He beat Randy on steroids, he cheated.

what a disrespectful chump, granded he’s good, i still think today, right now, that randy would own him.. He’s on a different level now. He proved it against a bigger stonger grappler, and a bigger stronger striker in sylvia.. Randy all the way, dana make it happen!

He beat Randy on steroids, he cheated.

Right. Barnett is an idiot.

Yes all real champs take steroids! Randy > Josh Barnett

yep barnett, bring it on. get your fat ass in the cage against randy at 44 cause he looks even better now. barnett talks alot of crap for a guy that has turned down a fight with fedor more times then i can count. then again i cant count really high.

randy vs fedor is the only fight left right now that matters.

barnett vs fedor is the fight that could of happened many times but never did and most likely never will.

The only reason he said it doesn’t have to be for the title is because he knows it’ll just get stripped after the drug test.

Barnett, just worry about yourself. You’ve lost two of your last three fights overall, as well as three in a row to CroCop, and your criticizing Gonzaga?? Win first, talk trash later.

Josh tapped out due to strikes against CroCop. Thats a coward for you.

What an ass this guy must be. It’s hilarious that people juicing up talk so much ridiculous bullshit like this and completely ignore the fact that they’re cheating fucks. I guess it generally takes that kind of a douche to take steroids in the first place…

The only reason he said it doesn’t have to be for the title is because he knows it’ll just get stripped after the drug test.

Barnett, just worry about yourself. You’ve lost two of your last three fights overall, as well as three in a row to CroCop, and your criticizing Gonzaga?? Win first, talk trash later.

Well he’s only lost to Big Nog, Cro Cop, and Pedro Rizzo in 25 fights. Not bad.

Why even give press to idiots like this? This isn’t news.

He’s only lost to Big Nog, Cro Cop, and Pedro Rizzo because they are the only tough guys he’s fought. Seriously, Semi Shilt? Dan Severn a hundred years ago? Those guys weren’t MMA fighters, they were tough but all you have to do is watch Ken Shamrock against Tito (or Rich Franklin) to realize that it was a completely different sport back then. Josh Barnett would get destroyed by Randy. The Natural gets better every time he fights.

if you were stripped of your title due to steroids, you have no right to talk. i think randy would take him out today.

He trick or treats for steroids daily

what an idiot, and i have been talk this guy up. all he has to do is sign the dotted line.

Gonzaga only has one noteworthy win but it is over a guy who has three victories over Barnett. I know MMA math means shit but add it on top of the steroids issue and he sounds like a douchebag. I would love to hear Randy’s response to this.

By him testing positive we will never know..if he can really beat Randy..The only one who beat him for the belt was himself.

seriously I do not think Gonzaga is in the top ten, not even close. UFC always has to hype up the match by making it look like the guy has a chance. They did this for KOS, Nate Marquardt, David Heath and so on.I’m not taking anything away from Randy, but the truth is Gonzaga will get owned in his next 3 fights.

I will definately be rooting for Couture…. but guys….. Barnett is no joke. You guys are under estimating him completely. The guy is HUGE and retarded at what he does. The Baby Faced Killer. ha

Gonzaga only has one noteworthy win but it is over a guy who has three victories over Barnett. I know MMA math means shit but add it on top of the steroids issue and he sounds like a douchebag. I would love to hear Randy’s response to this.

Sorry for the language. I was an enormous Barnett fan until 5 minutes ago. Really dissapointed. To talk about one of the classiest fighters in the sport after the problems you have had is disgraceful.

I bet we never hear a response from Randy on this. He’s too classy to dignify this crap with a response. Now Dana on the other hand . . .

Put him in the cage and throw him in the mix. I read awhile back he said the UFC hasn’t even contacted him. This is an obvious attempt at getting Dana to notice him, albeit a pretty immature way of doing it. I don’t know how long ago he tested positive, but I say let him get back in and put his money where his mouth is.

I love how he tests positive for steroids and then magically reappears on the scene in a league (Pride) notorious for not testing. I bet you he is still on them today.

I agree with everyone here. Josh is pathetic. He cheated in a fight against Randy and talks like nothing happened. What a freaking joke he is.

Haha, the popularity of the UFC is causing everyone to reach deep into the their bag of tricks to get a contract… except Fedor.

Josh Barnett is a buffoon! He says that he still has the UFC title because no one beat him for it! Hahaha what a moron! He was stripped of his title because his cheating ass was on steroids! That is WAY worse that being beat for the title! Then he wants to talk about Gabe Gonzaga…….. Gonzaga beat the absolute shit out of Cro Cop……Barnett is 0-3 against Cro Cop! What an idiot. Barnett is the real “paper” champ. He is a fake, a fluke, and a disgrace to our sport!

This Douche bag has no right to make any claims about Randy. Fight without steroids like Randy does, and then you might have a right to talk smack.

let josh fight lesner, they can dub the fight “ufc: steriods edition”.

josh barnett should be voted the funniest guy this year! Is he serious he lost the CHampionship belt long ago…. to Rizzo and when he lost to Mirko etc.etc. He fought during a time where it’s far from where the game is today. He needs to be quiet and stop trying to create a reason why anybody would even think about him coming back. He’s out of shape and hasn’t dominated in more than 5 years. josh who?

ohh yeah and if your goona take steroids atleast look the part. BADBODY BARNETT

I heard the UFC gave Randy, Joshs belt, he said ‘ew, this belt has steroids on it’.

Sorry for the language. I was an enormous Barnett fan until 5 minutes ago. Really dissapointed. To talk about one of the classiest fighters in the sport after the problems you have had is disgraceful.

good quote

josh barnett should be voted the funniest guy this year! Is he serious he lost the CHampionship belt long ago…. to Rizzo and when he lost to Mirko etc.etc. He fought during a time where it’s far from where the game is today. He needs to be quiet and stop trying to create a reason why anybody would even think about him coming back. He’s out of shape and hasn’t dominated in more than 5 years. josh who?

He hadn’t ‘won’ the belt yet when he lost to Rizzo. And he managed to beat Nogueira once so it’s not like he’s a total tool, Barnett can fight. I’d like to see him in the UFC.

Now that Randy is 44 Josh probably feels he wont have to cheat to win!! I would like to see it happen as long Josh can stay “clean”.

We still need Fedor!! all other heavyweights at this point are second best!!

If the UFC wants to be #1 then they need the #1 HeavyWeight in the World and That is FEDOR!!

its all fucking relative barnett, you dummy. couture is better now than he was then. gonzaga shitkicked a guy who made you tap from strikes and cry like a girl. also, you were on steroids when you won. oh you forgot that? i guess the juice does a number on your little brain as well. that explains your comments.

I wanna see Mark Hunt in the UFC but the boy needs to loose some pounds.

Yep, nuh said!!

I would like to see a roid free Barnett against Randy of the present. Think it would be a good fight. wouldn’t dare call it tho’… Nowadays Couture fan or not should know better than to count out Randy. I think I may actually be becoming a Randy fan (I’ve never not liked him only been more into other fighters but he is definitely a respectful, talented dude that deserves the credit he gets)

 - I changed my mind….

I would call Fedor winning over Randy but no one else…

Now that Randy is 44 Josh probably feels he wont have to cheat to win!! I would like to see it happen as long Josh can stay “clean”.

We still need Fedor!! all other heavyweights at this point are second best!!

If the UFC wants to be #1 then they need the #1 HeavyWeight in the World and That is FEDOR!!

I wouldnt mind seeing it either….

But I disagree with you when you say that “all other heavyweights at this point are second best” If Fedor does not sign with the UFC and continues to fight in smaller shows, then I think he loses his #1 spot. No doubt Fedor is a stud. But you have to give the #1 spot to the guy who fights and beats thw #2 #3 #4 #5 guys. Thats how you get the #1 spot. We do need Fedor in the UFC though! See how his skills translate to the Octogan.

I love how he tests positive for steroids and then magically reappears on the scene in a league (Pride) notorious for not testing. I bet you he is still on them today.

This INSTANTLY made me think back to the interview with Rampage’s trainer Juanito Ibarra (sp of last name?) who had an astonishing answer when questioned about potential rematches of Rampage vs Shogun or Wandi. He said that over in Japan, PRIDE doesn’t do any sort of drug testing, so if the fight took place in the USA, it would be a different outcome. He was obiously hinting that those two were on roids. So it sure sounds like PRIDE was the place to fight if you got busted for roids…

Old washed up fighters like Josh Barnett, and young morons like Brock Lesnar have to say outrageous things like this, otherwise the entire MMA world would forget about them every 10 minutes.

I wouldnt mind seeing it either….

But I disagree with you when you say that “all other heavyweights at this point are second best” If Fedor does not sign with the UFC and continues to fight in smaller shows, then I think he loses his #1 spot. No doubt Fedor is a stud. But you have to give the #1 spot to the guy who fights and beats thw #2 #3 #4 #5 guys. Thats how you get the #1 spot.

We do need Fedor in the UFC though! See how his skills translate to the Octogan.

I agree I am talking major shit here just to antagonize the UFC on how important Fedor is. They seem so stubborn on signing him. It just doesn’t make anysense he is # 1 on most all rankings I have seen and his record speaks for its self. So I will constantly blog in favor of his signing not really meaning to dis- on other fighters but the UFC needs to see the importance of getting this guy in the octagon!!!

I agree I am talking major shit here just to antagonize the UFC on how important Fedor is. They seem so stubborn on signing him. It just doesn’t make anysense he is # 1 on most all rankings I have seen and his record speaks for its self. So I will constantly blog in favor of his signing not really meaning to dis- on other fighters but the UFC needs to see the importance of getting this guy in the octagon!!!

Then you and I are on the same page. Good

The UFC signing Brock Lesnar after his shit talking sets a bad precedent for all future wannabes. All they have to do is say something outrageous and they get a contract? Also, Brock Lesnar has no proven track record. Blows my mind.

Hey I have an idea. We should sign Josh, Brock, Royce

Then they should have UFC 80: FULLY LOADED

Josh VS Brock
Royce VS Bonnar
Shrek VS Franka

Wicked!

I still want to see the fight. I would love to see RC beat him this time around. He may be talking crap but I want to see it go down. Dana please bring this big mouth in.

Lesnar vs Barnett

Battle for the Douchebag Roid Head Championship of the World.

No need to worry about groin shots being an issue!

He hadn’t ‘won’ the belt yet when he lost to Rizzo. And he managed to beat Nogueira once so it’s not like he’s a total tool, Barnett can fight. I’d like to see him in the UFC.

He’s not a total loss but what the hell will be fighting
randy for?
If you want to see him fight then look at the old tapes.
Pedro still whooped his has.

I say sign him for 1 fight then put him against CC in the cage… =)

And yes, I think he would beat Randy again.

The next TUF should be all these half pro wrestling guys like Lesnar, Barnett, Kimbo, Sapp, Angle ect all fighting for one UFC contract. Now that show would get through the roof rating.

BARNETT NEEDS TO RETIRE.

Barnett is dillusional, didnt Cro Cop already beat his ass like 3-4 times now? How about a Barnett/Lesnar fight?

Josh does have some talent and he has a pretty good record but for him to come out like that and trash Randy, calling him the paper champ. I am sure his belt is on the same shelf as his Deca Durabolin, Cypionate, Enanthate, Winstrol, Propionate, Primobolan.

Dana should give Josh a 2 fight contract, but give him 6 months to clean his system and if he tests positive after the 1st fight then just fine him for 100% of his pay. If he wins then give him a shot at the current champ at that time

Randy has got himself in a good posistion at the top of the MMA mountain. There are always going be competitors looking up dreaming it was them. Josh is dreaming big time. Why, you ask? Especially when I think it would make a super tough fight. Well let’s face it… Randy has everyones respect and Barnett doesn’t. Randy has earned the right to choose his next opponent, especially since he wants to beat the best in MMA. And who are we to argue with him…really.

Barnett needs to prove himself. CC vs. Barnett (UFC debut)
then Maybe Randy will pay some attention. Wait for CC to get a win against Kongo (not that im expecting a loss here).
Then give these two a shot at the #1 slot if Fedor isn’t signed.

Randy wants the best and too say Barnett is the best right now is a lot like being a boy named Sue… You better be ready for a fight.

BZ.

Josh Barnett is a buffoon! He says that he still has the UFC title because no one beat him for it! Hahaha what a moron! He was stripped of his title because his cheating ass was on steroids! That is WAY worse that being beat for the title! Then he wants to talk about Gabe Gonzaga…….. Gonzaga beat the absolute shit out of Cro Cop……Barnett is 0-3 against Cro Cop! What an idiot. Barnett is the real “paper” champ. He is a fake, a fluke, and a disgrace to our sport!

Exactly! He was on roids! He should be careful or the public will start cleaning his closet out for him. I’m going to assume that he’s been on roids his entire career, with Pride not testing and his only test in UFC positive, it’s not that unreal of an assumption to make. Shutup Josh you cheater.

Big Zino, dont count kongo out, he’s a great striker and has a puncher’s chance with cro cop’s suspect chin. I think Josh barnett is a bad matchup for couture, that guy has some serious skills. It’s a toss-up in my mind

Then you and I are on the same page. Good

The UFC knows how important this is. Even though we are all ‘feenin to see Fedor, the reality is that you can’t allow your athletes to compete in other areas. Its like when a football player gets hurt from a motorcycle accident—you lose a huge investment and its not fair to the league(UFC). I promise you, if the UFC signs this guy you will see a marketing/hype extravaganza of levels never before seen in the sport. They can’t sign this guy only to watch him blow-out a knee a few months before that want him to fight in a huge pay-per-view. How pissed would you be if you bought tickets to UFC 99 and Fedor had to pull out? Yikes.

