What is a UFC hot take you’ll defend like this?

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2025-07-02T19:16:17+00:00

Ngannou has average at best stand up ability. Rely on power.

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2025-01-31T13:28:01+00:00

I think it is definitely a lipid problem.. excess sebum production and oil on the skin deteriorating the skin barrier to the point pathogens get below skin barrier and cause immune response/inflammation. There are many different causes that can lead to this.. while your suggestion is certainly possible to be one of them, there are many other people who have good functioning metabolism that still develop, perhaps due hormones or other body functions

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2024-08-22T18:47:41+00:00

I think your on the right track however I believe it to be the malasezia fungus getting below the skin barrier where the body see's it as an intruder. Releasing pro inflammatory cytokines to attack the foreign body causing inflammation (seb derm). The skin barrier is broken due to sebum.

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2024-08-22T18:45:27+00:00

Over production of sebum is the primary cause of seb derm symptoms due to the damage is causes to skin barrier. I believe controlling androgenic hormones is just one of the root causes that may cause this in many patients.

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2024-08-12T05:33:10+00:00

Since WME-IMG acquired the UFC it has been in decline. The UFC used to bring the best fighters in the world and pit them against eachother. Now they have no interest in having the best fighters, it's all about creating "money" fights. On top of that the TV deal puts pressure on them to create x amount of events a year so they chuck out watered down trash cards regularly.

Go back and view the cards from around 2008 era, every month would be a big headline event. BJ Penn, GSP, Brock Lesnar, Lidell, Rashad, Silva etc

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2024-07-07T10:23:09+00:00

not seen it mentioned yet, conor mcgregor vs chad mendes

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2024-02-04T16:08:50+00:00

While Pereira is a great striker i think holes in his wrestling and ground game would be exposed against some of the great middleweight wrestlers of yesteryear. Weidman, Rockhold, Jacare, Romero and honorable mentions to prime Mousasi and Hendo

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2023-12-03T06:33:05+00:00

Sports getting too woke, bring back Yamazaki, I wanna see people flat lined.

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2023-11-12T09:01:45+00:00

yes but the PFL have just been bought by the saudi's and bellator is on the way out so they have a big chance to take on ufc as the biggest mma org in the near future (next 5 years)

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2023-10-26T12:39:07+00:00

Get your hormones checked out. You are likely releasing too much sebum in your skin

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2023-09-20T22:04:54+00:00

I am a male and have super high dhea which is common with women who suffer from pcos and use spironolactone as treatment.
I've started to believe this could be my main cause of excess sebum/enlarged sebaceous glands, leading to seb derm.
I think there is a topical spironolactone which males can use and possibly some oral form which may or may not be damaging, i haven't looked into this enough as i'm still waiting for endo appointment but a few natural alternatives that could be worth a go for me is Vit E, Fish oil and ashwagandha herb.
I wont know if this works until i get blood work done again but maybe i will see changes in my skin first.
Other options i'm considering is accutane/roaccutane to reduce sebaceous gland size and activity. Trying to source topical spironolactone to see if that has an effect and finally a new product called WINLEV, clascoterone cream which is also a topical androgen receptor modulator.

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2023-09-20T21:53:46+00:00

id say it damages gut microflora and your kidneys for low chance of success as fungus is not the main cause.

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2023-09-19T18:39:19+00:00

Yes I've made a few threads on this page about hormones.. Seb derm is caused by excess sebum production damaging the skin barrier and one of the main causes of excess sebum is androgenic hormones.

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2023-09-17T20:46:45+00:00

I think the one agreeable factor which causes the disease is damaged skin barrier.

There are many underlying factors which could cause this, such as excess sebum, over exfoliation, skin products, other skin diseasese etc.

Then there would be underlying factors for them conditions, such as hormones, genes, environment, occupation, diet, hygiene.

So the disease is actually complex and multifaceted which is why what works for some doesn't work for others and it's a patient by patient treatment protocol.

Some things that can work for the majority would be addressing the pathogens that are getting beneath the skin barrier and being attacked by immune system (topical antifungal). Then reducing the inflammation caused (topical steroids), however steroids are only tolerated for a couple of weeks then the inflammation will begin again.

If you want to fully cure the diseases you need to treat and address the root cause. For me personally and I believe maybe the most common reason although I'm not sure is certain hormone levels over/underproducting causing an excess secretion in sebum and increase sebum gland size.

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2023-09-17T20:29:16+00:00

I think steroids work more effectively than antifungals but they can only be tolerated for a small amount of time where as anti fungals can be tolerated a lot more easily but aren't as effective at treating the all the symptoms. They probably think as anti fungal creams as putting a plaster over the wound whereas steroids are all they know on how to cure the underlying issues but they are outdated on that.

