Keenan Cornelius leaves Team Lloyd Irvin

[Sam Sales]

I don't think personal tax records are made public.

They are when you cant afford to pay them and it becomes a court case. Lots of info here on this site some dude on theUG put together http://www.lloydirvinrapeexposed.com/ :-)

[Jack LaBarge]

Derrick PLEASE!!! 7 guys were convicted of rape. Fact... Llyod said he was going to to join in but he had a limp dick. I'm pretty positive he would have been convicted if he didn't have a limp dick. Erectile dysfunction basically got him off with a technicality. Yes tax records are made public and yes he owes around that much. Yes dna testing was available in 1989.

[derrick ikwueme]

Derrick PLEASE!!! 7 guys were convicted of rape. Fact... Llyod said he was going to to join in but he had a limp dick. He would have been convicted if he didn't have a limp dick. Erectile dysfunction basically got him off with a technicality. Yes tax records are made public and yes he owes around that much. Yes dna testing was available in 1989.

I'm not defending the dude, i'm just saying i'm not going to call him a rapist since I wasn't there, but if he is a rapist then fuck him, but i'd personaly rather be accused of murder then rape any day. In regards to DNA testing, i'm just talking about the times before forensic science. i'm not saying they didn''t have testing in the 80's, and there are many dudes in jail for rape and in fact ther innocent, thers also many guilty mutha fuckers walking free too. please consider context & examples

[Kurzy]

Not defending LI either, but I will say that all it takes is one accusation to destroy a person's image, whether it is the truth or not.

LI's case has already been dealt with in the past and he admitted to his involvement in it.

I'm just saying this because over on Sherdog the fucking drama queens have rumours flying around like crazy, saying there is yet ANOTHER issue that is under investigation that is worst than anything we have heard, and that is why Keenan and others are leaving. I suppose I am not helping by talking about it here, but I am just saying that you can't believe everything you hear/see/read these days, especially with a controlled media.

[Sam Sales]

Posted by Keenan on FB -



I think some of you could care less about where I go, or what I do, and I get that, but a lot of people, including professional publications, have asked why I’ve left TLI. I want to make it clear what my reasoning is so there’s no more speculation, or worse the wrong reasons assumed:
Obviously, the circumstances surrounding TLI having been public so I don’t need to clarify a subject that many of you already understand and have been saturated with. In the last 6 weeks, article and blogs have spun out of control, testimonies given, and arguments and explanations made; clearly there are many views - much of which contradict each other.
What I believe and feel about these issues is personal and private, but let me make something understood, I would, and will never, endorse, or support wrongdoing whether it’s on the mat or off. And though I have made truly great friends through TLI, have had the best training of my life here, and the greatest success, its time for me to go. I can no longer be absolutely sure that this is the right environment for me under the current and enlightening circumstances.
Leaving a team is not easy - especially a team like TLI. I owe a great deal of gratitude for many things that Lloyd Irvin has done for me and the training I have had with TLI. And in my decision to leave, I in no way dismiss what was good about training in MD. So I want to thank TLI and Lloyd Irvin for that experience; it was the best I’ve had. However, not all things, or circumstances, are all good, and I had to weigh what was good for, against what was not, and proceed.
I have to to say that my family has been very supportive (everyone should have one of those), but ultimately leaving was my decision. Though their opinion was respected and appreciated; in the end, I came to this decision independent of them.
The future...where I’ll train...I don’t know. From what I’ve read, I think a lot of you know where I’m headed more that I do. But yeah, there’s a lot to think about and hopefully there’ll be a bit of time to do that. I know there is great jiu jitsu and training and good times ahead. My life is bjj, and I hope to be heading out to meet and train with some great athletes who feel the same. But I’ll tell you, I’m gonna make sure that where, how, and who I do that with, is practicing that life on the mat in a way that I can truly get behind.
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Ouss
Keenan Cornelius

[derrick ikwueme]

now he can't train 6 hours a day, he'll have to get a job and teach seminars to pay the bills. no one wants to be a homeless jiujitsu player. He might even need to just go back to school or do MMA

[Mike Nall]

Not defending LI either, but I will say that all it takes is one accusation to destroy a person's image, whether it is the truth or not.

LI's case has already been dealt with in the past and he admitted to his involvement in it.

I'm just saying this because over on Sherdog the fucking drama queens have rumours flying around like crazy, saying there is yet ANOTHER issue that is under investigation that is worst than anything we have heard, and that is why Keenan and others are leaving. I suppose I am not helping by talking about it here, but I am just saying that you can't believe everything you hear/see/read these days, especially with a controlled media.

There is another issue on deck. Bloodyelbow should have a story up on it soon.

[Kurzy]

Thanks Sam for the Keenan statement. That finishes that.

Thanks Mike Nall for successfully placing me in suspense, when I wasnt really interested before.
(It's like a soap opera!!)

[Sam Sales]

Thanks Mike Nall for successfully placing me in suspense

haha I was going to say the same thing. You bastard Mike! j/k haha :-)

[David Rosado]

"As the world turns."

Good luck to Keenan. He's a phenom and I expect great things to come. I've been a fan throughout the scandal and I'll remain a fan.