Bantamweight Champ Dominick Cruz will serve as an honorary pace car driver for the Advocare 500 in Phoenix. This will be the second time this year Cruz will make an appearance at a NASCAR event. Earlier this year, Cruz served as the honorary driver at the Subway 500 held in Phoenix. Jon Jones made an […]
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What to learn from the Jeremy Stephens situation
Does the UFC need a crisis communications department? Last Friday showed that the UFC has not learned from its mistakes when it comes to addressing an emergent situation. Friday night’s UFC on FX 5’s event was marred by Jeremy Stephens as he was arrested the morning of his fight on an outstanding warrant. Despite his […]
Stephens arrested this morning, will still fight tonight
MMA Fighting reports that Jeremy Stephens was arrested this morning on a Felony charge that has yet to be disclosed. Despite the arrest, Stephens will fight his scheduled fight tonight as part of the undercard bout on FUEL. Although no word has come out yet on the charges, Dana White confirmed to Ariel Helwani that […]
The Wrestling Post: Lawler, Hulu and the color Pink
Welcome to another edition of The Wrestling Post. We talk about Jerry Lawler’s new t-shirts, a new WWE partnership and the color Pink. “Long Live the King” T-Shirts emerge after near tragedy A week after a near tragedy on live television, WWE capitalized on the situation by selling Jerry Lawler T-shirts. Lawler suffered a heart […]
Strikeforce fighters compensated despite event cancellation
MMA Junkie reports that the fighters from Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy were paid their show money from the recently cancelled card. Several fighters confirmed payment and sources indicated that all 19 fighters scheduled for the card would be compensated. The report did not state the amount of money each fighter received although the speculation is […]