Post Tagged with: "Dana"

UFC News: Jon Jones vs. Vladimir Matyushenko

According to a report from TheGarv.com, Jon “Bones” Jones is set to take on Vladimir Matyushenko on the UFC on Versus 2 event. Jones is coming off his most impressive performance yet, a first round destruction of Brandon Vera, and Matyushenko has won two straight since returning to the UFC. UFC on Versus 2 takes [...]

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WEC News: WEC 48 payouts

The California State Athletic Commission has released the disclosed payroll numbers for the WEC 48, Aldo vs. Faber. These numbers do not reflect the $65,000 bonuses that were handed out or any undisclosed pay that fighters may receive from the organization. The full disclosed payroll is below: – Jose Aldo $40,000 ($20,000 win) – Urijah [...]

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WEC News: PPV numbers are in

The WEC’s first ever PPV event seems like it was a great success. According to multiple published reports, the pay-per-view buy number is at an astonishing range of 150,000-200,000. The break even point was 50,000 buys for the event, and it would have been deemed successful at 75,000. If this number holds true that’s more [...]

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[VIDEO] Tito Ortiz being arrested / Jenna Jameson pressing charges

TMZ posted the following two videos of UFC superstar Tito Ortiz being arrested by police and of Jenna Jameson saying she’s going to be pressing charges. Take a look:

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UFC News: T.U.F. 11 finale has it’s headliner

The main event for the live finale of this season of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz will be Keith Jardine (14-8-1) vs. Matt Hamill (9-2), Spike TV announced Monday. Both fighers are T.U.F. alums, Jardine from season 2 of the show and Hamil participating on season 3. The event will take place [...]

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WEC News: Aldo to jump weight classes? UFC?

With Aldo clearing out the division and with a lack of headline-ready contenders in the featherweight division – save for Manny Gamburyan, who knocked out former champion Mike Brown earlier in the night at WEC 48 – the Brazilian champion wants to see how he would fare in other weight divisions. Dana addressed these desires [...]

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UFC News: Silva vs. Sonnen for UFC 117 update

Following Saturday night’s “Aldo vs. Faber” post-event press conference, White told a small group of reporters that the upcoming Silva vs. Chael Sonnen fight at UFC 117 in Salt Lake City, Utah, would serve as the night’s headlining bout. “You have to,” White said. “He’s the main event.” When pressed about Silva’s antics against Demian [...]

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WEC News: Gate and attendance record set

According to Dana White at the post-fight press conference, Aldo vs. Faber (WEC 48) drew 14,144 fans to ARCO Arena, which netted a gate of $1 million. the California State Athletic Commission will verify the numbers later this week, but if they hold true, this even will have set both an attendance record and gate [...]

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