Dana White via NBC Sports:
“I think that when fighters fight, obviously money is great, as well as everything that goes along with it, but at the end of the day, it’s about legacy,” Dana White said. “Pride and the UFC have all the best fighters in world in all the different weight classes. Finally, we’re [...]

With news coming out left and right (and me stuck in college classes) I have been slow to update so here is the first of a few posts for the night. In the Las Vegas Review Journal, Dana White elaborated on some of the specifics of PRIDE’s transfer to the Zuffa banner:
White said Pride would [...]

After we waited and waited for the announcement the day has finally come. Today at a joint press conference in Tokyo, Japan UFC and PRIDE have announced the biggest acquisition in MMA history. Dream Stage Entertainment and PRIDE President and CEO Nobuyuki Sakaibara will relinquish control of the organization on April 8th after PRIDE 34. [...]

Well it looks like we have finally received the complete answer regarding Tito Ortiz’s no-show for his match with UFC President Dana White. From Tito’s MySpace Blog:

Only doing business!!!!!!!!!!!
So, everyone is giving me shit for the Dana fight… No one knows what really went on.
Let me tell my side of what real went on. Me [...]

Going against what every major and minor MMA media outlet has been reporting, Dana White told Sherdog.com last night that no “concrete” deal is in place for Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta to purchase Pride. Here’s part of what he had to say:
When questioned about reports claiming PRIDE president Nobuyuki Sakakibara had informed his American staff [...]

Today was supposed to be the hyped match between Tito Ortiz and UFC President Dana White however Ortiz decided not to show up for weigh-ins yesterday and the fight has been canceled, at least for now. Here’s the details from the Fight Network:
“On March 5, the NSAC had voted 3-1 to allow the exhibition bout. [...]

According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Nobuyuki Sakakibara, Pride President and CEO, has confirmed the Pride sale to the Fertitta brothers in a message to employees. From the article:
“Nobuyuki Sakakibara yesterday told several members of the U.S. Pride staff that the company is in the proces of being sold to Lorenzo & Frank [...]

Rumors have been floating around for months that Kurt Angle, olympic champion and former WWE star, has been looking into entering mixed martial arts. The details have been murky at best but Sam Caplan from CBS Sportsline recently got a call from Angle to talk about his future in MMA:
“Despite choosing TNA over the [...]

I don’t want to run spoilers on the front page for those wandering eyes that don’t want to know so for those who want to see spoilers for the first episode just click the “Read the rest of this entry” link to check them out.

Yesterday UFC vet Gilbert Aldana passed away yesterday in a tragic boating accident according to UFC.com. He was 29.
Aldana died in his native Arizona after attempting to retrieve a shirt that had fallen off the boat and into the water. A friend attempted rescue and was unsuccessful. A search is underway for his body which [...]

Just after I posted the complete cast on Friday night I learned that the names of the fighters came from a leaked photo accidentally published on a photographer’s website. I couldn’t find the photo at the time but Fightstalker.com snagged a copy. Here is the leaked photo:

Cast members from left to right: Gray Maynard, Matt [...]

Today the UFC announced they would be releasing more UFC 70:  ‘Nations Collide’ tickets due to “stunning public demand”. We first hinted at a ticket increase Thursday and now the UFC has officially released more tickets. No definite number was announced but early reports said the number could be in the thousands. Here’s an excerpt [...]

Sam Caplan has done a superb interview with Dana White for CBS Sportsline and White had lots to say. We first learned of the interview yesterday when news surfaced that Tito Ortiz would be facing Rashad Evans at UFC 71. That was just the beginning with White revealing a lot more in the interview (Part [...]

For those who haven’t heard, or seen, yet UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell appeared on a show called Good Morning Texas to promote his fighitng and more importantly the upcoming movie ‘300′. On the show the champ displayed slurred speech and promted the host ask “You alright?”. Well the truth has finally been revealed [...]

Althoguh we would all love to see Dana White face Tito Ortiz in a full on UFC match we will be treated to the next best thing: A boxing match between the UFC President and arguably the organizations most well known fighter.
MMAFever.com has the AP story on the fight which was just recently approved [...]