MMA Karma? Sean Sherk on Armando Garcia resignation

by MMAmania.com on Nov 12, 2008 9:47 AM EST Comment 25 comments

Quoteworthy:

"I knew some stuff about him throughout the entire appeal process that I was going through. You know, I was doing my homework, I was doing my research and I knew the guy had some issues. I mean, I knew that just by the way he treated me during my case. I knew that it was just a matter of time...and I am glad to see that is finally taking place. I think that you don't really deserve a position of power if you are going to take advantage of it like that. So, hopefully, they get a good commissioner in there and hopefully things can get fixed up.... The UFC was actually there when I was going through my appeal. They saw the way my case was handled and they were sickened by it. You know it's not right that you treat somebody's life like that. You know, this is my life. They should at least give me a fair opportunity to defend myself and they didn't do that. They treated my case like complete garbage."

Former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk talks about the recent and abrupt resignation on California State Athletic Director (CSAC) Executive Director Armando Garcia. Last year, Sherk tested positive for steroids after defeating Hermes Franca at UFC 73: "Stacked." He was suspended for six months, fined and stripped of his title as a result of the finding. Sherk claims to this day that he was/is innocent and that the CSAC botched the case. He vowed to never fight in the "Golden State" ever again, which he may now rethink thanks to Garcia's departure. Garcia -- who may or may not have been forced out because of looming sexual harassment charges -- has been involved in several high profile questionable mixed martial arts-related decisions. To check out an exhaustive (and perhaps over the top) laundry list click here.

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go eat some more steroids u midget!

by stinky~fingers on Nov 12, 2008 10:03 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

LOL… What does this guy trying to grab a boob have to do with T-Rex arms eating steriods?

by BNF on Nov 12, 2008 10:29 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

boob grabbing has nothing to do with the t-rex shark eating roids.

sherk is whining about his case agian and i say blah~blah~blah

the man juiced and he needs to just admit it.

by stinky~fingers on Nov 12, 2008 10:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I could care less about what T-rex arms has to say, but Armando was a piece of crap! This guys was one of the main reason that I cringed every time an mma event would take place in California. He turned the CSAC into the worst commission of all sanctioned mma state commissions. THis guy has to go, and mma will be better for it. Face it, Cali is an important mma state, and this guy messed up way to many decisions!

Off With his HEAD!!!!!

by john on Nov 12, 2008 10:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I agree that Garcia is a douche bag, but sherk juiced, plain and simple… I wish he’d vow never to fight again rather than not fight just in CA!!

by kevin on Nov 12, 2008 11:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Come on Kev, I usually agree with you but never fight again? No matter how much he may LnP; he’s still one of the best LWs. Also fighters like him are critical in raising the level of skill in defending LnP i.e fighting off of your back.

by NameNotRequired on Nov 12, 2008 11:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m not disagreeing with you,but I have no respect or love for cheaters! He looked good in his last fight, but who’s to say he wasn’t on HGH? I don’t think he was, he was in my eyes, noticeably smaller!

by kevin on Nov 12, 2008 11:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

off with his head!
maybe now big foot will get a fair trial and get tested again! garcia sucks

by the heat on Nov 12, 2008 12:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

the problem i have with Sherk is……when fighters get caught they usually just take the pentality, shut up and come back…..Leben/Bonnar is most recent. Why would a test come back negative if you didn’t take anything? Why did it happen to guy who looks like he juices? Makes no sense!

by Robert on Nov 12, 2008 11:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Well, there is such a thing as false positive- hell garcia upheld baroni’s punishment for a false positive. Regardless of fighters actions, there is a lot of problems with testing and commissions in general. (I am saying that sherk is innocent.)

by NameNotRequired on Nov 12, 2008 1:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

LMFAO!!

by Pat on Nov 12, 2008 10:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If even half of that laundry list is true, this guy is more crooked than the Shaw’s.

by chefdaddy on Nov 12, 2008 10:32 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

He is and this is the first step towards fixing the broken commission system. You gotta get rid of clueless asshats that run things.

by NameNotRequired on Nov 12, 2008 11:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

yea thought it was interesting on how many people where clean and other states and on roids in california.

by onthebutton on Nov 12, 2008 11:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

coincidence?

by onthebutton on Nov 12, 2008 6:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Its funny how people still think he juices. He passed a second drug test and passed a lie detector test. Also the amount of nandrolone that was in his system was only double normal. Roid cases are usually around ten times the normal amount.
It was a false positive or something put on by a legal substance. These tests are admittedly mad faulty by the people that created them. But its ok you haters don’t like doing your research.

by EazyEismydad on Nov 12, 2008 11:29 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

your right

by the heat on Nov 12, 2008 12:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

excellent points eazy

by brendan on Nov 12, 2008 3:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I’ve smoked weed the day before a drug test (10+ years ago) drank a pot of coffee 2 hours before the test…pissed straight coffee! Who gave the lie detector? independent or with sherk’s money? don’t be fools or naive guys, cmon!

by kevin on Nov 12, 2008 1:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I have to side with Sherk on this one, I don’t think he took roids, there’s a promma radio episode where Pepe interviews Sherk and Sherk’s lawyer; that is admittedly biased but the lawyer does bring up some really good facts about the CSAC drug tests that make a lot of sense as to support the case that Sherk never juiced.

I for myself just look at his fights at 170, he’s short but stocky as hell and still ripped even at 170. In the past I could see him taking roids to get up to 170, but dropping to 155 it really doesn’t make sense unless he’s using an anaebolic steroid to cut the weight. Either way he never came up dirty for the Nick Diaz or the Ken Flo fight, so why all the sudden start using roids before the Franca fight?

by O damn he got caught on Nov 12, 2008 2:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

if you smoke weed all the time! and i mean all the time! it takes months to get out of your system. IF! you smoke from time to time, it leaves your system in a day or two, so if you take it easy you’ll be fine, if your a fiend like myself your fu__ed! straight from norcal! were the grass grows greener!

by swizz on Nov 12, 2008 11:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If you say they alter the results just because Sherk paid for the test and he truly tested positive, then it would make more sense that they not disclose the result of their own research since they don’t have to. Giving a false result where there is a paper trail while under oath and putting one at further risk for penalties, including (more seriously) for perjury….don’t be a fool or naive, Kevin. C’mon!

by PJJ on Nov 13, 2008 11:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Glad to see him go.

by Jeff on Nov 12, 2008 11:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

he actually provided MUCHO evidence to support him being innocent…thats why he didnt get a full suspension

by texen_1 on Nov 12, 2008 8:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

this guy is a sick athlete. Your only as good as your last fight rite, well his last fight was foty status! sherk! way to come back from some BS! BJ was awsome! tyson was even better! push it!!!!!!!!!!!

by swizz on Nov 12, 2008 11:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs