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Archives for August 2008

Report: UFC & Couture Negotiating; Possibly Lesnar in November

August 30, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott

Bloodyelbow.com is reporting that the UFC is currently in negotiations with Randy Couture for a potential return to the Octagon in November to fight heavyweight blue chipper and former WWE star Brock Lesnar. It’s worth noting that aside from Florian vs. Stevenson, no other fight, let alone a main event, has been booked for UFC […]

Filed Under: contracts, Featured, M-1 Global, opinion and analysis, UFC

UFC 91 Set For Portland; GSP vs. Penn Superbowl Weekend

August 22, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott

Dana White sat down with Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports on Thursday and confirmed the final few events of the 2008 Calendar. The UFC will make its debut in Oregon with UFC 91 on November 15th at Portland’s Rose Garden Arena. While the majority of the card has yet to be finalized, White confirmed that […]

Filed Under: booking, opinion and analysis, UFC

Is Ozzy Really The Answer?

August 21, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott

It would appear as though Ozzy Osbourne may be set to follow in Megadeath’s footsteps as he’s reportedly agreed to play, live, at Affliction 2: Day of Reckoning in Las Vegas on October 11th. Undoubtedly, Ozzy Osbourne is a talented musician with a significant fan base in most parts of the world; but in an […]

Filed Under: Affliction, pay-per-view

Report: EliteXC Cancels September 20th Show

August 16, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott

John Pollock of The Fight Network is reporting that EliteXC has cancelled its September 20th “Showdown at the Pit” in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The event was originally set to feature Joey Villasenor vs. Murilo Rua; though, rumours have circulated that Jake Shields, Wilson Reis, Cris “Cyborg” Santos, and Paul “Semtex” Daley would also be fighting […]

Filed Under: EliteXC, financial, opinion and analysis, ProElite

Ratner “Very Bullish” On MMA In New York

August 13, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott

In an interview conducted by Bob Carson earlier this week, UFC Vice-President of Regulation, Marc Ratner, divulged that he is “very bullish” on the prospects of MMA being sanctioned in the state of New York by the first quarter of 2009. Speculation has run wild as to when New York might see MMA sanctioning, since […]

Filed Under: regulation, UFC

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