Story contributed by Fightsport.net Correspondent Meir Kahane Fan

Antisemitism is nothing new in MMA, for some time there have been fighters who for whatever reason are against the Jewish people. Sometimes these beliefs are cultured in prison, where men are forced to band together by race in an effort to protect themselves from predators, and sometimes these beliefs are cultivated because of being ineffective in life.

Recently in Strikeforce, a clearly antisemetic fighter was allowed to fight. Brandon “White Steel” Saling had his debut in the organization, and was quickly defeated by another white fighter. Saling spent some time in prison for sex with a child, and has the typical antisemitic tattoos on his body. He has the 88 which stands for H H, or Heil Hitler, as well as the SS bolts from the Schutzstaffel secret police force of Nazi Germany. This type of thing is not surprising, the man comes from a very ineffective position in life as evidenced by his lust for child sex, as well as his poor attitude during the fight shoving a black cutman. I actually do not have a problem with letting this man fight, as long as he isn’t making money for antisemetic sources, as they funnel that money back into people who actively hunt Jewish people for sport.

There have been several antisemetic fighters in MMA, the first one to gain popularity among lower class people was Melvin Costa, who proudly displays the Nazi eagle across his chest in a disgusting tattoo. He fell out of the public eye when he was unable to prove the supposed superiority of his genes in combat, and was forced into obscurity in the 500 dollar a fight leagues.

One of the first fighters to profit from the blood of the Jewish people was TUF winner Mac Danzig. Mac Danzig accepted over 20,000 dollars to wear the now defunct Nazi inspired “Hoelzer Reich” brand. Mac fits the profile of being socially inefective, and was only able to achieve socially in life after taking money from the Hell’s Angels backed clothing brand. Before he became famous after being promoted on Spike TV, he was socially awkward and slept on a wrestling mat every day. Now with ill gained Nazi money he is able to propel himself into a higher social strata. The UFC shamelessly promotes this bitter man because the large white racist fanbase of the UFC demands such fighters.

Mac Danzig as a socially awkward urban enthusiast

Mac Danzig in his new Nazi inspired image

With Nazi fighters going primetime on national TV every single fight card, it is unclear if the UFC has an actual intrest in fixing these types of problems. I guess it doesn’t matter how elderly Jewish people are attacked and killed in the streets as long as people can make a buck. In 2010, 67% percent of all hate crimes committed in the United States were because of the offenders antisemetic bias, making Jewish people far more targeted than any group, including gays and Muslims. MMA.tv owner and official record keeper of the sport Kirik Jenness supported Hoelzer Reich until the bitter end, until it became politically expedient not to. He recently wrote a non sincere article about this subject on his blog page to seem as though he cares about these issues. Growing up in apartheid South Africa, he clearly sees the world differently than most mainstream Americans. Hopefully with more education and shedding light on these topics, these spiritually confused people who promote these types of things can be curtailed a bit. There are more important things in life than money, and you should not earn money if it means someone will be beaten and killed for who their parents were.

The infamous End of Year Podcast that rocked the MMA world in 2005 and 2009 is back, bigger and better than ever.

Sit back and take in the New Year with all of your favorite MMA personalities, including, Joe Rogan, Eddie Bravo, Mike Goldberg, Katherine Bryant, Rampage Jackson, George St Pierre, Nick Diaz, Jon Ron O’Reagan, Michael Bisping, Aryan Hawaii, Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta, Eddie Goldstein, Shitstain McCain and Scoop Mctroll.

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Former UFC fighter and TUF washout Nate “Rock” Quarry has not fought in over a year, and without a victory in over two, he has become largely irrelevant to the current state of MMA. Though rough times seem to have clouded this fact from him, as he has set his sights on a new endeavor within the sport of MMA, that of an on air personality.

Posting to the Underground forum, Quarry bluntly stated, “I want to be an on-air personality for the UFC… there, I said it.”

He would go on to state his case for why he believes this would be a good idea, and concluded by pleading for his fans to rally behind his cause, stating, “Do I have your support?”

Ignoring (for a moment) how ridiculous and awkward it is to beg on a public forum for his former employer to rehire him, it is quite possibly more absurd for Nate “The Personality of a Rock” Quarry to seek a job which in its very title shows him to be unqualified; In order to be an “on-air personality” doesn’t one first need to actually possess a personality?

And surely the fact that there are seemingly no internal avenues available to Quarry for him to seek this employment (hence the use of a public message board) must be telling that this is not something the UFC is at all interested in. Should this not have been a sign for Quarry to pick up on? In his child-like naivety did he really believe a public campaign would rally enough support to convince the Zuffa brass to hire him for a position he has not demonstrated qualification for?

And this raises yet another uncomfortable question that must be asked; Does Zuffa reward company loyalty, or simply cast former employees to the compost heap once they have been physically exhausted of their ability to compete in the cage?

