Rare Burden on Rampage Jackson at UFC 96
At UFC 96, Rampage Jackson is being put in a rare situation. He is the sole focus and main event of an American pay per…
Michael Rome Archives: 02/2009
Labor Politics Keeping MMA Out of New York
Adam Swift has a great piece on labor efforts to keep MMA out of New York. It is pretty clear at this point that despite public…
Boyd Gaming Offers to Buy Station Casinos
Here’s an interesting story from Forbes tangentially related to MMA: In a letter to Station Casino Chief Executive Frank Fertitta III, Boyd CEO Keith E. Smith…
Are PPV Percentage Contracts Keeping UFC Stars off European Shows?
Only one star with a PPV percentage scale built into his contract has ever fought on a European UFC PPV show. His name is BJ…
Josh Koscheck’s Loss Blows 170 Pound Division Wide Open
At UFC 74, Josh Koscheck lost a tough decision to Georges St. Pierre. St. Pierre was the clear winner, but Koscheck put in the most…
Report: Rich Franklin Will Fight Wanderlei Silva at UFC 99
Props to MMA Weekly on the scoop: MMAWeekly.com was able to confirm that Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva have agreed to fight each other at…
Sobering Buyrate News for UFC and Affliction
Dave Meltzer has buyrate updates on the UFC and Affliction in his latest newsletter(subscription only–it’s worth it.) First, UFC 94: The trending information and some…
Report: UFC 97 to Stay in Montreal
According to this Canadian radio report (in French) and a couple of emails from sources, UFC 97 is back on in Canada. They came perilously close to…
Dana White Comments on Strikeforce
People have waited with bated breath for Dana to turn his guns on Strikeforce now that they’re “competition.” Here is his opening salvo: UFC President…
In Real Life, Bankruptcy Does Not Work Like it Does in Monopoly
There are all sorts of horrible articles about the finances of Station Casinos on the internet. The problem with articles like this is they are based on…
Scott Coker Looking at Tournament Format
Scott Coker is on MMA Weekly’s radio show right now, and brought up a very interesting promotional strategy. He mentioned that when he meets with…
Josh Barnett Calls Out Kenny Florian
Josh Barnett was on Tapout Radio today, and covered a number of different subjects. One of the best parts was where he went nuts on Florian…
Bloody Elbow Exclusive: Kenny Florian Denies BJ Penn’s Charge That He Tipped Penn off About GSP Greasing
On a radio interview for his website, BJ Penn commented on a number of things today, including the news that Florian would be training at…
For Strikeforce, Showtime Is a Better Deal Than CBS
There was a paradox in Pro Elite’s structure that prevented it from ever having a chance to succeed once the promotion inked a deal with…
Pro Elite’s Contracts Are Complicated; Update: Jake Shields Reportedly Not on Board
The issue about assignability of contracts is more complicated than Shawn Schatze of fightlinker makes it out to be. He is referring to Frank Shamrock’s contract,…
Cyborg Santos Signs With Strikeforce, Gina Carano Still in Negotiations
In a move that makes the eventual signing of Carano to Strikeforce practically inevitable, Cyborg Santos signed with Strikeforce today: Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos agreed to a…
Florian to Train With GSP for His Fight With BJ Penn
We don’t know whether we’ll ever see a fight between BJ Penn and Kenny Florian, but if they do collide, Florian will be training with the…
If BJ Penn Wants a Rematch, He Needs to Earn it
BJ Penn clearly wants a rematch: For the past several days I have been reading statements made by St. Pierre and Greg Jackson about our…
Strikeforce-Showtime Press Release
Hot from the inbox… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SHOWTIME JOINS FORCES WITH STRIKEFORCE FOR ALL-NEW LIVE MMA SERIES Series Debut Scheduled for Saturday, April…
Fighter Contracts and the Strikeforce Sale
Sources inform Bloody Elbow that a number of fighters waived their right to renegotiate and agreed to transfer their contracts over to Strikeforce as part…