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  1. November Rain: Analyzing The UFC Roster Cuts

    As every week passes, the sport of mixed martial arts gets more and more like professional sports—especially when it comes to the transactions side of things...

    Written by Josh Nason about about 12 hours ago 3 comments

  2. Co UFC Creator Unleashes XARM: Sets Combat Sports Back Ten Years

    MMA and combat sports in general have come a long way since Art Davie (co creator of the UFC) held the first UFC just over 10 years ago. We all know that the UFC was sold to the Fertita brothers and Dana White...

    Written by Joseph Bonsignore about 2 days ago 12 comments

  3. MMA Promotion: UWC Success Recipe

    With the downfall of EliteXC, some of us are wondering if it’s even worth getting involved with MMA promotions. However, there are certainly MMA promotions who are still going strong...

    Written by Mike Saf about 2 days ago 2 comments

  4. UFC Title Belts: Are They Really Necessary? I Am Starting To Wonder

    Brock Lesnar While ever improving, and obviously capable, Brock won a belt that really should hold no weight to the pure MMA fan. There was no discussion of the fight between Randy and who ever, when they offered an interim belt to Big Nog and Tim Sylvia.

    Written by Todd Jackson about 5 days ago 24 comments

  5. Couture-Lesnar: UFC 91 PPV Buy Numbers

    It appears UFC 91 will fall well short of Dana White's prediction of 1.2 million PPV buys. According to some initial reports, it will be in the 750,000-900,000 range. This happens to be almost exactly where I predicted...

    Written by Rear Naked about 5 days ago 1 comments

  6. Dana White: Destroyer Extraordinaire

    The most dangerous person in the sport of MMA is not Brock Lesnar. Its not Silva or the Iceman. Its Dana White. As an MMA purist and active fan and participant of the sport I am frightened by what Dana is capable of...

    Written by Marco Yanitelli about 7 days ago 23 comments

  7. UFC 91 Draws Big Numbers, But Not 1.2 Million Worth

    Were you one of the 800,000-850,000 (numbers courtesy of Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer) people to tune into UFC 91 to watch Brock Lesnar become the new UFC heavyweight champion? I know I was...

    Written by Joseph Bonsignore about 7 days ago 12 comments

  8. Vitor Belfort Has His Black Belt in Tennis?

    According to globosporte.globo.com, last Saturday Vitor Belfort got to second place in doubles tennis at the Pro-am Master Tour of Tennis in Angra Dos Reis, Rio de Janiero, Brazil...

    Written by Jared Leatzow about 7 days ago 5 comments

  9. MMA's Most One Sided Fight: Travis Fulton Vs Jeremy Bullock

    It may seem like over a hundred years ago but mma was around all the way back in the nineties, and back in November of 98' one of the most brutal one sided fights took place...

    Written by Jared Leatzow about 8 days ago 3 comments

  10. Fighting Hurts: Dave O'Donnell One-Ups Dana White

    In an effort to make the UFC more mainstream, UFC resident, Dana White started his own reality show, The Ultimate Fighter. The show featured 16 amateur fighters, competing for a six figure UFC contract...

    Written by Uncle-Joe S about 10 days ago 2 comments

  11. Dana White's "The Art Of War"

    Sun Tzu once wrote, "It is only one who is thou roughly acquainted with the evils of war that can thou roughly understand the profitable ways of carrying it on...

    Written by Darren Wong about 11 days ago 3 comments

  12. Dana White's Date With Destiny (Humor/Fiction)

    Once upon a time, Dana White found it necessary to return to Chicago, that "toddlin' town", to tie up some loose ends for TUF 9, The Brits vs Americans...

    Written by Dorothy Willis about 11 days ago 30 comments

  13. DREAM in North America for 2009

    Japanese combat series DREAM is making a stampede into North America—with an exclusive deal with HDNet, DREAM will continue onward to be the top of the crème in MMA combat...

    Written by Mike Saf about 12 days ago 1 comments

  14. Dana The Dictator

    The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) organization is synonymous with mixed martial arts and has spearheaded the sport's transition into mainstream culture...

    Written by Jordan Katz about 12 days ago 17 comments

  15. Good Cop, Bad Cop

    Well, the Jon Fitch fiasco ended with a whimper. For a little while it seemed like a revolution was on the brim of the glass. Instead it is business as usual for the UFC...

    Written by Rear Naked about 12 days ago 1 comments

  16. Jon Fitch Back in UFC; Lorenzo Fertitta Helps Broker Deal

    Well, that didn't take long, did it? Perhaps it was more of an indication of the other options available in the MMA marketplace today...

    Written by Josh Nason about 12 days ago 3 comments

  17. The Real Fight: Business Ethics in UFC

    In the early days of UFC, there was a brisk, 30-something fighter named Evan Tanner who went into the octagon, won his fight and said, "Now I can pay my mortgage...

    Written by brandon mcclinton about 13 days ago 14 comments

  18. Joe Koscheck and Cain Velasquez Could Also Be Cut By UFC

    www.RearNakedNews.com It does not look like this one will end well. Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports has a long article with lots of comments from Dana White and Jon Fitch. White does not pull any punches...

    Written by Rear Naked about 13 days ago 3 comments

  19. Dana White Explodes Over Licensing Agreement: Koscheck, Velasquez Next To Go?

    In a must-read piece by Yahoo MMA writer Kevin Iole, UFC President Dana White comes apart at the seams and goes off on Jon Fitch and Christian Wellisch, regarding their refusal to sign a lifetime video game agreement...

    Written by Josh Nason about 13 days ago 15 comments

  20. Jon Fitch Gone from UFC, Dana White Declares War - The Full Story (UPDATED)

    Yes, you read it correctly. Top welterweight prospect Jon Fitch (8-1 UFC) has been dropped from the UFC. Why, you ask? Well, that's an excellent question. Both sides are giving completely different stories...

    Written by Joseph Bonsignore about 13 days ago 20 comments

  21. BJ Penn: Grandma's Next Best Friend?

    Yes, I can hear the screams of outrage. "Grandma, you are too old to be acting so hormonal!" . . ."Dorothy! You are almost 63-years-old, you are acting like a confused teenager!" Suppose so...

    Written by Dorothy Willis about 14 days ago 9 comments

  22. Gina Carano Wins Dana White's Heart!

    You cannot imagine the excitement at the Willis household! Gina Carano will fight on WEC with Dana White's blessing! From Dana White's mouth, as reported from the Toronto Press tour, "Gina is a star...

    Written by Dorothy Willis about 14 days ago 14 comments

  23. UFC Heavyweight Division Is a Mixed Bag of Planters Nuts

    The UFC prides itself on being the No. 1 MMA promotion in the world. With Dana White's cutthroat politics and gross underpayment of his fighters, though, he has single-handedly destroyed the heavyweight division...

    Written by Jared Leatzow about 14 days ago 18 comments

  24. BJ Looks Focused

    There are two interesting things about this video:1. At the 5:45 mark, Dana White is talking about how both fighters have changed for the better since their last meeting...

    Written by Rear Naked about 14 days ago 1 comments

  25. If You Were Dana White For a Day

    Everyone has their own unique fantasies. There are some better left in your deepest, darkest hiding place. But there are others that are fun to discuss in a thought provoking way...

    Written by Doug Drexler about 14 days ago 22 comments