Aside from the shocking Diego Sanchez news I reported earlier this morning, Dana White also gave us lots of other interesting UFC news to report during the call:
The UFC is apparently in active negotiations with pro wrestler Kurt Angle and commented that he would love to have Brock Lesnar as well.
Anticipates the UFC will have [...]
Unnamed fighters previously under contract to Pride and their operating company Dream Stage Entertainment (DSE) are planning to file a class action lawsuit seeking unspecified damages and their release from their current contracts.
The problem apparently directly involves the sale of Pride to UFC-owners Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta. From what I’ve researched the terms of the [...]
Despite seemingly being denied the fight yesterday it now appears Gabe Ruediger may indeed be fighting in K1 after all. The event on the other hand is still very much in doubt. Here is the most recent report on Ruediger from The Fight Network:
“The Ultimate Fighter 5� contestant Gabe Ruediger has been released from his [...]
For all the heat the UFC has taken in recent weeks over UFC 72 one signing may silence nearly all critics of the event. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua’s team, Chute Boxe is reporting today on their website that he has indeed signed a contract with the UFC and may potentially be fighting in just weeks at [...]
K-1, a mixed martial arts promotion that many casual fans may not be familiar with is planning on hosting a show at the 90,000 seat LA Coliseum in conjunction with Pro Elite’s Elite XC promotion. The problem is that the promotion hasn’t been granted a license to hold the event and only 1 fighter, former [...]
“It’s kind of funny, all of these Pride guys are supposed to be the best and they’re better than the UFC. Then you got a guy who isn’t ranked in the top ten of the world knocks out the number two guy in the world. I think it goes to show you how much tougher [...]
The UFC has “reached a deal” with HBO to show fights on the network this summer, albeit with a different broadcasting crew than the UFC traditionally uses. UFC 72 in June has already been announced for Spike TV so we are probably looking UFC 73 and beyond before we see an event on HBO.
Dana White [...]
Bluff Media has announced a new MMA magazine with the creative name “Fight!”. Here’s part of the release from the company:
Bluff Media is proud to announce the introduction of a groundbreaking new Mixed Martial Arts Magazine, FIGHT!
FIGHT! will revolutionize the way in which the most exciting and fastest growing sport on the planet, Mixed Martial [...]
According to Sam Caplan, Dana White informally offered boxer Floyd Mayweather big money to take on UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk, likely under MMA rules. Here’s a clip from the post on the offer which was announced on the radio program “Bubba the Love Sponge”:
