Aldo McGregor CONFIRMED July 11 Vegas

discombobulate

Sold my tickets as couldn't justify the cost after just having a baby

Just wondering what bars in Dublin are likely to be showing the fight?

Knex*

discombobulate wrote: »

Sold my tickets as couldn't justify the cost after just having a baby

Just wondering what bars in Dublin are likely to be showing the fight?

Never let that kid live this down.


:pac:

discombobulate

Knex. wrote: »

Never let that kid live this down.


:pac:

Stop. Between that and saving for a mortgage. I don't think theres been an event i could imagine a better atmosphere at and all the stuff around fight week happening too. Having major regrets!

Awesomeness

Havent booked my hotel yet. Cant decide between staying on the strip or close to Fremont street.Would rather not have to go far at the end of the night so waiting to see where the after party will be held

Zymurgist

discombobulate wrote: »

Stop. Between that and saving for a mortgage. I don't think theres been an event i could imagine a better atmosphere at and all the stuff around fight week happening too. Having major regrets!

Sell the baby? :pac::pac:

brinty

discombobulate wrote: »

Sold my tickets as couldn't justify the cost after just having a baby

Just wondering what bars in Dublin are likely to be showing the fight?

I feel your pain dude, sold mine too. Couldn't justify the costs as saving deposit for house and best mate who was going to come got engaged.

dulux99

What restaurants do the regular Vegas goers recommend? Can't wait to stuff my face over there

SpaceCowb0y

discombobulate wrote: »

Stop. Between that and saving for a mortgage. I don't think theres been an event i could imagine a better atmosphere at and all the stuff around fight week happening too. Having major regrets!

I'm never growing up fuarrrk that ha!

Mellor

dulux99 wrote: »

What restaurants do the regular Vegas goers recommend? Can't wait to stuff my face over there

Gordon Ramsey's get good reviews. I had a fabulous 3 course french meal for $49 in Paris.

But if you are looking for pure excess over fine dining, then thete's the "heart attack grill" on Fremont.

nocoverart

dulux99 wrote: »

What restaurants do the regular Vegas goers recommend? Can't wait to stuff my face over there

Heartattack Grill on Freemont ST

You only live once


http://www.heartattackgrill.com

I have never visited Vegas and I'm not responisble for your heart, so take this recommendation with a pinch of salt.

Mellor

Zymurgist wrote: »

Sell the baby? :pac::pac:

brinty wrote: »

I feel your pain dude, sold mine too. Couldn't justify the costs ....

DrPhilG

nocoverart wrote: »

Heartattack Grill on Freemont ST

You only live once


http://www.heartattackgrill.com

take this recommendation with a pinch of salt .

I doubt it will be short on salt...

Ian Whelan

dulux99 wrote: »

What restaurants do the regular Vegas goers recommend? Can't wait to stuff my face over there

I was there recently and I had two very good meals in the Cosmopolitan Hotel. The first was in Holsteins which is a very good burger place and the second is Jaleo which is a tapas restaurant. You'll probably have to book them both just to be on the safe side, especially Jaleo which is very busy. Both are reasonably priced in Vegas terms. I would have to recommend the Cosmopolitan as well, it's a beautiful hotel.

Ian Whelan

nocoverart wrote: »

Heartattack Grill on Freemont ST

You only live once


http://www.heartattackgrill.com

I have never visited Vegas and I'm not responisble for your heart, so take this recommendation with a pinch of salt.

I was there. It does what it says on the tin. It's not fine dining but it's a fun experience. There's a massive weighing scales outside of it and if you are over a certain weight (350lbs I think) then you can eat free.

Saipanne

Ian Whelan wrote: »

I was there. It does what it says on the tin. It's not fine dining but it's a fun experience. There's a massive weighing scales outside of it and if you are over a certain weight (350lbs I think) then you can eat free.

LOL

MrStuffins

Mellor wrote: »

Gordon Ramsey's get good reviews. I had a fabulous 3 course french meal for $49 in Paris.

But if you are looking for pure excess over fine dining, then thete's the "heart attack grill" on Fremont.

That place is amazing. They now have a vegetarian option............ it's cigarettes!

nxbyveromdwjpg

I can recommend the Quadruple Bypass Burger.

JoeyJJ

Burger Bar in Mandalay is class however on the upper end of prices.

brinty

nocoverart wrote: »

Heartattack Grill on Freemont ST

You only live once


http://www.heartattackgrill.com

I have never visited Vegas and I'm not responisble for your heart, so take this recommendation with a pinch of salt.

