cheated by nsac, wtf). Sometimes you have to be united and he show that he is a man of value, I didn't know this fighter but for sure I will follow him more closely now. And very smart to not do buisness with a comission that falsify test and fuck some career. Free HardPuncher. Free Nick Diaz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockg Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 I like that he step up to defend Diaz wrongly suspended (three test in 12 hours and two are negative still he get suspended for a test not credited by wada, so a test cheated by nsac, wtf). Sometimes you have to be united and he show that he is a man of value, I didn't know this fighter but for sure I will follow him more closely now. And very smart to not do buisness with a comission that falsify test and fuck some career. Free HardPuncher. Free Nick Diaz. We all know he smoked weed before his fight. He's outspoken about it. Who gives a fuck? It is weed. Should booze be banned from OOC testing? Should BLOW? (JJ I'm looking at you, you close to the border motherfucker). Joe Rogan has talked about smoking with most of the UFC ranks... #FreeNickDiazAndAnyoneWhoSmokesWeed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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