I just posted the following rant on a thread at the UG (Mixed Martial Arts Underground):
Allow me to explain this “curse” that is happening to Roger Huerta.
Mike Swick (former friend) nixes the Thailand gym project with Roger. (Source: MiddleEasy.com | Roger Huerta doesn’t seem that thrilled with Mike Swick and his business decisions)
Phil Baroni (former friend) now has serious beef with Roger, calling him out on Twitter, Sherdog, etc., saying “Huerta has no old friends, and a big mouth!” (Source: http://www.sherdog.net/forums/70269035-post15.html)
Oscar Enriquez (owner of UWF promotion that Roger fought at against War Machine in November 2011) and his son Oscar (former friend of Roger) have parted ways with Roger after many years of “friendship.” Why? Because “business and friendship don’t mix.” (Source: https://twitter.com/OscarG_UWF/status/216607003789897730)
Arianny Celeste (former friend & fling of Roger) said in 2008 she and Roger are “no longer on speaking terms” and “no longer friends.” (Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/08/13/non-breaking-news-roger-huerta-and-arianny-celeste-no-longer-on-speaking-terms/). She is one of many women who feel this way.
An individual who has been fucked over badly by Roger contacted me recently, and had OVERWHELMINGLY bad things to say about him (source: confidential). This person supports the book I’m writing but doesn’t believe I will succeed at helping Roger because “He will never change.”
Several individuals who have known Roger for years have talked to me, stating “He needs serious help,” and that they are in support of the book I’m writing (source: confidential).
What do all of the above have in common? ROGER HUERTA.
Roger was once a rising star, at the top of his game in the UFC… until things began to crumble. His MASK began to fall apart. Look at his relentless string of losses (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Huerta), including his latest on June 23, 2012 — a brutal soccer kick KO to the head, courtesy of Zorobabel Moreira.
Roger is losing for a reason. I attempted to talk to him about this on the phone after he lost to War Machine, but we only had 15 minutes until he was cut off. His fast-paced lifestyle prevents him from having sufficiently deep conversations with people who can help him address his issues. In other words: Roger continues to choose NOT to address why he is creating all of this failure himself. He is choosing not to seek help. He chooses to continue living a lifestyle that is leading to his downfall.
Why the fuck do I, a total stranger, care so much about his well-being? He could get my answer simply by asking me. It would require me to open my heart to him and share things I’ve never shared with anyone. But Roger hasn’t made any attempt to get to the bottom of this — because he is afraid of me, and really, afraid of women. I’m a female who HASN’T thrown herself at Roger, and who in fact WALKED OUT on him after he said some revealing things during a dinner that prompted me to think: “Run away from him. Run far, far away.”
But walking out was my mistake. It was me acting in fear. I instantly regretted it. So I did the best that I could with it: I decided to write a book.
My book was never intended to be about “Roger Huerta’s Fall from Grace.” It was intended to be about my own personal journey in wanting to find the perfect love, putting a celebrity on a pedestal, and doing the unthinkable — gaining intimate access to said celebrity and his inner circle. As a result of my actions, several people who know Roger better than I do have shared stories with me, deepening my understanding of him.
But the most important person in all of this — Roger himself — has failed to contact me. Roger shut me out, because I hurt his ego. I didn’t properly thank him for dinner, and I didn’t properly say goodbye. Big fucking deal, right? It was a dumb mistake… but one which turned out to be a huge blessing in disguise.
Due to the fact that I may now have the power to legitimately help him, Roger is afraid of me (source: the following video).
He’s worried that I may expose him for who he truly is. He doesn’t realize that I know more than he thinks I know. He’s worried that his beautiful image will come crashing down, due to the book I’m writing. News flash: God/Karma/The Spiritual Laws are ensuring that Roger is already reaping what he sows.
You want to know why Roger is falling from grace? Read an excellent book called Working with the Law. It’s a spiritual book that describes how we create either perfect heaven, or perfect hell through the choices we make in our everyday lives (think: the 10 Commandments, the spiritual laws, etc.). Roger has been mis-using “the law” for years, and now the law (karma) is coming back to haunt him. It’s truly sad and painful to watch, for those who really care about him.
That soccer kick to the head laid Roger out on the ground. Demolished his ego, I’m sure. Now he’ll have a perfect opportunity to really think about his actions and the direction of his life — if it’s not too late and if he’s not permanently brain-dead from that kick.
Will Roger be redeemed? Will he take responsibility for the outcomes in his life? Will he openly admit his flaws, errors, and sins to the world? Or is he too proud? Will he keep trying to game the public, and keep trying to wear the mask that makes him look like “a good guy who just can’t catch a break”? Only time will tell.
Although I’ve received some very damning, shocking information about Roger, it’s not my place to expose those parts of his story. I think he should make the choice and do it himself. Living a lie really eats at your soul. (I know from experience.)
In my tweets, I’ve been poking and prodding at Roger, encouraging him to make the right choice — to investigate the hidden parts of himself that are driving his behavior and causing the outcomes in his life. I’m reaching out to him by using the one mechanism he knows best: abuse. I’m no therapist, but I think if he talked to me more, I’m pretty sure he’d be surprised at how much I can help him.
