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There is nothing false about deep, eternal love and respect for Josh Barnett, still the true and lineal UFC Heavyweight Champion!
 
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Oh shut up. If he was any good he would have put Yvel out in the 1st round.
 
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I hope you hate him as much as I do. I honestly think the only fighter I hate more than Barnett is Sylvia.
 
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Barnett's the man! What a bunch of haters...
 
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There's no one else I'd sooner call on to save me from a tray of nachos.
 
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Lei Tong said:
There's no one else I'd sooner call on to save me from a tray of nachos.
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B.J. Penn?
 
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You've obviously never seen Barnett dual-wielding and then inhaling two trays at a time.
 
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He's also good at coming with clever insults of big name MMA schools, like sit on a dong, and calling out 155 lb fighters. Big man, that Josh Barnett.

I do mean big.
 
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Good news, KOAB.

Gomi on the card against Rafaello Oliveira.

Never heard of the guy but it looks like he mostly steamrolled weak competition and his only loss is to Lyle "Fancy Pants" Beerbohm. Seems like it's a setup win for Gomi on US soil.

Anybody else know anything about Oliveira?
 
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Barnett tests positive... again. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving person.
 
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Vitor Belfort has agreed in principle to face the world’s No. 1 heavyweight on 11 days’ notice, according to two separate sources close to the negotiations. One source told Sherdog.com that Emelianenko will have the opportunity to choose between Belfort and Bobby Lashley. Lashley has denied knowing anything about replacing Barnett, though.

"I don't know if I would want it right now. Since the last fight, I haven't really been into training again," he said. "That fight is next week. That would be something I would really have to take a look at. To just jump in there probably wouldn't be the smartest thing for me right now. A lot of people would say that might be a money fight. They figure, 'If we give him enough money, will he do it?' That's what people tend to look at. I don't want to get into fighting for the money so much right now.”

Belfort, a former UFC light heavyweight champion, is scheduled to face American Top Team standout Jorge Santiago in a middleweight bout on the Aug. 1 card.
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I think the best suggestion I saw on Sherdog was for "Bert Rodgers" to step up and fight Fedor.
 
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Lei Tong said:
Sarcasm?
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No sarcasm at all. Josh Barnett ranks somewhere under Tim Sylvia and Tito Ortiz for fighters I like and want to see fight. The fact that he's been caught juicing after years of denying it when he fought Randy makes the whole thing even better.
 
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I fully and utterly blame Lei Tong for this one and I encourage the rest of you to join the movement.
 
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I love Vitor... But let's not feed Fedor another pointless middleweight. Fuck you Josh.
 
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Blame Tong. His anti-Josh sentiments combined with what is clearly some sort of Mexican voodoo has caused this chain of events.
 
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Oh come on...this is the perfect time for Tank Abbott vs Fedor.......Anyways..Lashley is a smart man if he doesn't take the fight this early in his career.
 
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Lord of The Curry said:
Blame Tong. His anti-Josh sentiments combined with what is clearly some sort of Mexican voodoo has caused this chain of events.
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♫I don't practice Santeria...♫
 
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Meltzer is saying that they contacted Puder as well, who is leaning against getting his ass kicked for a good payday.
 
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Fedor match update

Shawn Tompkins, one of the trainers of Vitor Belfort, told Fight Network radio moments ago that Belfort had signed to face Fedor Emelianenko, replacing Josh Barnett, in the Affliction main event on 8/1.

However, one source in the middle of the negotiations has said no deal is completed and noted red tape attempting to cut through in getting Brett Rogers.

Tom Atencio, at the 3:30 p.m. press conference which just started, stated they are in negotiations with three different potential opponents, but would not list their names, and that no fight had been finalized.
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Of the choices, I hope they go with Belfort purely because of the curiosity factor.
 
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