Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 174 from Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada where Demetrious Johnson showed why he is the pound for pound best fighter in the UFC. Mighty Mouse outclasses Bagautinov Rousey may be the biggest draw, Jones may be the face, […]
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UFC to sponsor amateur event in New York
According to a New York newspaper, the UFC will be sponsoring an amateur MMA event at the Liberty Games in New York State. MMA Payout was able to contact Ron McEvilly, the Empire States Sports Council Martial Arts Director and owner of Tigon Academy, LLC in Watervliet, New York. He is the sports chair for […]
Bellator makes rule change
Bellator announced that it will now allow former Bellator Tournament winners the opportunity to fight in a world title fight without the need to fight in its tournament according to a company release this morning. Via Bellator press release: “Just like we’ve done since day one, any fighter who wins The Toughest Tournament in Sports […]
Sonnen speaks about positive drug test
Dana White and Chael Sonnen appeared on America’s Pregame on FS1 on Tuesday to tell its side of the story for Sonnen’s failed drug test which takes him out of UFC 175. Sonnen stated that he would appeal the Nevada State Athletic Commission which is not what was originally reported. As always, Sonnen was a […]
Sonnen out of UFC 175 after failing random drug test
ESPN reports that Chael Sonnen has failed a random drug test as it was discovered that he tested positive for two banned substances. The drug test was confirmed to MMA Junkie by Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Bob Bennett. The random drug test was taken last month by the NSAC. Via ESPN: The substances Sonnen tested […]