Right now, I’m probably the only person on the planet who can help him, and who genuinely wants to help him… while wanting nothing in return. (Months ago, I even offered to share with him 1/2 of whatever this book sells for… and got no reply from him.) He’s burned so many bridges, people are beginning not to care about him anymore.
Roger wants to sue me for trying to help him? Be my guest. I am not afraid of him (source: http://michellelopez.net/2012/06/fuck-whatever-roger-huerta-has-to-say-about-me/).
At the end of the day, I know I can’t help someone who doesn’t want to be helped. So if Roger doesn’t ask for my help, then at least I’m attempting to help others by producing this book — which will have possible cathartic, healing effects due to the power of a great story.
If “crazy” is what gets Roger’s (and others’) attention and gets people to think, then crazy is what I’ll do. I will sacrifice my reputation, my freedom, and my safety in order to help this person who I apparently don’t know . (Kinda like him sacrificing his life to help a woman he didn’t know in that street fight, huh?)
Roger’s fighting career is over. He doesn’t need to fight anymore. He used fighting for therapy and it worked for awhile. But now he’s being called to something newer and scarier to him — LOVE. He’s being called by God to express his emotions, do public speaking, explore his ACTING skills in a positive way, or do something that requires him to use his heart, not his fists. How do I know this? I don’t. It’s just my opinion.
Many of us will agree that Roger Huerta is a great ACTOR wearing a mask, and that mask has really begun to crumble. Everything in his life is screaming: “Something needs to change!” Something at his core wants change, which is why HE attracted ME into his life. (I also attracted HIM into MY life, because something at my core also wanted to change.) Things will keep getting worse for Roger unless he makes a decision to work on himself. I would gladly trade fame, money, and success (all of which are inevitably coming to me) for an opportunity to help him. That’s how much I care about him.
I hope this post sheds light on my true motives. I hope Roger can remove the curse he’s placed on himself.
And I pray that all of this has a positive outcome.
- Michelle Lopez
Twitter: @MichelleLopezCO
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Hello,
This is an interesting website. As I was ready this post, I was thinking to myself “it would be great if she had the head-kick KO gif”, and you did! Great job. Keep it up – it’s people like you that give the world some color.
Also, gluten-free really is a great approach to food.
The metaphysics of attraction that lie behind your opinions are silly, unfounded, idealistic ideals that are commonly found in many spiritual movements. What right do you have to help anyone? Oh, yes, God sent you. Well, this is just another opinion, along with the term you use ‘help’ which are validated by you and the bunk metaphysics/ideology that it rests on. In the end, Michelle, regardless of what Roger Huerta has done, your decisions here will not be accepted by those who don’t agree with the religious undertones that support your deepest arguments. As for your actual motives, namely, the ones that you don’t consciously state, but are there nonetheless to be interpreted by anyone who can see past this ‘law of attraction’ and ‘salvation’ facade, they are much less altruistic than you may have fooled yourself into believing. I see it as clear as day, Michelle, and I think you ought to begin asking yourself questions before you fuck yourself in the ass any further.
Michelle I’ve first heard of you a few days ago and I’m quickly becoming a fan.
as someone else who suffers from depression i think its great what you are doing, I wish I had a outlet and way to express myself but Im still searching for it. Good Luck to you
Good piece. Glad I found this website. You are a talented writer, and your honesty and passion is both refreshing and inspiring.
I think Roger should actually be flattered by your attention. His career has gone downhill terribly and this is the first time he’s gotten any attention for anything besides getting brutally soccer kicked in the head.
However it appears Roger may be being quite disingenuous. In that interview, he is making statements along the lines of “she is crazy, I don’t want her attention, I don’t even know her name”. I think the truth is that he has probably checked out your writing online and has seen you are quite competent, he is probably enjoying the attention he is getting from you, and he knows exactly what your name is and exactly who you are. I mean, I’ve only been following this story for a couple days and even I know your name and who you are; Roger has trained you and hung out with you (albeit briefly), so he really needs to drop the “Michele whoever” act.
I agree.with the previos comment he should be flattered of what you did, all those miles to see him fight, how is that crazy???, I think is sweet and special, should be grateful, calling you stalker and crazy on an interview and I kept waiting for the reasons of why and when I heard the story it doesn’t make sense, i don’t think he’s cursed but karma is getting him IMO, and I saw a video you posted about ppl saying they afraid of you or that you are a stalker or crazy, don’t listen to them, don’t let them get to you. You seem to really care and worry for him, that’s awesome and hard to find, don’t think otherwise , and good luck with the book, I’d love to read it
Michelle you are crazy, writing this book wont help roger, only he can help himself. What all the people you mentioned here have in common, is that they dont like Roger, for whatever reason, and everyone has haters, and writing a damn book wont solve that. Every fighter goes through losses, even as many as huerta, there is no curse, the only cursed one in here is you
Michelle wtf! Why have you disabled the comments section on your youtube videos?! Youtube is a comment driven site haterz and fans alike should be able to post. Obviously the haterz have gotten under your skin yet you’re seeking support for the book. How do you expect to pull this off censoring the potential customer base? ENABLE COMMENTS MEOW!
