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McCain Hosts Gala for 'Human Cockfighter'
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyIt's funny how perceptions erode with time. See back in 1998, grumpy old Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) decried the eminently classy Ultimate Fighting Championship as "human cockfighting." Needless to say, this comparison was way off. While it is true that both "sports" occur in cages and involve copious quantities of blood, everyone knows that cockfighting roosters are expressly forbidden from using the "ground and pound."Now flash forward to March 18, 2009, when the Armed Forces Foundation hosted a congressional gala to honor (among others) the chief human cockfighter himself, UFC president Dana ...
UFC President Dana White on MMA in the Olympics: 'I Hope I'm Alive to See It'
By Michael David Smith - AOL NewsI spoke to UFC President Dana White today at an event to promote UFC 90, and with the Olympics going on, I asked him what he thinks of the possibility that mixed martial arts will one day be an Olympic sport. He thinks it can happen."I hope I'm alive to see it," White said. "I don't think it's going to happen soon, but then again I thought it was going to take longer than it did for us to get where we are today. ... There's still a lot of work to be done, but seeing mixed martial arts in the Olympics would be incredible."White said that although the UFC doesn't scout the Olympics looking for ...
Randy Couture: All UFC Fighters Combined Make Less Than Floyd Mayweather
By Michael David Smith - AOL NewsFormer UFC heavyweight champ Randy Couture was a guest on the Opie and Anthony Show with, of all people, Pat Cooper, and he discussed payment for mixed martial arts fighters (Warning, foul language):(Via MMA Mania) When asked if the money is getting better, Couture said, "I think that's one of the things that needs to change in our sport." Couture then added that every single UFC fighter combined makes less money for all of the organization's pay-per-view shows than Floyd Mayweather makes for one boxing match. (Mayweather is the second-highest-paid boxer in the world; Oscar De La Hoya is ...
Roy Jones Says Dana White Called Off Boxing Match With Anderson Silva
By Michael David Smith - AOL NewsThis whole idea of Roy Jones taking on UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in a boxing match never made a whole lot of sense, and now it appears to be officially off. According to Jones, UFC President Dana White has prohibited Silva (who has an exclusive contract with UFC) from partaking in the event because he's worried it would look bad for the UFC if Jones easily out-boxed Silva. Tim Smith of the New York Daily News reports: "I don't see how it could discredit the UFC," Jones said. "The guy has boxed before and he's a tall, slick, left handed fighter. That gives everybody problems. It ...
Will Roy Jones Box Anderson Silva? Promoter Says 'Roy Likes the Idea and Is Up for It'
By Michael David Smith - AOL NewsUFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is on the record as saying that he would like to box Roy Jones.But would Jones, the 39-year-old who was once the best boxer in the world, be interested in such a fight? According to Mike Chiapetta of NBC Sports, Jones is very interested -- and he and his promoters are in preliminary talks to make it happen. Alan Hopper, director of public relations for Don King Productions confirmed that talks are ongoing, and characterized them as "preliminary." "Roy likes the idea and is up for it," Hopper said. "It's being discussed. Roy will only agree if the match ...
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