How Come It’s Taken So Long For Armando Garcia To ‘Resign?’

Armando GarciaWe mentioned the other day that CSAC head Armando Garcia was officially “resigning” from his position effective November 18 at a commission meeting. Well, now the reasons why are starting to surface. Apparently, among all the other improprieties Garcia is allegedly guilty of, which I’ll get to in a minute, the big one appears to be a sexual harassment suit. From 15Rounds.com:

 

Weekend Round-Up: Lesnar, Couture, Filho, Shogun, Arona, Carano, Tito, Fitch, CSAC Resignation

Flex Magazine Randy Couture & Brock LesnarWe’re a week away from the big fight, so expect to see a ton of articles, videos, promotion etc. for Couture vs. Lesnar across the web this week. For starters, here’s Randy and Brock on the cover of Flex Magazine. MMA Junkie has two articles up today recapping a UFC 91 media conference call. Here’s a couple quotes.

 

Florida DBPR Clears EliteXC Of StandGate (Update)

Florida DBPR LogoSurprise, surprise, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation who oversees the Florida State Boxing commission has cleared EliteXC of any wrongdoing in the StandGate scandal. The news comes from Mike Chiappetta of NBCSports.com.

 

Unified Rules Revisions Redux

Association of Boxing CommissionsWith all the backlash the ABC received stemming from their conference in which amendments were made to the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, namely the weight class modifications, it appears they are deciding to take a step back and revisit those rules changes. A seven member committee—including heavyweights Keith Kizer from the NSAC, Armando Garcia from the CSAC, and Nick Lembo from the NJACB—has been formed to review the recent revisions and determine if they should stand.