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Marc-Andre Barriault has UFC win overturned, is suspended and fined for positive drug test

A USADA violation has wiped Marc-Andre Barriault’s first UFC win off the books.

It took [autotag]Marc-Andre Barriault[/autotag] four tries to pick up his first UFC victory, but he finally secured it June 20 – or so he thought.

Wednesday, Barriault’s first promotional victory, earned against Oskar Piechota at UFC on ESPN 11, was overturned to a no contest by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) at its monthly meeting.

The NAC overturned the result due to a positive U.S. Anti-Doping Agency drug test in which Barriault tested positive for ostarine, a “selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) that is not approved for human use or consumption in the U.S., or in any other country,” according to USADA.

Barriault was suspended nine months, fined $2,100, and has to pay prosecution fees of $254.38, a commission official informed MMA Junkie.

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On Aug. 5, Barriault issued a statement to MMA Junkie. He denied any wrongdoing and was unsure of how ostarine entered his system.

You can read Barriault’s statement in full below:

Following a communication from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) last week, I wanted to clarify the current situation to all my fans, the medias and everybody involved in the sport of mixed martial arts.

I was notified last week that an in-competition sample that I provided to the NSAC the night of my last fight on June 20, 2020 was positive for an extremely low level (approximately 190 picograms or 190 parts per trillion) of the prohibited substance, Ostarine. First and foremost, I want to make things crystal clear, I did not intentionally use Ostarine, nor have I ever knowingly used any prohibited substance in my career. Since the beginning of my professional career, I have been tested 3 times by the Quebec athletic commission, and a total of 7 times under the UFC/USADA program and have always tested negative.

Since I found out about this last week, I have learned quite a bit about Ostarine, specifically that it is commonly found as a low-level contaminant in certain dietary supplements, often at levels that provide absolutely no performance enhancing benefit. I strongly believe that a supplement contaminant is the reason for my low level positive, and I am actively working with the UFC on reviewing and testing supplements that I have used prior to my June 20th fight, in the hope of identifying the culprit.

While I am extremely disappointed in this development, I am looking forward to finding a definitive explanation for my low-level positive test, to fully cooperating with the NSAC and to getting back to work in the Octagon soon.

Barriault, 30, will be eligible to return to action on March 20.

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UFC releases Max Rohskopf after promotional debut ended with quitting on stool

Max Rohskopf is no longer a member of the UFC roster.

[autotag]Max Rohskopf[/autotag] is no longer part of the UFC roster.

The promotion has cut Rohskopf (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) after one fight, which came on short notice against Austin Hubbard on June 11 at UFC on ESPN 11.

On Wednesday, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed Rohskopf’s release after an initial report from MMA Fighting.

Rohskopf’s lone UFC fight came to a controversial conclusion. After a competitive first round, Hubbard (12-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) took control of the fight in Round 2. Throughout the second round, Hubbard took it to Rohskopf, who wasn’t able to answer the onslaught.

In between Rounds 2 and 3, Rohskopf told coach Robert Drysdale to “call it,” signaling he didn’t want to continue. Rohskopf also said “I don’t have it.” Despite Rohskopf’s wishes, Drysdale continued to encourage his fighter until the end of the one-minute period.

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When Rohskopf didn’t get off the stool, referee Mark Smith took notice and called timeout. Upon assessing the situation, Smith waived off the fight as Drysdale also indicated the fight should be stopped.

Drysdale later provided insight into his coaching mentality and defended his handling of the situation.

After the event, UFC president Dana White weighed in. He defended Rohskopf from critics but also said the fighter needed to do some soul-searching to figure out his next move.

Marc-Andre Barriault ‘disappointed’ in ostarine finding but vows to prove innocence

Marc-Andre Barriault doesn’t yet know what the NAC plans on doing with him, but he wants the public to know that he isn’t a cheater.

UFC middleweight [autotag]Marc-Andre Barriault[/autotag] doesn’t yet know what the Nevada Athletic Commission plans on doing with his recent positive drug screen, but he wants the public to know that he isn’t a cheater.

