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Dana White Still Thinking About Fedor

Dana White and the UFC may have everything they would ever need to stay successful but that won’t be enough for Dana.  The man who went and bought Pride to get the top fighters to the UFC can’t shake Fedor from his mind. Emelianenko, the top-ranked fighter not in the UFC, “has become my obsession now. [...] (read more)

UFC 111 Fighter Bonus and Salaries/Payouts

UFC 111 Fighter Bonuses Knockout of the Night – Shane Carwin – $65,000 Submission of the Night – Kurt Pellegrino – $65,000 Fight of the Night – Hamman and Wallace – $65,000 each UFC 111 Fighter Salaries/Payouts From the Nick Lembo at the NJ State Athletic Commission: We do not release fighter purse info. for any event. (read more)

UFC 111 Weigh In Results

Below are the official weigh-in results for Saturday’s UFC 111 event. UFC 111, which is headlined by the UFC welterweight championship bout between Georges St-Pierre and Dan Hardy, and the interim UFC heavyweight title fight between Frank Mir and Shane Carwin, airs live on pay-per-view from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey beginning at 10pm [...] (read more)

Thiago Alves Brain Irregularity

Thiago Alves will no longer be fighting Jon Fitch on UFC 111 due to a CAT scan that has shown a brain irregularity TMZ.com tells us. UFC honcho Dana White tells TMZ he will fly Pitbull to a specialist for further evaluation. White says, “If it’s true, it can be career-ending.” No one will replace Pitbull on Saturday. [...] (read more)

UFC on Versus 1: Jones vs Vera Fighter Payouts, Salaries and Bonuses

UFC on Versus 1 had a reported sellout crowd and brought over a $500k gate.  While the numbers are smaller the sellout crowd was under 7,000 fans.  Before we get for UFC on Versus 1 Payouts, let’s go over the results (courtesy of Sherdog.com): UFC on Versus 1 Results Winner Loser Method Round Time Jason Brilz Eric Schafer Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Mike Pierce Julio Paulino Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Brendan Schaub Chase [...] (read more)

XFC’s John Prisco talks XFC10

We had a great opportunity the other day to talk with XFC President, John Prisco.  For those of you not aware, the XFC (Xtreme Fighting Championships) is one of the leading Mixed Martial Arts Organization in the United States.  Based out of Tampa, Florida, XFC has produced fight cards in Florida, Kentucky and Tennessee and [...] (read more)

Brandon Vera Training Updates

It seems as though I have been entrenched with social networking these days with my last couple posts.  So I figured why stop now?  I will move from Twitter to Facebook this time. I try to friend and be a fan with as many fighters as I can.  It’s interesting to me to see what the [...] (read more)

Tito Ortiz In The Hospital

First there were rumors of a Chuck Liddell vs. Rich Franklin fight.   Then Dana White came out and said the fight was really Rich Franklin vs. Randy Couture (story here). Today Tito Ortiz posted on his Twitter account that he is in the hospital. Sorry flu. This sucks!! 31 minutes ago This is the worst ful I have [...] (read more)

Miguel Torres Has a Sense of Humor

Not too often do we see a fighter who can crack jokes at a recent loss.  Miguel Torres has no problems doing it though.  On his recent doctor visit to get his “axe wound” taken care of he shows off this sense of humor. Chief Complaint:  My insurance went up 30% Obama Stinks Location: Forehead Severity: Yes Timing: Bad Signs/Symptoms: [...] (read more)

MMA R US Store

After the past few weeks of working out deals with suppliers and non stop work on the store, we are finally pleased to announce that MMA R US now has a store where you can pick up mma clothing.  We launched this store with specific goals in mind and thus why it has taken us [...] (read more)