Jim Rome on Chael Sonnen and steroids: 'Guys will always cheat, the rewards outweigh the risks'
by James Kimball on Sep 21, 2010 3:31 PM EDT
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Quoteworthy:
"Every sport has a drug problem. The UFC is facing the same issue that every sport is dealing with. But it's nearly impossible to eradicate. As long as guys think the reward to use is always going to outweigh the risk, they're not going to stop. I'm not saying you stop trying, you have to educate these guys, you have to penalize these guys, but they are still gonna do it. Stakes are way too high, the rewards are way too great. Guys will always cheat."
By now everyone has had a chance to pile on Chael Sonnen and the issue of performance enhancing drug use in MMA. This even includes one of sports media's most prominent and well respected personalities, Jim Rome. While Rome agrees with most people in the fact that the use of PED's in sports, and in particular MMA, is in fact a very serious problem, he also claims that no matter what the UFC or any other professional sports league does to try and put a stop to it, guys will always find a way to cheat. Personally, I couldn't agree more with Mr. Rome. To think that Dana White and the UFC is capable of fully policing the sport's problem with PED use is a bit wishful. Just look around the other pro sports leagues in this country. The idea of putting a complete stop to drug use in any given sport is far easier said than done.
Athletes will always look for an edge, despite whatever penalties they may face if caught cheating. That doesn't mean you don't try to limit it. But it does mean the overreaction that occurs every time an athlete fails a drug test, is just that, an overreaction. We may not like the fact that our athletes cheat, but it's naive of us to believe that one, we can put a stop to it, and two, guys will ever stop trying to beat whatever system is in place. Go ahead and sound off, Maniacs. Surely there are dissenting opinions on this matter.
Listen to Jim Rome's full burn on Chael Sonnen and steroids after the jump:
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Rome is a dick but I agree...he's no Mike Wilbon or Tony Kornheiser
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
I should clarify that I agree with the quote..didn't watch the vid
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
I really don't care what that dumbass has to say.
And besides we all know what hes gonna say anyeways.
NOBODY wants to fight Fedor, Except: Brock Lesnar, Shane Carwin, Frank Mir, JDS, Roy Nelson, Cain Velasquez, Matt "Kimbo Killer" Mitrione(by popular demand) and the rest of the UFC heavyweight division.
Kornheise is a moron
GO BIG, OR GO HOME!!!
by LOKIE on Sep 21, 2010 3:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
And tony reali is the best of all three of thos shows. Kornheiser almost got smoke for talking about hannah storm he’s a jackass
GO BIG, OR GO HOME!!!
by LOKIE on Sep 21, 2010 4:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Skip Bayless and Woody Paige
are who you guys should save all your hatred for. I’d love to beat them with a sack of doorknobs.
Hadoken!!
I fn hate Skip!!! Also hate when Mike or Mike are out and Eric Casilas (sp) fills in, like today! I won't watch it!
And Woody Page bugs me to no end! I never agree with what that ass has to say! EVER!
Anderson Silva is by far the number one P4P king!!! Even when he is losing a fight he still comes back and finishes for the win! GSP dominates the whole fight and still can't finish! LOL
Anyone notice all the back acne on Sonnen?
It’s one of the first things you notice right before the fight started, and you see it throughout the fight. Makes a lot more sense now.
Acne is linked to testosterone right?
The only real possession you'll ever have is your character. — Tom Wolfe
Back acne (commonly referred to as bacne) is fairly common for steroid users. I have personally known some steroid users and one of them had the worst bacne I have ever seen.
Can you imagine the situation if he had won the title?
What a mess.
The only real possession you'll ever have is your character. — Tom Wolfe
it's just too obvious
He had no bacne at all at the previous weigh ins. look at this ridiculous outbreak.
"NOBODY wants to fight Fedor." - Wanderlei Silva, former Pride MW Champion and GP winner
That's an untouched picture!?
Wow!
