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Josh Barnett Released by UFC


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I'm only surprised it took so long. I can't even remember the last time he fought.

 

He was under a USADA provisional suspension, which he then actually got cleared of in arbitration (I believe that happened near the end of March), but during that time, he took himself out of the testing pool, so he wasn’t eligible to fight again until after he did six months of testing.

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Same here.

 

Totally forgot him lol

 

Wasnt he suspended on USADA violation ?

I think so but i don't remember. I totally forgot about him too. 

 

I did see him coaching some grappling event called Quintet recently in Japan with Saku. 

 

Was pretty cool. Bit confusing though because it was a different rule set than most grappling tournaments. Was a team concept with the winner staying on. 

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I think so but i don't remember. I totally forgot about him too. 

 

I did see him coaching some grappling event called Quintet recently in Japan with Saku. 

 

Was pretty cool. Bit confusing though because it was a different rule set than most grappling tournaments. Was a team concept with the winner staying on. 

Interesting. I will try to look this tournament up.

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He got exonerated and didn't want to fight under USADA so the UFC probably granted him release.

 

Given his age, I could see him not wanting to go through the six months of testing to be eligible to fight again more so than just being anti-USADA.

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Not claiming Barnett is top tier but theirs only like 3 top tier HW's in the UFC currently lmao

 

you can call him washed up but almost all HW's are washed up, the average age of a HW ufc figher is over 40

 

 I respect the fact that you aren't using Google but the UFC HW top 15 has TWO guys that are 40 or older.  It has NINE guys under the age of 35.

 

Stop making chit up, Soup.

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It has SIX that are 30 or younger... King Can is such an appropriate name for you.  Stop trying to steal Soup's gimmick.

add Cormier and Lesnar back to that number because both are supposedly HW's, then add Barnett, include Frank Mir before he was released a month ago and damnit its a high number

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“It’s true that I have asked for my release, and we are discussing the terms now,” Barnett said. “Zuffa (parent company of the UFC) has been fantastic and above-board since I re-signed with the company (in 2013). Every promise made has been kept, and I have no disparaging words for them. After everything I went through with USADA, and my vindication in that case, I don’t feel comfortable giving the control necessary to USADA that would continue my career in the UFC.”

 

https://mmajunkie.com/2018/06/josh-barnett-ufc-release-usada-distrust

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