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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, Texas.
After the event I had quite a few readers ask me for the fighter payouts from the event. I [...]

Remember the day before UFC 69 when I reported the possibility that Diego Sanchez was taken off the fight card because he had tested positive for Hepatitis-C?
Well, it appears that my report wasn’t entirely incorrect. Dave Meltzer from WrestlingObserver.com gave a recap of Dana White’s press conference this morning. Here is what Meltzer [...]

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 me, I have been trying my hardest to get the information from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation but [...]

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If there is one thing that UFC 69: Shootout reinforced, it’s the fact that, in the world of Mixed Martial Arts, anything can and will happen. In back-to-back UFC events, we have seen how Mixed Martials Arts is easily the best and most exciting combat sport in the world, and a lot of that [...]

Reports are now surfacing that Diego Sanchez had to be removed from Saturday nights UFC 69 event because he failed to clear medicals. Loretta Hunt of The FightNetwork reported that Diego Sanchez was absent from the pre-fight press conference yesterday.
Noticeably absent was Diego Sanchez (17-0), who meets TUF 1 rival Josh Koscheck (8-1) in [...]

So, as you all keep reminding me, today is Thursday and we have UFC 69: Shootout coming up this Saturday night in Houston, Texas. Thursdays here at MMA HQ only mean one thing: fight card preview time. UFC 69 will mark the first time the UFC has held an event in Texas as [...]