Chael Sonnen: ' I'm not in the pay sales '

With its relentless, trash talk months fact Chael Sonnen more his UFC to promote 117 fight as each fighter has ever done to promote each pay bout with Anderson Silva.

No nickel Sun but get for it.

In an interview on HDNet's fighting words with Mike STRAKA, Suns, his UFC contract pay does not include bonuses, and it is fine with that said: he was not promoting his fight to make money for themselves, he did it to make money for the UFC.

"" I'm no partner, the UFC,"said Sun."I'm not a flat fee get the pay Verkäufen.Ich. "So I'm easy to sell struggles in the job."

Sun said UFC President Dana white not paying him based on pay sales, nor should he.

"Not only I didn't get a piece, I'm not a piece," Sun said."Dana white owes me nichts.Ich am in debt to Dana white."
I want to monetize the UFC."The UFC am no deal Schulden.Nichts.Ich in debt."

For a man who as an arrogant jerk so much in recent months, bescheidenen.vielleicht sounds the Suns now remarkably is acted the way he his rematch with Silva, the start of the Black Hat and put werden.jedoch sold on the white hat it is sold, Suns Silva 2 sure big verkaufen.Sonnen see that.

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Federal Public Prosecutor's Office links Shane Carwin with anabolic steroids conspiracy case

Top-5-ranked UFC heavyweight Shane Carwin is called been, taken as one of 22 professional athletes, that an online pharmacy from steroids in mobile, Alabama, according to the Alabama news website, based Al.com

Carwin named one was produced as a recent customer of applied pharmacy services (APS) after a federal judge your pharmacist, j. Michael Bennett pass, a four-year prison term for the sale of anabolic steroids in mobile.

Carwin no comment, but plans to make a statement later had his manager Jason Genet, when reached by MMA fighting said.

The Government calculates the charges against the pharmacy that deserves convictions against five men that APS over 750,000 doses of steroids to 17 different "rogue" doctors and clinics over a two year period from August 2004 to August 2006 delivered. prosecutors referred reportedly the defendants a "Drug dealer in lab coats."

Carwin became benannt.Die 35-year-old Carwin debuted mixed martial arts October 2005 but the UFC join one of the recipients of Assistant US Attorney Donna Dobbins until May 2008.

After starting his career with 12 straight WINS, Carwin ascended the ranks of the UFC heavyweight division quickly, collection of the provisional title in March 2010 and earn a championship game against Brock Lesnar.

Only last month, Carwin won almost the belt, overwhelming Lesnar in the first round before falling a second-round arm triangle submission.

Carwin has never failed a drug test in his career where fighting is.

According to AL.com contain other pro athletes in court documents referenced report Angle.Der baseball player, bodybuilder and pro wrestler, especially former WWE champion Kurt does not describe whether prosecutors plan to pursue legal action against any of you.

According to earlier reports was a key witness in the case of Greeley, fraudulent recipes as part of the APS conspiracy write doctor named Kenneth olds, approved, Colorado. He finally became a witness and a sentence on Bewährung.Ein another Greeley doctor, Dr. Kelly Wade Tucker, was doomed during a third, Dr. Scott Corliss, also guilty to 21 months in prison for his role in the case, the ring is plädierte.Carwin a resident of Greeley, or evidence that it connects in news accounts mentioned to the men although no reporting.

APS was also one of the pharmacies named in the Mitchell report, Baseball.Unter an investigation of the rampant steroid use in major league players, linked to the pharmacy in the report were Jose Canseco, John rocker, Garry Matthews Jr. and Jerry Hairston junior.

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Shark fights card adds Paul Bradley vs. Johnny Rees

The fascinating shark fights 13 event for Sept. 11 planned has more depth, former UFC Fighter of Johnny Rees against strike force veteran Paul Bradley to the map Add.

The fight confirmed a source of close to the matchup against MMA.

Amazingly both men have the same record, 12-2 with a no contest.

