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White blasts SI on fight fix discussion

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Last week Dana White responded to an SI Roundtable chat which discussed whether or not the Anderson Silva-Chris Weidman match was fixed.  The SI Roundtable is an example of what we like and hate about perceptions of MMA. In what has become usual for talking heads, the SI Roundtable featured four writers discussing different topics […]

UFC Press Tour hits 11 cities, 5 countries

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MMA Fighting reports that the UFC will hold promotional tours in 5 countries to promote its fall lineup of PPVs.  The 11 city tour will occur the week of July 29th and will feature GSP, Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey and Cain Velasquez. The UFC announced the tour which will hit the Bay Area, Vegas, LA, […]

UFC spent $620K on lobbying efforts in 2012

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The UFC ranked second to the NFL in terms of lobbying expenses of sports organizations for 2012.  The UFC spent $620,000 last year in lobbying efforts which mostly relate to anti-piracy laws and educating legislators on MMA. According to MMA Junkie (via OpenSecrets.org), the UFC spent $620,000 which would be a 51% increase from 2011. […]