Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Tito Ortiz will now face Forrest Griffin at UFC 106. Griffin is a replacement for Mark Coleman who had to drop out of the bout due to injury. Tito Ortiz will face a stern test in his first match in the Ultimate Fighting Championship since undergoing back […]
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MMA Salary Reform Necessary
Yesterday, Michael Rome of Bloodyelbow.com made the case for salary reform in the UFC in order to better accommodate both the fighters and the sport as a whole: It’s time for the UFC to restructure the Pay Per View percentage contracts for main event fighters. They began as a good faith way to reward fighters when […]
Report: Couture-Vera to Headline UFC 105
Mark Gilbert of The Sun has confirmed that Randy Couture and Brandon Vera have in fact agreed to headline UFC 105 in Manchester, England on November 14th. Randy Couture will make a quick-fire return to Octagon action against Brandon Vera at UFC 105. The 46-year-old former heavyweight champion will take on The Truth in a light heavyweight […]
Revisited: UFC Roster Moves Make Dollars and Sense
Periodically MMAPayout.com revisits an article previously featured on the site in order highlight an issue, update a prediction, or simply give some of our new readers a look previously unread work. The big news in the last few days has seen Shane Carwin jump from fighting Cain Velasquez in a contenders match of sorts to fighting Brock […]