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Alvarez talks about legal case with Bellator

May 9, 2013 by Jason Cruz 1 Comment

After tweeting his displeasure for his legal troubles, Eddie Alvarez made his appearance on The MMA Hour on Monday to give his side of the story in the Bellator battle.  He also made an appearance on MMA Junkie radio Tuesday pleading his case. Although he said he didn’t know too much about law when talking […]

Filed Under: Bellator, contracts, Featured, legal, opinion and analysis, Twitter, UFC

UFC explains reinstatement of Mitrione

April 29, 2013 by Jason Cruz 8 Comments

The UFC has provided an official statement on the reinstatement of Matt Mitrione.  It came a day after the UFC announced his return to the Octagon in July. The UFC issued a statement indicating that Mitrione received a “significant monetary penalty.”  Still, the timing of the fight announcement and communication concerning the lifting of the […]

Filed Under: opinion and analysis, Public Relations, UFC

The PR of Chael Sonnen

April 27, 2013 by Jason Cruz 7 Comments

For MMA fans the thought of professional wrestling is beyond comparison with the real sport of the UFC.  Yet, if you want to see pro wrestling in MMA, you need only look to Chael Sonnen. “Anderson Silva you absolutely suck.” – Chael Sonnen post-fight Octagon interview at UFC 136. In my opinion, the best start […]

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Mitrione suspended for Fallon Fox comments

April 8, 2013 by Jason Cruz 18 Comments

Coming off of a First Round TKO Saturday, Matt Mitrione was feeling good as he returned to The MMA Hour for his “Mitrione Minute.”  However, his “jokes” and then commentary on transgender fighter Fallon Fox got him suspended by the UFC. The UFC suspended Mitrione from his UFC contract based upon a violation of the […]

Filed Under: Featured, opinion and analysis, Public Relations, UFC

Wandy Fools Around on Monday

April 2, 2013 by Jason Cruz 5 Comments

Quite a stir was caused on Monday when Wanderlei Silva tweeted that he had been contacted by the UFC about filling in to fight Gegard Mousasi at UFC on Fuel TV 9.  While many picked up on it as true, Silva was playing an April Fool’s Day prank. As many reported and confirmed on Tuesday, […]

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