Rees, who had two fighting in the UFC 2008 won two straight seizures while Bradley had a no contest in his last fight after an unexpected rain storm early caused, to stop an outdoor matchup.

The two men have very similar career arcs; Rees won his first 10 per fighting up the UFC, where he twice verloren.Bradley 11, before to shot with strike force where he went 1-1.

Shark fighting from the Civic Center Coliseum in Amarillo, Texas, airs view is expected to pay per air.

In the main event faces many years UFC star Keith Jardine MMA veteran Trevor Prangley during squares of Rameau Thierry Sokdoudjou with Houston Alexander in the main event from.

Other name fighters, including Paul "Semtex" Daley and Joey Villasenor are signed for the event.

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Paul Heyman told WWE 'TUF 1' to follow 'Raw' allow

It was a good thing WWE head that hear Vince McMahon then agent Paul Heyman.

Heyman that mastermind between ECW per rings changing industry revealed Monday, WWE had the opportunity not allow promotion in the 1990s, to follow the ultimate fighter 1 RAW and it took.

"I was there in the room as we, whether the ultimate fighter, who come to Monday decided on raw night" Heyman said Ariel Helwani the MMA hour."Had the right, approve, or reject, which followed programming."

Finally landed the UFC will benefit only the beginning of a long-term Partnerschaft.Unterdessen was strong with the ratings winner RAW as a lead-in and its the ultimate fighter 1 deal with Spike TV in 2005 after long-time home USA the WWE within the year, back.

Nowadays the UFC applied the Pay-TV market with the UFC buys more than the WWES's domestic global, Heyman pointed to the program.Who knows what state the UFC would be today if RAW had it as a lead-in?

Heyman he said the WWE warned the option pro wrestling fans-crossing to MMA.

"I said the WWE, better leave you the UFC on...""Yeah, I'm in - hole, almost it rejected" Heyman said with a laugh.

Heyman recalled to McMahon say "take shy all that off your pay $.""Go to achieve in his pocket, rip open it, and all the dollars go right there flow."

Fortunately, McMahon with the UFC was for MMA fans, concerned as a potential competitor.McMahon, is trying to explain McMahon's need to control although a powerful and successful businessman is also notorious for a huge Ego.Hier Heyman.

"" Here is the best way I tell you, about Vince McMahon music.you history, is the ultimate Vince control", Heyman said."In the room with Vince McMahon and he sneezes, go on your BlackBerry for the next 20 minutes because anything you say..."Cause get by he gets really p-- d aus.Ursache he sneezing can control."

Heyman appeared on the MMA hours to a variety of topics to discuss, of which his close association with UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar was.

Heyman, was the head writer and Booker WWE developmental area then OVW, Lesnar met in 2002 and was fast, the immense potential of Lesnar sehen.Die worked so well together two, that McMahon Heyman on air Lesnar's first WWE Manager run as Lesnar assigned to and Heyman's professional relationship continues to this day with the two currently collaborate on a book about Lesnar's life.

"" We had a chemistry together,"said Heyman of his early experiences with Lesnar.""We were both children having at the same time, and we both have a Tochter.Die stars were aligned with us."

The MMA hour to record available Tuesday.

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Joseph Benavidez need this time around underestimation of Dominick Cruz

MMA fighting title at WEC 50 against Dominick Cruz recently spoke with Joseph Benavidez about his upcoming bantamweight.

Benavidez, lost after Cruz via unanimous decision in August last year, talked about it, why he fought Cruz for the first time you underestimated, as has shot since the loss why the WEC made the right choice to give improved the track and whether he would always fight his friend Urijah Faber.

Check out the video interview below.

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Ontario, Canada's largest province, trains MMA legislation for 2011

Mixed martial arts with the UFC has dropped another hurdle in the gate so much of the world as possible to bring the sport leads the charge.

UFC President Dana white of stock reply wondering where the promotion will next was: "We're taking this thing anywhere."But up to this point has Ontario, the largest province in Canada, do not contain "everywhere".

