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Pride 33 Fighter Salaries
February 26, 2007 – 8:44 pm | 91 Comments

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the fighter salaries for this past Saturday’s Pride 33: The Second Coming event.

Wanderlei Silva: $150,000
Dan Henderson: $50,000
Mauricio Rua: $50,000
Takanori Gomi: $20,000
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: $20,000
Nick Diaz: $15,000
Joachim Hansen: $15,000
Hayato …

Pride 33: The Second Coming Recap
February 25, 2007 – 5:36 pm | 87 Comments

Well, another Pride Fighting Championships event is in the books, and I must say that Pride 33 was all-around the best MMA event I have seen in several years. Other promotions should take notes …

Wolfpack and Pitbulls win IFL Season Openers
February 24, 2007 – 9:24 am | No Comment

Renzo Gracie’s New York Wolfpack easily defeated Igor Zinoviev’s Chicago Red Bears 4-1 Friday night at the IFL event in Atlanta, and took sole posession of first place in the IFL with the team victory. …

WEC 26 to Include Three Title Fights
February 23, 2007 – 9:36 pm | No Comment

Zuffa has announced the full fight card for the World Extreme Cagefighting event scheduled for March 24 in Las Vegas.
WEC 26 will include three title fights, one each in the bantamweight, featherweight, and …

UFC 70 Fight Card Updates
February 23, 2007 – 10:41 am | 12 Comments

Forest Griffin confirmed on his myspace.com blog that he will be fighting Ryoto Machida at UFC 70 in Manchester, England this April. Griffin is, of course, coming off a loss to Keith Jardin at …

Pride 33: The Second Coming Preview
February 21, 2007 – 2:51 pm | 136 Comments

I don’t normally due full previews of Pride Fighting Championships events, but seeing as how their next event is this Friday Saturday in Las Vegas, I thought I’d give a little preview. Plus, there …

IFL Expanded 2007 Television Schedule
February 21, 2007 – 1:23 pm | 4 Comments

The International Fight League released their expanded television schedule today for their shows on Fox Sports Net (FSN). Weekly, Friday night shows begin this Friday with the January 19th event in Oakland between the …

Frank Shamrock’s Fall From Grace
February 20, 2007 – 10:09 pm | 17 Comments

Ever since the EliteXC premiered last Saturday night, the MMA community has been talking about the not infamous main event fight between Renzo Gracie and Frank Shamrock. If for some reason you haven’t yet …

Thiago Alves Suspended for Eight Months
February 16, 2007 – 1:49 pm | 50 Comments

The Nevada State Athletic Commission handed down rulings today and have suspended three fighters including Thiago Alves and Kevin Randleman.
Thiago Alves last fought at UFC 66 when he defeated Tony DeSouza by KO in the …

Mirko Cro Cop vs Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 70
February 15, 2007 – 11:28 am | 62 Comments

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic’s next fight will be at UFC 70 in Manchester, England and we now know who his opponent will be – Gabriel “Napao” Gonzaga.
Gonzaga is 3-0 in the UFC, and …