Josh Barnett wants to return to MMA in 2010. (instead of pwning newbs half his size at amateur Cali grappling tournaments)
"Definitely something's going to happen this year," Barnett said.
"As soon as any promotion out there stops bull----ing and comes correct, that's all," Barnett responded when asked when he'd fight again. "If they want me to fight, all they got to do is step up to the plate, throw me an opportunity and don't put something in front of me that's a slap in my face or ridiculous."
Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/02/16/josh-barnett-says-hell-fight-in-2010/
Source: http://hardcoresportsradio.com/content/media/podcasts/c92ea000-2929-45c8-a02e-9eea5d056689.mp3
fiercedragon - i personally would pay top dollar to see him v fedor,nog,lesnar,mir,roger,bigfoot,overeem,junior...
Ya I don't realy care what he's been pissing, HW division is too shallow to let talent go to waste. I could def see him getting a few of those fights in Japan but he'd probably have to sign with Dream because SF probably couldn't get him licensed in USA again.
"As soon as any promotion out there stops bull----ing and comes correct, that's all," Barnett responded when asked when he'd fight again.
I think that punch CroCop hit him with touched his brain. Does the dude know he got popped for roids three times?
Josh ended his mma career when he couldn't even stay clean long enough to fight the biggest fight he'd ever have had.
Timmy B - How about he stops bullsh!tting the promoters and stops getting busted for roids.
He has to realize that he is now considered unreliable. That takes away much of his market value.
Personally, I don't think he should ever fight again. He got busted 3 times. That's retirement time....
Hong Kong Phooey -Timmy B - How about he stops bullsh!tting the promoters and stops getting busted for roids.
He has to realize that he is now considered unreliable. That takes away much of his market value.
Personally, I don't think he should ever fight again. He got busted 3 times. That's retirement time....
+2
Cheating asshole. He has achieved nothing in is career because he has always been using roids.
He may be a rulebreaker, but I'd still rather see him fight than 90% of the other HW's in MMA today.
Gibrawk - Cheating asshole. He has achieved nothing in is career because he has always been using roids.
dont be naive
Timmy B - How about he stops bullsh!tting the promoters and stops getting busted for roids.
He has to realize that he is now considered unreliable. That takes away much of his market value.
Personally, I don't think he should ever fight again. He got busted 3 times. That's retirement time....
seriously, i can't believe he said PROMOTERS need to stand up and give him an opportunity. He threw away the biggest one anyone could be given...
Zero interest in Josh Barnett.
Chomas - Nobody really cares, guy has juiced and lied to the fans his entire career, and he comes off as a huge fakeass douchebag to boot.
+1
I sincerely hope no major promotion picks him up. He's been caught juicing 3 times and each time he acts like he's innocent and basically treats the fans like idiots.
Has blown opportunities and now his name is mud. Barnett should take what ever is offered to him regardless of how low. He owes it to everybody.
decu68 - Has blown opportunities and now his name is mud. Barnett should take what ever is offered to him regardless of how low. He owes it to everybody.
agree.
He can fight Marius Pudz.
I used to be a JB fan, until his 3rd pop that canceled the Fedor bout and brought down Affliction. After that, he can eat a bag of dicks for all I care. No interest in seeing him anymore since he can't stay clean.
It's a major overstatement to say that Barnett brought down Affliction. He's not that valuable, and if one fight can bring down an organization it couldn't have been very stable to begin with.
Oh yes, and FUCK JOSH BARNETT
Face it, a good number of MMA guys have probably taken roids or GH or whatever to get an edge. Some are just smart and know their bodies and know when to quit. And I will bet that many have not taken fights that have come up on short notice because of that, and perhaps why some do take fights and get caught.
But Barnett got caught multiple times and that is just stupid. And to screw up a huge opportunity for a huge fight and a huge pay-out; that is ridiculous. Barnett like all MMA guys want to make a name for themselves, Barnett is however doing it the wrong way. You want to be known for being the best not being an idiot.
If he fights again will he be caught with shit in his system again? So far he is unreliable and that makes him a risk to put on a card. No promotion wants to be associated with a multiple offender as that looks bad for them and then brings into question other fighters. He has done no service to himself or the industry he is in.