Barriault (12-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC) fought at UFC on ESPN 11 in June, picking up an impressive second-round TKO win over Oskar Piechota. However, it was recently revealed by the NAC that he failed a drug test associated with the event. Barriault said he was flagged for “an extremely low level” of ostarine, a “selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) that is not approved for human use or consumption in the U.S., or in any other country,” according to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.

Barriault today had his temporary suspension extended by the Nevada Athletic Commission, which is expected to offer a full decision on his case in September. However, the Canadian athlete issued a statement insisting he has never “knowingly used any prohibited substance” and believes a supplement contaminant is to blame for the test result.

You can read Barriault’s statement in full below:

Following a communication from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) last week, I wanted to clarify the current situation to all my fans, the medias and everybody involved in the sport of mixed martial arts.

I was notified last week that an in-competition sample that I provided to the NSAC the night of my last fight on June 20, 2020 was positive for an extremely low level (approximately 190 picograms or 190 parts per trillion) of the prohibited substance, Ostarine. First and foremost, I want to make things crystal clear, I did not intentionally use Ostarine, nor have I ever knowingly used any prohibited substance in my career. Since the beginning of my professional career, I have been tested 3 times by the Quebec athletic commission, and a total of 7 times under the UFC/USADA program and have always tested negative.

Since I found out about this last week, I have learned quite a bit about Ostarine, specifically that it is commonly found as a low-level contaminant in certain dietary supplements, often at levels that provide absolutely no performance enhancing benefit. I strongly believe that a supplement contaminant is the reason for my low level positive, and I am actively working with the UFC on reviewing and testing supplements that I have used prior to my June 20th fight, in the hope of identifying the culprit.

While I am extremely disappointed in this development, I am looking forward to finding a definitive explanation for my low-level positive test, to fully cooperating with the NSAC and to getting back to work in the Octagon soon.

Ostarine is a substance certainly gaining familiarity to MMA fans. Rachael Ostovich, Ovince Saint Preux, Diego Sanchez and Sean O’Malley have all faced recent suspensions due to the substance, with investigations pointing to tainted supplements in each of the cases.

Coach Dewey Cooper: ‘I totally disagree’ with notion UFC corners should put fighter safety first

Dewey Cooper, who was also in the corner for Max Rohskopf’s UFC debut loss, says people are “confused” about the role of coaches.

Although Robert Drysdale took much of the heat for his role in [autotag]Max Rohskopf[/autotag]’s controversial UFC debut, he wasn’t the only one in the corner that night at UFC on ESPN 11.

Dewey Cooper, who serves as one of the main coaches at Zenith MMA Team in Las Vegas alongside Drysdale, was there, too. He said he supports every action that was made and views the backlash to the corner interaction between Drysdale and Rohskopf as “over exaggerated” and “crazy.”

“I was in the corner, and I was the one warming him up as Max is our guy,” Cooper told MMA Junkie. “I didn’t think anything was wrong with what transpired in the corner. I didn’t think anything was wrong with what transpired in the fight. We took the fight on five days’ notice, and it just didn’t go our way. If it weren’t for the coronavirus there would’ve been two coaches in the cage, and it would’ve been Robert and I, and I would have agreed with Robert 100 percent and been saying the same type of sentiments.”

The sequence that led to Rohskopf pleading for his corner to stop the fight against Austin Hubbard after two rounds led to a greater debate on the role of coaches and cornermen. Drysdale has said in multiple interviews since the June 20 contest that he does not think he did anything wrong and felt capable in his ability to lift Rohskopf’s spirits and get him back into the fight.

Drysdale said if he truly believed Rohskopf to be in grave danger, he would have ended the contest instantly. However, he thought he could bring back Rohskopf from a vulnerable spot, even if it didn’t end up working out.

Some have argued that Drysdale didn’t sensibly look out for the safety of his fighter, but Cooper said he completely disagrees. He thinks the public has a false perception of what the role of the cornerman is, and although it might be somewhat polarizing, he said his obligation is to winning and not safety.

