DANA WHITE FREAKS OVER REPORT THAT HE’D SELL PART OF HIS UFC INTEREST

DANA WHITE

UFC President Dana White is furious. He tells Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports that he is definitely NOT selling any of his shares in the company. White claims an interview he did with Greg Miles of Blomberg News was taken out of context.

Nevertheless, Blomberg has video of White discussing under what conditions UFC would be willing to sell part of their ownership to new investors.

White claims that he and fellow UFC owners Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta are “young” and “don’t need the money.” Except that the Fertittas DO need the money. Their casino empire not only filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, but had no deal in place with creditors and is $5.75 billion in debt. There was a contentious court hearing just last month with some of the Fertittas’ creditors.

TITO ORTIZ/FORREST GRIFFIN REMATCH SET FOR UFC 106

TITO ORTIZ AND FORRSET GRIFFIN ORIGINALLY BATTLED IN UFC 59 IN ANAHEIM

Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Tito Ortiz will take on Forrest Griffin in his return to the UFC in November. The fight will be part of the UFC 106 card at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

The fight is a rematch of UFC 59 which took place in Anaheim. Ortiz beat Griffin by decision in that fight. He last fought in the UFC in May of 2008 before undergoing back surgery.

HARD-PARTYING UFC FIGHTER ARRESTED AFTER OVERDOSING THEN ATTACKING NURSES IN VEGAS

 

JUNIE BROWNING

The Las Vegas Review-Journal along with both Steve Cofield and Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports are all reporting that UFC fighter Junie Browning was arrested outside of Las Vegas after overdosing and attacking several nurses at a hospital in Henderson, Nevada. Friends brought Browning to St. Rose Dominican Hospital after he took 16 Klonopin pills in an effort to “harm himself.” Klonopin is a prescription anti-anxiety drug.

Once at the hospital, Browning reportedly pushed a female nurse and kicked and punched a pair of male nurses. He was charged with assaulting a health care worker. A police report says that not only did Browning literally use the “Do you know who I am?” line, but he added the caveat, “I will kill you and rape your family.”

Those of you who watched Season 8 of “The Ultimate Fighter” on Spike TV may remember Browning as the douchey, hard-drinking fighter who was constantly getting into fights with his UFC housemates on the show.

Browning immediately had his contract dropped by UFC following the arrest.

KIMBO SLICE CONTINUES TO DRAW RECORD RATINGS FOR UFC

FAT GUY ROY NELSON LAYS ON KIMBO SLICE DURING THEIR FIGHT

The ratings are in and Kimbo Slice continues to set tv viewer records for the Spike TV UFC reality show “The Ultimate Fighter.” A total of 6.8 million viewers tuned in to TUF last Wednesday to watch the fight between Slice and Roy Nelson. Unfortunately, Slice ended up losing the fight thus theoretically being eliminated from this year’s TUF competition. However, the way UFC execs have been talking don’t count out another appearance on the show by Slice. After all, he’s ratings gold.

During the final 15 minutes of the Slice/Nelson fight, Spike TV drew an astronomical 7.86 share with men 18-34. That’s the highest ratings in the history of “The Ultimate Fighter” show. Hell, it’s the highest numbers in the history of the network. More people were watching that fight than CBS. UFC President Dana White called the numbers “beyond huge.” And, all of the people watching Wednesday’s fight are in the key youth demographic.

 

KIMBO SLICE

KIMBO SLICE BEATEN ON “THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER”

DOUGHY ROY NELSON BEATS KIMBO SLICE

Kimbo Slice is good television. Despite losing on Spike TV’s UFC reality show “The Ultimate Fighter” last night, there is already speculation that the popular Slice will be brought back as a replacement fighter later in this year’s show.

Slice was beaten by veteran Roy Nelson, a far more experienced fighter, in a bout that was shown last night on TUF. Still, Slice may have impressed UFC president Dana White more than Nelson did. Previously one of Slice’s biggest critics, White is now on record as saying Slice has a future in UFC. There is already talk of a Slice/Nelson rematch.

KIMBO SLICE: LOSES, BUT LOOKS GOOD

WHY IN THE HELL DOES KIMBO SLICE NEED A GUN?

 

KIMBO SLICE

If you’re the new “Baddest Man on the Planet” do you really need a gun? Apparently so.

Steve Cofield of Yahoo! Sports has an interesting story today that there are rumors of Slice once pulling a gun on a guy who arm barred him in a training session. The story was told by Justin Wren, a fellow contestant with Slice on Season 10 of the UFC reality tv show “The Ultimate Fighter.”

Wren admits the story may be hyperbole put out by Kimbo Slice himself to avoid other fighters from messing with him. However, Wren says he heard the story “straight from Kimbo’s mouth.”

RAMPAGE JACKSON RETIRES

RAMPAGE JACKSON AND DANA WHITE

Steve Cofield of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that the feud between UFC president Dana White and fighter Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has gotten so bad that Jackson just announced his retirement. White has taken several shots at Jackson since he decided to make an “A-Team” movie rather than fight Rashad Evans.

Jackson made the announcement on his website. He didn’t just burn his bridges with UFC, he torched and napalmed them. If you thought Milton Bradley dissed Chicago Cubs fans, check out what Jackson wrote about UFC fans on his website. He called them:

 

“dumb ass fans that don’t pay my bills or put my kids through college”

 

Jackson added,

 

“All you hater fans out there can kiss my big black hairy ass.”

 

White responded by saying Jackson is “acting like a baby” in a radio interview he did today. The UFC can’t simply blow off Jackson since he’s one of the coaches and an integral part of their just-taped “The Ultimate Fighter: Season 10” reality tv show.

APPEARANCE BY KIMBO SLICE LEADS TO RECORD RATINGS FOR “THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER”

KIMBO SLICE

The Spike TV reality show “The Ultimate Fighter” has had its ratings in decline for the past couple of years. That was before Kimbo Slice.

Season 10 of TUF opened with record ratings last week. An astronomical 4.1 million people tuned in to watch the UFC debut of Slice, the YouTube legend and former EliteXC headliner. That’s the most total viewers in the history of TUF. According to Yahoo! Sports, more males 18-34 watched Episode 1 of Season 10 of “The Ultimate Fighter” than typically tune in to a World Series game. The show drew a 5.3 share in that demographic.

Apparently, the public has a short memory. In his last fight on CBS, Slice was knocked out in 14 seconds by a replacement fighter named Seth Petruzelli. UFC President Dana White has long been one of Kimbo Slice’s harshest critics.

FAN FAVORITES FALL AT UFC 103

Vitor Belfort scored a first round knockout of former UFC champion Rich Franklin at UFC 103 in Dallas Saturday night.

Also losing their fights on Saturday were longtime MMA star Mirko Cro Cop and 37-year-old Frank Trigg. Cro Cop lost by submission to Brazilian Junior Dos Santos in the third round. Trigg was beaten by former NCAA wrestling champ Josh Kosheck.

 

VITOR BELFORT: UFC 103 WINNER

UFC 103 SET FOR DALLAS

RICH FRANKLIN

RICH FRANKLIN/VITOR BELFORT

Rich Franklin takes on veteran Vitor Belfort tonight in the main event fight at UFC 103 in Dallas. Franklin, a former UFC champion, is now fighting as a light heavyweight.

Also on a relatively weak card is former Pride superstar Mirko Cro Cop, who has had his difficulties in the Octagon. The card also marks the UFC return of Frank Trigg who will be fighting Josh Kosheck.

 

MIRKO “CRO COP” FILIPOVIC

 

FRANK TRIGG: EXPOSES HIS CAREER AT UFC 103