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« Previous EntriesHigh Hopes, Low Odds at Local Reality Show Tryouts
Friday, December 9th, 2005Last Wednesday, at an open casting call in nearby Newton, MA, over one hundred would-be TV stars auditioned for a spot on the third season of the hit reality series The Ultimate Fighter. The show, which features amateur and semi-pro mixed martial artists living together in a Las Vegas house and competing for a six-figure […]
UFC 56 Fighter Paydays
Wednesday, December 7th, 2005 Acording to FightSport.com, here are the fighter payouts breakdowns for the last UFC 56 PPV.
Matt Hughes: $110,000*
Jeremy Horn: $50,000
Georges St-Pierre: $35,000
Rich Franklin: $26,000
Joe Riggs: $12,000*
Nathan Quarry: $10,000
Sean Sherk: $10,000
Sam Hogar: $10,000
Gabriel Gonzaga: $6,000
Trevor Prangley: $6,000
Nick Thompson: $6,000
Thiago Alves: $4,000
Kevin Jordan: $3,000
Keith Wisniewski: $2,000
Ansar Chalangov: $2,000
Jeff Newton: $2,000
Total Fighter Payroll: $294,000
Mixed Martial Arts
Riggs Fails to Make Weight
Saturday, November 19th, 2005Joe “Diesel” Riggs gave it a valiant try at Studio 54’s weigh-in for Saturday night’s welterweight title bout against reigning champ Matt Hughes at UFC 56 – Full Force, but after a series of tries, he ended up at a final weight of 172 1/2, two and a half pounds over the welterweight limit, thus […]
MMA Podcast
Friday, November 18th, 2005If you have Itunes, I recommend checking out the FightCast podcast at Fight-cast.com. It’s a weekly wrap-up of MMA and a look ahead in the UFC, Pride, and K-1.
Rich Franklin – Easing into Stardom
Friday, November 18th, 2005 For good or bad, a life can change in a matter of moments. Yet for some, it takes a little longer. For UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin, it took a year.
At this time in 2004, Franklin wasn’t preparing for a fight under the bright lights of Las Vegas, like he is now; he was getting […]
UFC 56: FULL FORCE final card
Monday, November 14th, 2005 The UFC today announced the remaining bouts for UFC 56:
Jeremy Horn vs Trevor Prangley – Middleweight Bout
Jeremy Horn, (85-14-5) 6’2”/185 lbs., fighting out of Salt Lake City, Utah, is one of the most experienced fighters ever to compete in mixed martial arts. With over one hundred fights to his credit, Horn has fought around the […]
UFC’s Ultimate Fighter finale posts big numbers
Tuesday, November 8th, 2005The November 5th finale of The Ultimate Fighter Season Two, which was televised live on Spike TV, was a big hit with viewers around the country, earning a 1.99 household rating. The show, which featured the crowning of Season Two’s Ultimate Fighters - Rashad Evans and Joe Stevenson - also performed extremely well in […]
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