Zuffa

Sunday ESPN did brought Outside the Lines to the UFC and did a report on fighter pay within the organization. ESPN reported that fighters are only making about 8-10% of all revenue generated by the UFC and won’t complain because of a fear of being released. Dana White calls the story “BS” and has waited to respond to the Outside the Lines story.

UFC president Dana White takes us behind the scenes for his first UFC 124 vlog. UFC 124 is headlined by a welterweight title fight between champion Georges St-Pierre and Josh Koscheck in Montreal, Canada. One of the more interesting parts of the vlog is seeing Dana White with Nam Phan backstage after the robbery of a decision in his bout with Leonard Garcia. It was then that Dana told Phan he would be receiving his win bonus.

Unless you have been living under a rock or had the luxury of a mute button over the past month, you have heard the angry swarm of bees during every broadcast at the World Cup in South Africa. That sound — a vuvuzela — has become more popular and fans have been bringing the horns with them to various sporting events. However, don’t expect to hear the sound anytime soon near an octagon. The Ultimate Fighting Championship has banned the horn for their upcoming event, “UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin.” “This decision was pretty simple for me,” president Dana White [...]

MMAFighting.com has reported and confirmed that long-time mixed martial arts veteran and fan-favorite Jens Pulver has been released by Zuffa. Pulver was the UFC’s first lightweight champion and one of only two people to defeat former lightweight champ BJ Penn at 155-pounds. Rumors have surfaced that Pulver could resurface in the WEC as a commentator, but MMAFighting.com has debunked those rumors. Pulver’s agent, Monte Cox, told Versus.com that he hoped his client would remain with the company in a broadcasting capacity. But White, Zuffa’s president, said following the UFC 114 press conference on Saturday that will not be the case. [...]

World Extreme Cagefighting has decided to part ways with their longtime cage announcer Joe Martinez. Martinez is also the announcer for Golden Boy’s weekly Spanish production “Solo Boxeo Tecate.” His other commitments played a part in the depature from the WEC. “I was more than willing to work around the possible conflicts,” said Martinez. “But another main factor was my work within other areas of combat sports. While I do not feel my association with a Spanish-language boxing production has any crossover, it appears to have been a big issue.” Martinez was absent from the WEC’s most recent event, “WEC [...]

Suspensions have been released from this past weekend’s WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber event. Eight fighters have been suspended a length six months for a variety of broken bones and knee injuries. Brandon Fisher and former champion Mike Thomas Brown received 45 days. Here is the complete list: Brandon Visher: suspended 45 days as a precautionary measure Mike Brown: suspended 45 days as a precautionary measure Urijah Faber: suspended six months or until he is cleared by a physician for his left thigh and knee injury Leonard Garcia: suspended six months or until medically cleared for a possible right hand [...]

World Extreme Cagefighting brought out all the stops this past weekend for their pay-per view debut with ‘Aldo vs. Faber.’ The WEC used familiar voices and personalities from the UFC like Dana White, Joe Rogan, Mike Goldberg and Bruce Buffer in hopes of bringing in some more fans. People were unsure of how the event would fair on pay-per view, but early indications from Heavy.com show that the event was successful. According to sources in the cable industry, early estimates indicate that the show did between 150,000 and 200,000 buys on pay per view, a number that has to be [...]

Fight night bonuses have been awarded for the WEC’s debut on pay-per view. Manny Gamburyan, Benson Henderson, Leonard Garcia and Chan Sung Jung each earned $65,000 which is the largest bonus in the organization’s history. Winners of the bonuses were announced at the event’s post-fight press conference. Gamburyan received the “Knockout of the Night” award, Henderson brought in up the “Submission of the Night” bonus, and Garcia and Jung earned “Fight of the Night” honors.

World Extreme Cagefighting is making their pay-per view debut tonight when the organization invades the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California with a championship double-header. The night’s fight card is headlined by a featherweight title bout between the future of mixed martial arts, Jose Aldo (16-1), and former WEC champion Urijah Faber (22-3). “The California Kid” is returning to his hometown in hopes of securing the 145-pound gold. ‘Aldo vs. Faber’ is co-headlined in a fight that puts the lightweight title on the line. Champion Ben Henderson (11-1) looks to extend his winning streak to eleven when he puts the strap [...]

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view) * Champ Jose Aldo (145) vs. Urijah Faber (144.5) * Champ Benson Henderson (155) vs. Donald Cerrone (154.5) * Mike Brown (146) vs. Manny Gamburyan (146) * Anthony Njokuani (156) vs. Shane Roller (155.5) * Antonio Banuelos (136) vs. Scott Jorgensen (136) PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV) * Leonard Garcia (145) vs. Chan Sung Jung (145.5) * Alex Karalexis (156) vs. Anthony Pettis (155.5) PRELIMINARY CARD (un-aired) * Demetrious Johnson (135) vs. Brad Pickett (135.5) * Chad Mendes (145.5) vs. Anthony Morrison (145) * Takeya Mizugaki (134.5) vs. Rani Yahya (136) * Tyler Toner (145.5) vs. Brandon Visher [...]