One thing that cannot be questioned is Quarry’s almost dog-like loyalty to Zuffa, “I told Dana when I first signed with the UFC, I will never fight anywhere else. If the UFC cut me, that’s it for me” stated Quarry.

So surely it is not too much to expect that a semblance of loyalty is due in return. Simply providing former fighters with a means of direct communication to the company would be a gesture of good will and save once revered fighters from reducing themselves to public pleas for employment. Years of sacrificing one’s bodily health for relative peanuts so that company fat cats such as Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta can rake in millions of dollars deserves better.

So let this case serve as a bold warning to current and future UFC fighters who expect their blood, sweat, and loyalty to be justly rewarded upon retirement. Relying on Zuffa for anything but a pink slip may find you holding an electronic cardboard sign on some street corner of the internet, begging for work, right next to Nate Quarry.

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on this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with Victor Cui, the CEO and owner of the ONE Fighting Championship.

Based in Singapore, ONE FC ran their first mixed martial arts card on September 3, 2011. They have led the establishment of the ONE Asia Partnership Network, which is a mutually exclusive partnership of mixed martial arts organizations and gyms across Asia and the Pacific which will co-promote events and share fighters. So far, ONE FC has partnered with Dream in Japan, URCC in the Philippines, Cage Fighting Championship in Australia, ROAD Fighting Championship in Korea, DARE Fightsports in Thailand, Team Lakay Wushu in the Philippines, Tiger Muay Thai and MMA in Thailand, Tigers Gym in India, Evolve Mixed Martial Arts in Singapore, Legacy Gym in Thailand, Tough MMA in Taiwan, Synergy Jiu-Jitsu in Indonesia, Juggernaut FC in Singapore, Fightworks Asia in Singapore, PAK MMA in Pakistan, Team Force in Korea, MuayFit in Malaysia, and Leverage MMA in Malaysia.

With numerous other partnerships and television deals in the works, ONE FC has already announced three events for 2012: February 11, 2012, in Jakarta, Indonesia, at the Kelapa Gading Sports Mall; March 31, 2012, in Singapore, Singapore, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium; and April 27, 2012, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at the Stadium Negara.

Clearly, ONE FC has emerged as the largest mixed martial arts event in Asia.

We spoke by Skype with Victor Cui on Wednesday about the development of ONE FC and their plans. He explained that “the way to exponentially grow, and quickly, a sport is cooperatively.” While he obviously is building his own MMA organization and this network, he stressed that MMA organizations should “work together.” He said, “The goal here is the greater good.”

Our lengthy discussion included topics such as their plans for televising their events throughout Asia, the issues of governance of MMA and fighter safety, the importance of the martial arts traditions in Asia and seeing MMA as part of that, the potential for Asia to become a mixed martial arts capital of the world, boxing and MMA, their attitude to other organizations such as M-1 Global and UFC, and much more.

We also open with a commentary on the widespread analysis of people like Professor Kishore Mahbubani of Singapore that we are now in the “Asian Century”, and the future of the combat sports.

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On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman previews the highly-anticipated rematch between IBF bantamweight champion Abner Mares and the former two-time IBF bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko, and the fight between WBA bantamweight super champion Anselmo Moreno and former two-division world champion Vic Darchinyan.

These two fights take place Saturday, December 3, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, and will be telecast live in the U.S. on Showtime.

The first fight between Mares (22-0-1, 13 KOs), who was a Mexican Olympian in 2004 and now lives in California, and Agbeko (28-3, 22 KOs), from Accra, Ghana, and now fighting out of the Bronx, New York, was held August 13, 2011, in Las Vegas. While it was officially ruled a majority decision win for Mares, it was marred by a major controversy since Mares landed numerous low blows but was not penalized by referee Russell Mora. Mares even dropped Agbeko with a clear-cut shot to the groin in the 11th round, but the referee ruled it a legal knockdown. This fight was the final bout in the Showtime bantamweight tournament, but since it generated so much heated controversy, an immediate rematch was scheduled.

Although Moreno (31-1-1, 11 KOs), from Panama City, Panama, holds a WBA bantamweight belt and is highly regarded as a skillful boxer, most of his fights have been in his home country, and he has never before fought in the U.S. The slugger Darchinyan (37-3-1, 27 KOs), originally from Armenia and now fighting out of Sydney, Australia, is coming off two straight wins after losing a split decision to Mares in the opening round of the Showtime bantamweight tournament.

With Nonito Donaire moving up to super bantamweight, the winners of these fights will stake a claim to being the best bantamweight boxer in the world.

We spoke with Abner Mares, Anselmo Moreno, and Vic Darchinyan on a recent media conference call (Agbeko was also scheduled for that call but never made it on). We got their views on what to expect in their fights. We also heard Abner Mares candidly discuss the controversy in his first fight with Joseph Agbeko, and what he would have done differently if the referee had taken points away from him for low blows.