“I’m glad I have a platform just to say this: Everyone is saying the No. 1 responsibility for the coach is the fighter’s protection, and I’ll be the first to say I totally disagree with that,” Cooper said. “I’ve been fighting for 36 years. I’ve got as much experience as anyone in the world. I have as many fights combined – more than 75 percent of the guys in the world – under my experience. I think the only responsibility for a coach is to try his best to propel his fighter to victory. That’s the No. 1 thing we’re there for, and that’s in training camp and in the fight. The responsibility of the ringside doctor and the referee is the fighter’s safety. I think everyone has this confused.

“The coach’s No. 1 responsibility is to propel his fighter to victory and make his fighter better than they were before. 1B would the fighter’s safety; 1A is victory. If you truly feel your fighter can keep going, or you don’t feel your fighter has taken a lot of damage, you should definitely motivate him to keep fighting. There was not a lot of damage in the fight, it was not as severe as the fights it was compared to. I think the whole thing was blown out of proportion.”

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Cooper said these types of situations will never be black and white. There are countless variables that go into each fight, and as much as its falls on the athletes, the people outside of the octagon definitely play a role, too.

What works for some fighters may not apply to others. Given what he knows about Rohskopf and has seen from the 25-year-old, Cooper doesn’t think Drysdale did wrong by his fighter and certainly isn’t deserving of all the criticism he’s received.

Cooper said he completely agrees that situations exist where coaches need to take action into their own hands. With the amount of time he’s spent in combat sports, he thinks he’s got a firm understanding on where the line falls, and he didn’t see Rohskopf as someone who needed saving in that moment.

“You base (stopping a fight) on the type of toughness your fighter has,” Cooper said. “You’ve seen them punched, kicked, taken down, tapped out, submitted, and everything in training. You know what type of pain threshold he or she has. You know what type of heart and mind state they have. There’s so many layers to it, but to answer it simply: damage. We can see the difference in a guy being a little exhausted and losing a fight vs. a guy being outclassed and beat the hell up with no chance of winning the fight.

“If your fighter it taking undeniable damage against a person you know has power, aggressiveness and ain’t going to stop, these are the type of intangibles you put into the decision-making of stopping a fight.”

Cooper, who also works alongside UFC notables such as Francis Ngannou and Kevin Lee, said he hopes to see Rohskopf get another UFC opportunity where he can show his body of work on a full training camp.

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MMA Junkie’s ‘Fight of the Month’ for June: A lightweight war for the ages

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from June 2020.

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from June 2020: Here are the three nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Fight of the Month” award for June.

At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice.

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The Nominees

Andre Fili def. Charles Jourdain at UFC on ESPN 10

It seemed early in [autotag]Andre Fili[/autotag]’s (21-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC) fight with [autotag]Charles Jourdain[/autotag] (10-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) that it might only be a matter of time before someone caught the other with a highlight-reel finish.

That finish never came, though not for lack of effort. Fili took a split decision from Jourdain with a pair of 29-28 scores in a close fight that may have been decided by Fili’s takedowns. Jourdain started strong, but he couldn’t keep it consistent for all three rounds.

Josh Emmett def. Shane Burgos at UFC on ESPN 11

[autotag]Josh Emmett[/autotag] (16-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) vs. [autotag]Shane Burgos[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) was seemingly a referendum on which of the two is destined to become a real factor in the featherweight division.

After 15 minutes in a battle, though, it’s clear that both will be forces to be reckoned with at 145 pounds. After two tightly contested rounds, Emmett pulled away in the third to seal a unanimous decision and suffering some series injuries to his leg in the process.

Dustin Poirier def. Dan Hooker at UFC on ESPN 12

[autotag]Dustin Poirier[/autotag] (26-6 MMA, 18-6 UFC) vs. [autotag]Dan Hooker[/autotag] (20-9 MMA, 10-6 UFC) was a fight circled on the calendar of many fight fans since the moment it became official, and the lightweight contenders manager to not only meet expectations, but possibly surpass them.

