Affliction VP Tom Atencio Believes Station Casinos Will Go out of Business Early Next Year
bloodyelbow.com 10/29/2008 — Edited and fronted by Luke Thomas. MMA Rated has the scoop : Interestingly enough, Affliction co-founder Todd Beard has recently surfaced to voice his displeasure with the UFC, most notably on a recent appearance on "The Scott Ferrall Show." ...

Will Station Casinos' financial woes impact the UFC?
blog.thesavagescience.com 12/2/2008 — Lyman Hoyt at The Savage Science reports on the financial struggles of Station Casinos and its potential impact on UFC parent Zuffa, LLC. Also, why is the US sports and MMA media so myopic in their reporting on the #1 US promotion?

Clear the Air Tom Atencio
mmachump.com 10/30/2008 — From Elite XC to the UFC and Affliction talks, rumors are circulating around the MMA blogosphere. In a quest to get to the bottom of some rumors: Affliction Day of Reckoning, Gina Carano vs Cris Cyborg on Affliction and the UFC/Affliction Negotiations, we had Tom Atencio on MMA Weekly Beatdown.

More Trouble for Station Casinos
mmapayout.com 12/6/2008 — The news comes on the heels of the company’s announcement earlier this week that it was suspending its 401(k) matching contribution. That move has the potential to inflame what is already a tense labor environment for the company thanks to its ...

UFC® LAUNCHES VIDEO ON DEMAND WITH VERIZON FiOS TV
ufc.com 10/29/2008 — Las Vegas, NV (USA) - Zuffa, LLC, owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) brand, today announced it has launched into the video on demand (VOD) spectrum of entertainment with Verizon FiOS TV. "As UFC continues to thrive in sports, ...

S&P Places Station Casinos on CreditWatch List
mmapayout.com 10/21/2008 — S&P Places Station Casinos on CreditWatch List

UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship®
ufc.com 10/30/2008 — UFC® LAUNCHES VIDEO ON DEMAND WITH VERIZON FiOS TV Las Vegas, NV (USA) Zuffa, LLC, owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC ) brand, today announced it has launched into the video on demand (VOD) spectrum of entertainment with Verizon FiOS ...

UFC Possibly Returning to the UK in February for UFC 95
kfight.net 10/23/2008 — UFC Possibly Returning to the UK in February for UFC 95

- AFFLICTION AND UFC REJECT WORKING TOGETHER - MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more
mmaweekly.com 10/23/2008 — - AFFLICTION AND UFC REJECT WORKING TOGETHER Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - by Tom Hamlin - MMAWeekly.com headline.jpg Affliction Entertainment, the fledgling fight promotion that first splashed onto the MMA scene with its ubiquitous t-shirts, has ...

UFC signs Japanese TV deal
blog.thesavagescience.com 10/15/2008 — The UFC is back on Japanese TV: After more than a year with little television exposure in the country, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will return to Japanese airwaves after striking a deal with WOWOW. WOWOW, a Japanese pay outlet that features ...

Dana White on Nick Diaz possible return to UFC — MMA Madness - Latest MMA Insight Articles and News 10/28/2008
Count UFC President Dana White among the many interested suitors interested in possibly securing the services of 25-year-old mixed martial arts veteran, Nick Diaz (18–7), now that Elite XC is no longer. That is, of course, if the Stockton, Calif., ...

Randy Couture says size won't matter with Brock Lesnar at UFC 91 — MMA Madness - Latest MMA Insight Articles and News 10/28/2008
The belief of many MMA experts leading up to Randy Couture's comeback fight against Tim Sylvia in March of 2007 was that "The Natural," gifted as he was, just couldn't overcome Sylvia's massive size advantage. Some 18 months later, after dispatching ...

St. Pierre Primes for Penn, Title Defense — Recent Articles on Sherdog.com 10/28/2008
St. Pierre Primes for Penn, Title Defense Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre will defend his belt against lightweight titleholder B.J. Penn in what has already become the most anticipated bout of 2009 at UFC 94 on Jan. 31 in Las ...

Lion's Den to open in Connecticut, Ken Shamrock holding tryouts Nov. 2 (MMAJunkie.com) — Yahoo! Sports - Mixed Martial Arts News 10/28/2008
With the opening of his latest Lion's Den facility, MMA legend and UFC hall-of-famer Ken Shamrock will hold...

Denis Kang makes quick work of Marvin Eastman at Raw Combat (MMAJunkie.com) — Yahoo! Sports - Mixed Martial Arts News 10/28/2008
Canadian resident Denis Kang (31-10-1) made quick work of UFC veteran Marvin Eastman (15-9-1) Saturday night at...