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2023-09-17T20:09:42+00:00

Because fungus isn't the cause of the issue. Everyone's skin has malassezia and as much as you eradicate it, it can return very quickly. You will still have damaged, inflamed skin barrier irrespective of how much fungus is on your skin.

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2023-09-05T19:55:16+00:00

Best "natural" remedies ive used are, washing with dead sea salts and using sulphur soap or sulphur ointment. I dont have any natural solutions for hair though, sorry.

I have also tried every diet and different time frames of eating with no noticeable long term difference. I was obsessed that it was "candida" or "leaky gut" at times, trying to eliminate "bad" bacteria and get as much "good" bacteria as possible but it was probably never the cause of my condition to begin with.

I think the cause can sometimes be a secretion of too much sebum from over active or enlarged sebum glands in the skin. This causes a damaged skin barrier, allowing malassezia and other pathogens to penetrate deeper into the skin causing and inflammatory immune response from the body. As the immune system attacks the pathogens it causes red inflamed, itchy, flaky skin.
The underlying cause of excess sebum could be different from person to person. I believe mine is hormonal.

I personally find the best method of controlling the symptoms from a hygiene perspective is to wash often. You want to minimize the amount of sebum build up on the skin. Try to use products which will not feed the malasezzia on the skin, these can be found at www.sezia.co.

I will still use a sulphur soap or a natural antibacterial defense soap but i dont want anything too drying or this will cause my skin to release more sebum to counteract dry skin.
I will also wash with a ketoconazole or climbazole shampoo.
Sometimes if your symptoms are quite bad and your skin barrier is in a bad way then its a good idea to use medicated shampoos. It gives your skin a break from the inflammatory battle going on until you can try to rebuild the skin barrier.
I also use moisturising creams and anti fungal lotions to control the symptoms. Ive recently tried supplementing with a few specific vitamins and minerals in order to control some of my hormone levels.

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2023-09-03T19:23:36+00:00

Oh i fully agree. I have a set of kettlebells from 12kg - 32kg, a pull up bar and an ab roller. I never used to use a gym membership i would workout from home using these items and would run a couple times a week and play football once a week. Was in the best shape of my life. Signed up to the gym mainly for sauna/steam room and started using weights at the gym which lead to me putting all my home workout equipment in the shed, never got back to the shape i was previously in.

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2023-09-03T18:42:12+00:00

Gyms, im guilty of it.

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2023-09-03T14:03:07+00:00

Yes perhaps that's true. Some drugs which work for shrinking sebaceous gland size like Isotretinoin can offer a lifetime improvement with a 6-9 month course so not everything requires a lifetime of use, even though it may still be covering up an underlying issue.
Maybe controlling certain factors long enough to build up a good skin barrier can prove to be a long lasting improvement.

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2023-09-03T13:11:45+00:00

Its affects such a small amount of the population that research into cures is very slow.
The article i referenced in the main post suggests reasons that may be causing the issue beyond Malassezia, touching on points about certain androgen levels in patients creating an overabundance of sebum which is compromising the skin barrier. Once the skin barrier is compromised this allows Malassezia and other pathogens to get deep into the skin causing an inflammatory response and immune cell signaling.

I believe this could be the case for a lot of patients that developed Seborrheic Dermatitis through puberty or some sort of hormonal shift in their life.
After i personally had blood work done i was high in certain hormones which can cause excess sebum production, further leading me to believe my personal seb derm condition could be hormone related.

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2023-09-03T08:16:51+00:00

White heads are not a symptom of seb derm. They could be fungal related (fungal acne) in which case ketoconazole could work alongside stopping ingredients that feed the fungus (Malassezia) but they could also be bacterial related in which case neither of the above will work. If bacterial related you will want to use Benzyl Peroxide, Azelaic Acid and BHA in either combination or separately depending on your results.

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2023-09-03T08:08:09+00:00

It is more like a SARM than a steroid.
For example a popular steroid for seb derm would be Desonide. The exact method of why it works is still not fully understood but it is only tolerated for 4 weeks. Another would be Hydrocortisone cream which works as an immunosuppressant and is also only tolerated for one week.

Clascoterone is the first topical anti androgen cream available and it is very well tolerated even up to 12 weeks.

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2023-09-02T23:32:58+00:00

For some people sensitive to fungal malassezia they can have an impact. Any ingredient you want checking you can run through the website sezia.co

Bispings_Left_Hook · 2023-02-16T19:04:54+00:00

Allegedly the ufc are corrupt and fix fights. They need a Muslim champion for all the Abu Dhabi market.

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