MMA Junkie reports that UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen failed his post-fight drug test at UFC 117. This news could derail Sonnen’s momentum and popularity after nearly defeating Anderson Silva in August and possibly jeopardizes his chances at a rematch in the near future. The California State Athletic Commission Executive Officer George Dodd confirmed that Sonnen failed […]
Strikeforce signing week includes Semtex
Strikeforce ended a week of adding new talent to its roster by signing Paul “Semtex” Dailey to a mult-fight deal. Dailey, the Brit exiled from the UFC after a cheap shot on Josh Koscheck at UFC 113 recently fought at the Shark Fights PPV on September 11th. From MMA Fighting: …Daley hopes to take a […]
UFC Fight Night 22 garners $595,900 live gate
MMA Junkie reports that Wednesday’s Ultimate Fight Night in Austin, Texas drew 7,724 fans and a gate of $595,900. The figures are a slight increase from UFC 21 held in March. The event in North Carolina drew an attendance of 7,700 and a gate of $595,685. From MMA Junkie: The Texas Department of Licensing and […]
WEC lassos Cowboy; issues statement condemning remarks
The WEC issued a statement publicly condemning Cowboy Donald Cerrone for statements made in an interview for his upcoming fight with Jamie Varner. In the interview, Cerrone hoped that he would kill Varner. He also used homosexual/sexist slurs in referring to Varner. Bloody Elbow has the offending portion of Cerrone’s interview: INTERVIEWER: “And do you feel that maybe […]
Viral video shows GSP not impressed with your performance
Georges St. Pierre stars in a short viral video (via MMA Mania) that is making its round through the blogs. The release of the video comes a day before the season premiere of The Ultimate Fighter on Wednesday. The video shows the lighter side of GSP and readies the viewer for what we may expect from GSP during […]