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NewsUFC institutes medical/criminal background checks
Occasionally the UFC runs into issues where they sign athletes and later find out that athlete has something in his past that would cause issues for the UFC.
NewsWhen We Were Bouncers: Tait Fletcher
“So the kid springs back up and he thinks that we only just got to the parking lot. ‘We gonna do something or what?!’ And so I armdrag him and put him out again.”
NewsWSOF 11 to air live on NBC
NBC Sports Group will televise live 14 World Series of Fighting events this year, including NBC’s first-ever broadcast of mixed martial arts for WSOF 11.
NewsLawler vs. Brown scheduled to headline UFC on FOX 12 in July
Robbie Lawler just won a fantastic fight at UFC 173 versus Jake Ellenberger and will take no time off, as he is now scheduled again to fight in July.
NewsBellator PPV estimated at 65,000 buys; possiblly over 100,000
Bellator President Bjorn Rebney had remarked that 50,000 buys would be a break even for the company, and the early reports are that they had slightly surpassed that mark.
NewsKron Gracie and Gabi Garcia to make MMA debut in Japan Aug 17
Top BJJ competitors Gabe Garcia and Kron Gracie will be making their mixed martial arts debut at a Real Fight event in Japan on August 17.
NewsJose Aldo: Certainly I feel underpaid
Jose Aldo: “Certainly I feel underpaid… We bring millions to the organization’s events. I’m a very marketable fighter, and everyone likes to see me fight.”
Robbie Lawler ($200k) tops UFC 173’s $1M payroll
White: Now we’ll find out what Barao’s really made of
Official rankings Update 5.26.14: Dillashaw enters p4p
Bang: I’d corner Dillashaw vs. Faber
Penn: Edgar only reason I’m at 145