Hit the link saw bright colours and "Spanking" and swiftly closed page!!!
is that a NSFW type site

dickwod1

Conor has Herb Dean as ref ... http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/6/11/8766713/ufc-189-judges-referees-selected-for-jose-aldo-vs-conor-mcgregor

but1er

Cyborg fighting on the Thursday In Vegas delighted! Going to be amazing to see her

akelly02

dickwod1 wrote: »

Conor has Herb Dean as ref ... http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/6/11/8766713/ufc-189-judges-referees-selected-for-jose-aldo-vs-conor-mcgregor

For the 3rd time in a row, that must be rare.

Paully D

Invicta card announced for those interested in attending:

http://mmajunkie.com/2015/06/invicta-fc-13-official-with-three-title-fights-headlining-including-justino-vs-van-duin?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

The full Invicta 13 card is as follows:

Champ Cristiane Justino vs. Faith van Duin – for the featherweight title
Irene Aldana vs. Tonya Evinger – for the vacant bantamweight title
Champ Herica Tiburcio vs. Ayaka Hamasaki – for the atomweight title
Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Pannie Kianzad
Amber Brown vs. Catherine Costigan
Amy Montenegro vs. Jamie Moyle
Amber Leibrock vs. Marina Shafir

but1er

Paully D wrote: »

Invicta card announced for those interested in attending:

http://mmajunkie.com/2015/06/invicta-fc-13-official-with-three-title-fights-headlining-including-justino-vs-van-duin?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

Boards meet up anyone??

jamok

Does anyone know where I can sell a ticket for the fight? I have one spare as bought two thinking the missus was coming but she cant get off work.

Mellor

jamok wrote: »

Does anyone know where I can sell a ticket for the fight? I have one spare as bought two thinking the missus was coming but she cant get off work.

Sell it through ticketmaster website.
Completely secure for the buyer so should be snapped up early

jodaw

Think will be picked up by McGregor soon enough

Translated by google. Source: http://sportv.globo.com/site/combate...o-pela-pf.html

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Last week, UFC announced a new anti-doping control program, and one of the concerns expressed by journalists was how would they run these tests outside the US. On Thursday, an incident in Nova União team base served as an example of how this control will be difficult in Brazil. An attempt to hold a surprise test on Jose Aldo in Rio de Janeiro ended up with a notification, a fine and a notice to leave the country for the professional sent by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NAC) to collect his urine sample.

Upon arrival at the Upper gym, Nova União's headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Aldo received the news that a collector sent by the NAC was waiting to make a random test - the fighter will defend his featherweight belt (up to 66kg) in Las Vegas, in Nevada, on the 11th July at UFC 189, against Conor McGregor. The Brazilian fighter did what he was asked and collected an urine sample in a plastic pot.

However, surprised by the arrival of the collector, who had no identification linking him to the NAC, the coach and Aldo's agent, Dede Pederneiras, contacted the Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA), which was also not informed about the test. According to Pederneiras, the entity called federal police, who arrived to the gym and found that the American collector, identified as Ben Mosier, from the laboratory Drug Free Sport, had not a work visa - his business visa, according to the officer who attended the site, does not give him the right to work, just hold meetings and negotiations.

Cristiano Sampaio, chief operating officer of CABMMA, came to the gym soon after, already in the early afternoon, and met with the coach, the collector and the federal police. After more than four hours of conversation in a room, it turned up that Mosier could even be deported because of the irregularity on Thursday, which did not happen. Mosier was notified, fined R$ 413.88 and notified to leave the country within eight days, leaving the gym in the evening. Combate.com tried to interview the collector, but he declined to comment on the fact. Sampaio also refused to be interviewed to explain which were the irregularities pointed out by himself in the sample collection process with Jose Aldo. A new collection will be made on Friday by CABMMA in accordance with the NAC. The sample initially taken by José Aldo was thrown away by the fighter himself before leaving the gym in the afternoon. Pederneiras defended the team's attitude in the case.

- We did everything they asked. Before everything happened, Aldo had already taken the sample, (the urine) was already in the pot. But when the Brazilian commission arrived, they saw the collection wasn't done in the way it was supposed to be done in Brazil. And there was an aggravating circumstance, because a federal officer found that the person who was here could not even be doing work, he was working without permission to work. It is the same thing as going to the US on a tourist visa or B1 / B2, from what I understand, and trying to work. I do not quite understand that part but, from what I know, he would need to have a work visa to do what he was doing here. And his situation got worse because the lab person has a problem with immigration here. We don't even get ourselves in this situation. In fact, this is a problem between the Brazilian Athletic Commission and the Nevada Commission. The UFC has nothing to do with this story, who makes this kind of testing is the athletic commission - explained the coach and manager.