Poirier, the former interim UFC lightweight champion, and Hooker went after each other for 25 minutes, holding nothing back in the process. Both men were bloodied and hurt from the offense implemented by the other, but ultimately it came down to conditioning. “The Diamond” had more of that, and it got him the unanimous decision win.

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The Winner: Dustin Poirier vs. Dan Hooker

When Poirier vs. Hooker was announced, it figured to be a shoo-in for “Fight of the Night” honors, and even a possibility for “Fight of the Year” consideration.

Not only did we get both, but the lightweight fight at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas ended up being one that likely will be name-checked on the list of the greatest UFC fights of all-time.

The two competitors attacked one another with a reckless abandon for 25 minutes in a bloody and bruising affair that ebbed and flowed.

Poirier, a former interim lightweight champion, had more gas in the tank in the final round and finished strong, which spelled the difference in a tremendous fight. The judges’ scores were 48-47, 48-47, and 48-46 for Poirier, who won for the sixth time in his past seven bouts.

Both fighters let their intentions be known early as they belted one another with full-force kicks both low and to the midsection. Hooker got the best of things in the opening round, as he landed leg kicks and punches to the body.

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The second round was, quite simply, one of the most frantic rounds in the history of the sport. The duo hit each other with everything but the kitchen sink. Wild exchanges in the pocket included Poirier seamlessly transitioning from elbows to punches mid-combo, while Hooker repeatedly found a home with crisp jabs.

Hooker appeared to be up two-love after the first two rounds, but Poirier was just getting started. While both guys continued pummeling each other and walking through shots that would end fights against less hardy foes on the spot, Poirier noticeably went to work with his ground game, working for submission after submission even when he found himself on his back.

While the fight seemed even heading into the fifth, Poirier, who was competing in his eighth UFC main event, simply looked like he had been there more often and controlled the final five minutes and ended the fight landing punches up until the final horn.

“I trusted in my team and my skill and I pulled another one out,” said Poirier, who competed for the first time since losing to UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in September 2019. “I feel like I had another few rounds in me.”

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MMA Junkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for June: The ‘Human Backpack’ strikes again

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submission from June 2020.

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from June 2020: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for June.

At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice.

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The Nominees

Aljamain Sterling def. Cory Sandhagen at UFC 250

[autotag]Aljamain Sterling[/autotag] (19-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) put himself in the top echelon of bantamweight title contenders when he defeated Cory Sandhagen (12-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in the best performance of his career.

Sterling added another signature win to his now five-fight winning streak when he ended Sandhagen’s unbeaten octagon run by quickly taking their title eliminator matchup to the ground. He secured back position in short order then worked away at a rear-naked choke that eventually elicited a tap from Sandhagen less than 90 seconds in.

Gillian Robertson def. Cortney Casey at UFC on ESPN 11

[autotag]Gillian Robertson[/autotag] (8-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) made all sorts of history in her women’s flyweight matchup with Cortney Casey (9-8 MMA, 4-7 UFC), becoming the first in divisional history to reach five stoppage victories.

Robertson put her strong ground game to use against Casey. She finally found her way into a rear-naked choke in the third round and then closed the show by becoming the first person to earn a submission victory out of “Cast Iron.”

Jim Miller def. Roosevelt Roberts at UFC on ESPN 11

36-year-old [autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag] (32-14 MMA, 21-13 UFC) showed he can still fend off the next generation when he beat Roosevelt Roberts (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC), who was 14 when Miller made his UFC debut in 2008 in the first round.

Miller’s grappling advantage and submission prowess was merely a level above Roberts in the lightweight bout, and it didn’t take long to show. The veteran, who made his record-tying 35th UFC appearance at the event, snatched up an armbar on Roberts from bottom position. All told, the fight took less than half a round and moved Miller into third place on the UFC’s all-time wins list.