Officers, take that man away. Case closed.
The only real possession you'll ever have is your character. — Tom Wolfe
ya dude its untouched, you can find it anywhere they had the weigh in galleries
"NOBODY wants to fight Fedor." - Wanderlei Silva, former Pride MW Champion and GP winner
I had heard of it but seeing it is different.
I had pictured 2 or 3 big zits but this is something else.
The only real possession you'll ever have is your character. — Tom Wolfe
LOL Careful Jay, it's hereditary.
Keep your skin well oiled. Jackson has some great tips for you! lol For real though, you should. Grape seed oil is great for that. Also, tell your mom to use Colloidal Silver. That shit is amazing for all sorts of things and that’s one of them.
Anderson Silva is by far the number one P4P king!!! Even when he is losing a fight he still comes back and finishes for the win! GSP dominates the whole fight and still can't finish! LOL
can't watch at work...
Rome is to “sports journalism” what Geraldo Riveria is to “real journalism” or Chael Sonnen is to “sports personalities” or Glenn Beck is to “political journalism”.
They all have the ability to say whatever they want with a completely straight face. Because of this, there will always be people that believe them and their schtick.
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning." - Albert Einstein
Work blocks all but the red & white striped top one. :(
thanks for thinking of me buddy. The puckhead pic is the best. You should e-mail it to StikerDave.
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning." - Albert Einstein
WHERE IS IT....
Now to answer the question on who I think the best wrestler/grappler Fedor has faced is CC in my mind.
by Puck Head on Sep 16, 2010 10:27 AM PDT
Another gem from Puck Head
Ah...not really him.
I already had Photoshop open and was clearing my schedule for some great image work.
Now to answer the question on who I think the best wrestler/grappler Fedor has faced is CC in my mind.
by Puck Head on Sep 16, 2010 10:27 AM PDT
Another gem from Puck Head
You know who I really do not like?
Jim Fucking Rome. That guy has always been a douche. Blows me away that ppl still listen to that idiot
enzo-enormous
Jim Rome
is one of the few main stream sports outlets that actually gives MMA the time of day.
He does interviews (Chael, Rampage, Rashad, Faber, Pulver, etc), he gives updates, and he doesn’t talk smack about it. He’ll freely admit when he’s interviewing a soccer player that he still thinks soccer sucks, but he’ll interview soccer players if it’s big news like the World Cup.
With MMA, he advocates it freely.
Just saying.
Completely off topic, but
I cant fucking wait for K1 WGP… its gonna be a blast
by Lester The Pimp on Sep 21, 2010 3:54 PM EDT reply actions
Hell yeah,
gonna be sick. Korea final 16 is soon right? I love HDNet for broadcasting these live in english now.
"That wasn't just winning. I mean, that was just demolishment."
I dont believe anything that comes out of the CSAC
its popped by far the most guys in MMA out of any state, and didnt one of the head guys get caught up in some scandal and end up stepping down? Regardless, theyre never going to let anyone win an appeal because that would make them look like incompetent morons, which they are, who dont know how to properly administer a drug test
Sigh...
And you’d be the first guy calling for Ando’s head because you love Chael so much. You’re an idiot.
Hadoken!!
I don't know.
Maybe it’s genetic.
Hadoken!!
by Brizzle T on Sep 21, 2010 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i guess youre entitled to your opinion
by xquisitewretch on Sep 21, 2010 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
That was a good one
Drink to remember, drink to forget.
by doonerthesooner on Sep 21, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
It was served on a silver platter.
The only real possession you'll ever have is your character. — Tom Wolfe
lol
its called extortion, and there are no checks and balances or any sort of regulation for athletic commissions, so they can basically do whatever they want, like fine people $2500 because they want the money
by xquisitewretch on Sep 21, 2010 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
and let them attempt an appeal process knowing they will never reverse a decision
sean sherk gave them all kinds of evidence that he was innocent, passed another drug test shortly after, took a polygraph test, didnt matter, theres no jury for these things, just what the commission wants to do
by xquisitewretch on Sep 21, 2010 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
referring to: Armando Garcia, who recently and unexpectedly resigned as the head of the California State Athletic Commission (02/12/08)
Referring to a recent report that at one point, Garcia was found to have $350,000 in cash in his office, Kort said the former CSAC director is corrupt, but cannot have been acting alone.