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Red rants about UFC on Fox, the people out to take UFC off the air, Bas Rutten vs Alistair Overeem and talks UFC 139 Picks.

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On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with filmmaker Bobby
Razak about his new documentary on the history of mixed martial arts, which had its
first screening on Friday. Still untitled, this worthwhile and interesting film
includes rare footage from the 1990s as well as numerous new interviews.

We also comment on some of the latest developments in the battle against doping,
including the news that Major League Baseball will begin blood testing for human
growth hormone, and the view by World Anti-Doping Agency Director General David
Howman that “We are catching the dopey dopers, but not the sophisticated ones.”

No Holds Barred is also available on mobile phones and iPads through Stitcher
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Also, No Holds Barred is available through iTunes at

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The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download.

The No Holds Barred theme song is called “The Heist”, by musician Ian Carpenter
(http://iancarpenter.com/).

No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by:

Beezid.com – Penny Auctions (http://www.beezid.com). Your #1 source for exciting
auction shopping and outstanding deals on just about anything! Top rated, most
trusted auction site online. Where do you shop? Beezid.com – Penny Auctions
(http://www.beezid.com).

American Top Team (http://americantopteam.com/). Whether you’re a beginner or a
champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling,
grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at

http://americantopteam.com/.

The American Sambo Association (http://www.ussambo.com), which is committed to
becoming the premier association in the U.S. dedicated to the advancement of Sambo.
Sambo is a form of sport, self-defense, and combat established in the former Soviet
Union during the early twentieth century. For more information, go to ussambo.com
(http://www.ussambo.com).

Thanks, Eddie Goldman

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No Holds Barred: Catch Wrestling-Sambo Tournament on February 25, Margarito License Disgrace, and More

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On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman discusses the North American
Throwdown, a joint tournament combining the American Sambo Association’s 8th Annual
North American Freestyle Sambo Championships and the International Submission
Wrestling Alliance ISWA Catch Wrestling Open tournament. This will take place
Saturday, February 25, 2012, at the Joliette Sport Center near Montreal, Quebec,
Canada. Details will be announced soon, and we will be previewing this as well.

The world of catch wrestling also got another boost on Thursday, as it was announced
that veteran trainer Roy Wood of The Snake Pit in Wigan in the U.K. had won the BBC
North West Unsung Sport Hero award.

We also discuss some of the implications of the dominant performance last Sunday,
November 20, by Fedor Emelianenko over Jeff Monson. After three consecutive losses,
Fedor won a unanimous three-round decision over the two-time ADCC world champion
Monson headlining an M-1 mixed martial arts card in Moscow, Russia.

The disgrace of the week in boxing goes to those who approved Antonio Margarito for
a license to fight Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden on December 3 on an HBO
pay-per-view. Margarito had undergone cataract surgery, where his own damaged lens
in his right eye was replaced by an artificial lens. While there was no actual rule
prohibiting fighters who have had this eye surgery from fighting, in the past the
Association of Boxing Commissions had felt that lens implants were not conducive to
boxing. So the New York State Athletic Commission, Madison Square Garden, HBO, and
his promoters Top Rank, have successfully thrown this safety precaution out the
window, just so they can rake in more bloody cash. And their shills in the boxing
media have applauded this.

In addition, we preview the panel discussions on legalizing MMA in New York which
will be held at the MMA World Expo on December 17 and 18 in New York.

No Holds Barred is also available on mobile phones and iPads through Stitcher
(http://landing.stitcher.com/?vurl=noholdsbarred).

Also, No Holds Barred is available through iTunes at
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441.

The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download.

The No Holds Barred theme song is called “The Heist”, by musician Ian Carpenter
(http://iancarpenter.com/).

No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by:

Beezid.com – Penny Auctions (http://www.beezid.com). Your #1 source for exciting
auction shopping and outstanding deals on just about anything! Top rated, most
trusted auction site online. Where do you shop? Beezid.com – Penny Auctions
(http://www.beezid.com).

American Top Team (http://americantopteam.com/). Whether you’re a beginner or a
champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling,
grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at
http://americantopteam.com/.

The American Sambo Association (http://www.ussambo.com), which is committed to
becoming the premier association in the U.S. dedicated to the advancement of Sambo.
Sambo is a form of sport, self-defense, and combat established in the former Soviet
Union during the early twentieth century. For more information, go to ussambo.com
(http://www.ussambo.com).

Thanks, Eddie Goldman

http://eddiegoldman.com

It was to be the UFC’s triumphant debut on network television, an event to showcase the best of MMA to millions of new viewers. A successful production here could very well have propelled the UFC brand to a new stratosphere of mainstream legitimacy, but, unfortunately for Zuffa, what unfolded on Saturday night can be seen as nothing but a nightmarish meltdown of a staggering magnitude, resulting from yet another example of the UFC’s now infamously incompetent business practices, and a complete lack of sense in television programming.