Before the confusion, the fighter underwent the test willingly, although he found it strange that the procedure wasn't done by CABMMA. The champion had some difficulty to fill the pot and felt pissed off at times, but he said he did wasn't bothered.

- It is normal. There came a time in the sport that not only me, but also other athletes have to go through it. This is my first time here in Brazil. I think it should have been done by the Brazilian commission, because I live here. But there's no problem. That's nothing to me. Fighting, pissing, to me it's all the same thing - said Aldo.

The champion of the division to 66kg stressed that he did not apply for a license to fight in Las Vegas yet, and that the test date informed by NAC for the first test was another. José Aldo also praised the new anti-doping control policy of the Ultimate, who promised to test regularly in the organization's athletes.

- I liked it a lot. I think you have to work the right way and that's what I trust. You have to get in there and do the perfect job, regardless of what you take or not.

Mellor

that's pretty interesting.
Very stupid actinos from Aldo's team if he has nothign to hide.
And the CABMMA saying "it's ok, we'll get a sample" :rolleyes:

Crann na Beatha

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Zero-Cool

ÉIRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE MUUUUDDEERRRFUUUKKKKAAAAAAA

Conor McGregor

I was random tested on May 23rd. Blood AND Urine.
Jose Aldo Junior you little weasel. You and your weasel coach. ‪#‎AndNew‬

Saipanne

What will happen if he's caught?

Davei141

Saipanne wrote: »

What will happen if he's caught?

Results will come out the day after the fight. :pac:

JoeyJJ

Not sure its that interesting at all to be honest, some idiot tried to work in a country he doesn't have a visa to work in. Whoever signed off on this trip didn't do their homework, shoddy ted shoddy...

Dancor

Saipanne wrote: »

What will happen if he's caught?

Genuinely curious about this too?

Has it happened before, I cant recall.

Maybe Aldo could be stripped of the title and we get McGregor V Edgar.

All the above of course is assuming Aldo fails his scheduled test

SpaceCowb0y

They are all juiced to the hilt! Aldo has been through absolute wars and the Brazilians seem to be notorious for juicing in general, look at Belfort, Silva (wanderlei although it was never proven and Anderson). It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if he was using something to recover and condition before this fight.

I just hope the plug isn't pulled on it, what a disappointment to so many that would be!

davmol

Sticks to the high heaven.

If Aldo had nothing to hide then why the big panic calling the authorities and going through such motions to have the test discarded.

Not fighter bashing here but that puts Aldo in a VERY suspect position.

Nothing to worry about-no panic.

MrStuffins

davmol wrote: »

Sticks to the high heaven.

If Aldo had nothing to hide then why the big panic calling the authorities and going through such motions to have the test discarded.

Not fighter bashing here but that puts Aldo in a VERY suspect position.

Nothing to worry about-no panic.

Because if the sample is not handled properly, or being handled by someone who is licensed to collect it, or is being collected by someone who might be dodgy, then there is a very high risk of your clean sample being contaminated in the mean time.

The guy wasn't eligible to receive the sample. Nor did he even have any ID with him.

They were right to be vigilant!

Doug Cartel

Yeah... the federal police turning up within the time it takes for Aldo to take a slash, and deciding that a business visa isn't the right kind of visa to do business seems a bit irregular, to say the least.

I wouldn't put it down to Aldo juicing, I'd say it's more likely the CABMMA trying to show the NAC who's in charge.

DK224

There just seems to be too much smoke coming from the actions of Aldo in the last year as random testing has been gradually introduced. Remember UFC 176 last year when he pulled out a month before the fight. Just so happened that it was widely reported he pulled out the day after the California State Athletic Commission were in touch for his contact details in order to proceed with random drug testing in the lead up to the bout with Mendes.

However I'm sure we can rest easy knowing the CABMMA have matters under control, we all know what a great job they have done in the past monitoring Vitor Belfort.

Mellor

JoeyJJ wrote: »

Not sure its that interesting at all to be honest, some idiot tried to work in a country he doesn't have a visa to work in. Whoever signed off on this trip didn't do their homework, shoddy ted shoddy...

He had business visa. Issued by immigration so he could carry out business on his trip. Collecting samples to license a fighter falls under any reasonable definition of business imo.
I'm not sure if was the CABMMA or the police who said it was the wrong visa, but it's not anything to do with either of them.

