MMA Quick Quote: Sean Salmon in hot water in Ohio for taking a dive

by MMAmania.com on Sep 3, 2009 11:40 PM EDT

"I'm going to confront him with it. I'm not going to stand for this kind of shit. If he doesn't print a retraction, then he's out. I'm not going to compromise the integrity of the sport and have someone throw a fight. … If I had proof, he'd be banned for life in Ohio."

-- Ohio State Athletic Commission Executive Director Bernie Profato tells ESPN.com that he's none too pleased with an admission from former UFC veteran, Sean Salmon, that he "gave" Allan Weickert an armbar submission win in a June 3 bout in Ohio to avoid further damage. Salmon, who is perhaps best known for a brutal knockout loss to Rashad Evans, apparently had much more important work to do in the near future as a training partner for Michael Bisping and Cheick Kongo and did not want to risk injury. His admission set off a firestorm on the message boards among mixed martial arts purists and he has since attempted to clarify his incendiary remarks. He'll have to plead his case to Profato and the Commission in an Oct. 14 hearing, during which he could face serious repercussions. And if he does get banned in the "Buckeye State" it could be a major blow to his career -- Salmon is an Ohio native who also operates an MMA facility in the area, S.S. Combat & Fitness Center.

Tweet Comment 36 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Read More: sean salmon, ufc quick quotes

Comments

I’m pretty sure that Salmon is not very bright for saying what he did

by ScissorSweep on Sep 3, 2009 11:44 PM EDT reply actions

by "Mr. NC-17" on Sep 3, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey!!!! Where have you been?

by DSmith on Sep 3, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Yea NC, haven’t seen you in a while. Sean Salmon claims he didn’t go out and put a bunch of cash down but he could have made killing coz the betting lines had the other guy at +325. But who cares, still can’t get that image of him twitching on ground after that Santiago KO.

Alpha- Any truth to Urijah being confirmed for ADCC?

by NameNotRequired on Sep 4, 2009 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions

I can’t believe he has a school! Who would want to say that they are a paying student of the guy who is known for having the worst knockouts handed to a fighter in history.

by naturalshadow on Sep 4, 2009 4:28 AM EDT up reply actions

Yep NNR, he’s confirmed. Maybe we gonna have the chance to have a rematch between him and Curran?

by Alpha Male on Sep 4, 2009 7:00 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh +3

by DSmith on Sep 3, 2009 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions

I think this whole thing is being blown out of proportion. Certainly Sean should not have said what he did publicly. But, that said, we have all seen countless fights where guys “give up their back” after being mounted, and promptly get choked out because they essentially don’t want to “take any more damage”. Tough call, in my eyes. This will more than likely hurt his career, but a ban seems severe to me.

That said, I can definitely see how this could complicate things when it comes to the wagering side of the sport.

by Canucklehead on Sep 4, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions

so did he just give up..and that counts as throwing a fight..

by sarah on Sep 3, 2009 11:45 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah. He threw the fight to keep himself from getting injured so he could keep his contract with Wolfslair. Even his so-called ‘back tracking’ sounds like what he originally wrote. As of right now I don’t see how he won’t be banned. Doing it is dumb (even though I understand why he did it) but writing it was completely moronic.

by DSmith on Sep 3, 2009 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions

no, he said he knew he could win, if he got cut couldn’t return to england (wolfslair), got into and arm bar escaped and decided he had a moral victory and out his arm back in. I reported this yesterday, he should be banned for life. This type of shit is despicable!
Also, sean sherk got injured… conveniently it was as the CSAC sceduled him for a “random” drug test. I’m 100% against PED’s, but I find it odd the Nick Diaz, Josh Barnett and Sean Sherk all get their names drawn for “random” tests. If you want to test anyone who has failed before, I’m all for it, but stop calling them random!

by kevin on Sep 3, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions

I didnt see the fight, but whats the fuss? He tapped out due to an armbar. That’s the point of tapping out – to avoid further injury…

by Stryker on Sep 3, 2009 11:48 PM EDT reply actions

the problem would be the part about him knowing he could defend it, was successfully defending and then decided not to.

