Although it is not very likely that UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar will break any attendance or gate receipt records, one can say that the event was a resounding success; 14,272 attended the event at the MGM Grand Garden Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas while the gate was approximately $4.8 million - not a record [...]
The below salaries are for the fighters who partcipated at UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar; the figures were provided by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Please bear in mind that the below numbers represent base salaries only and do not include sponsorship deals or other “unreported bonuses”:
Brock Lesnar: $450,000 ($250,000 to show, $200,000 to win), Randy [...]
Below are the final weigh-in results for UFC 91, scheduled to take place on Saturday in Las Vegas:
Main Card:
Randy Couture (220) vs. Brock Lesnar (265)
Kenny Florian (156) vs. Joe Stevenson (156)
Gabriel Gonzaga (256) vs. Josh Hendricks (238)
Demian Maia (185) vs. Nate Quarry (185)
Dustin Hazelett (170) vs. Tamdan McCrory (170)
Preliminary Card:
Jorge Gurgel (155) vs. Aaron Riley [...]
The WEC 37 event, scheduled to take place on December 3 in Las Vegas, NV has added a pair of bantamweights to its card as according to MMAWeekly.com, Joseph Benavidez will take on Danny Martinez. Those of you who follow the DREAM promotion may remember Benavidez when he was originally scheduled to take on Norifumi [...]
Whether it was a cost-cutting measure or simply a matter of a fighter with a losing streak is up for discussion, but the UFC let go of one of their own, according to Fiveouncesofpain.com; specifically, middleweight Jason Lambert has been released from the promotion - this on the heels of Fabricio Werdum recently being let [...]
The likelihood of newly signed UFC middleweight Denis Kang debuting at UFC 93 in January has greatly increased as MMA On Tap is reporting that a member of Alan Belcher’s camp has confirmed the bout as bout agreements have been distributed and Belcher has agreed to fight Kang; a response is still being waited on [...]
It is entirely possible that former top ten light heavyweight contender Ricardo Arona may step back into the cage as according to GracieMag.com, current UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has been quoted a saying that Affliction has put out feelers for Arona, adding,
“It’s not just Brazilian fans who are looking forward to a return from [...]
The California State Athletic Commission will lose their executive director soon as according to MMAjunkie.com, Armando Garcia has resigned from the Commission; the acceptance of Garcia’s resignation will be an item on the agenda at the CSAC’s next meeting, scheduled for November 18 in Los Angeles. During the meeting, the Commission will appoint an interim [...]
I did not see this coming, but apparently, anything is possible in the world of mixed martial arts; it is being reported today that top ten heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum was released by the UFC after his upset loss to little-known Junior dos Santos at UFC 90 two weeks ago. Had Werdum defeated dos Santos, [...]
Below are the fighter salaries for WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown as provided by the Florida State Athletic Commission:
Mike Brown ($18,000 - included $9,000 win bonus) defeated Urijah Faber ($14,000)
Chael Sonnen ($48,250 - $19,000 win bonus)* defeated Paulho FIlho ($30,750)*
Leonard Garcia ($20,000 - $10,000 win bonus) defeated Jens Pulver ($33,000)
Jake Rosholt ($22,000 - $11,000 win [...]
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