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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...
Did the UFC Forget That Dan Henderson Beat Vitor Belfort in 2006?
Interesting excerpt from Sherdog's piece on Dan Henderson's ongoing negotiations with the UFC: "Yeah, I'm not real thrilled about that," said Henderson of the plans. "And I like Vitor. He's a good gu...
Dana White and UFC Straining to Find Headline Fights for the Fall
Zak Woods breaks it down: Sprinkled throughout all the events were leaks and reports about the UFC's fourth quarter schedule, which appeared equally stacked. Shane Carwin became the number one heavyw...
Does B.J. Penn vs Diego Sanchez at UFC 107 Mean Dana White Walked Away From Another Network Deal?
Dana White announced today that lightweight champ B.J. Penn will defend his belt on December 12 in Memphis at UFC 107. Zak Woods raises the obvious question: Sanchez and Penn were initially rumored t...
With WEC and Strikeforce Ratings Up, Dana White Works for a UFC Network Deal
Per MMA Weekly: At the post-fight press conference for UFC 102 in Portland, Ore., White told MMAWeekly.com that he was flying to L.A. on Monday for another meeting with an undisclosed network. ...
BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez in November: on Network TV?
From MMAWeekly.com: UFC president Dana White on Thursday said a third UFC event was in the works for November, featuring a headlining bout between lightweight champion B.J. Penn and Diego Sanchez.Wha...
Assessing Strikeforce's Chances to Make a Go of Promoting Fedor Emelianenko
Dave Meltzer breaks it down. After pointing out that Fedor will be marketed as the No. 1 heavyweight and the legitimate champion in the world as long as he doesn't lose, Meltzer concedes that none of...
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