By Bryan Levick Fighting for the UFC is a dream for most mixed martial artists. They work hard to get noticed by the company, and receiving the call to compete for them is a reward for all they put in to their careers. Most times keeping your job with the organization is a lot harder…
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Post UFC 109 Ranking Changes and Commentary
By Nicholas Bailey UFC 109 had a lot of exciting moments, but it didn’t have a lot of real surprises. The big ones for most observers was Sonnen riding Nate Marquardt like a borrowed mule and Demian Maia flashing some legitimate, if rudimentary, standup skills. All of this led to some interesting changes to the…
UFC 109 Fighter Payouts
By Bryan Levick UFC 109 fighter salaries were released, and not surprisingly, Randy Couture was the night’s top earner. Couture took home a flat salary of $250k, that of course doesn’t include any cut of the pay-per-view buys or sponsorship dollars he will add to his wallet. His fallen foe, Mark Coleman made $60k for…
MMA Hangover: 9 Talking Points for UFC 109: Relentless
By Michael Ford UFC 109, Zuffa’s latest PPV offering is behind us, and while the card was short on sizzle going in, it still yields quite a few things for us to chew on in its aftermath.1. Chael Sonnen is the #2 Middleweight in the World…God help us all – For the last few weeks,…
What’s Next For The Winners & Losers Of UFC 109?
By Bryan Levick UFC 109 is in the books, and thankfully we have an awesome stretch of mixed martial arts to look forward to, starting with UFC 110. Last night’s winners and losers left a lot of questions to be answered, so let’s try and break down where each and every fighters will go from…
Paulo Thiago Continues His Assault On The AKA Welterweights
By Bryan Levick No one gave Paulo Thiago a shot going into his bout with Josh Koshcheck last February at UFC 95. After all it was his UFC debut, and he was facing one of the divisions best fighters. Even after knocking the Blond Bomber out, Thiago was still given no respect. Too many fans…