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
UFC 91 Set For Portland; GSP vs. Penn Superbowl Weekend
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
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
Fighter Salaries: A Fair Share of Revenues (Part 4)
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 […]