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For those who have not chosen to “take sides” in the Randy Couture vs the UFC issue, today could be a tough day for you.
Randy Couture announced earlier this week that he would hold a press conference today at 4:30pm EST to address the media and answer questions regarding his resignation from the UFC. [...]

Sean Salmon announced today on MMAJunkie.com that he will be fighting Jason “Mayhem” Miller on an HDNet Fights card this December 15 in Dallas, TX.
Last week, Miller confirmed that he was no longer under contract with Zuffa and the WEC where he last fought in May.

Next up, I have been given permission to announce that [...]

Gabriel Gonzaga put Team Link and Ludlow, MA earlier this year with his quick rise in the heavyweight division. Team Link (in my home state of Massachusetts) has recently added current WEC Middleweight champion Paulo Filho and undefeated UFC light heavyweight Thiago Silva to their team making Link one of the strongest BJJ camps [...]

The Ohio Athletic Commission has released the fighter salary numbers from last Saturday nights UFC 77: Hostile Territory event.

Tim Syliva - $200,000
Anderson Silva - $120,000
Brandon Vera - $100,000
Rich Franklin - $45,000
Stephan Bonnar - $44,000
Yushin Okami - $24,000
Alan Belcher - $22,000
Josh Burkman - $20,000
Jason MacDonald - $17,000
Demian Maia - $10,000
Jason Black - $8,000
Kalib Starnes - $7,000
Jorge [...]

[Source: FightBeat.com]
HT: todd

The UFC could not escape more scoring controversies at UFC 77, and may have made matters significanly worse.
For those who haven’t heard and/or seen the opening fight of the night between Matt Grice and Jason Black (I haven’t seen it myself), the fight ended in only the worst of possible scenarios.Grice apparently dominated [...]

M-1 Mix Fight, the promotion that recently signed Fedor Emalianenko, officially announced today that they have named MMA “super-agent” Monte Cox as President and CEO.

Sibling Entertainment Group Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SIBE) ["Sibling Holdings"] announced Sibling Theatricals, Inc. ["Sibling Theatricals"], a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sibling Entertainment Group, Inc., together with Garlin Holdings Limited as [...]