Sherdog’s Mike Whitman first reported that the California State Athletic Commission issued its ruling in the arbitration of Ronda Rousey and Fight Tribe Management. The commission ruled that Rousey is released from her fight contract but left the commercial aspect of the contract to the court. Executive Director of the CSAC, Andy Foster heard the […]
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Rousey’s management requests arbitration over undisclosed contract issue
MMA Payout has obtained documents which shows that Ronda Rousey and her management team are in a dispute over its representation of the UFC women’s bantamweight champion. Darin Harvey, President of Fight Tribe Management filed a Petition to Compel Arbitration in LA Superior Court last Friday against Rousey. The documents filed by Fight Tribe Management, […]
Gilbert Melendez signs with Bellator, UFC maintains matching rights
We wrote yesterday about the rocky contract negotiations between Gilbert Melendez (22-3, 1-1 UFC) and the UFC. Today, Bellator shocked the MMA landscape by announcing a multi-fight deal with one of the best lightweights in the world in Melendez, though the UFC currently maintains matching rights. Gilbert Melendez sits atop the UFC’s lightweight division. With […]
GSP announces indefinite leave from UFC
Earlier today, during a last minute scheduled press conference call from Montreal, Georges St-Pierre announced that he is going to take an indefinite leave of absence from the UFC and vacate his welterweight title in order to deal with personal issues. GSP opened up the conference call with the following statement, I’ve been fighting a […]
Bellator passes on Ben Askren
ESPN’s Josh Gross reports that Bellator will let Ben Askren leave for the UFC if Dana White wants the welterweight standout. Bellator head Bjorn Rebney told ESPN that it would not make an offer to Askren. Askren’s last contracted fight was this past July. Similar to Alvarez, its believed that Bellator has the right to […]