- 30 Minutes to Nowhere…

A black mark on UFC production has always been their inability to craft gripping narratives to inform the viewer of a fighter’s story to how he got to where he is now, and why the imminent fight is of great importance to both the combatants and the viewing audience. While HBO Boxing is famous for its award winning 24/7 series which masterfully crafts intriguing narratives for both fighters in the build up to major fights, the UFC has time after time produced comparably pitiful attempts at emulating the 24/7 model. So it is a dizzying wonder that the decision was made to spend the first thirty minutes of the inaugural Fox broadcast on amateur story telling and production value attempting to hype the Velasquez/Dos Santos main event.

Zuffa must know that people tune into MMA events for MMA fights, not awkward forced banter between C-level broadcasters and equally awful attempts at aping an abridged version of HBO Boxing’s 24/7 series.

Because of this bad decision to highlight hyperbole over in-cage action, the millions viewing Fox to see exciting MMA fighting did not witness the brilliant battle between Benson Henderson and Clay Guida which took place immediately before the main event, and could have easily been shown in the allotted time of the broadcast. Given the choice between fifteen minutes of high-paced dynamic MMA action from two skilled fighters, and thirty minutes of repetitive drivel from a gaggle of company yes-men like The Ultimate Fighter reality TV show runner-ups Stephan Bonnar and Kenny Florain, its not a leap of consciousness to assume that most would prefer the excitement the former. One has to wonder how such a blatantly awful move survived the decision making process of a multi-million dollar company during what is arguably its most important event to date.

Did no one consider the idea that showing quality MMA fights was of a top priority, or were those voices simply ignored?

- The Main Non-Event…

With the blunders of bad production behind, the main event was to be the impactful payoff for an audience whose patience was surely strained. This was the moment for a bold exclamation point shouting to the mainstream world that the UFC was here to entertain. That, however, could not be further from the reality which took place. It was a mere sixty four seconds before a single wild overhand right awkwardly glanced off the side of Velasquez’s head, sending him stumbling to the canvas and marking an end to his zero-fight reign as UFC heavyweight champion. An ecstatic Dos Santos jumped atop the UFC cage in celebration as the millions of Fox viewers being introduced to the sport were left scratching their heads and wondering, “Is that it?”

Unfortunately, yes, that’s it.

That’s your mainstream network television introduction to the beautiful and intricately complicated sport of MMA. A few moments of a feeling-out process capped by a looping right hand on par with those from any number of Youtube fight videos, and a paper tiger champion folding under its apparently visually deceptive crushing force.

This is what happens when no contingency plan is set in the event things do not occur as desired; no plan-B crafted due to an arrogantly ignorant notion that simply saying a fight will be exciting will make it so. Every amateurish fumble leading up to the main event could have been cast as moot if it would have proven even moderately exciting, or at a minimum endured for longer than a handful of seconds. But to go into the biggest event in company history assuming perfection to materialize in a sport where things rarely unfold as expected is beyond foolish.

Zuffa have again shown themselves to be professional amateurs, having attained what success they have through both documented criminality and plain old fashioned dumb-luck. True mainstream acceptance will require much more of them, and nothing shown to date lends confidence that Zuffa and their figure head Dana White have the capability to achieve that acceptance.

- A Baby Called Dana…

One of the most basic, common sense, principles of business is to never speak ill of your own product, and to never let them “see you sweat,” so to speak. But following the disappointing title fight on Fox TV, Dana White shattered that rule while throwing what can best be described as a temper-tantrum of deriding comments aimed at Cain Velasquez and his coaching staff, critiquing what they “should have done.” Taking his verbal tirade a step further during the post fight press conference, White then had comments for the viewing audience who were not satified with the event, “For anybody to bitch about this fight… just shut up!”

White continued, “You should have bought tickets if you wanted to see all the fights… Seriously, shut up! I don’t even want to hear it.”

Not only does this make White, the president of the company, seem childish and emotionally unbalanced, it also rains on a golden opportunity to sell the new champion, Junior Dos Santos, as having just accomplished a remarkable feat in easily dispatching what was billed as being a nearly unstoppable heavyweight force.

Is Dana White so incompetent in his role as UFC President that he is not capable of recognizing an opportunity to promote a newly crowned champion fighter, and instead feels it necessary to angrily vent on national television his frustrations with a fight that did not unfold as he had naively wished?

Perhaps it is time Zuffa look into an exit strategy from the “Dana White Era” of UFC rule, because with another production as poorly executed as the one on Saturday night, Fox Network will surely be reconsidering their foray into the sport of Mixed Martial Arts.