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UFC vs ESPN: Lorenzo Fertitta Attempts to Use Boxing to Argue Fighter Pay Case (Video)
There's been a lot said about UFC fighter pay thanks to an ESPN piece (seen above) on the subject, the argument being that UFC grossly underpays their fighters compared to the revenue the company brings in. We've been over this countless times so I won't bore you with the details of it all, but...
Vic Darchinyan Seriously Considers Move to Mixed Martial Arts
Bantamweight contender and former flyweight and super flyweight titlist Vic Darchinyan is seriously considering a move to mixed martial arts. At yesterday's final press conference for this Saturday's bantamweight double-header on Showtime, where Darchinyan will face WBA titlist Anselmo Moreno in an...
Pacquiao vs Marquez Winners and Losers: Mayweather, UFC Get a Bump, and So Does Boxing
Eddie Gonzalez breaks down the winners and losers of the Pacquiao vs Marquez fight, and not everyone was directly involved. As with every big fight weekend, the results and talk from the weekend have reverberated throughout the entire sports world. Regardless of the result, the weekend usually...
UFC on FOX Ratings: How Much Higher Can MMA Go, and What Impact Could Their Success Have on Boxing?
One of the things I did want to touch on last week but never quite got around to was the supposed "competition" from the biggest mixed martial arts promotion on the planet getting their first taste of network television on Saturday night. For those who may live under a rock or simply don't care...
Don King Wants to Compete With UFC
Don King, who is as crazy and energetic at age 80 as he's ever been in many ways, tells USA Today that he wants to enter MMA, start a promotion, and compete with UFC: Calling MMA "sophisticated barbarism," he predicts MMA will complement, but never overtake, the "sweet science" of boxing. "I'm ...
Bob Arum: Mayweather's Criminal Cases the Only Hindrance to Making Pacquiao Fight
Bob Arum spoke with MaxBoxing's Radio Rahim about a range of topics, including Dana White, Manny Pacquiao going head-to-head with UFC on Fox on November 12, and Cotto vs Margarito II. Here's the video: On Cotto vs Margarito II: "I don't believe that Margarito's gloves were loaded for the Cotto...
Oscar De La Hoya Applauds UFC's Fox Deal, Says Boxing Will Be Back on Network TV (Video)
Once again from our friends at FightHubTV.com, this is a subject that I'm incredibly interested in personally, and Oscar addresses a couple of things I've been wondering lately. Most notably, does the UFC's deal with Fox create a chance for boxing to get back on network TV? On UFC going to the Fox...
The Crossover Debate: How Much Overlap Is There Between Boxing and MMA Audiences?
Recently, Bob Arum noted that he's not concerned about the November 12 UFC debut on the Fox network opposing his HBO pay-per-view with Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, and that he felt that "less than 5%" of UFC fans were also boxing fans. That echoes what Mark Taffet, the pay-per-view lead...
UFC on Fox Details: Pacquiao-Opposing Debut Will Be One-Hour Show, Gus Johnson Could Be Involved
Some more details and rumors have come out about the UFC's landmark network TV debut on November 12. That night, the company will be opposing the Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez event from HBO pay-per-view...but only for an hour. From the Las Vegas Sun: The UFC on FOX card begins at 6 p.m....
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