“How does a guy have $350,000 in cash sitting in his locker on a state employee salary?” he asked. “After all, I wasn’t aware that promoter can pay state paid employees in cash.”
by xquisitewretch on Sep 21, 2010 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Why hate on the CSAC
I disagree, they are probably the only ones actually testing stringently. They tend to lead the way for other SACs. If you want to hate, hate on Texas or Tennessee commssions; they let shit fly just to please the promoters.
"That wasn't just winning. I mean, that was just demolishment."
Texas doesn't have an athletic commision it's all handled by the Board of Licensing and Regulation
It’s a blanket agency that handles all kinds of stuff most of which has nothing to do with Prizefighting. Just backing up my state we’re not all retarded.
Drink to remember, drink to forget.
by doonerthesooner on Sep 21, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Not hating on Texas,
I thought they had an athletic commision for boxing and MMA. I just don’t like them for allowing the boxing cheater Margarito to be licensed after being popped for loading his handwraps with plaster. Pisses me off that he is getting the biggest payday out there after such blantant disregard for safety and sportsmanship.
"That wasn't just winning. I mean, that was just demolishment."
I'm just being defensive, i've got a ex co worker that works the TBLR and she told me they do all the prize fighting
Drink to remember, drink to forget.
by doonerthesooner on Sep 21, 2010 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions
there is plenty to not like about the CSAC
David Thornton, the new head of the CSAC is basically trying to label pankration as a full contact sport so the CSAC can regulate it, pankration does not allow strikes to the head so is not a full contact sport.
The CSAC also tried to claim that judo/jiu jitsu was a full contact sport in 2000 so they could regulate it as well.
“The California Fair Political Practices Commission is probing the CSAC over allegations that board members accepted free tickets to sporting events that they regulate”
by xquisitewretch on Sep 21, 2010 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/mma.cfm?go=forum.posts&thread=1703065&forum=1&page=1&pc=9
all kinds of good stuff on this thread, you will see why I dont take the CSAC seriously
by xquisitewretch on Sep 21, 2010 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Why Chael why??
Hopefully he comes out clean.. So much for a rematch.. atleast Vitor’s getting the next title shot..
Conan : You are known as a striker. Is that correct? Tell me what that means.
Chuck : Well I like to punch people, or kick them.
Sonnen, get a life...in realestate
Are you satisfied now, Chael? You put a big dark blot on MMA with your meaningless tirades and PED use. Your annoying and wasting alot of ‘real’ fighters’ time. Your a real expert at this with your stupid garbage. It must be hard to stop at what you are so good at…B.S. Stop being such a immature idiot and leave MMA while you still have some, a little life left in you. No one in MMA will ever take you seriously anymore. Please for the sake of MMA, disappear. Build your self-esteem some other way. Everyone has talent, yours is in the circus as a Carney……nice reputation for someone who has goals.
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whats with all the rome hate on this thread.
He is one of the few mainstream guys that supports mma. I understand how some could be turned off by his sense of humor, seems like every other line is an inside joke between him and the clones, but the guy is great for the sport.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 21, 2010 4:48 PM EDT reply actions
my profile pic? Hella dared me to put up a pic of myself so i chose the funniest one i could find lol...
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 21, 2010 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, i think he was hoping i was some fat acne keyboard warrio but when i posted it he didnt bring it up much lol.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 21, 2010 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions
What's wrong with being a fat acne keyboard warrior?
I resent that.
The only real possession you'll ever have is your character. — Tom Wolfe
i always picture this when reading comments lol ^^^^
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 21, 2010 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions
More hotpockets MOM!
