Sam Caplan over at Five Ounces Of Pain gives a good overview of what Dana White could possibly announce this Thursday and its definitely worth a read. When speculating on announcements of this sort, I find it is important to keep a few different things in perspective. 1. Set reasonable expectations. The lead up to […]
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Dana White: “Easily 75%” of UFC Fighters make $50,000/year
To follow up on Andrew Falzon’s post UFC Says Something Big Is Coming from earlier today, ESPN’s interview with Dana White was also interesting from a roster building and fighter salary standpoint. The UFC President confirmed in the interview that nearly 70 fighters had been cut from the UFC roster in the last several months […]
UFC Says Something Big is Coming…
But Dana White is staying tight-lipped as to what it is. According to an interview by ESPN The Magazine’s Ryan Hockensmith, UFC President Dana White says next Thursday he will make a huge announcement that will shock rattle the bones of MMA fans. Hockensmith quotes White as saying: “You have no idea some of the […]
Sanctioning Woes Stifle MMA In Ontario
April 19, 2008 could very well go down in the history books as the day that Canada put the MMA world on notice. Even before the raucous crowd whipped the Bell Centre into a frenzy, Montreal made UFC 83 – Canada’s first UFC event – the fastest sell-out in UFC history. Additionally, Canadian fans also […]
The Tito Ortiz Sweepstakes
Following his defeat at the hands of Lyoto Machida at UFC 84, Tito Ortiz revealed in an interview with rearnakedradio.com that he has in fact received an offer to extend his contract with the UFC. The offer came from the Fertita brothers, not Dana White, and the total value of the four-fight deal was rumoured […]