Does anyone remember Josh saying he would be asking for $1 million per fight? If that’s the case i really doubt we’ll be seeing him in the UFC anytime soon.

I will definately be rooting for Couture…. but guys….. Barnett is no joke. You guys are under estimating him completely. The guy is HUGE and retarded at what he does. The Baby Fac
ed Killer. ha

I agree, I dont know if he will beat Randy, but I know he has a better chance than most. He tested positive, but he’s had like 25 fights and who knows how many this guy has been clean for. Tim tested positive, was stripped of the title and got a title shot again, y shouldn’t Barnett.

He might be outta line wit the trash talk, but the guy is one of the top 5 Heavyweights in the world. He is no joke and whether he fights Randy or not isnt important. The important thing to do is to get this guy in an octagon so we can find out. I dont think he would be stupid enough to take em again, with his tainted reputation.

I say bring him in the UFC, He has the potential to beat:

Big Nog

Randy (Randy looks great but he has lost to barnett, I wouldnt mind seeing a rematch, I actually think besides Fedor and maybe Big Nog, Barnett might have the best shot at beating Randy

Arlovski

Verra

Big Tim (he would abuse tim)

Gonzaga(barnett would crush him…like I said all along he was a good but untested young fighter who was hyped up by the UFC and many of the fans bought the hype)

He has the POTENTIAL to beat cro cop (but like Rampage and chuck, mirco might just have Barnetts number, that doesnt mean he isnt a great fighter)

I kno he has ducked Fedor but lets face it Barnett and Couture are the only ones left wit a chance at beating Fedor.

I would welcome Barnett to the UFC

I hope Dana White mans up signs him, so we can c if e can back that talk up in the ring, clean this time.

I dunno about u guys but the Randy of Today vs. Barnett has the potential to be one of the great ones!

This is bullshit. Barnett cheated against Randy – steroids. I wish he’d learn some respect. Randy is 44 and still kicking ass. Gonzaga and Sylvia are anything but tomato cans.

LOL Josh is a joke and Randy would make him his beyotch. I would LOVE to see Randy teach this moron some manners, he’s a goof.

Randy win beat him………easily, he sucks.

I was about to comment but all of you pretty much took the words right out of my mouth..

First of all, Barnet does NOT suck, he could kick any of your asses.

Second, he was not really trashing Couture, he was trashing Dana for saying “there isn’t anyone in the world who can beat this guy” (which is a completely f****** retarded thing to say, to be honest), Barnett did cheat, and personality wise, he is an arrogant tool, but he is a great fighter, and i would give him a fair chance of beating couture. It would be Barnet 40%, Couture 60% odds in my opinion

Josh Barnett is a top heavyweight for sure. But, right now he just needs to close his mouth.

I would love to see the UFC sign Josh Barnett again….

Oh and by the way, Fedor is dying to compete in the UFC, but the stupid tossers that call themselves “UFC management” are refusing to allow him to compete ONCE A FUCKING YEAR in combat sambo.

yep barnett, bring it on. get your fat ass in the cage against randy at 44 cause he looks even better now. barnett talks alot of crap for a guy that has turned down a fight with fedor more times then i can count. then again i cant count really high.

randy vs fedor is the only fight left right now that matters.

barnett vs fedor is the fight that could of happened many times but never did and most likely never will.

Barnett is actually always in very good shape for his fights

Josh Barnett is a buffoon! He says that he still has the UFC title because no one beat him for it! Hahaha what a moron! He was stripped of his title because his cheating ass was on steroids! That is WAY worse that being beat for the title! Then he wants to talk about Gabe Gonzaga…….. Gonzaga beat the absolute shit out of Cro Cop……Barnett is 0-3 against Cro Cop! What an idiot. Barnett is the real “paper” champ. He is a fake, a fluke, and a disgrace to our sport!

Anyone who has the balls to fight Cro Cop in the first place is a warrior, and no disgrace to MMA

seriously I do not think Gonzaga is in the top ten, not even close. UFC always has to hype up the match by making it look like the guy has a chance. They did this for KOS, Nate Marquardt, David Heath and so on.I’m not taking anything away from Randy, but the truth is Gonzaga will get owned in his next 3 fights.

Do you want a bet mate?

Didn’t cro cop beat the crap out of “baby face” 3 freaking times convincingly and who beat the crap out of cro cop convincingly? Oh ya the guys who got destroyed by couture…gonzaga, I know MMA math doesn’t work because of punchers chance and styles but randy is at a different level than he was back then, and will own josh in a rematch.

Barnett has a tainted belt so it doesn’t count. Disrespectful douche. He would win against Couture though.

Free agent right? Is this an attempt to cause some controversy or something?