Julian Erosa def. Sean Woodson at UFC on ESPN 12

Third stints don’t come around the UFC often, but [autotag]Julian Erosa[/autotag] (24-8 MMA, 2-4 UFC) was of the few to get that opportunity. He made the most of it when pulled off the upset against a previously unbeaten opponent in Sean Woodson (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC).

To make things more impressive, “Juicy J,” who initially got into the UFC via “The Ultimate Fighter 22.” took the fight against Woodson on less than a weeks’ notice. After walking through every shot that came away, Erosa finally grabbed ahold of Woodson’s neck. He locked in the D’Arce choke and got his first UFC win in years.

Maurice Greene def. Gian Villante at UFC on ESPN 12

Gian Villante (17-12 MMA, 7-9 UFC) dropped Maurice Greene (9-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) with a left hook during the third round of their heavyweight bout, and it sure seemed like the fight’s end was near.

That turned out to be the case, but not in a way most were expecting. With Villante in top position and seemingly well positioned to finish things off, Greene pulled an arm-triangle choke out of nowhere and got the submission victory with less than 90 seconds in the round. Greene insisted afterward the finish was achieved purely through technique, but Villante’s exhaustion seems to contribute, too.

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The Winner: Aljamain Sterling

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On a night in which bantamweight contenders jockeyed for position to make their case in the race for a bantamweight title shot, Sterling wasted little time stating his own.

Fighting in a UFC 250 main-card bout that UFC president Dana White hinted would be a title eliminator, Sterling made short work of Sandhagen.

The Long Island-based competitor blitzed Sandhagen, dominating from the jump before winning by rear-naked choke. The time of the stoppage was 1:28 of the opening round, as Sterling won his fourth consecutive fight.

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“I got no words for this right now,” Sterling said. “The world is in shambles right now, there is a lot going on, especially in this country. … This is for everyone fighting the good fight back home, protesting.”

Sterling wasted little time in taking a standing Sandhagen’s back. He brought Sandhagen to the ground and nearly finished things with his first rear-naked choke attempt, but Sandhagen escaped. Twice more Sterling applied the choke, and Sandhagen did his best to escape, but a tight body lock limited his options. The third time around, Sandhagen tapped just as he was going out.

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Quarantine classics: The 5 best UFC fights during the pandemic

Under less-than-ideal circumstances, UFC fighters have given us some memorable battles.

The UFC has been forced to make major adjustments during the coronavirus pandemic, but that hasn’t stopped fighters from delivering inside the octagon.

Since UFC on ESPN+ 28 on March 14, the promotion has carried eight other events behind closed doors, with five of them taking place in the 25-foot octagon at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

There’s something about that smaller cage that has resulted in increased action, faster finishes and absolute wars, as the fans watching at home have been treated to some of the best fights in recent memory.

Here are the five best we’ve seen during the pandemic.

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UFC 249: Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje

There was no doubt this fight would deliver, but few imagined it would be as one-sided as it was.

[autotag]Tony Ferguson[/autotag] faced [autotag]Justin Gaethje[/autotag] on May 9 at UFC 249 for the interim lightweight title and No. 1 contender spot to face champion Khabib Nurmagomedov later this year.

Ferguson was on a 12-fight winning streak going into the fight and was initially scheduled to face Nurmagomedov before the fight fell through yet again.

After suffering back-to-back stoppage losses to Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier, Gaethje turned things around by stopping his next three opponents all in the first round.

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Gaethje’s less gung-ho approach ended up paying dividends once again as he was able to dominate Ferguson for the most part with his superior boxing before eventually stopping him in the fifth round. Ferguson’s durability and cardio made this an entertaining battle, as he continued to press forward despite taking a plethora of Gaethje’s best shots.

Ferguson was even able to badly rock Gaethje with a beautifully timed uppercut at the end of Round 2, but “The Highlight” made the right kind of adjustments to take over the remainder of the fight. As well as the interim title, Gaethje earned two bonus checks for his efforts on the night, picking up his eighth and ninth bonuses in just seven UFC fights.

