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After latest UNITE HERE complaints, UFC boss tells ‘scumbags’ to ‘just go away’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Once vilified by the gay and lesbian community, the UFC was recently honored by the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada as its corporation of the year. That didn’t sit well with the ever-present culinary union, which asked the organization to retract its designation.

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After latest UNITE HERE complaints, UFC boss tells ‘scumbags’ to ‘just go away’ – MMA Junkie

Dana White on Union and Councilman: “I Don’t Want to Get All into Politics, but It’s Disgusting”

BAD MMA News — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 02:49:06 +0000

The Culinary Union has been a thorn in UFC president Dana White ’s side for quite some time. The Union’s efforts to block the UFC at every turn has been particularly loathsome in New York, where it has stymied the promotion’s efforts to open up the state to sanctioned mixed martial arts events for several years.

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Dana White on Union and Councilman: “I Don’t Want to Get All into Politics, but It’s Disgusting” – MMA Weekly

Chael Sonnen Will Fight at UFC Fight Night 26; Commission Votes Unanimously to Grant License

BAD MMA News — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 03:21:26 +0000

Chael Sonnen , as expected, will be fighting Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the UFC Fight Night 26 main event next week in Boston. Sonnen cleared his final hurdle on Thursday when the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission voted unanimously to license him for the fight. The decision came after the commission’s Medical Advisory Board reviewed Sonnen’s physical condition and medical information. Mike Roberts of MMA Inc., Sonnen’s manager, had told MMAWeekly.com after meeting with the commission earlier in the day that it appeared “likely” that Sonnen would be granted a license. Massachusetts Department of Public Safety spokesperson Terrel Harris on Thursday informed MMAWeekly.com of the commission’s approval. Unite Here, a faction of the Culinary Union, that has long been battling the UFC ’s continued expansion efforts, filed a complaint against Sonnen stemming from his January 2011 money laundering conviction

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Chael Sonnen Will Fight at UFC Fight Night 26; Commission Votes Unanimously to Grant License – MMA Weekly

Mixed Martial Arts Stalls Out in New York Once Again; UFC CEO Blames Union Interference

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:32:27 +0000

The UFC ’s attempt to legalize professional mixed martial arts in the state of New York has once again stalled in the state’s Assembly. DailyNews.com reported late Tuesday night that the bill to legalize mixed martial arts, after passing overwhelming in the Senate, once again would not be brought to the floor for a vote by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver before the current legislative session ends. The embattled speaker said more than 40 of 104 Assembly Dems opposed the measure, DailyNews.com noted. The bill dying in the dust once again, led UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta to issue the following statement, critical of the Culinary Union: “While our disappointment cannot be overstated, our commitment to seeing New York legalize the fastest growing sport in the nation and the world is intact and undeterred. We continue to strongly believe that legalizing and regulating MMA in New York is the right thing for the state economically, the right thing for the millions of fans in New York and the right thing for the safety and benefit of the thousands of professional and amateur MMA athletes across the state. “This year’s new, absurd, offensive, and completely erroneous charge used to justify the defeat of MMA legislation was that MMA is anti-woman and leads to domestic violence. This is a deception fabricated by a Las Vegas union that is recklessly and callously trying to use an important societal issue to try and punish the UFC. It isn’t honest and doesn’t work. “It doesn’t work because our business is not harmed by not being in New York, as much as we would like to be there for our fans and for the arenas, hotels, restaurants, and other businesses which would see substantial economic benefits from the legalization of MMA in New York.

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Mixed Martial Arts Stalls Out in New York Once Again; UFC CEO Blames Union Interference – MMA Weekly