Follow him on Twitter: adamhilllvrj. Both champions were pushed to the distance in rematches on the pay-per-view card at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, but ultimately left the cage with their titles. Khamzat Chimaev has outlanded his opponents in significant strikes in his four victories and stole the show on a card that featured title wins by Petr Yan and Glover Teixeira.
Police say UFC fighter Jon Jones smashed his head into the hood of a Las Vegas police patrol car, causing thousands in damage, during a domestic violence investigation Friday morning on the Strip. Robbie Lawler waited 17 years to avenge his loss to Nick Diaz on Saturday on a card that saw Alexander Volkanovski and Valentina Shevchenko retain their titles.
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November 8, - pm November 8, - pm. The UFC is still in the early stages of its partnership with Fox and it will continue to grow, and with that should come more higher pay for fighters and more opportunities for outside monies. When looking at the amount of money Jackson earns from the UFC alone, it is clear he is near the top of the pay scale. While his argument seems to also be on behalf of other fighters, the gravity of his decision to leave the UFC is going to affect him alone.
I have always thought that the door for sponsorships should swing wide in an attempt to get as many fighters paid as possible, but for now, that is not the case. Rampage is taking a big risk in leaving and disparaging the UFC for smaller promotions who have not, as of yet, proven they can remain financially solvent when times get really tough—and when the UFC takes aim at their next rival, those times are going to come and come hard. Anyone that has followed the sport and seen how it has grown by now knows that the spotlight that comes with the UFC is huge.
If Rampage steps into a smaller organization to fight, he is probably going to notice a stark contrast between a UFC show and everyone else. Jon Jones: It 'really hurts' to lose Mike Winkeljohn's support after domestic violence arrest. Happy with the move to heavyweight, Linton Vassell believes he is one win away from a title shot. Chael Sonnen thinks that despite losing, Frankie Edgar proved he can still compete with the best.
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