"NOBODY wants to fight Fedor." - Wanderlei Silva, former Pride MW Champion and GP winner
with all that acne he must be on the same stuff as sonnen.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 21, 2010 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions
They say the rewards far outweigh the risks.
Sonnen will be remembered as a monumental cheating ass. That not a minor consequence.
The only real possession you'll ever have is your character. — Tom Wolfe
But if he never got busted
They could never take away the amount of money he would make being a UFC champion (if he had won, also).
"A lot of times, you beat a person who beat a person who can beat you. I mean, it doesn’t make any sense." – Joe Rogan
but even the most hated and frowned upon athlete has a better career then sonnen had this time last year. all publicity is good publicity.
and i have a feeling we still the rematch some time.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 21, 2010 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions
He got that attention with that win over Marquardt.
The roids most probably helped him achieve that.
The trash talk took him further in the spotlight.
The win lost over Silva made him a star.
Today, he’s a cheating bum who’s disgraced the whole sport.
I will boycott every card he’s on and that’s a promise. I’m not interested anymore.
The only real possession you'll ever have is your character. — Tom Wolfe
He didn't support MMA for the longest time...
Not until it started to hit more mainstream did he think it was relevant to start talking positive about it. He was a big time boxing fan. No he didn’t always support it, that’s why the hate… he jumped on the bandwagon… but ‘hey’ better to have the bandwagon jumpers than not…
lol Roiden...great nickname... and yeah Jim does a great job
"NOBODY wants to fight Fedor." - Wanderlei Silva, former Pride MW Champion and GP winner
Listen to the interview guys, if you only read the quote.
Rome gets it right!
"NOBODY wants to fight Fedor." - Wanderlei Silva, former Pride MW Champion and GP winner
I have a solution
Get caught with roids, banned for life period. That is not too harsh because if you take drugs and go out and beat someone up not only is it unfair it is cowardly and no real martial artist, guys like Machida, BJ Penn, would ever disrespect or dishonor the sport or themselves by doing roids. That is the difference between a martial artist and a wrestler.
I get what you are saying,
but isn’t Machida the guy who drinks piss for the performance benefit?
If roids were legal, why wouldn’t he do them?
"That wasn't just winning. I mean, that was just demolishment."
Please, tell that to all the mma guys in japan that juice.
I’m mad at chael for getting caught….that is all. Most of these guys roid up or blood dope, they just don’t all get caught. You guys are killing yourself otherwise.
by Conan the Barbarian on Sep 22, 2010 4:55 AM EDT up reply actions
I stopped reading after . . .
Jim Rome was described as, “One of sports media’s most prominent and well respected personalities.” He’s a douche bag, blow hard, faux tough guy.
Yadi: The fastest of all the Molina brothers.
Have u seen the video of that pitcher knocking him on his ass for running his mouth?
I lost all respect for him after that.
by Conan the Barbarian on Sep 22, 2010 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
it will keep happening until they start making examples of people
they should give him a massive fine not $2500 they should take the fight purse of him give him at a year ban & make him do olympic drug tests… test him for everything include HGH & if he fails again that’s it never compete again… until they start taking a more harsh approach this will keep happening
sonnen = RETARD
i really wanted to see a rematch between sonnen and silva
"Anderson, you are going to be on your back more than a pornstar with a mortgage." - chael sonnen
You know why the UFC needs to jump on this HARD?
Because the moment someone dies in the octagon from a heart attack at age 29, every sponsor takes their money away and every state legislature investigates the sport all over again.
If you can cut a guy for an after-the-bell slap, you should cut a guy and blackball them for killing your NYE show with a steroid positive.
Koscheck eats it.
If ufc cuts sonnen, sonnen goes to strikforce
They will keep him around. Plenty of guys juice, only a few get caught.
by Conan the Barbarian on Sep 22, 2010 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
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