Dana White must be thinking “This guy is an asshole AND a douche bag…We need him!…Forget about Fedor”. I think not.

Hey Mania! Don’t give this guy any more attention!

He’s a free agent … that says it’s all.

He’s trying to hitch a ride on Randy’s current position and get somthing out of it for himself,

Randy would win via K.O

seriously I do not think Gonzaga is in the top ten, not even close. UFC always has to hype up the match by making it look like the guy has a chance. They did this for KOS, Nate Marquardt, David Heath and so on.I’m not taking anything away from Randy, but the truth is Gonzaga will get owned in his next 3 fights.

I wouldn’t be betting money on that ,GG is the real deal, he will be the one doing the owning in his next 3 fights.

Go do some HGH you bum. Don’t piss on the Natural’s parade. Another Myspace warrior, what a joke.

As many have said Barnett is being an idiot.

There is no fighter I respect and admire more than Randy Couture. I think Fedor is still hands down the greatest fighter in the world, but Couture will always be my champ.

Yep, gonzaga is the real deal for sure. This fight will only make him better. Granted he probably did suprise (or get lucky) with crocop. As for shitface barnet, to echo this guy is a huge moron. There is a pride fight he has against crocop where he is obviously not on roids’ and his shoulder pops out right away. This guy needs roids’ and without is on par with timmy. When timmy gets the boot from ufc then these fatties can fight on some obsure card. Because we the fans do not wish or want josh barnett in the ufc. he has absolutely no appeal. Brock Lesnar does.

Roid Rage?

screw barnett what a chump roid freak

They are fighters, they talk shit and so would you. I bet even Couture(who is the man) probably talks a little shit every now and again. Some guys just aren’t dumb enough to do it in public. He’s not the greatest, but Barnett is far from being a shitty fighter.

quit talking smack on josh barnett. i love randy the man is seirous, but ALL fighters talk like this, and josh is a man who deserves respect. dont talk down to josh, but embrase that fact that we might see an ELITE frickin fight, im super excited that someone is willing to step up. seirously though, unlike fedor, josh wants randy right now. that shows something. its cool, so dont talk down to him and call him a chump. josh barnett is a good ass guy and a good ass fighter

Lesnar vs Barnett

Battle for the Douchebag Roid Head Championship of the World.

No need to worry about groin shots being an issue!

Fuckin hilarious.

Hey I have an idea. We should sign Josh, Brock, Royce

Then they should have UFC 80: FULLY LOADED

Josh VS Brock
Royce VS Bonnar
Shrek VS Franka

Wicked!

LOL, That is funny. It actually sounds like it would be a fun card. Only think we are missing is Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant. haha

Oh no, this coming from Josh’s Myspace page? He does mean business, I bet there are no pictures of cats owning your fridge or whatever, or sparkly animated graphics in the comments section either. He’s that serious.

Id love to see Barnett in UFC, hes as inventive a fighter as there is. As for steroids… well, Randy disappeared for a year an came back in better shape than ever, who knows? My guess i most, if not all, guys in heavywheight at some point have buildt their mass with steroids, then they maintain it naturally. Its not like Barnett is one of the more freakishly Built guys out there, and I think he trains as hard as everyone else.

Emilienko, Barnett, Nouigeira, Coleman If UFC can sign up these fihters.. I mean, who wouldnt want to see that happen?

Like someone said, he is top five. All fighters have someone the have problems fighting, Josh has CC, Randy has Josh etc. There is no guy out there who can beat everyone else right now, its not like when Karelin was wrestling and there was noone who could touch him.

Josh “Roid-boy” Barnett shouldn’t even be mentioned in the same sentence as Randy Couture when it comes to talking about UFC Champions. He cheated, and like all other cheaters, will forever have the stink of being a cheater, and no matter how hard he tries, that stink will never wash off.

Or

“Those were my roids”

The next TUF should be all these half pro wrestling guys like Lesnar, Barnett, Kimbo, Sapp, Angle ect all fighting for one UFC contract. Now that show would get through the roof rating.

I magine all the dellusional dreams with that lineup!

Josh vs Gabe.. Put up or shut up match..Roid Free

I wouldn’t be betting money on that ,GG is the real deal, he will be the one doing the owning in his next 3 fights.

I don’t know if he will own Fedor if that ends up being one of his next 3 fights. I do think Randy got lucky breaking Gabe’s nose with a head butt in the first round. It is debatable whether Randy did that intentionally or not. He is Randy after all and everyone knows that he is pretty deliberate with his actions in the octagon. Gabe broke Randy’s arm with one kick and I think Gabe will probably destroy his next three opponents, just not Fedor.

