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Bellator Boss: “Rampage” Still Contracted with Bellator
Let us be clear that Quinton "Rampage" Jackson is under an exclusive contract with #BellatorMMA. We will protect our contractual rights — Scott Coker (@ScottCoker) December 21, 2014 UFC recently announced that Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will make his return to the octagon in 2015. However, there were rumors floating around that Jackson was still under […]
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Official: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson Is Back in the UFC!
In what may have been the worst kept secret in 2014, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is back in the Ultimate Fighting Championship! The announcement was made during the main card of “UFC Fight Night 58”. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has proven himself to still be a draw in the sport of mixed martial arts as he helped […]
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Rockhold signs 8-fight deal, promised ‘Big Fight’
UFC middleweight Luke Rockhold is coming off a 2nd round submission win over Michael Bisping earlier this month in Sydney. Rockhold revealed on UFC Tonight that he just signed a new 8-fight win streak with the UFC, and has been promised a “big fight” for his next bout. Rockhold is ranked #5 on the UFC’s […]
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REPORT: Anderson Silva Inks New 15-Fight Contract
Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva has reportedly inked a new 15-fight contract with the UFC according to Silva. The Spider informed Combate about his new contract, which doesn’t necessarily guarantee that the former middleweight champion will complete all 15 fights before retiring, but likely means he will finish his career with the UFC, however many fights […]
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WSOF To Launch Amateur Series, Will Award Pro Contracts
Big news for Amateur MMA fighters, the World Series Of Fighting plans to launch an amateur division in 2015 to showcase amateur fighters and build up the future of the sport under the WSOF banner. With the amateur division comes pro contracts as rewards according to WSOF President Ray Sefo. Sefo spoke with MMAJunkie about […]
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Mark Hunt Details Plan For Retirement
Mark Hunt just inked a new six-fight deal with the UFC, but once it’s up, he plans on retiring. Earlier this month Hunt Tweeted a series of cryptic Tweets that he was unemployed, however as it turned out, Hunt was contemplating retiring from MMA completely and pulling out of his scheduled bout against Roy Nelson. […]
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Eddie Alvarez Under Contract With Bellator, But “Lawyers Are Talking”
“They’re talking about a couple of different options. Right now, that’s where it is.” Asked to characterize the lawyers’ discussions, Coker said, “I don’t want to speculate as to what’s going to happen. But I know that they’re talking.” Coker spoke with MMAJunkie about Bellator’s current relationship with Champion Eddie Alvarez. Alvarez was trying to […]
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PRIDE Contract Stated Fighters Could Use Steroids
Were the fights rigged, was everyone on steroids, did PRIDE FC have connections with the Yakuza? These are all questions that have been debated by fans of the sport for a while. There have been fighters who have come out and made statements about their time in PRIDE, and most of them have not been […]
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WSOF Terminates Contract With ‘White Pride’ Tattooed Fighter
This Past Saturday, before UFC 175, WSOF 11 took place on NBC. During the prelims of that card, Dustin Holyko fought, and lost, to Neiman Gracie in the second round via submission. However, the most interesting thing about the bout occurred several days after it took place when BloodyElbow’s Brent Brookhouse began doing research on […]
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Cole Miller Inks New Four Fight Deal
By Evan Stoumbelis Featherweight Cole Miller has inked a new four fight deal with the UFC. The 29-year old TUF veteran broke the news to the MMA world on Twitter yesterday afternoon. “Just signed a new 4 fight contract with the @UFC. Can’t wait to get back to work this year.” Miller, who is 21-8 […]
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Dana White Tells Gilbert Melendez to ‘Start Looking Elsewhere’ After Contract Negotiations
The future of Gilbert Melendez’s relationship with the UFC is looking bleak. After months of trying to ink a new deal with the sport’s premier league, it is a possibility that ‘El Nino’ may have to jump ship and call another promotion ‘home’. Dana White elaborated on the complications of the negotiation process during his […]
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UFC’s Boisterous Dispensation Has Heavy Implications | UFC NEWS
Yesterday, the UFC sent shockwaves into the MMA community with a massive downsize of a group of fighters. These fighters were well known, and some relatively big names for the promotion. Atop that list was 19 time UFC veteran, Jon Fitch. While the cuts were made for budget reasons (and maybe others that the UFC […]