As many of you know, UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen reduced his year long suspension to 6 months this past Thursday at his appeal hearing before the California State Athletic Commission. With his attorneys, Sonnen used several defenses claiming that the protocol of the CSAC did not provide a mechanism for him to reveal his reasons for using testosterone. […]
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Sonnen appeal hearing before CSAC Thursday
Chael Sonnen will break his silence Thursday as he appeals the California State Athletic Commission ruling that he used a banned substance prior to his fight with Anderson Silva at UFC. 117. The CSAC fined Sonnen $2,500 and suspended his license for a year beginning Sept. 2, 2010. A huge hurdle Sonnen will face is his response to […]
UFC 123: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! We’ll be taking a look at UFC 123: Jackson vs. Machida that was held at The Palace at Auburn Hills just outside Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, November 20th. In addition to the light heavyweight showdown between former champions Jackson and Machida, the event also featured the rubber match […]
A History Lesson (or History’s Lesson) on Mixed Martial Arts in New York
“We ban cockfighting and dog fighting. Should we allow humans to enter a cage to knee, kick and punch each other?” New York State Assemblyman Bob Reilly to Tourism, Arts and Sports Development Committee Members on June 11, 2008. It is an animalistic piece of subhuman behavior more akin to cockfighting than a human sport. […]
NY Assemblyman Bob Reilly speaks out about MMA
New York’s most vocal politician against the regulation of mixed martial arts in New York state recently spoke in depth about why he is against MMA. In the first part of a two part interview that will appear on today’s installment of “Inside MMA” on HD Net, Reilly articulated his opposition to regulating MMA in […]