To follow up on Andrew Falzon’s post UFC Says Something Big Is Coming from earlier today, ESPN’s interview with Dana White was also interesting from a roster building and fighter salary standpoint. The UFC President confirmed in the interview that nearly 70 fighters had been cut from the UFC roster in the last several months […]
Affliction to Partner With Donald Trump
As reported by MMAyou.com this morning: MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (June 3, 2008) – Affliction will pull out its Trump card Thursday when the company officially announces its partnership with Donald J. Trump at a press conference to be held in Trump Tower at 12:00PM. Trump will take the podium to address the press and outline […]
Sanctioning Woes Stifle MMA In Ontario
April 19, 2008 could very well go down in the history books as the day that Canada put the MMA world on notice. Even before the raucous crowd whipped the Bell Centre into a frenzy, Montreal made UFC 83 – Canada’s first UFC event – the fastest sell-out in UFC history. Additionally, Canadian fans also […]
The Tito Ortiz Sweepstakes
Following his defeat at the hands of Lyoto Machida at UFC 84, Tito Ortiz revealed in an interview with rearnakedradio.com that he has in fact received an offer to extend his contract with the UFC. The offer came from the Fertita brothers, not Dana White, and the total value of the four-fight deal was rumoured […]
UFC Roster Moves Could Make Dollars and Sense [Part 2 of 2]
CONTINUED FROM: UFC Roster Moves Could Make Dollars and Sense – Part 1 Signing prospects to initial fight contracts is only part of the prospect strategy; development and promotion are the other two intangibles at work here. In order to make the most of the talent they sign, the UFC will also need to develop […]