In recent days we’ve seen a flurry of MMA business activity that has forced everyone within the community to re-evaluate the health of the industry. Individuals like Dana White will be the first to tell you that MMA is going to be more popular than soccer or the Superbowl, worldwide, by 2016. Yet, others are […]
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Report: UFC & Couture Negotiating; Possibly Lesnar in November
Bloodyelbow.com is reporting that the UFC is currently in negotiations with Randy Couture for a potential return to the Octagon in November to fight heavyweight blue chipper and former WWE star Brock Lesnar. It’s worth noting that aside from Florian vs. Stevenson, no other fight, let alone a main event, has been booked for UFC […]
UFC 91 Set For Portland; GSP vs. Penn Superbowl Weekend
Dana White sat down with Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports on Thursday and confirmed the final few events of the 2008 Calendar. The UFC will make its debut in Oregon with UFC 91 on November 15th at Portland’s Rose Garden Arena. While the majority of the card has yet to be finalized, White confirmed that […]
Report: EliteXC Cancels September 20th Show
John Pollock of The Fight Network is reporting that EliteXC has cancelled its September 20th “Showdown at the Pit” in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The event was originally set to feature Joey Villasenor vs. Murilo Rua; though, rumours have circulated that Jake Shields, Wilson Reis, Cris “Cyborg” Santos, and Paul “Semtex” Daley would also be fighting […]
Fighter Salaries: A Fair Share of Revenues (Part 4)
Meeting Fighter Interests Unfortunately, for the fighters and the public that love to loathe the UFC, a lack of information and the problematic complexities of a definitive revenue splitting scheme means that they may have no other choice than to cooperate with the UFC and trust that Dana White “takes care of his guys”. Most […]