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UFC on FOX 8 drug test results

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 23:45:00 +0000

All fighters who underwent drug testing at this past month’s UFC on FOX 8 event successfully passed their tests. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed the results with the Washington State Department of Licensing, which oversaw the network-televised event. UFC on FOX 8 took place July 27 at Seattle’s KeyArena. In the headliner, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson successfully defended his title with a submission win over John Moraga . In addition to Johnson and Moraga, other tested fighters included main-card competitors Rory MacDonald and Jessica Andrade , as well as preliminary-card fighters Mac Danzig , Daron Cruickshank , Ed Herman , Germaine de Randamie , Aaron Riley and Yaotzin Meza . Six were winning fighters, and four were losing competitors.

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Jorge Masvidal vs. Rustam Khabilov set for November UFC on FOX Sports 1 card

BAD MMA News — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 06:30:00 +0000

That didn’t take long. Jorge Masvidal moved to 2-0 in the UFC on Saturday, and he’s already got his next assignment. Masvidal (25-7 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has been booked for a lightweight fight against Rustam Khabilov (16-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC). FUEL TV’s “UFC Tonight” correspondent Ariel Helwani reported the news as part of Tuesday night’s episode. The fight reportedly will take place in November on a yet-to-be-announced FOX Sports 1 card. Masvidal this past Saturday submitted Michael Chiesa in the second round at UFC on FOX 8, which took place at KeyArena in Seattle. Despite a rough first round in which Masvidal was dropped by a Chiesa left hand, he went on to hand Chiesa his first career loss with a guillotine D’Arce choke. Masvidal, a former lightweight title challenger in Strikeforce, now has won three straight since his loss to Gilbert Melendez for that belt in December 2011.

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UFC on FOX 8 officially draws 8,967 attendance for $700,081 live gate

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 22:45:00 +0000

Saturday night’s UFC on FOX 8 event officially drew an attendance of 8,967 and a live gate of $700,081. The Washington State Department of Licensing, which oversaw the event, today released the figures to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). UFC on FOX 8 took place at KeyArena in Seattle and featured a flyweight title fight between champion Demetrious Johnson (18-2-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC) and John Moraga (12-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC). The four-fight main card aired on FOX following prelims on FX and Facebook. The total number of paid tickets for the event was 6,619

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UFC on FOX 8 medical suspensions: John Moraga among those out up to six months

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 22:15:00 +0000

Recent flyweight title challenger John Moraga is among a list of fighters who could be out as long as long as six months following their fights at this past Saturday’s UFC on FOX 8 event. The Washington State Department of Licensing, which oversaw Saturday’s event, today released the event’s medical suspensions to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). UFC on FOX 8 took place July 27 at KeyArena in Seattle. The night’s main card aired on FOX following prelims on FX and Facebook. Moraga (12-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) was submitted in the fifth round by champion Demetrious Johnson (18-2-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC), who defended his title for the second time. Moraga received a suspension of 180 days unless he is cleared by a doctor prior to that. Regardless, he will be shelved for 30 days. All 24 fighters on the card received at minimum Washington’s standard seven-day suspension, including Johnson and co-main event fighters Rory MacDonald (15-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) and Jake Ellenberger (29-7 MMA, 8-3 UFC)

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UFC on FOX 8 salaries: Lawler, Guillard, Herman earn top disclosed paydays

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 21:15:00 +0000

Main-card fighter Robbie Lawler ($156,000) and preliminary-card competitors Melvin Guillard ($84,000) and Ed Herman ($74,000) earned the biggest disclosed paydays from this past weekend’s UFC on FOX 8 event. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today obtained the salary/fight-purse information from the Washington State Department of Licensing. UFC on FOX 8 took place July 27 at Seattle’s KeyArena, and the main card aired on FOX following prelims on FX and Facebook. UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson , who submitted John Moraga in the night’s main event, tied for the fifth largest disclosed payday on the card. He earned $58,000, which included a $29,000 win bonus. The total disclosed payroll for the event was $850,000. The full UFC on FOX 8 paydays included: Demetrious Johnson: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus) def. John Moraga: $17,000 Rory MacDonald : $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Jake Ellenberger : $52,000 Robbie Lawler: $156,000 (includes $78,000 win bonus) def.

UFC on FOX 8 salaries: Lawler, Guillard, Herman earn top disclosed paydays – MMA Junkie

Biogenesis PED scandal brings dread for UFC brass

BAD MMA News — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 22:00:00 +0000

UFC President Dana White is hoping none of the fighters under contract with the promotion is linked to the Biogenesis scandal. “Obviously, it’s an athletic commission issue, but it’s just one of those things,” White said. “It’s just another f—king headache I don’t need.” The executive hasn’t been keeping tabs on the story and said he had no idea how he’d handle it if UFC fighters are linked to the shuttered South Florida clinic, which reportedly supplied performance-enhancers to more than a half-dozen MLB stars. This past week, a Biogenesis employee-turned-whisteblower said the number of athletes connected to the clinic actually numbers more than a hundred and includes athletes from MLB, NBA, NCAA, tennis, pro boxing and MMA. So far, no MMA athletes have been named in connection with the scandal and subsequent investigation into the clinic. But White said he would deal with it if that happens. White, though, said he needed to learn more information before deciding a course of action. Following this past Saturday’s UFC on FOX 8 event, which took place at KeyArena in Seattle, he peppered reporters with questions about the case and what kinds of drugs Biogenesis had supplied to athletes. He did not say definitively if he would cut a UFC fighter who appears on the clinic’s client list, but said, “If a guy signs a contract with me and then comes out a list, it’s not going to be good.

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With a win over Rousey, UFC’s Miesha Tate would want ‘Cyborg’ to drop to 135

BAD MMA News — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:00:00 +0000

SEATTLE – Miesha Tate must first see whether she’s able to avenge a gruesome submission loss to now-UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey , who took her Strikeforce belt and set the stage for for her rise to stardom. After replacing the injured Cat Zingano , she’ll get a chance to do that when the two rematch at UFC 168 on Dec. 28 in Las Vegas, which follows a stint serving as opposing coaches on “The Ultimate Fighter 18.” But fans also are interested to know what will happen next if she’s able to pull off the upset. Should Rousey win, most would say that a superfight with newly minted Invicta FC featherweight champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino (12-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) would be closer than ever. The logical follow-up to that possibility, which was broached on Friday during a Q&A session with Tate at KeyArena in Seattle, is what would happen if Tate (13-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is able to pull off the upset. Rousey is a huge favorite to win the fight, with early lines making her an 11-1 favorite. But Tate said she’s calling in a decorated judo player to help prepare her for the grappling skills of “Rowdy.” Besides, upsets are all too common when people start to make fights before they could potentially happen.

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Video: In ‘TUF 18′ preview, Ronda Rousey says Miesha Tate will pay for smirks

BAD MMA News — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 15:00:00 +0000

The next season of “The Ultimate Fighter” still is a little more than a month away from debuting, but talk of it started to ramp up again Saturday night. During UFC on FOX 8, the UFC and FOX networks unleashed a Season 18 teaser video to give fans an early glimpse of what they”ll be in for this season with women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and her most heated rival, Miesha Tate . The two are the first female coaches in “TUF” history – and they’ll be coaching teams of both women and men bantamweight fighters, all living in the same house. “TUF 18″ premieres Sept. 4 on the new FOX Sports 1 cable network, where it will then air each Wednesday night through the season. Following UFC on FOX 8, which took place at KeyArena in Seattle, UFC President Dana White said the first two episodes of the season, which taped in Las Vegas, are ready to go

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White blasts UFC on FOX 8 co-main event performances of MacDonald, Ellenberger

BAD MMA News — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 10:15:00 +0000

SEATTLE – There were differing viewpoints on the merit of UFC on FOX 8′s co-main event, though among those within the promotion, the most forceful opinion came afterward from UFC President Dana White. Following the FOX-televised fight, which took place Saturday night at Seattle’s KeyArena, White specifically took aim Jake Ellenberger ‘s (29-7 MMA, 8-3 UFC) performance at the post-event press conference. But Rory MacDonald (15-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) didn’t escape notice, either. “When you get these fights where guys talk s–t, those fights always suck,” White said of the bout. “I think that for Ellenberger to go out and say [MacDonald] doesn’t deserve to be in the top-10 and then not go out and try to prove that he doesn’t belong in the top-10…Ellenberger literally did nothing

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UFC on FOX 8: Liz Carmouche vs. Jessica Andrade full fight video highlights

BAD MMA News — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 08:35:00 +0000

Check out the video highlights as recent title challenger Liz Carmouche (9-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) got her first UFC victory by getting past Jessica Andrade (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at UFC on FOX 8. The bout took place Saturday at KeyArena in Seattle and aired on FOX. For complete coverage of UFC on FOX 8 , stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site. Also check out: Edit this article

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