Archive for January, 2012
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012The FTC investigation into the UFC is officially closed.
The playbook: Looking at upcoming attractions in Japan & UFC
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012A day late and a dollar short, but plenty to talk about if you’re into gambling this weekend and Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit tickles your fancy.
The Japanese scene is facing increasingly dangerous waters
Monday, January 30th, 2012The current state of affairs in Japan is absolutely dreadful and the problems only seem to compound.
Dana White: Yeah, Michael Bisping won that fight against Chael Sonnen
Sunday, January 29th, 2012Not a lot of people are convinced that Chael Sonnen should have beaten Michael Bisping on the score cards on Saturday night.
#UFC on Fox: Man with one testicle didn’t look like 9-to-2 favorite over Michael Bisping
Saturday, January 28th, 2012A look at a very busy January fight schedule for the UFC.
Dana White uses 9/11 analogy for Anonymous UFC site hack, says they’ll get “Bin Laden’d”
Friday, January 27th, 2012Dana White says that if Anonymous wants to pick a fight with him, then he’s ready to go to war with them.
Anonymous launches #opUFC full-scale attack against Zuffa
Friday, January 27th, 2012Dana White getting into a war with Anonymous was not a good idea.
Why the sports media are turning their fire on UFC
Thursday, January 26th, 2012The mainstream American sports media are now aiming their sights on attacking UFC. Coincidence? Hardly.
MMA Link Club: A connection between weight cutting & PED usage
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012Amidst all the recent scandals involving failed drug tests and bad weight cuts is the connection between the two activities.
UFC’s staunch support of SOPA & ProtectIP causes heartburn & backlash
Monday, January 23rd, 2012UFC’s public support of both SOPA & ProtectIP, two major anti-piracy pieces of legislation in the US Congress, has made them a very public target.
ESPN’s John Barr on UFC pay report blowback: “It’s not our charge to do your public relations”
Friday, January 20th, 2012ESPN reporter John Barr fired back at claims Zuffa has made against him of journalistic malpractice.
Zuffa’s IQ test
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Maybe we’re finding out why Zuffa has been in hyperventilation mode these last few days.
Mixed bag of thoughts about ESPN’s segment on UFC pay
Sunday, January 15th, 2012Trying to judge the impact of ESPN’s video segment about UFC fighter pay is tricky.
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