I don’t know if this has been brought up yet, but wasn’t it Barnett’s MYSPACE page where everyone is getting this information from???

Has this been confirmed that Barnett actaully said, because if not, we are jumping to conclusions here.

Didn’t this already happen to Koscheck, J-Lau, who else….now Barnett maybe.

Someone thinks it’s funny to make these places go crazy.

It may be Barnett, but it doesn’t sound like him to me.

If Barnett couldn’t beat CroCop, what makes him think he can beat the best Randy Couture we’ve ever seen?
It does sound like the Barnett I know….cocky as hell and he doesn’t care who knows it….I respect him for his “never say die” attitude and accomplishments…..but calling Randy a “paper champ”?…..I’d say Josh was more of a paper champ than Randy ever was!!!!!!!

I think this is Barnett’s last and only shot at getting a contract with the UFC – throw a shit fit and try and work up UFC fans – so they crave the RC vs JB fight.

Ain’t gonna happen.

But you can’t blame the guy for trying to fight instead of working at a mcdonalds. Thats what happens when you have a monolpoly.

Disrespect aside Fedor and Barnett are two of the only people that I would put money on to beat Randy but that is about it. I have always thought that if Josh was still in the UFC he would have remained champ, but without a doubt Cro Cop has his number. Randy versus Mark Hunt would be intersting. Randy is more skilfull and has more experienced, but even with that I could see that being a really tough fight for him, the guys head is made of stone, even without his MMA experience he is one of the toughest guys out there, and I doubt there are many who hit harder. Randy versus Barnett 2 would be an awesome fight. You should check some of his fights out if you have not already done so. As much as I am a fan of Barnetts, he does need to show a little more respect whether he thinks he can beat him or not. He is probably only saying this to get Randy to take on the challenge.

quit talking smack on josh barnett. i love randy the man is seirous, but ALL fighters talk like this, and josh is a man who deserves respect. dont talk down to josh, but embrase that fact that we might see an ELITE frickin fight, im super excited that someone is willing to step up. seirously though, unlike fedor, josh wants randy right now. that shows something. its cool, so dont talk down to him and call him a chump. josh barnett is a good ass guy and a good ass fighter

So you advocate the use of steroids in our sport? The sport that is still in a struggle for main stream acceptance. That would help huh? You are right though, most fighters do talk like that, but not down low CHEATERS. CHEATERS usually apologize and try to repair their image by going clean. Barnett on the other hand gets popped for roids, and runs to Pride where they dont drug test. Thats a pretty clear statement on his part. Now that Pride is dead, he has to run that big mouth of his to try to build himself some hype. Whether or not Barnett is a good guy or not is beside the point. He is NOT and “ELITE” fighter, how can he be? I dont care if he was 300-0, he cheated. How can you think of him so highly?

let josh fight lesner, they can dub the fight “ufc: steriods edition”.

Good call.

i don’t think barnett even deserves a title shot at this point. if he tests clean let him work his way back to the point where he deserves a title shot. don’t underestimate gonzaga,he’s young,tough,and very powerful.randy is smart and at his age he knows he has to have a plan and train very hard for each fight.did anyone see his training regiment to fight gonzaga? it was incredible,and his plan was right on target. the natural looked in the best shape of his life! i’m through underestimating randy. josh is big but flabby. i don’t think he’d have a chance at this point to beat randy.so like i said he should have to earn his way back into title contention.let him fight arlovski and cro cop and even gonzaga but no title shot until he earns it.right now he’s a nobody!

TO JACKIE:

I completely understand the concern of injury on an investment the magnitude of FEDOR! I just don’t see how they have any choice. They are not going to ressurrect the PRIDE, now every MMA fan will always question “would if Fedor fought Randy, or any other Heavyweight?”.

I like there can be certain guidelines in the contract that would atleast guarantee his safety and yet allow him to compete in certain RUSSIAN events! It is scheduling! They could probably get away with the anti-motorcycle clause!

Just sign a one fight Deal for HeavyWeight Title and then Fedor would just train and fight, no worry of injury this way.

“Win there is a will there is a Way!”

i don’t think barnett even deserves a title shot at this point. if he tests clean let him work his way back to the point where he deserves a title shot. don’t underestimate gonzaga,he’s young,tough,and very powerful.randy is smart and at his age he knows he has to have a plan and train very hard for each fight.did anyone see his training regiment to fight gonzaga? it was incredible,and his plan was right on target. the natural looked in the best shape of his life! i’m through underestimating randy. josh is big but flabby. i don’t think he’d have a chance at this point to beat randy.so like i said he should have to earn his way back into title contention.let him fight arlovski and cro cop and even gonzaga but no title shot until he earns it.right now he’s a nobody!

