"Babalu" Releases Statement |
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Sam_Rothstein
Belt Contender
Career record: 199-116
Season: 47-23 (#450)
Location: Iowa/Minnesota/California
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To My Family, Friends, Fans and Sponsors:
Since UFC 74, I have wanted to speak publicly about my fight with David Heath (Pictures). I waited to do so, however, out of respect for the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Zuffa, Inc. and Dana White. After all, it is their efforts that have legitimized Mixed Martial Arts in the sports world and I realize that my conduct has unintentionally hindered those efforts. For that, among other things, I am deeply sorry.
Click Here For Full Article at Sherdog.com
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Post #1 9/2/07 8:28:02PM
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xphycorx
Standup Guy
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Career record: 165-86
Season: 47-23 (#347)
Location: Boynton Beach, FL
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i like babalu, but i don't know if i believe him that he truly didn't know that heath tapped.
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Post #2 9/2/07 8:47:34PM
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creativedestruction
MMA Regular
Career record: 236-111
Season: 48-22 (#404)
Location: A1A Beachfront Avenue
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The UFC's roster is too stacked to worry about Babalu. Good riddance.
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Post #3 9/2/07 9:20:40PM
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GrandMaster313
Standup Guy
Career record: 175-99
Season: 44-26 (#691)
Location: Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
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who cares let it go !
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Post #4 9/2/07 11:09:53PM
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Manfred
MMA Sensei
Career record: 216-125
Season: 47-22 (#185)
Location: Brasov, Romania
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Until I see it, I'm not sure if I buy what he's saying. By all accounts it was totally intentional though. Add that with with arrest last month for spitting in a bouncers face and he's exactly what the UFC doesn't need.
He's lucky he had the chance to fight Heath anyway after getting KTFO twice in a row.
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Post #5 9/3/07 1:06:46AM
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In Full Mount
Career record: 33-24
Season: 0-0 (#-)
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Babalu is awesome. It takes a man to do something like that, very respectful. He is probably hatin himself now over what he did, but at the time he probably didnt think of the consequences, what happened to him was harsh, and Dana did go extremely far. For those who cant let it go really and truely should not be watching the sport, its a sport involving physical contact, a combat sport, it's a fight, the dude got choked out, if he did not tap and got choked out, no one would really care, why make such a big deal of this, I am sure alot of people would have done the same thing if Heath did what he did, I know I would.
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Post #6 9/3/07 3:11:38AM
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innovater450
Learning to Sprawl
Career record: 166-106
Season: 17-21 (#5928)
Location: penncraft
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Anyone have a link to the video??
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Post #7 9/3/07 9:54:03AM
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jae_1833
MMA Sensei
Career record: 146-94
Season: 38-32 (#2004)
Location: cali
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6844232125117057595&q=babalu&total=455&start=10&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=9
The whole fight...judge for yourself.
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Post #8 9/3/07 8:51:39PM
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jae_1833
MMA Sensei
Career record: 146-94
Season: 38-32 (#2004)
Location: cali
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Sorry not whole fight, just 2nd round.
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Post #9 9/3/07 8:55:47PM
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