I was going to go through the full Dana White interview in the Orange County Register myself and post a breakdown of the highlights, but a few other guys have already done a great job at it. Zach Arnold at Fight Opinion gives his analysis here. Scott White at MMA on Tap gives his breakdown [...]
Posts tagged ‘WFA’
Dana White’s Comments on the WFA & WEC
UFC buys WFA (and WEC??)
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s official website, UFC.com, is reporting that Zuffa (UFC parent company) has “acquired select assets from the World Fighting Alliance (WFA) organization. Under the terms of the purchase, World Fighting Alliance, Inc. will cease all operations.” The specific “select assets” that the UFC acquired in the deal were not mentioned but it [...]
Matt Lindland Offered a UFC Title Shot?
GracieFighter.com is reporting that Matt Lindlad has been offered a contract by the UFC to return and fight Anderson Silva for the Middleweight title. Inside sources have informed us that the UFC has contacted Matt Lindland to face their new Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva. Lindland’s takedown skills and ability to take out top strikers have [...]
Heath Herring Signs with WFA
There hasn’t been much action or press from the World Fighting Alliance since their debut show in September, but MMAWeekly.com broke news today that the WFA has signed Heath “Texas Crazy Horse” Herring to a contract. Herring signed a four-fight, sixteen-month contract that will bring him back to fight in the USA for the first [...]
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic
There was much discusson over the weekend that Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic was in a dispute with Pride FC management (Dream State Entertainment) over they money being paid for the Pride Open Weight Grand Prix final. I held off writing about the situation because I had a feeling it would sort itself out pretty quickly, [...]
WFA King of the Streets Wrapup
Well, the first WFA show is in the books and overall I think it was a good event. I know, I know, this technically isn’t the very first WFA show, but really the company has completely changed and this is the first show for the “new” WFA. As can be expected with any first time [...]
MMA HQ – Quick Hits
UFC: Ultimate Knockouts 4 – For those of you who have DirectTV satellite service and can’t get the WFA PPV Saturday night, Spike TV will be showing the new UFC: Ultimate Knockouts 4 video at 10pm. It looks like the UFC is playing the new show at the same time as the WFA PPV to [...]
WFA King of the Streets Update
Well, it appears that Kimo Leopoldo has tested positive for a banned substance and will not be allowed to fight Bas Rutten in Saturday nights WFA card. The California State Athletic Commission informed WFA CEO Jeremy Lappen that Kimo had failed a urinalysis test and would not be able to compete. For a short period, [...]
WFA King of the Streets Preview
This Saturday, July 22, marks the return of the World Fighting Alliance to the Mixed Martial Arts world. For the long-time MMA fan, this WFA card is one of the best MMA fight cards we have seen from any promotion in quite a long time. Will the casual fan and new UFC fanbase pay attention [...]
Jeremy Lappen’s Removal from UFC 61
As much popularity as the UFC seems to be gaining recently, as far as I can tell, the WFA and more specifically their CEO Jeremy Lappen are drawing just as much attention in the past week. Much of the attention Jeremy Lappen is drawing can be attributed directly to the UFC and how they forced [...]
Interview with WFA CEO Jeremy Lappen
Whaledog.com has an excellent sit-down interview with WFA CEO Jeremy Lappen. Take a minute and listen.
WFA Full Fight Card
The World Fighting Alliance has finally released the full fight card for their upcoming King of the Streets event on July 22 in Los Angeles. This MMA card was already loaded with superb lineup, and the final three fights only improve on what should be an already exciting night of action. Jason “Mayhem” Miller leaves [...]









