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Ken Shamrock Released by UFC
June 28, 2007 – 12:37 pm | 14 Comments

UFC Hall-of-Famer Ken Shamrock announced yesterday on Fight Network Radio that his contract with the UFC has been terminated by Zuffa. You may remember a little while back when the FightNetwork.com reported that Ken …

Strikeforce/EliteXC Fighter Salaries
June 27, 2007 – 11:33 am | 4 Comments

Luke Thomas over at BloodyElbow.com has gotten his hands on the fighter payouts from the Strikeforce/EliteXC Judgment Day show last weekend.

-Frank Shamrock ($1.3 million) def. Phil Baroni ($75,000)
-Cung Le ($100,000) def. Tony Fryklund ($12,000)
-Murilo “Ninja” …

BJ Penn to Fight for UFC Lightweight Title
June 26, 2007 – 4:26 pm | 57 Comments

UFC President Dana White appeared on ESPN’s “The Hot List” this afternnon and announced that BJ Penn would be fighting the winner of the Sean Sherk vs Hermes Franca fight which will take place July …

EliteXC Enters the Reality Show Game
June 26, 2007 – 10:26 am | 4 Comments

Looks like EliteXC is getting into the MMA Reality Show scene and joining the UFC with The Ultimate Fighter and BodogFIGHT with their reality shows. However, EliteXC is pulling out all the stops and …

UFC 69 Fighter Payout Ruling
June 25, 2007 – 8:15 pm | 6 Comments

I’m not sure how many of you remember or even care about the whole issue with the Texas Board of Licensing not releasing the fighter salary information after UFC 69: Shootout was held in Houston, …

Shamrock vs Baroni: Judgment Day Recap
June 23, 2007 – 6:07 pm | 46 Comments

If you missed last nights co-promotion between EliteXC and Strikeforce, then I feel bad for you. I’ve been telling you for weeks to buy this PPV and if you didn’t, thats your problem. …

The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale Preview
June 22, 2007 – 9:32 am | 25 Comments

The UFC wraps up season 5 of The Ultimate Fighter this Saturday night with a fight card headlined by the rematch between BJ Penn and Jens Pulver.
Jens Pulver Vs. BJ Penn – I’m very interested …

Sokoudjou Signs with EliteXC
June 22, 2007 – 8:08 am | 2 Comments

Josh Gross at Sherdog.com is reporting that highly sought after Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou has agreed to terms on a four-fight contract with EliteXC.
Sokoudjou made a quick name for himself in PrideFC with first …

Who’s Going to Win?
June 22, 2007 – 7:57 am | 10 Comments

Well, two good nights of fights this weekend, so I’m going to make this simple and take a few polls on what you guys think will happen this weekend.

EliteXC/Strikeforce: Shamrock vs Baroni Preview
June 21, 2007 – 4:05 pm | 8 Comments

The co-promotion between Strikeforce and Gary Shaw’s EliteXC continues Friday night with the Shamrock vs Baroni: Judgment Day fight card. This event is stacked with fighters from top to bottom and is one of …