But after many campaigns by the UFC, MMA can another one from your list. Ontario's official website according to the provincial Government adopted legislation which is MMA from 2011 to rules.

In May announced it had opened UFC Canadian offices in Toronto, Ontario, Canada's largest city, which had turned Tom Wright, former Commissioner of the Canadian Football League, its Canadian operations. Setting up shop in Toronto was a clear message that the UFC would continue to push for legislation in the province. At a press conference in may, Wright, that so much said: "we want the regulation, so we will continue working diligently with the Government of Ontario."

White tweeted his excitement about the news on Saturday morning, Dalton McGuinty, Ontario's premier and Sophia Aggelonitis, to thank Ontario's Minister of services for consumers: "(sic) done UFC comes in Ontario!" Thank you premier Dalton Mcguinty and Minister of the consumer services of Sophia Aggelontis (sic)! "Made it happen U2."

Zuffa, parent company of the UFC and sister support WEC, five events in Canada - held three UFC cards in Montreal, Quebec, and one in Vancouver, British Columbia, plus a WEC map in Edmonton, Alberta. The UFC came first to Canada for UFC 83 in April 2008.UFC 97 came a year later, three events were followed by UFC 113 in the Mai.Alle at the Bell Centre in Montreal. UFC 83 set a record at the time fastest sell-off in the promotion's history and set a record with 21,390 fans went.UFC 97 broke that Zuschauerrekord.Vier the six participating top marks of the UFC come in Canada.

Although Ontario's attitude to MMA was legislation until now to keep it on the back burner Aggelonitis said on Ontario's Web site, around the time ripe, it was passed - for many reasons.

"Our Government MMA for some time was monitoring,", said Aggelonitis."We know that the sport has developed and that Ontarians, want to see it here.""My goal is to ensure that we have the tools to protect competition and economic stimulus to communities that want to host MMA events."

The Government of Ontario's website that is the province the same MMA rules that used claims the Government verwenden.Und throughout North America that a major event in Ontario to 30,000 fans pull and bring in $ 6 million in local revenue. expected in in addition to the expectations of an annual big event such as a UFC pay Ontario each year will take place between 10 and 15 professional MMA cards.

Toronto's largest venue is Rogers Centre (formerly SkyDome), home of the Toronto Blue Jays. for WWES WrestleMania 18 were more than 68,000 fans in Anwesenheit.Das Stadium of capacity for baseball games is only less than 50.000.Spielen at the Air Canada Centre, which has a capacity of nearly 20,000 for basketball and concert events and little more than 16,000 professional wrestling event, the NBA Toronto of raptors and NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs.

In may it was reported that the UFC provisionally a March 26, 2011 date at the Rogers Centre by had booked in anticipation of the laws.

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War on the Mainland live blog: Jason Lambert vs. Tony Lopez updates

This war on the Mainland live blog for Jason Lambert to vs. Tony Lopez, a light heavyweight bout on tonight's powerhouse world promotions pay Bren Events Center in Irvine, California.

Lambert faces goes determine the first PWP light heavyweight champion.

The live blog is down.

Round 1: Lopez throws leg kicks set up his shots. Lambert is much shorter and he proposes his way into a single leg attempt. Lopez defended and you clinch. Disconnect and Lopez connects to links and then a right Uppercut. Lambert punches its way back to clinch.Lambert's size disadvantage forces him kicks leg to throw up the distance by punching in can close.Finally Lambert Lopez sits down in the halfway mark of Runde.Lopez sweeps Lambert and Lambert scrambles to his Füßen.Sie knees are back in the corner, and Lambert hits on the thigh.Lopez throws an high kick and a front will close the round.

MMAFighting.com made the round 10-9 for Lopez.

Round 2: Lambert in powers and works for a double Bein.Lambert with nice knees on the body of a front headlock clinch.Lambert but slips after unten.Lopez Lambert to grabs and Lands a knee up to his chin in the clinch and Lambert heraus.Lopez is the brutal scores ko about the UFC veteran.

Lopez WINS by KO - round 2, 1: 49

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