“I’ll share with you guys what really no one’s asked me, the questions. Cyborg’s camp, they reached out to me before any of this, any of this stuff- they reached out to me last fall: Would I be willing to work with Cyborg, do I think I could get her down to 135? I said, ‘Let me meet her.’ I sat down, I met with her, I looked at her, we talked about her lifestyle, her training, her diet, her supplement program. I said, ‘absolutely.’
“What she was weighing- I think she was weighing 168 the day we sat down- and she hadn’t been training. She was on vacation, she was handling business, she wasn’t eating very well; she was 168 pounds. I said, “well listen Cris, if I just get you on my diet, that 168’s going to pretty quick turn into 158. We start training pretty hard, that 158’s going to get into the low-150’s, we’re going to touch the high-140’s before we start the three-week weight cut’- you know, three weeks before a fight.”
“My name gets brought into the headlines- I didn’t mention this stuff publically- then my name gets brought into the headlines. Dana mentioned me, very flattering and I appreciate it. And then Tito [Ortiz, Cyborg’s manager] kind of mentioned my name, and I don’t know if- it wasn’t necessarily good, but he was kind of being credulous as if it was even possible- then they started saying, ‘oh Mike, the doctor said it’s absolutely impossible!’ Well I’ll tell you what: any doctor is going to say that it’s not healthy to do it.
No Dolce. you have no idea. Tito said she couldn't do it. Obviously she cant do it. you dont know what you are talking about.
jk, i wish should would have worked with him and we could have looked forward to that fight. oh well, i think cyborg may have made the worst decision of her life. she is one loss away from losing everything
i dont know much about tito other than i cant conceive of any person in their right mind thinking tito would make a good mgr.
... unless black-listed for much of your prime is your goal
TheGoldenRule -
i dont know much about tito other than i cant conceive of any person in their right mind thinking tito would make a good mgr.
... unless black-listed for much of your prime is your goal
This.
I'm a Tito fan. Always will be. He made me a fan around his first fight with Ken and he was my favorite fighter for years.
But LOL @ wanting him to manage your career.
have there been any other dolce fighters who have been both warned about the health issues associated with the lg cut, and were yet still successful using his diet? if so I assume this was mentioned to tito/chris by dolce at least...
TheGoldenRule -
have there been any other dolce fighters who have been both warned about the health issues associated with the lg cut, and were yet still successful using his diet? if so I assume this was mentioned to tito/chris by dolce at least...
Any doctor will say cutting weight isn't safe. So it's kind of muddy waters when it comes down to Cris's "doctors opinion".
Crooklyn -
He broke his silence with me 3 months ago :)
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/12/31/3822712/ufc-offers-to-pay-for-mike-dolces-services-to-get-cyborg-to-135-ronda-rousey
And I had no idea that Dolce actually met with Cris. I knew it was offered, but didn't know the meeting actually happened. I'm surprised that this wasn't reconfirmed a couple of weeks ago when everyone was arguing about Cris's inability to reach 135.
she was 168...at only 5'8". damn!
Woah, is she really only 5'8"? I am 5'7" and have dieted down to 135 for a fight before, without cutting water. I am a pretty solid dude too, she must be on some good gear.
Mind you I did stop lifting 4 weeks out, but I was training so often I didn't lose any mass, in fact my legs got bigger lol.
Ah well, if she doesn't want to chase the paper, that's her decision.
Same doctor said it wasn't safe that diagnosed Tito's fractured scull.
I think his name was Dr. Magoo. 
One of my "Golden" rules:
If you REALLY want to; you wil. no matter what it may be.
the question becomes: what does chris REALLY want?
at least for now, based on the information provided her, she REALLY wants to play it safe/healthy ..
thats not to say she doesny really want the title, she simply wants/values health a bit more right now.
...still think it was bad decision making hiring Tito
They just turned cyborg genital area from " inny " to " outty" and will resume testosterone treatment as Chris santos will now be entering bellator lw div as a man. The treatments effects will be ready in time for season 1 bellator fight house : cyborg vs chandler
Crooklyn - UGCTT_EnderTL - Crooklyn -
He broke his silence with me 3 months ago :)
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/12/31/3822712/ufc-offers-to-pay-for-mike-dolces-services-to-get-cyborg-to-135-ronda-rousey
And I had no idea that Dolce actually met with Cris. I knew it was offered, but didn't know the meeting actually happened. I'm surprised that this wasn't reconfirmed a couple of weeks ago when everyone was arguing about Cris's inability to reach 135.
Yep, he was. From my article:
I was actually flown out to California to meet with Cris recently (stated that the meeting took place within the last couple months), and we had a great conversation. It was just she and I, and after learning more about Cris, her personality, current lifestyle, diet, training program, and just physically, as she looked that day, I believe, in my professional opinion, dare I say, expert opinion, that she will be amazing at 135 pounds.
I read the article when you reposted. I should have thanked you for that!
Thanks! :)
lol, well he said "nobody" maybe he forgot