Regardless, that's notbthe point. Who cares about visa status. Aldo should of made every effort to get that sample to the lab. As simple as handing it over to the CABMMA. As it eliminates any backlash, or doubt. If he has nothing to hide, there's no reason not to. For that reason I think his team has handled it terribly. But hardly surprised with his coach tbh.

JoeyJJ

If he had the right visa why was he fined and ordered to leave the country?

davmol

MrStuffins wrote: »

Because if the sample is not handled properly, or being handled by someone who is licensed to collect it, or is being collected by someone who might be dodgy, then there is a very high risk of your clean sample being contaminated in the mean time.

The guy wasn't eligible to receive the sample. Nor did he even have any ID with him.

They were right to be vigilant!

After investigation they found that he was an authentic represenative sent by the UFC and obviously a qualified tester.I think its being pedantic about the business visa too.
If the tester was proven valid then why was politics brought into it!

Besides if the initial test was tainted as you say they do a secondary test to ensure the results are as such.

You are either for random testing(as Aldo has quoted many times that he is) or are not and the fact that politics was brought into it and the federal police called raises suspicions ,to me anyway.

arayess

davmol wrote: »

Sticks to the high heaven.

If Aldo had nothing to hide then why the big panic calling the authorities and going through such motions to have the test discarded.

Not fighter bashing here but that puts Aldo in a VERY suspect position.

Nothing to worry about-no panic.

because giving his urine to somebody unauthorised and who they didn't know opens up the risk of anything coming back.
Who is to say they would have done a fair test?

I think aldo and his team were correct in what they did

Hazys

MrStuffins wrote: »

Because if the sample is not handled properly, or being handled by someone who is licensed to collect it, or is being collected by someone who might be dodgy, then there is a very high risk of your clean sample being contaminated in the mean time.

The guy wasn't eligible to receive the sample. Nor did he even have any ID with him.

They were right to be vigilant!

I understand them being vigilant and it makes sense and i don't think it questions Aldo's integrity but it seemed like a d1ck move to call the immigration authorities and get the lad deported on a technicality.

Making mountains out of molehills.



Although, i can imagine the lad going through Brazilian immigration:

Whats the purpose of your visit to Brazil? To collect urine off some lad.

Is that for business or pleasure? Catch 22. Say its for business and you'll get rejected as you don't have the correct visa. Say its for pleasure and you're going to jail.



Also, what was he going to with Also's piss once he got it? I presume he doesn't have a lab to use in Brazil so he would have to bring it back with him to the US but how does he bring the piss on the plane? I presume he cant put it in his suitcase because putting it under the plane wouldn't be safe and the temp and atmospheric pressure could invalidate the sample. So what was he going to do? Bring the piss in his carry on and make sure its less than 100ml? Worst job ever

Mellor

arayess wrote: »

because giving his urine to somebody unauthorised and who they didn't know opens up the risk of anything coming back.
Who is to say they would have done a fair test?

I think aldo and his team were correct in what they did

But he wasnt unauthorised. He was an NAC rep. They confirmed this before the sample was thrown out.

Even if he wasnt really the NAC rep. And he tapered with the sample, that has no impact on NAC testing or the fight.

MrStuffins

davmol wrote: »

After investigation they found that he was an authentic represenative sent by the UFC and obviously a qualified tester.I think its being pedantic about the business visa too.
If the tester was proven valid then why was politics brought into it!

Besides if the initial test was tainted as you say they do a secondary test to ensure the results are as such.

You are either for random testing(as Aldo has quoted many times that he is) or are not and the fact that politics was brought into it and the federal police called raises suspicions ,to me anyway.

You know what they say bout hindsight right?

JoeyJJ

Only people that ****ed up are the people the set up the tests. If they could be called into question that easily, surely they weren't set up correctly for the job.

Just so we know I am heading to vegas to shout on Conor, I just don't see where the outrage is coming from.

Mellor

JoeyJJ wrote: »

If he had the right visa why was he fined and ordered to leave the country?

The police said it wasn't the right visa and fined him.
If you in South America, and a policeman points a gun at you and says you need to pay a fine, then you need to pay a fine.

davmol

MrStuffins wrote: »

You know what they say bout hindsight right?

But it was not too late not to discard the test.It coudl have been done and dusted there and then and all the drama stopped.Now after the fiasco the brazilian commission will do the test.

Mellor

MrStuffins wrote: »

You know what they say bout hindsight right?

It wasn't hindsight. It was confirmed by CABMMA on site before the sample was tossed.