BTW Phil Baroni is gonna soccer kick Roger hard I see that in his future. He has no business fighting a guy like Phil at 170. Baroni will be @180-190 fight time and manhandle Roger like a bitch! When is the next free sample chapter going to be available?
Seriously, you have dated this guy and now your slandering him because you became close to him and learned his secrets. His “Curse” has nothing to do with Karma, more so to do with that he fights UP TWO WEIGHT CLASSES ! Seen him in person, walking around at a bit over 160…. A perfectly reasonable weight cut to fight at 145 ….. But instead he is trying to fight two wight classes up from 145 to 155 to 170….. Think that might account for his curse ???
I never dated him.
RH didn’t move up weight classes until his fight against War Machine in Nov 2011.
His curse began with the Kenny Florian fight… when Roger said “I’m never gonna lose.” From there, all downhill.
* except for a slight reverse in losing streak after his Chad Hinton win.
Wow! If i have ever hear a story of a crazy fan it’s this one. Michele you don’t know him! you yourself stated that you went on a short dinner which you bailed on half way through! Sure you may have spoken to certain people that no longer get along with him, how ever that is not sufficient evidence to condemn some one of bad “karma”. People change, and so therefore you don’t forever get along with every one! not to mention that your sources are unknown, or as you put confidential! sounds like a little bait for me and others to buy your book and find out who these so called friends of Roger are that supposedly said that. Not going to lie i am a bit intrigued to know, but all that that tells me is that you are a great sales person not that your speaking facts… as far as you saying “Due to the fact that I may now have the power to legitimately help him, Roger is afraid of me” i believe that he is clearly stating that you scared that hell out him by getting up and walking away in such a freaky manner! and quite frankly anyone, both men and women would be freaked out by someone getting up the way you did. At the end of the day i wasn’t there; but between your story full of “confidential” sources that’s backed up by no one but your self leads me to believe that you are nothing but a crazy fan, and great sales person! with all that said i will probably find a way to read your crazy book that you just sold me on!
People like you are the reason he cant find any peace, judging and commenting on lives you know nothing about and stirring the pot constantly. Hes human, we all have ups and downs in career and life, which is personal. Using girls who are mad that they were rejected, guys who have beef and always bringing up losses and failures as weapons against him is ridiculous and cruel. Find another object of obsession and leave him be. You were invited to a dinner out of his kindness, your not his type, and he wasnt attracted to you, he was just trying to show some appreciation to a fan who tried really hard to see him. You were invited to a dinner with his inner circle, how many people in the public eye do you think would really do that. And hes just so “horrible”. And now you use all of this against him. You “walked out” when he was talking of a new love interest and you were embarrassed and upset that your dreams of getting close to a person you idolized was far off. You leaving didnt phase him, it was a shoulder shrug and a “hope I didnt say something that offened her”, oh well. Your one of those girls that thinks “If they just met me in real life they would like me” News flash, you are the delusional girl that will be slapped with many restraining orders in your life and you will be lonely and on the brink of ruin until you put this much time and focus into YOUR reality and stop trying to become part of HIS reality. It wont happen. Phil B who you love to reference is dead wrong about Roger not having any old friends, he has life long friends who love him and always have for years, he is one of the kindest souls and has his own troubles like we all do, none of us are with out fault, you just are really going out of your way to drive his faults in to the public eye, which wont mean anything because he does more good than he does harm. As evident by him rushing to a strangers aid, by sticking up for a girl who had been knocked out by a man he didnt even know. You are the only curse in his life, like a flea you just cant shake. If you really believed in your warpped mind that you were put here to help Roger in someway ( which I assure you, is not the case) then silence yourself, and stop giving voice to those who are trying to slam him and bring him down for selfish reasons, you are giving his enemies a platform ( even though your pathetic blogs are not much of one ). Hes trying to get some peace in thailand, let him be. Stop bringing his name up and let him move past his PAST!!! Roger is loved by the people who really count and have loved him in his personal life because of the amazing heart he has and shares with us, not people like you. Your not going to validate your life by worming your way into the life of somebody better than you. And trust me he is better than you, he would never go out of his way to attack someone who never tried to hurt him…he never did anything to you accept he wasnt interested! Poor lonely girl
I agree 100% with your email, can’t really argue with it. You don’t have to convince me what a good person Roger is… I know. He’s lucky to have someone like you to back him up.
Then please just leave him alone. Stop talking and writing about him. Think how frustrating it would be to be trying to find peace and move on in life but some person won’t stop stirring shit up. This life is hard enough, it’s a miracle people manage not to let it break them, think about if it were just that last straw for someone. Going out of your way reminding and shouting out a painful bit of their past and failures one too many times….and they just broke. He doesn’t deserve somebody who doesn’t even know him trying to get into his personal life and situations. Fall outs with friends and business happen, you never will know the specifics so stop trying to get into it. He’s loved completely. Go find your happiness with out writing or speaking his name. It will mean more that way.
okey dokey!
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