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Back-to-back losses to the world-ranked Junior dos Santos and “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 10 finalist Brendan Schaub have left Gabriel Gonzaga (Pictured) on the outside looking in.

 

Gonzaga, who fought for the UFC heavyweight championship in August 2007, was released by the UFC following his unanimous decision defeat to Schaub at UFC 121 “Lesnar vs. Velasquez” on Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Gonzaga confirmed his release via Twitter.

 

Schuab outboxed the 31-year-old Brazilian throughout their 15-minute encounter. He pumped a left jab into Gonzaga’s face from the outset, stuffed his only takedown attempt with 90 seconds left in round one and dropped the former heavyweight title contender with a right hook. The punch punctuated a combination at the end of the first round. Gonzaga was never the same. He scored with three thudding leg kicks inside the first minute of the second period but largely abandoned those attacks as the battle deepened. Schaub, a former Golden Gloves champion, attacked both the head and body and had Gonzaga on his heels for much of their lopsided affair.

 

A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Gonzaga burst on the global scene three years ago, when he knocked out 2006 Pride Fighting Championships open weight grand prix winner Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic with a first-round head kick at UFC 70. One-sided losses to UFC hall of famer Randy Couture and Fabricio Werdum followed, curbing his considerable momentum.

 

Gonzaga has not won a fight since he stopped Chris Tuchscherer on first-round punches at UFC 102 more than a year ago. That match was marred by controversy, however, as the Team Link representative belted Tuchscherer with a brutal low blow in the opening seconds.

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Brazilian heavyweight Vinicius Kappke de Quieroz has allegedly tested positive for the steroid Stanozolol following his UFC 120 undercard loss to Rob Broughton on Oct. 16 in London.

 

News of Quieroz's test and subsequent release from the company was first reported by MMAJunkie.com on Tuesday morning, and later confirmed by Marc Ratner, UFC vice president of regulatory affairs. Since UFC 120 took place in England, the UFC acted as its own regulatory body, performing the services typically reserved for state athletic commissions in the United States. Headlining fighters Michael Bisping and Yoshihiro Akiyama tested clean, as did six other randomly-chosen fighters.

 

Quieroz made his UFC debut in London and was on a four-fight winning streak before falling to Broughton. The Chute Boxe product is a knockout specialist, having notched all five of his career victories by KO. In his fight with Broughton, however, the “Spartan” was unable to put the Brit away early and became noticeably fatigued as the fight wore on. Broughton pounced on the hulking Brazilian in round three and sent him packing with a rear-naked choke.

 

Stanozolol is an anabolic steroid derived from testosterone, developed in 1962 by Winthrop Laboratories. Unlike many other steroids, which must be injected, Stanozolol may be taken in tablet form. Commonly sold under the name Winstrol, the steroid is sometimes prescribed to treat anemia and hereditary angioedema. The UFC will reportedly release the findings against Quieroz to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which may affect the fighter's license eligibility in the United States in the future

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rampage still fights? didnt that bitch cry and run away from the cops sore ass looser makes ufc look bad with that kind of shit dana white shouldve booted his ass out the door.. fuck that dude machida will whoop his ass

 

 

 

Um, don't most people run from cops? Seems to me that most people who fight the cops end up on the wrong end of a boot, taser, baton, etc., although I do give props to the ones who get away.

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Think we all remember that. Meh, maybe he was drunk, maybe he's an emotional cat, who the fuck knows. Either way, for now, as long as he continues to smash the shit out of people (no homo), I'm good watching dude fight. On the other side of things, he could have fought a little better last time. Still, I'm planning on peeping this next fight as I've definitely been entertained by both fighters before.

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Um, don't most people run from cops? Seems to me that most people who fight the cops end up on the wrong end of a boot, taser, baton, etc., although I do give props to the ones who get away.

 

if youre brock lesnar you push cops out your way on the way into the octagon.

and the proceed to get your face split open.

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Sunday, October 31 12:35 am PT: Jake Shields, on “The Savage Dog Show,” discussing the Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck title fight and his relationship with Koscheck:

 

“I see it being a really close match. They have similar styles. They’re both wrestling-based. Great takedowns. … Good standup and good jiu-jitsu. It’s a close contest in my eyes. It could go either way, but again, from a business standpoint, I’m pulling slightly for GSP just because it’s a fight I’ve wanted forever.”

 

“I’ve sparred with Josh Koscheck quite a bit. We definitely know what to expect from each other in that fight. … I wouldn’t say we’re great friends, but definitely we get along well. We don’t hangout outside of training, but we’ve always got along well inside the gym. I know a lot of people don’t like him. … He was always a good guy to me and he’s one of the hardest workers I’ve ever met. I think we’ve got a lot of mutual respect because we’re both extremely hard workers. I don’t think either one of us got here where we are off of luck or just being good athletes. We work harder than everyone else.”

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