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Aldo criticizes Reebok deal too

June 1, 2015 by Jason Cruz 3 Comments

UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is the latest fighter to express criticism concerning the UFC’s Outfitting Policy. In an interview with Brazilian outlet Combate, it appears that Aldo is in favor of fighters coming together to address these issues. Aldo indicated that if fighters were organized like the players are in the NBA, the policy […]

Erick Silva to lose $12K after Reebok deal

May 31, 2015 by Jason Cruz 10 Comments

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 […]

Show Money Episode 4 discusses fallout of Reebok deal

May 31, 2015 by Jason Cruz 5 Comments

It’s back. Show Money Episode 4 with Bloody Elbow’s John Nash and Paul Gift discuss the Reebok deal.

Alves-Condit not tested prior to UFC Fight Night 67

May 30, 2015 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

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

May 29, 2015 by Jason Cruz 1 Comment

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 […]