      Agreed, its like dennis Hallman who impressively beat Hughes twice in 37 seconds combined, demand a title shot after Hughes beats serra because he beat him years ago. Randy would destroy josh now, I would have thought cro cop beating him 3 times would have taught him some humility, must have too much brain damage. I really think josh and brock lesnar should fight, ufc 80 “battle of the roid dumb asses” it would be a good one.

Id welcome Barnett to the UFC…. Dunno if he will beat Randy, but he would have a better chance than most. Hell a top 5 Heavyweight should always be welcome in the UFC.

Give the guy a break….. He’s promoting(wit his trash talking). He is unemployed, but he isnt wrong, no one took the title from him. He did roids, yes I kno. Tim Sylvia did roids, was stripped of the title, and then he got another title shot….so y shouldnt Barnett.

I would welcome him

He would be a tougher opponent for Randy, than any other currently signed fighters would be with the exception of Noguerra.

His first fight we can let him Maul tim Sylvia

Good Grief. A slight ego problem on Mr. Barnett to say the least. One question : Does the belt in Barnett’s house sit on the mantel right beside the vials of steroids?

What about Melvin Guillard????

Does someone else have to get busted for coke so he can get a matchup?

Josh vs Gabe.. Put up or shut up match..Roid Free

That would b a good fight. I knew Gabe wasnt ready for Randy. Now the UFC needs to keep feeding Gonzaga tough, seasoned opponents, so that he gains the experience to one day become the animal the UFC was promoting him as…. all he is missing is the experience. I was never sold on him, but after seeing him fight Randy I have come to believe that he has championship potential, but it will take some time to realize that potential.
The kid is tough though.

That would b a good fight. I knew Gabe wasnt ready for Randy. Now the UFC needs to keep feeding Gonzaga tough, seasoned opponents, so that he gains the experience to one day become the animal the UFC was promoting him as…. all he is missing is the experience.

I was never sold on him, but after seeing him fight Randy I have come to believe that he has championship potential, but it will take some time to realize that potential.
The kid is tough though.

..Yes sir he is.

“Neither Josh Barnett or Fedor Emalianenko will be signed to the UFC until Randy loses his belt”.

“Neither Josh Barnett or Fedor Emalianenko will be signed to the UFC until Randy loses his belt”.

I dunno Phil, with Randy being on top of his game, a fight against Fedor would prolly set all kinds of pay per view records and equal a huge payday for Dana. Since Dana is all about the money, it is possible to c Fedor vs. Randy.

IF it happens I hope it happens soon while Randy is still on top of his game.

I have no idea y Dana is signing Brock lesner, worry about the top 10 fighters in each division that arent signed to the UFC

Seriously, how the hell will lesner ever pass a drug test? come on, stupid move by Dana, the UFC is being Tainted by steroids, and he brings in the poster boy for roids. I dont get it. I dont even wanna c Lesner fight in the UFC, it diminishes its integrity

“He beat Randy on steroids, he cheated.”

Exactly. And I don’t think Barnett’s statements are 100% a pro wrestling promo on his part, I think he actually believes that garbage.

Oh no, this coming from Josh’s Myspace page? He does mean business, I bet there are no pictures of cats owning your fridge or whatever, or sparkly animated graphics in the comments section either. He’s that serious.

That’s f-ing great….I’m still laughing

barnett is not in the ufc cuz he got ktfo by pedro. maybe thats why he’s a bit delusional.

the only hw title i want to see is randy vs fedor.
if, as mma fans we dont get to see this, it will be a sad sad day

1. type guys… Fedor, Randy
2. Cro cop, Nogs, Gabe, Barnett
3. AA, werdun, silvia, hunt, vera

give us what we want dana… #1 vs #1

I’d like to see him fighting as well, he can toss some great submissions, not a bad fighter at all. Of course I’d have to see how he does without roids first. He was good in Pride.

Barnett, Tim Sylvia, Cabbage, Peddro Rizzo, Ricco Rodrigez, Tank, Kimo, Dan Severn, Ken Shamrock, Mark Coleman, Mark Kerr, Kevin Randleman, Gary Goodridge, Royce Gracie, Sakuraba, Carlos Newton, and Jeff Monson…..
I don’t enjoy watching these fighters compete since some new bad-asses came in like; GSP,Shogun,Fedor,AA,Big Nog,BJ Penn,Anderson Silva,Matt Hughes and Randy Couture…..I know some of these guys r not exactly “new”…but the guys I just listed r legitimate TOUGH GUYS!!! Tim Sylvia has a lot of time left to get back on top, I just hate him. I think there’s like a “new” breed of fighters that some old-timers just can’t keep up with. Randy ofcourse is excluded!!!!!!

