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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. 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 [...] Props: Cagewriter Quoteworthy: “When you watch a fight like [Ortiz vs. Griffin 2] and you hear a 30-27 score, I don’t even know, I’m so exhausted by this whole thing. It’s tiring. It’s terrible. These athletic commissions need to start looking at this and figure out what they’re going to do. It has nothing to do with [...] UFC light heavyweight slugger Houston Alexander (9-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) today received a license to fight from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, and “The Assassin” confirmed he will be fighting on Dec. 5 in Las Vegas. That’s the date the UFC has reserved for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale and would seem to lend further credence [...] Veteran referee “Big” John McCarthy hasn’t refereed a mixed martial arts contest in Nevada in nearly two years. And a recently denied McCarthy application to the Nevada State Athletic Commission means “Big” John still isn’t eligible to officiate in the state. But as NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer told MMAjunkie.com, conspiracy theorists can take a rest; McCarthy [...] Mixed martial arts referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy failed to obtain his license to resume officiating in the state of Nevada after his Sept. 10 application was chewed up and spit out by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), according toSherdog.com. McCarthy — perhaps the most recognized and respected referee in the history of the sport — [...] 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 [...] 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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‘Big’ John McCarthy not selected to officiate at UFC 104
Mixed martial arts referee “Big” John McCarthy was not selected to officiate at the upcoming UFC 104: “Machida vs. Shogun” event on Oct. 24 — despite a call he made to the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) to inform them he was available, according to Sherdog.com.
McCarthy — perhaps the most recognized and respected referee in [...]