UFC

Report: UFC & Couture Negotiating; Possibly Lesnar in November

August 30, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott

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

August 22, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott

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 […]

Ratner “Very Bullish” On MMA In New York

August 13, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott

In an interview conducted by Bob Carson earlier this week, UFC Vice-President of Regulation, Marc Ratner, divulged that he is “very bullish” on the prospects of MMA being sanctioned in the state of New York by the first quarter of 2009. Speculation has run wild as to when New York might see MMA sanctioning, since […]

The Fitch Push

August 8, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott

Jon Fitch represents one of the problems the UFC has faced in recent years in being able to properly promote and market a full stable of over 250 fighters. He’s a great fighter – undefeated in almost 5 years – but prior to his fight with Diego Sanchez, few in the mainstream had even heard […]

Fighter Salaries: A Fair Share of Revenues (Part 4)

August 7, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott

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 […]