BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Spokesperson https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Chael Sonnen Will Fight at UFC Fight Night 26; Commission Votes Unanimously to Grant License https://www.badmma.com/chael-sonnen-will-fight-at-ufc-fight-night-26-commission-votes-unanimously-to-grant-license.html https://www.badmma.com/chael-sonnen-will-fight-at-ufc-fight-night-26-commission-votes-unanimously-to-grant-license.html#comments Fri, 09 Aug 2013 03:21:26 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/chael-sonnen-will-fight-at-ufc-fight-night-26-commission-votes-unanimously-to-grant-license.html 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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]]> https://www.badmma.com/chael-sonnen-will-fight-at-ufc-fight-night-26-commission-votes-unanimously-to-grant-license.html/feed 0 MMA Referee Josh Rosenthal Sentenced to 37 Months in Federal Prison on Drug Charges https://www.badmma.com/mma-referee-josh-rosenthal-sentenced-to-37-months-in-federal-prison-on-drug-charges.html https://www.badmma.com/mma-referee-josh-rosenthal-sentenced-to-37-months-in-federal-prison-on-drug-charges.html#comments Wed, 03 Jul 2013 00:16:17 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/mma-referee-josh-rosenthal-sentenced-to-37-months-in-federal-prison-on-drug-charges.html Noted mixed martial arts referee Josh Rosenthal has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison. Rosenthal pled guilty to felony charges of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana. Senior District Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong at the U.S. District Court in Northern California handed down Rosenthal’s sentencing, according to an MMAFighting.com report. The 37-month federal prison sentence was mandatory with no possibility of parole. In addition to the prison sentence, Rosenthal also received a three-year supervised release and was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment fee, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. District Court office. The charges stem from a raid by federal agents on a warehouse owned by Rosenthal and his associate, Jeff Weller.

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