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[So UnThotful]

At this point they might as well have very fight conor and have diaz/khabib go at it

 

[Big Jo]

I met Edgar, dude is cool as fukk

glad to see him gettin consistent burn on PPV cards, well deserved

 

[Roman Brady]

Can non of you expand your point past emoticons? It's like child's play here..You know the UFC aren't obligated to pay him anything right? add the fact there is no where that's written in his contract that states he's guaranteed show money in the event his fight is cancelled thus leaving him vulnerable. If there is anyone to blame it's his manager but most fighters from here on out will be better for it

 

[Roman Brady]

I met Edgar, dude is cool as fukk

glad to see him gettin consistent burn on PPV cards, well deserved

He rarely gets injured, is still in his prime and is relative name, considering the amount of cards they do that need to be filled do they really have a choice?

 

[Big Jo]

He rarely gets injured, is still in his prime and is relative name, considering the amount of cards they do that need to be filled do they really have a choice?

Just saying, not every fighter is as lucky

 

[Roman Brady]

Just saying, not every fighter is as lucky

 

[The axe murderer]

 

[The axe murderer]

Paralyzed former MMA fighter Devin Johnson launches app helping the disabled to find trainers
March 9, 2017 Barbara Harvey

Sacramento State business major Devin Johnson works out during a recent visit to the gym. Johnson is launching FuseFit, an app dedicated to matching trainers with disabled clients. (Photo by Nicole Fowler)
In the small fragment of time before he went into shock after his neck was broken during a training accident, former mixed martial arts fighter Devin Johnson laid on his back in the octagon and began to think.

“ ‘Why did I wake up today? Why did I even go to practice today? Why me?’ ” Johnson recalled thinking.

“I called out to my friend and said ‘I’m not going to be able to fight again. It’s over,’ ” Johnson said. “It happened — and when it did, I knew for sure.”

Growing up, Johnson had always imagined being a champion — “The ‘Rocky’ scenario,” as he put it.

The scenario began to materialize when Johnson began wrestling at Sierra College — his “jock days” before discovering MMA — and discovered he was a natural. It wasn’t long before those that knew him began to suggest professional fighting.

“I found out that you could get paid to punch people — you know, all the cool stuff I was kind of just doing for free,” Johnson joked.

Johnson fell in love with MMA. He began training at Ultimate Fitness, a gym in Sacramento owned by MMA and Ultimate Fighting Championship star Urijah Faber, “The California Kid.”

Faber, an established professional, uses the gym to develop potential pro fighters and train those who were already fighting in the UFC. Many members, including Johnson, fought for Team Alpha Male, founded by Faber.

“Being in that environment kind of made you feel that success was just around the corner,” Johnson said.


Devin Johnson during his career as a mixed martial arts fighter. (Photo courtesy of Devin Johnson)
At a practice just prior to his professional debut, Johnson decided to go a couple extra rounds to be sure he was prepared.

His sparring partner caught him in a guillotine hold, but Johnson still attempted the takedown.

Devin’s memory of what happened next differs from what his teammates told him happened.

“I just remember a big — it sounded like an impact, and before I knew it, I was just looking up and my neck was — I just couldn’t get up,” Johnson said. “I had a kink in my neck, but I was like, ‘OK, I can’t get up. I think we should call 9-1-1.’ ”

Johnson went into shock shortly after, which caused him to vomit, collapsing his lung.

Doctors at UC Davis Medical Center put Johnson in an induced coma for two weeks while they performed surgery and worked to stabilize him. He lost significant weight during that time.

“When I woke up, I couldn’t move too much except for my shoulders. I couldn’t even bring my arms to my face. It’s like a big frozen piece of meat waiting to thaw out,” Johnson said.

Doctors informed Johnson that he had broken his fourth cervical vertebrae. Metal rods had been surgically inserted into his spine.

He was given a 3 percent chance of walking again.

“It wasn’t really the walking that I cared about, it was moving enough to at least be independent, like grooming and things like that,” Johnson said.

After Johnson had stabilized, he began intensive physical therapy, where he returned to the comfort of the gym.

“After surgery, they put you in an extensive rehab with a whole bunch of people like yourself,” Johnson said. “I was the one in the bunch that wanted to continue to work out. I couldn’t figure out why everyone else wasn’t as motivated. I would try to motivate everyone else to workout with me.”

After years of intensive workouts, Johnson has regained some mobility. He can now stand with support and walk with assistance.

“I’ve gotten a lot back since that day,” Johnson said, crediting his workout routine.

During his physical therapy, Johnson discovered a problem.

“There aren’t that many resources available as far as fitness for people that are disab

 

[Medulla Oblongata]

“He’s been more enjoying time with his wife and he did an AirBnb, those rentals that you rent. He’s got one in Arizona that he’s fixing up to rent, so he’s been doing that and spending time with his wife and his child. He’s been doing more family stuff. He comes in the gym on a rare occasion, but he’s slowly coming back into it. He’s not jumping on board to do anything, he’s just taking his time. I know that May 11 is something they’re looking at, but realistically Cain is not gonna fight on short notice. He’s not gonna fight without an eight-week training camp. So I look at it like if he’s hardly ever coming into the gym now because he has other business things he has to take care of, I don’t see him fighting (soon). I see him fighting two times this year, but I don’t see him fighting in May because of the timeframe.”

Have You Seen Me?

 

[LinusCaldwell]

Cain will probably be on the big July card then...

Cody putting his hands on tj

 

[LinusCaldwell]

Paulie showing my site some love the brand is growing y'all. If anyone wants to write on the site hit me up.

 

[LinusCaldwell]

The goat coming back in June?

 

[Roman Brady]

For someone that was pretty smart with his career he seems to lack common sense. Conor has no desire to box, he's just set this up to get constant rotation (in the news) while he doesn't even have to fight. He's appealed to mayweather's greed got an all time great practically begging when he should be laughing at conor like a king would a peasant.

This is one hell of a troll job, mayweather should just say the offer is off the table to save face, I am embarrassed for him..

 

[LinusCaldwell]

Floyd doesn't mind staying in the headlines either. Plus if they set up the fight more money in his account it's a win win. He couldn't do this to Ronda but the lane is open now since Conor called him out and wants to be the face of MMA

 

[LinusCaldwell]

Yo the way the advertising Rumble over Cormier UFC telling us something or nah?