"We did everything possible for this deal," White said. "We didn't hold back. It's crazy to turn down a deal like this. ... How do you deal with something like this?" mmajunkie.com
Following the demise of Affliction Entertainment, Vitor Belfort (16-8 MMA, 7-4 UFC) has signed with the UFC, replaced Dan Henderson (25-7 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and will fight Rich Franklin (25-4 MMA, 12-3 UFC) in the main event of UFC 103. mmajunkie.com
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz, one of the biggest pay-per-view draws in UFC history, has returned to the organization. mmajunkie.com
During a media conference call today, UFC president Dana White confirmed Ortiz has re-signed with the organization. No debut date has been set, but Ortiz hopes to fight before year's end, and White said it could be against Mark Coleman. mmajunkie.com
Ten bouts have now been official to finalize the UFC Fight Night 19 card scheduled for Sept. 16 at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. mma.fanhouse.com
The event could also mark the final UFC appearance (in the near future) for Roger Huerta, whose plan is to pursue acting career after the completion of his contract. He'll take on the rising contender Gray Maynard. mma.fanhouse.com
M-1 USA Vice President Jerry Millen says M-1 is only asking for what is best for the sport. mmafanhouse.com
"No, there's heavyweight fighters in MMA that have got 20-30 fights that have gone to war, and they're great fighters, and if I were them I would be pissed that they let this pro wrestling come in and give him a title fight right away. At the end of the day, I don't care what Dana says, it's about money to them. Dana White does not care about the best fights, he cares about the most money." mma.fanhouse.com
Steadily climbing the ranks over the last year, top lightweight contender Kenny Florian has stayed as humble as any fighter in the game despite reeling off six wins in a row, and becoming one of the top 155-pound fighters in the world. Still, Florian believes that he had a lot to learn after his win over Joe Stevenson before facing lightweight champion B.J. Penn on Aug. 8 at UFC 101 in Philadelphia.
Coming off the win over Stevenson in November, Florian was immediately back in the gym working at the Florian Martial Arts Center in Massachusetts alongside his brother, Keith, and a cast of impressive training partners. The almost nine-month layoff is the longest the Boston native has had since before entering the UFC, but he feels it was time well spent. mmaweekly.com
"It just gave me more time to get better as a martial artist, improve on things, I have a lot of work, I'm never satisfied with my game, there's a lot of things I needed to improve on and get better at and that's what I've been doing since November." mmaweekly.com
"Everyone says that he's a better wrestler, he's a better striker, he's better at jiu-jitsu, well let's find out. That's what it's about. I'm going out there to prove everybody wrong." mmaweekly.com
In the end, though, Coker understood that any future talent exchanges wouldn’t be necessary, because the clothing company was getting out of the fight business.
“That was already in the works,” he said. “How they got out…(if) they became a sponsor for Strikeforce, (were) the conversations we were having. This was their last fight, so there would be no more fighters. The dialogue was that they were getting out of the business a month ago.” mmaweekly.com
You can add Mauro Ranallo's name to the growing list of MMA personalities who have agreed to be a part of EA Sports' new mixed martial arts video game. FanHouse has learned that the Strikeforce announcer and Fight Network Radio host will be the voice of the game, which is slated to be released in 2010. No word on who will be joining him in the virtual broadcast booth. mma.fanhouse.com
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