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Justin Buchholz Leaves Team Alpha Male

I think he got fired because his halitosis syndrome got worse and worse over time.
 
That's because TJ lied about his intentions. Even to those he claimed were his best friends. He left in a dishonorable and unprofessional manner. For that reason he deserves every bit of criticism and shaming he got from TAM.
Uh, are you so out of the loop that you did not listen to Faber's podcasts and double talk?

TJ wanted to stay with both Gyms. He was still paying his dues at TAM. Faber even said that was ok, that he understood since Musclepharm sponsored TJ it made sense to get paid $5000 a month to train with them too. Castillo and 2 other TAM guys still train with Ludwig lol.

It was not until Mcgregor brought it to the public attention that Faber did an about face and put TJ on the spot and said "us or them!"

Faber then concocted his notion that "TJ is not really with us when he is splitting time at our gym, he is scouting us for weaknesses for when he fights us" and gave TJ a choice. TAM or GTFO.

TJ was basically told he can't come to the gym with his friends anymore unless he ditches that other gym completely. Chad mendes confirmed as much on a podcast.

TJ then made a comment on how sad he was that it turned out this way and Faber went postal on social media about "TJ trying to play the victim!".

Uh, no Faber. TJ legit wanted to be able to go to both gyms(Like, you know, hundreds of fighters do). You said ok for awhile, then did an about face due to Mcgregor making you look like a cuck and gave him a choice.
 
You are talking about a gym that was trying to decide if Paige Van Zant was for real, and then she lost it in practice and kneed a 14 year old kid to the head repeatedly while he was prone. They then said "yeah she is for real, we really want her to stay!"

They badmouth TJ for "being too rough" but pretty much everyone who has gone to that gym says that is how everyone there is.
What? Never heard that PVZ story, got any links? I tried googling real quick but didn’t see it
 
What? Never heard that PVZ story, got any links? I tried googling real quick but didn’t see it
http://mmajunkie.com/2016/12/ufc-on...-got-into-a-fistfight-with-brazilian-teenager


Complete with a video of Faber praising her and wanting her to stay after beating the shit out of a 13 or 14 year old skinny Brazilian kid because "she is for real and wants it"

Faber and TAM are all a bunch of lying morons. They act like it was a sin that TJ was game in practice, but all they are doing is trying to paint him like a bad guy. Meanwhile TJ just ignores them since they are all a bunch of childish dorks lol
 
Damn. Bucholz is a Alpha Male OG.
Been with Faber, Castillo, Fabio and Akbari since the Fairtex SF days and Irvin plus Smith were a part of the team too. But most knew it was coming for awhile now, wouldn't be surprised to see him in Hawaii with Max and those guys, soon.. or at a gym in the Bay Area, Stockton or Frisco.
 


Was bound to happen after he was demoted from head coach to striking coach and was no longer corning the majority of Alpha Male's pros.

He's a talented coach, I'm sure he'll land another gig sooner rather than later.


Under what criteria is he a "talented coach"?

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You think? He's continuously made it sound like he's not a big fan of TJ or Duane Ludwig.

He and TJ were supposedly great friends once. Then he blamed TJ for all the drama with TAM. I think Faber is not exactly running a tight ship over there. I mean Faber hired Ludwig, then he left, and now Justin who had been there forever is gone.. Maybe Justin and TJ will work together again after this..
 
His ego was most likely the reason.

The way he acted on Tuf was embarrassing. If I was Urijah I wouldn't let that continue either.
Urijah behaved just as badly. I mean he didn't try and pick a fight with Duane but his behavior was pretty juvenile too.
 
Damn - got flushed down the toilet - like a turd yet again

(If you don't get the reference, start at 1:40)

 
Good. TAM fighters striking went up under Bang. This bench warmer didn't add anything noticeable, outside of threatening to release sparring footage, in true weasel fashion.
TJ and Lance both lost their belts in their first fights soley under Bang.. Lance went back to Sacramento and TJ started cross training in SoCal and now has a gym down there. Bang flies out once a month if that, to hold mitts for TJ. Castillo and Joe B also left with TJ and Lance, to Colorado.. Castillo came back and is now the Wrestling Coach at TAM, Joe B isn't in Co any longer and still hangs with the boyz from TAM.
 
If it is all true and since speculating is popular on this forum I suspect Faber does not want to hand over control nor money. Having a teammate try and be the head coach of your gym just seems sounds self destructing to me. Usually the coach owns the gym.

I also think now that Faber is not fighting, he will be more active in coaching.
 
TJ got absolutely owned until a lucky punch.
You could say that Cody just landed the lucky punch in the first.

Two lucky punches, but it was TJ's that finished the fight.

They're both phenomenal strikers...nothing they land is 'lucky'.
 
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