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Dana White: I Guarantee Dan Henderson Has Been Signed by Strikeforce
As always, Kevin Iole has what Dana White wants us to hear: White said Wednesday, "I guarantee you 1,000 percent that Dan Henderson is signed by Strikeforce." ... "Honestly, I got a call from Dan's m...
Strikeforce Marketing Fedor Emelianenko: The Anti-Star
Ben Fowlkes breaks down the real problem with selling Fedor in an MMA Fanhouse round table: Naturally fans want to see fighters who they identify with, but the thing that's standing between Fedor a...
November Will Answer Two Big Questions About Fedor Emelianenko
Josh Gross asks, 1. Will Fedor remain at the top of the heavyweight division? Emelianenko's cage debut Nov. 7 on CBS will reveal plenty regarding the state of a weight class. For 33-year-old Russia...
Quote of the Day: Ed Soares Talks About His Approach to Managing Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida and the Nogueira Brothers
"We don’t have a tremendous amount of guys in comparison to some who are out there," Soares said. "I’ve seen some management companies with 60, 70 guys that they’re representing. I ...
UFC 104 Gate and Fighter Salaries
The California State Athletic Commission has released the payroll and gate information for UFC 104: Lyoto Machida $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua $155,000Cain Velasquez $70,000 (in...
Shane Carwin's Mouth Got Him the Title Shot Against Brock Lesnar at UFC 106
Per Heavy.com: Carwin was scheduled to face fellow prospect Cain Velasquez at UFC 104. But when Lesnar returned earlier than expected from a surgery and asked the UFC to give him an opponent before t...
Is UFC 104 Going to Be a Bust?
Zak Woods makes the case: UFC 104 features a light heavyweight title fight between Lyoto Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The last time the UFC held...
Will CBS Make Fedor Emelianenko a Star in America?
MMA Weekly talks to CBS Senior Executive Vice President Kelly Kahl : The network ran several 10-second spots for the event during the past two weekends of NFL coverage, the first salvo in what Kahl s...
Is CBS Going to Promote Strikeforce's Fedor Emelianenko vs Brett Rogers Bout?
From Michael David Smith responding to questions in his Twitter mail bag: MMAConvert: See any Fedor commercials during CBS NFL games this past weekend?No. There are still four more Sundays between ...
Is the WEC Done?
Jake Rossen argues that it's irrelevant: There are purists who would argue that the WEC provides an invaluable service: By highlighting the talents of smaller fighters, gifted athletes can be acknowl...
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