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Jim Miller wants to keep the ball rolling, aiming for a late August or early September return

Jim Miller says he’s been pushing for a late-summer return as he bids to keep his momentum going.

[autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag] is ready to get back in there and keep his momentum going.

Fresh off of a first-round armbar finish of Roosevelt Roberts at UFC on ESPN 11, Miller (32-14 MMA, 21-13 UFC) has already pinged messages to matchmaker Sean Shelby in a bid to lock up his next assignment.

Miller has submitted three of his last four opponents and is hoping to capitalize on the UFC’s busy schedule by competing consistently.

“I already reached out to Sean (and) gave him a timeframe,” Miller told MMA Junkie. “I’m looking hopefully (at the) end of August, early September. Just trying to plan the summer with the kids and vacation and stuff like that around it and then some things after that (in the) early fall. He seemed optimistic that he could be able to get me in there around that timeframe, so I just want to keep it rolling and keep going. The fact that the UFC came back with such veracity, such a busy schedule, it’s awesome.

“It’s awesome for a guy like me that – I like to fight at a decent pace – I would love to fight every three months, four times a year. Sign me up! There have been a few times in my career where I needed a little bit longer break, and I was able to take that, but more often than not, the longer breaks that I’ve taken, haven’t been because of me, it’s been because of the UFC and them kinda holding me out for a newer card.”

Miller is currently ranked third in the UFC’s all-time win list with 21 victories, trailing only Demian Maia (22) and Donald Cerrone (23). He is also tied with Royce Gracie at No. 3 for most submission wins in UFC history, trailing only Maia (11) and Charles Oliveira (14). At 36, Miller continues to break records and it seems he’s far from done.

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UFC on ESPN 11 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

See how the UFC on ESPN 11 winners and losers reacted on social media outlets such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and, perhaps most importantly, social-media platforms.

Fighters interact with fans, each other, and many more through the likes of Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into the minds of the athletes.

Following Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 11 event in Las Vegas, several of the winning and losing fighters, along with their coaches, training partners, or family members, took to social media to react to the event or share a message with supporters.

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The defeated

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Never give up your dreams ⚡️ keep facing your fears head on. Let your light 💡 shine. I am overwhelmed by the amount of support my home town gives me. YOU all are so amazing. There are so many questions that play into my mind that I have asked out loudly and still can’t pin point answers – I felt great this whole camp but my body didn’t adapt when it was time to. I didn’t expect this road to be so bumpy but I am PREPARED for it. 2020 it’s been one helluva ride. For now I will lean on my family for there love and support and strive to be the best version of myself every single day. It’s not easy but I know my time will come until then I’ll continue to pay my dues and ride the wave. To my fans, I love you.💕 your inspiring words mean so much to me. I will be getting to my fan mail shortly – hang tight. BTB. 📸: @katgrays

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Josh Emmett reveals torn ACL, lengthy list of other injuries sustained in UFC on ESPN 11 win

Josh Emmett picked up a victory in style at on Saturday, but he did not walk away unscathed.

[autotag]Josh Emmett[/autotag] picked up a victory in style at UFC on ESPN 11 on Saturday, but he did not walk away unscathed.

On various social media platforms on Monday, Emmett (16-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) listed off the injuries he sustained in “Fight of the Night” bonus-earning performance over Shane Burgos. Among his fight-induced injuries is a completely torn ACL, an MCL sprain with partial tearing, a Baker’s cyst rupture, a focal impact fracture of his femur, and a chondral defect on his tibia.

“Most people would (have) quit or looked for a way out!” Emmett wrote at the top of the list. “I will NEVER QUIT!”

ESPN was the first to report Emmett’s injuries.

Emmett appeared to hyper-extend a knee early in the first round, and after the bout indicated he believed he tore his ACL. Emmett fought through it, as the duo continued the furious pace into the second round.

After 15 minutes of action, the fight went to the decision where Emmett won a unanimous decision. With his eighth career decision win, Emmett has won six of his past seven fights.

Check out Emmett’s lengthy injury list below:

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