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Article Archive for April 2007

UFC 70: Nations Collide Fighter Payouts
April 29, 2007 – 8:19 am | 188 Comments

Here is the fighter salary information for UFC 70: Nations Collide. Since this event wasn’t technically sanctioned by any governing body, I have no way of truly “verifying” this information, but I have no …

Rashad Responds to Tito’s Taunts
April 27, 2007 – 3:44 pm | 8 Comments

I wrote the other day about Tito’s post on the UG Forums. For those that don’t remember, Tito said the following:

Rashad Evans!!! He will be my Nappy Headed Ho. On 7-7-07…Let The Punishment Begin!!! …

Cro Cop vs Gonzaga Video
April 27, 2007 – 2:10 pm | 12 Comments

Everyone, I guess I’m just getting soft or losing my sense of humor, but I found this clip and had to post it…

Is Parity Good for MMA?
April 26, 2007 – 2:13 pm | 77 Comments

par·i·ty – Pronunciation[par-i-tee] –noun
1. equality, as in amount, status, or character.

The talk of the MMA world so far in 2007 has, of course, been the many “upsets” we have witnessed so far. We have already …

Forums Fixed
April 26, 2007 – 12:52 pm | 9 Comments

Well, I jumped the gun a little yesterday with the announcement on the forums. It appears that about half of you that signed up early in the day never actually got your registration email …

MMA HQ Forums Live
April 25, 2007 – 12:46 pm | 13 Comments

Well, several of you guys have contacted me and asked for it, so the time has come.
I’ve gone ahead and setup the MMA HQ Forums (http://www.mmahq.com/forums). I appreciate all of you guys who hang …

UFC 70: Nations Collide TV Rating
April 24, 2007 – 3:34 pm | 24 Comments

Dave Meltzer at WrestlingObserver.com is reporting that the UFC 70: Nations Collide event on SpikeTV this past Saturday drew a 1.8 rating.
Now I don’t know specifically what that translates too, but to put it into …

UFC first woman fighter!
April 24, 2007 – 8:27 am | 130 Comments

Yes, you read that headline correctly. First, let me say that I’m not normally the one to post things like this, but this time I just found it too funny to pass up.
Tito Ortiz …

Mike Swick Moving to Welterweight
April 23, 2007 – 10:29 am | 76 Comments

Sam Caplan, who covers MMA for CBS Sportsline, has an “exclusive” statement today on his personal MMA Site from Mike Swick.

In an exclusive statement to FiveOuncesOfPain.com, Mike Swick responded to a question we submitted to …

UFC 69: Shootout Fighter Payouts
April 23, 2007 – 8:28 am | 3 Comments

I have had quite of few people email me or leave comments here at MMA HQ asking for the fighter payouts for UFC 69: Shootout that was held April 7 in Houston, Texas. Believe …