"I'm out of the UFC and they don't want me back in the UFC and I'm saying that to be nice, but I'm telling it like it is. There is an inner circle within that organization. If you don't know it, fans out there around the world wake the f**k up," stated MMA veteran Shonie Carter as he revealed his conspiracy theory regarding an inner circle within the UFC that favors specific fighters. You don't want to miss this exclusive as Carter discusses Pat Militech, Matt Hughes, Rich Franklin, Jens Pulver and more. Plus, check out what he had to say about his recent win over John Cronk, his next fight, how he spent his birthday, what he thinks about boxing's pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. and much more.
PC: How have you been man?
SC: Chillin' man. Just taking rotations across the city and the nations, fulfilling obligations with high expectations.
PC: Where have you touched down at?
SC: I've touched down back in Chicago.
PC: Getting some training done?
SC: Yeah man! I have 3 fights in 3 months. You know I ain't no premadonna.
PC: I see you beat John Cronk again. Tell me about it?
SC: Yeah man, I had to put that cardio on him. I snatched another crown from another clown in some small town.
PC: How did the fight go?
SC: I had to show the world that I can grapple. I exchanged a punch and a kick with him…actually, I did all the punching and kicking. I took him to the ground, clinched on the fence and wrangled him down; not really good technique. I had to put that double hustle muscle on him. He tried that damn kimura from the bottom shit. That shit don't apply to me. I wore his ass out. I worked his body while he was attempting that kimura. Here's a freaking hint, if you're getting punched repeatedly, stop trying for the submission.
PC: When is your next fight?
SC: At the end of this month I'm fighting some young up-and-comer. They don't know that I know, but I hear the UFC is looking at him. I gotta shut him down. He's going to have to go back and do it all over.
PC: You and Floyd Jr. were getting into it on Iron Ring. What's up with that?
SC: I'm going to tell you, that poor bastard don't know any better. Let's light a candle for him and say a prayer and one day, he may enlighten himself and realize he's a puppy in the jungle trying to fuck with a damn tiger. I wouldn't know which way to stop letting loose on him. Floyd's a genius. He's a crossover market genius. He talks shit and does his boxing thing on pay-per-view, he's been to the Olympics, Dancing with the Stars, Pro Wrestling, and now he has involved himself in MMA. A.K.A. Money Maker, A.K.A. Pretty Boy Floyd, A.K.A. my black ass can't dance for shit. When I was with the UFC and these other organizations, I was like, "why don't you motherfucker's put in a call so I can go on that show and show people that black folks can dance." Emmitt Smith and Masta P. just ruined it. I come with my own wardrobe no matter what the festification is.
PC: I know you just had a Birthday. How did you spend it?
SC: I went out with some friends of mine. I'm the type of person that like to go to 1, maybe 2 clubs. They want to go to 3, 4, 5 clubs. I was like, "look motherfuckers, last time I checked, 3rd of May is mine." I am the emperor, ruler, star and the czar and the H.N.I.C. for 24 hours. They wanted me to drink. I had to tell them I couldn't drink because I was in training.
PC: Damn, you didn't have any women around?
SC: They were around, but when I name names, husbands get mad.
PC: I gotta be honest, I had to send "Hands of an Angel" a friend invite off of your myspace page.
SC: Oh Lord! She's a grandmother. People go to my page and you could friend me or friend Regina; that there is ridiculous. I have another one I'm going to put back on there and she's a grandmother and you're going to call me and tell me I'm a bold-faced liar. She works with fighters. She ain't no little hoochie momma, she just looks like that. She's an X-Ray tech, a licensed massage therapist and she's a mechanic. She's got a '64 with switches. Somebody broke up with her. She's single. That's the type of chick make a brother relocate. She's going to see me talking about her in this interview. I'm about to make you real crazy nuts, but they are real; all natural!
PC: What did you think about GSP-Serra?
SC: Man, I knew that was going to happen. Matt Serra knew that was going to happen because when they walked out to face off and Georges postured up at him, Matt Serra flinched. When he did that, he broke mentally right then. I said, "this fight is over."
PC: I spoke with Travis Lutter and he told me they handled Serra kind of bad over there. He said they made him share a locker room with like 5 other fighters.
SC: Get the fuck out of here. Hold on, let me roll my window up. That's some pussy ass shit man. There is no main event world title fight… that's why Matt Serra went into that fight smiling. You have to treat the man with respect man. The man did win the belt and has put his time in. The sun shines on a sitting dog's ass every now and then. Grant it, I'm out of the UFC and they don't want me back in the UFC and I'm saying that to be nice, but I'm telling it like it is. There is an inner circle within that organization. If you don't know it, fans out there around the world wake the fuck up! I mean really.
I will go back to illustrate my point by bringing myself into the equation again. I remember when I was 3-0 in the UFC. There was no talk of me fighting for a title or even being a contender. They had Pat Miletich [UFC welterweight champion at the time] fight Carlos Newton and Newton walked into that fight with a 1-2 previous UFC record. He was fighting Pat Miletich and beat him and motherfucker's don't even remember that. To further illustrate that point, after that, they gave Matt Hughes the title shot [against newly crowned champion Newton] and yeah, Carlos did get knocked out by the slam, but Matt Hughes was put to sleep by the triangle choke, which should have been a no contest. Matt woke up asking if he had won. He was sleep! When Rich Franklin fought Anderson Silva in that second fight and after the 1st round, they rushed the cage and they picked him up and was damn near dragging that boy back to his stool knowing damn well he crumbled right before the bell. That fight should've been over. I'm in Chicago and I respect everything Andrei Arlovski has done in martial arts, but I'm the emperor of anything mixed martial arts in Chicago; I was the first to do it all. Chicago is the 3rd largest pay-per-view market and I'm driving through and I see a big ass banner of Urijah Faber and Jens Pulver. Now grant it, they're the main event. I remember asking about trying to get back into the WEC as the first world title holder, but I can't get back into the WEC because of my association with The Ultimate Fighter. That's what was told to me and I'm not going to say by who. All I'm saying is wasn't Jens Pulver on The Ultimate Fighter as a coach? Wasn't Jens Pulver a former UFC world champion? People ask me if I would coach on the show and I tell them, "No!" I say the shit that they won't say, can't say; want to say, but they won't. I'm a controversial Negro and not a Dana White hero.
PC: Yeah, I don't think some of our interviews have helped our popularity with the UFC either, but if I can't give the fighters a forum to speak their mind, then I don't need to be at your events.
SC: I tell people who want to do interviews with me, "watch who you talk to and watch what you bring up."
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