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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 [...] He’s been a one-man wrecking crew the last four cards. Well not really, but Dana White has been “wrecking” referee Steve Mazzagatti. Each of the last four cards, White has flipped out on Twitter sending out requests for fans to email complaint to Keith Kizer, the executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. His [...] LAS VEGAS – UFC president Dana White was noticeably absent from The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale post-event press conference, and it may have been for the best. The Nevada State Athletic Commission utilized instant replay to determine the outcome of a mixed martial arts contest for the first time in its history on the TUF 10 [...] |
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