RANDY SUCKS HE IS 16 and 8, and can’t even beat Chuck Liddell

Why even give press to idiots like this? This isn’t news.

so the fight can happen. you guys are just scared that randy will get ran over. This is the best fight for the ufc promotion

RANDY SUCKS HE IS 16 and 8, and can’t even beat Chuck Liddell

youre funny dude

The next TUF should be all these half pro wrestling guys like Lesnar, Barnett, Kimbo, Sapp, Angle ect all fighting for one UFC contract. Now that show would get through the roof rating.

Fukin AAA idea. Make them all sleep in little bunk beds four to a room and do challanges for protien and clean needles. Piss funny.

Gonzaga(barnett would crush him…like I said all along he was a good but untested young fighter who was hyped up by the UFC and many of the fans bought the hype)

 Just because Randy beat GG , don’t think GG isn’t the real deal, it just shows how good Randy really is. GG can match Barnet’s strength and ground game , but Barnet can’t match GG’s stand up. He would have the same trouble with GG as he did 3 times against CC.

Id love to see Barnett in UFC, hes as inventive a fighter as there is. As for steroids… well, Randy disappeared for a year an came back in better shape than ever, who knows? My guess i most, if not all, guys in heavywheight at some point have buildt their mass with steroids, then they maintain it naturally. Its not like Barnett is one of the more freakishly Built guys out there, and I think he trains as hard as everyone else.

 Randy at 6’2", 222 lbs is hardly a roid monster. Other than Monson ,their isn’t a HW who even looks like they sniffed a steroid in their life. Any mass you put on from steroids, above what you could gain naturaly ,goes bye bye as soon as you lay off the juice. Considering Randy’s clean life style ,No caffine, no alcohol, no sugar … I hardly think he would put steroids in his body, not to mention it would ruin his legacy, because he is the NATURAL after all.

dudes on roids don’t have the right to talk trash.

I’d pay to see that fight and Josh would win it.

Barnett is a muppet – does he think disrespect will get him a title shot – hopefully this guy wont even get 1 chance after his trash talk

Matt, if u think Randy sux b/c he’s 16-8…don’t think at all!
A wise man once said…" if you’re undefeated, you haven’t fought anybody tough"!!!!!!!!HOLLA

Put him in the cage and throw him in the mix. I read awhile back he said the UFC hasn’t even contacted him. This is an obvious attempt at getting Dana to notice him, albeit a pretty immature way of doing it. I don’t know how long ago he tested positive, but I say let him get back in and put his money where his mouth is.

B*ll*cks… Why should this guy get another pay day just because Dana and the UFC take his bait. The guy is a loser, let him alone to stay one!!!

If he is allowed back into the UFC, he should be made to face Cro-Cop lol

Just because Randy beat GG , don’t think GG isn’t the real deal, it just shows how good Randy really is. GG can match Barnet’s strength and ground game , but Barnet can’t match GG’s stand up. He would have the same trouble with GG as he did 3 times against CC.

Barnett’s subs are way better than GG’s from what I’ve seen.

RANDY SUCKS HE IS 16 and 8, and can’t even beat Chuck Liddell

Hmmm… ok

Funny is one word for you….

Barnett is a muppet – does he think disrespect will get him a title shot – hopefully this guy wont even get 1 chance after his trash talk

AGREE 100%

RANDY SUCKS HE IS 16 and 8, and can’t even beat Chuck Liddell[/quote]

Every single one of Randys fights have been for a title shot. EVERY SINGLE ONE!!! He fights the best in the world so of course hes going to have some losses. Learn your MMA

Barnett’s subs are way better than GG’s from what I’ve seen.

Gabe has way better BJJ, but Barnett does have a pretty wide array of subs for a ‘wrestler’. He has of course has wins by rare naked choke and arm bar which are the two easiest submissions besides a guillatine. He also has wins by triangle and kimura which are a little more advanced. But surprisingly, he also has wins by toe hold and key lock.

Pretty impressive.

For those bashing Barnett for testing positive for steroids, here is some info for ya

Independent Drug Test Proves Josh Barnett’s Innocence
Posted on July 24, 2002

http://www.mmafighting.com/news/joshbarnett.html

Every single one of Randys fights have been for a title shot. EVERY SINGLE ONE!!! He fights the best in the world so of course hes going to have some losses. Learn your MMA

No, not every single one, although most have. BTW he only has 1, count em, 1 successful title defense in his career.

He beat Randy on steroids, he cheated.

I’m not taking sides but… If he cheated and was stripped it sets precedent that all champs who cheat are stripped of their title. Sean sherk included why wasn’t he stripped?