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You know you’re on hard times when an athletic commission won’t let you compete against a fighter who’s dropped three of his last four bouts because the state deems the contest “non-competitive.” Yet that’s exactly what happened to former UFC and Strikeforce fighter Wes Sims, who was booked to throw down with fellow marooned heavyweight Tim [...] The Ohio Athletic Commission has turned down a proposed heavyweight bout between former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia (25-6) and “The Ultimate Fighter 10″ alumnus Wes Sims (22-13-1) at the as-yet-unnanounced “Adrenaline MMA V” event on March 20 in Youngstown, Ohio. Ohio Athletic Commission executive director Bernie Profato ruled the bout “non-competitive” and informed Adrenaline promoter [...] The UFC’s second event of 2010, “UFC 109: Relentless,” drew 10,753 attendees for a $2,273,000 paid gate at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Of the total attendance, 3,321 tickets were issued complimentary. An additional 84 tickets went unsold. Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer today emailed the official numbers to MMAjunkie.com. UFC News [...] All 13 fighters who underwent drug testing at this past weekend’s UFC 109 event tested clean for performance-enhancing drugs and recreational/drugs of abuse. Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer today e-mailed the drug-testing results to MMAjunkie.com. UFC 109 took place Feb. 6 at the Mandalay Bay Events in Las Vegas. Recent reports have stated that Strikeforce may be eyeing the UFC’s The only problem? Strikeforce has yet to apply for a promoter’s license in the state of Nevada. Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer When UFC light heavyweight Steve Cantwell was forced to withdraw from a UFC 108 bout in Las Vegas with Vladimir Matyushenko, most MMA observers simply chalked up the loss as another victim of the “curse” that plagued the card. But when UFC president Dana White said Cantwell was in danger of never fighting again, the [...] Marc Ratner vividly remembers the UFC’s first regulated event in the state. As a kid, the Nevada native and former commission executive would sometimes ride his bike to Las Vegas hotels to watch big-time boxers prepare for major fights. But in 2001, Ratner was blown away by mixed-martial-arts fans who flooded Sin City. “There was this [...] A total of 12 fighters from Sunday’s “WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles” event have been issued mandatory medical suspensions. Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer today sent the results of the event’s post-fight medical examinations to MMAjunkie.com. Among those suspended are both main event competitors, as well as main-card winners Danny Castillo and Leonard Garcia. MMA [...] “I want to tell the fighters, this ain’t Las Vegas or New Jersey, this is Philly. You can have great fights in Las Vegas, no disrespect, and great fights in New Jersey, no disrespect. This is Philly. It’s a little different. People are going to expect it. You bring your A-game, they’ll bring their A-game. [...] UFC 100’s two successful title defenders, heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and welterweight title-holder Georges St. Pierre, each earned event-high $400,000 paydays from the July 11 event. MMAjunkie.com today requested and received the list of official disclosed salaries from Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer. UFC 100, which took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center [...] |
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