It looks like eBay has become quite popular among UFC fighters lately. First we had Tim Sylvia auctioning of a Playstation 3, then this past week we saw Rich Franklin auction off his TUF Hummer and one of his custom “American Fighter” choppers. Well, today Melvin Guillard jumped into the eBay auction scene.
Melvin [...]
Archive for March, 2007
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Burkman vs Parisyan Signed For UFC 71
Well, I’m pleased to announce and introduce the newest contributor to the MMA HQ team, Jason Gatties. Many of you already know Jason both from this site and from his KnockoutZone.com MMA site. Jason is one of the guys who I’ve kept in touch with as an MMA blogger and I’m very glad [...]
Brandon Vera Staying With UFC
Loretta Hunt over at The Fight Network is reporting that Brandon Vera has signed an extension to his existing UFC contract and plans to remain with the UFC.
Heavyweight contender Brandon Vera has signed an extension with the Ultimate Fighting Championship with plans to complete the remaining fight on his existing contract with the Las Vegas-based [...]
PrideFC - R.I.P
Nice little tribute video for all the PrideFC lovers out there…
My Opinion of the Zuffa - PrideFC Deal
So, now that the dust is starting to settle on the Zuffa purchase of Pride, we all can sit back and digest what has happened and what the “future” of MMA might look like. I want to give my thoughts on the whole situation, and hear what all of you have to say.
First off, [...]
Zuffa, LLC Purchases Pride Fighting Championships
As was expected, it was announced today that Dream Stage Entertainment as sold the Pride Fighting Championships to Zuffa, LLC. This is slightly different than was originally anticipated in the fac that Zuffa is the purchasing agent in this deal. Original speculation was that Lorenzo and Frank Fertita were purchasing PrideFC separate from [...]
Pride Sold to the Fertitas Official
Well, it appears that after over a week of “speculating” and “rumors,”the final official words and announcement of the sale of Pride Fighting Championships to Lorenzo and Frank Fertita will come tomorrow in Tokyo, Japan.
MMAWeekly reported today on the fact that SportsHochi, a Japanese newspaper, reported today that the Fertitas will disband Dream Stage Entertainment [...]



