Topic: Pat Healy
Pat Healy. The latest to fail a post-fight drug test due to marijuana
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05.14.2013 | 8:59 PM ET
Pat Healy tested positive for marijuana with his fight Jim MIller at UFC 159, confirmed by his manager. More info forthcoming #UFC
* Edited at 05.14.2013, 9:03 PM ET *
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
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Fighter Details
- Given Name: Patrick John Healy
- Pro MMA Record: 30-21-0, 1 NC (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname: Bam Bam
- Current Streak: 1 Loss
- Age: 1983-07-20 | Date of Birth: 1983.07.20
- Last Fight: January 13, 2018 in ACB
- Weight Class: Lightweight | Last Weigh-In: 155.6 lbs
- Affiliation: Sports Lab
- Height: 6'0" (183cm) | Reach: 74.0" (188cm)
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $296,455 USD
- Born: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Fighting out of: Eagle Creek, Oregon
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Responses Page 4
05.16.2013 | 4:44 AM ET
"Just an average guy with exceptional hair, nothing more, nothing less" Kenny Powers
05.16.2013 | 4:46 AM ET
Unfortunately for Pat he ****** up, but the nice thing is he is owning his **** up. As bad as people feel for him I am 1000% positive nobody feels as horribly as he does. the guy just coughed up 130,000 ***********ing dollars.
As a burner I may not agree with the pot policy, but it is the policy and all fighters know this and have known this and continue to make the same stupid choice.
At what point does the paycheck outweigh the herb???
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it." Jose Ortega y Gasset
05.16.2013 | 4:47 AM ET
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it." Jose Ortega y Gasset
05.16.2013 | 4:50 AM ET
"Just an average guy with exceptional hair, nothing more, nothing less" Kenny Powers
05.16.2013 | 4:57 AM ET
"If you're matched up against me, you better be prepared to give your life...because I am prepared to take it. - Conor McGregor"
05.16.2013 | 4:59 AM ET
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it." Jose Ortega y Gasset
05.16.2013 | 4:59 AM ET
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it." Jose Ortega y Gasset
05.16.2013 | 5:24 AM ET
And, this from Healy's coach kidna sums up my humble opinion on the matter (especially the part I highlighted which is this whole argument in a nutshell):
"For me, I have a no tolerance policy. For me, testing positive regardless of what it is, you tested positive. It's not a hidden thing what they're testing for. I'm a very black and white type of guy. Competing at the level we do is an unbelievable privilege and it needs to be respective. Whether you agree with some of the technicalities or the gray areas, we have a right and obligation to stay within those boundaries to do what we do for a living. I don't care if it's marijuana or what it is. It's still a positive test. The commission is likely turning the win over to a no contest and we're under a 90 day suspension. These are real consequences to real life. My comment on the whole marijuana issue is, until it's not illegal, it's illegal and you have to deal with that."
Of course he also let's his complete support of Healy known among other things in this article:
http://www.mmamania.com/2013/5/15/4334694/pat-healys-trainer-responds-to-positive-marijuana-test-pledges
Overall, I think Pat and his team handled this like men, and it kinda bums me out since he looks like a great guy and I don't know if he's ever going to get such a perfect payday in his career. I hope he does.
* Edited at 05.16.2013, 5:25 AM ET *
"Hay lohh you Mike, ay lov you Mike. Hyou say somesing like di fo me, and naw I say you ... I LOV YOU! See you som. Boy." -- Yoel Romero, UFC 205
05.16.2013 | 10:48 AM ET
"When a game cannot be won, change the game."
05.17.2013 | 1:44 AM ET
"I'm coming in your backyard and I'm gonna **** you up" -Carlos Condit
05.17.2013 | 2:49 AM ET
05.17.2013 | 9:24 AM ET
"When a game cannot be won, change the game."
05.17.2013 | 8:44 PM ET
And NO, it's not the "right thing to do" to give Healy a bonus he does not deserve. This is why you're being fallacious, he broke the rules and HE HIMSELF has accepted the consequences and did not cry foul or boo hoo like a lot of people here. That is completely asinine to give back an employee a bonus when he used banned substances.
To use a better analogy, should your boss award you at work for showing up drunk? even if you're super productive? No, because drinking at work is irresponsible and you've got to drive home later so that's even more reason to not get your bonus and get fired. Fortunately for Healy companies like the UFC are forgiving and don't fire you like most employers would for FAILING A DRUG TEST. Caraway does not owe Healy jack **** and you know it.
* Edited at 05.17.2013, 9:17 PM ET *
05.20.2013 | 2:27 PM ET
Good
news, pot-smoking Olympians: the agency that sets the rules around
Olympic drug use is loosening its standards for marijuana.
Basically, the new rules will test for people smoking in the hours or days before a competition instead of weeks and months.
The policy change might affect other international sports, as well.
More than 600 other sports associations use the code set by the group,
the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Politics/olympics-testing-marijuana/story?id=19212672#.UZpq-Uqd58F
Time to update your **** UFC/Athletic Commissions. This post looks like someone took a **** on the page, because of the text, but whatever.
* Edited at 05.20.2013, 2:28 PM ET *
05.20.2013 | 2:58 PM ET
" I feel like Davy Crockett on the walls of the Alamo, swinging Old Betsy as the enemy swarmed in with bayonets. Sheesh. Listen you young punks....." - Bill Burgess
05.20.2013 | 4:18 PM ET
"UFC 151 NEVER FORGET"