by DSmith on Sep 3, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions

no stryker, go to bloody elbow, they actually reported the story. He says he took a punch that didn’t hurt him, but thought “I don’t want to get cut,” fell into an arm bar, escaped and realized he had bigger things to do by avoiding injury, had proven to himself he could win, so it was a moral victory, and gave his arm again on purpose. This is the worst thing we could have in this great sport!!! Ban him from ever competing again, and I hope every other commission follows suit.
Roberto, just got 5th in a 90 person (27$) sit and go. got rivered. It was a KO tournament, made 236 bucks. Upset about the ridonkulous call that beat me!

by kevin on Sep 3, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Where are you playing Fulltilt? I have been playing low stakes 90/ko- placed 1st the other night ($72) and third last night ($31.50).

by DSmith on Sep 4, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah, I play a bit highr though!

by kevin on Sep 4, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions

You play A LOT higher. Well I’m a not professional, just a little housewife who gets bored every now and again. Lol.

by DSmith on Sep 4, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions

lol, yeah the 27 dollar buy in is the smallest. got JJ cracked today in cash game for 500

by kevin on Sep 4, 2009 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions

I assume he just meant that he let the armbar happen and didn’t do what was necessary to avoid or battle against it. Not really throwing the fight, but I understand why the guy is upset with what he said.

by DDP on Sep 3, 2009 11:54 PM EDT reply actions

What he wrote was that his arm was out of the submission hold and he put it back in so he could tap to the submission. Thats admission of throwing a fight completely, this guy is a loser anyway.

by Cogito Ergo Sum on Sep 4, 2009 7:12 AM EDT up reply actions

The guy is dumb for admitting such a thing seriously he deserves to be banned on that reason alone.

by Khaos_Warrior on Sep 4, 2009 12:00 AM EDT reply actions

The guy is dumb for admitting such a thing seriously he deserves to be banned on that reason alone.

by Khaos_Warrior on Sep 4, 2009 12:00 AM EDT reply actions

so basically he now needs to come out and say he didnt “throw” the fight but instead had his will was broken and he gave up (and can now be labeled a quitter)

by child on Sep 4, 2009 12:13 AM EDT reply actions

I care less than zero about this guy.
Next topic.

by scissorfight on Sep 4, 2009 1:19 AM EDT reply actions

i dont knowif he threw the fight but i do kno this man can NOT fight.

by Beast3000 on Sep 4, 2009 1:56 AM EDT reply actions

I am surprised he’s still going after the brutal losses he’s suffered recently

by shitleTOT.com on Sep 4, 2009 2:11 AM EDT reply actions

I am sure he was a good collegiate wrestler .. but mma fighter he is not ..

by Commoner on Sep 4, 2009 2:37 AM EDT reply actions

For the record – to anyone that doesn’t get what’s going on – Sean, on his blog for another website stated that he threw the fight because Wolfslair told him that if he was injured or hurt in the fight at all then he shouldn’t bother going back to Wolfslair. At some point in the fight, Sean got cut, and he decided winning the fight wasn’t worth never going back to Wolfslair to train, so he let the other guy get the armbar because he wanted a way out so he wouldn’t get hurt.

What ended up happening was that Wolfslair told him not to come back anyway, because they were all travelling to Germany for UFC 99 anyway. Or something along those lines. So he got screwed, basically, and probably deserved it.

I still feel bad for the guy. He made a dumb judgement call at the time and now he’s paying for it, but he seems like a genuinely nice guy.

by Tim on Sep 4, 2009 4:00 AM EDT reply actions

i cant believe a sean salmon thread actually exists

by HellaHectic on Sep 4, 2009 4:14 AM EDT reply actions

by MMAKilla on Sep 4, 2009 5:41 AM EDT up reply actions

Check out the original version on mmajunkie , its from the 2nd so its burried a bit .. But his Brother chimes in , Seans opponent’s manager/coach/trainer and opponents Mom chime in as well , not too mention its where he originally posted it Tuesday.

by Dayzah on Sep 4, 2009 6:30 AM EDT up reply actions