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If you like MMA and you like video games? Well then Sept. 28 is your day, don't take the whole day off just make sure you start downloading the demo for EA Sports MMA video game before you head off to work. That way, when you get home you can check it out. Save the "I'm sick" day for the day when the game is officially released, on October 19. Share the Demo with Friends and Unlock Classic Randy Couture The ... Read More

This past weekends "UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn II" took place at the TD Garden in Boston and drew a reported 14, 168 fans to the TD Garden in Boston for a gate total of $2.8 million. There were 2,963 free tickets issued by the UFC, so to say it was a "sellout" is a bit misleading in my opinion. The fighter salaries for the event were also released by the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission with James Toney earning a cool half-mil ($500K) to ... Read More

The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the salaries for tonight's "WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez" event which features a bantamweight title fight between champ Dominick Cruz and Joseph Benavidez. The main card airs live tonight on the Versus network. Both headliners stand to earn the top dollar with Benavidez earning $17,500/$17,500 while Cruz stands to pocket $11,000/$11,000 (show and win salaries). These numbers do not represent undisclosed bonuses, revenue sharing or sponsorships, nor do they take into account expenses such as insurance, ... Read More

Since the MMAOutsider is not privy to the fighter salaries, I have to rely on other sites to pick up on things like fighter salaries for events like UFC 117. It turns out that the top earners for UFC 117 were Anderson Silva and Matt Hughes who each earned $200,000 for their wins. The next top earner was Jon Fitch who earned $108,000 for his win. You'd think that after the performance that Chael Sonnen put on he'd be fighting for a lot ... Read More

Well according to MMAjunkie.com who talked with Quebec Athletic Commission rep John Judd, former UFC welterweight Paul "Semtex" Daley has received a 30 day suspension for his illegal sucker punch of Josh Koscheck after their fight at UFC 113. The date of that, rather lenient in my opinion, 30 day suspension began Tuesday the 10th of August. Thus allowing Daley to compete on Sept. 11 on the main pay-per-view card of Shark Fights 13 against Jorge Masvidal. That is very weak for any ... Read More

Wow, I hope Shark Fights is paying close attention to this as they've got a name heavy card coming up in September, but many of the fighters who participated in both of the Impact FC events this past month have gone unpaid. Cagepotato.com broke the news saying that the event heads, Australian concert promoter Andrew McManus and his Impact FC partner Tom Huggins, are at odds about who is responsible for paying the fighters. Left in the cold without a paycheck are fighters such ... Read More

A total of six fighters earned "Fight Night" bonuses after Saturday night's "UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin" event. Earning $75,000 each Chris Leben, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Stephan Bonnar, Krzysztof Soszynski, Gerald Harris, and Brock Lesnar all walked away with the a bonus after their efforts at UFC 116. UFC 116 took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Two "Fight of the Night" awards were handed down to Chris Leben, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Stephan Bonnar, and Krzysztof Soszynski for their main ... Read More

The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the main event fighter salaries to MMAjunkie.com on Friday. Of the four main event fighters, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar tops the list at $400,000 win or lose. While opponent Shane Carwin will earn $40,000 to show, with the possibility of earning another $40,000 for a win. Co-main event headliners Yoshihiro Akiyama will earn $45,000 to show and another $25,000 should he defeat fellow middleweight Chris Leben. Leben, who fought two weeks ... Read More