Erick Silva is the latest UFC fighter to voice his displeasure with the Reebok deal. Silva, who is scheduled to fight at the TUF Brazil 4 Finale in Miami stated that he would be losing $12,000 per fight once the new sponsorship deal is in place. The comments come out at an interesting time as […]
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Show Money Episode 4 discusses fallout of Reebok deal
Alves-Condit not tested prior to UFC Fight Night 67
MMA Junkie reports that UFC Fight Night 67 main eventers Carlos Condit and Thiago Alves have not been drug tested by the Brazilian athletic commission, the Comissao Atletica Brazileira de MMA (CABMMA) prior to their fight Saturday. The commission indicated that all of the fighters on the card would be tested on fight night but […]
California passes law enforcing harsher penalties for failed drug tests in combat sports
MMA Junkie reports that the California state senate passed a bill that will grant the state athletic commission to withhold 40 percent of a licensed fighter’s pay in the event of a positive drug test. The bill was supported by the UFC which spent $30,000 so far this year in the state of California. The […]
UFC responds to McMann about gender equality
The UFC has issued a statement in light of the comments made by Sara McMann stating that the pending UFC-Reebok sponsorship deal is disproportionately unfair to women fighters. Via MMA Fighting: “The new UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy (AOP) equally recognizes each athlete’s tenure in UFC, as well as any bout appearances in the WEC and […]