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EXPLOSIVE RUMOR: Floyd Mayweather RETIRED FROM BOXING ... And He's Set To Sign A $200M Deal With The UFC!!!! - MediaTakeOut.com™ 2008
Boxing has become one dimensional since the emergence of MMA anyway…so if he can handle it, it's a good move for him. He will be fighting in his weight class…and certainly won't start against anyone much beyond a rookie, so the “stand up” portion of his game should be entertaining, however, if he hasn't practiced martial arts before, he better take a crash course…a few leg kicks, a tie up and ...
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Speculating on the Speculation: Dana White's Big Announcment
Bloody Elbow — ... Last week, Dana White told ESPN's Ryan Hockensmith that he will be making an announcement this Thursday so big that will not only "blow people's minds" it will also be "an indicator of where this business is going over the next five years." Every body andtheir crazy friend has been speculating about just what Dana has up his sleeve.  Jay Larkin of the IFL is trying to upstage Dana with a hastily planned press conference of his own. Jerry Park's even holding a contest to see who can guess what it will be. Some of the ...

Floyd Mayweather to become MMAs Joe Namath.
Clubhouse Cancer — ... The website mediatakeout.com is reporting that recently retired pound-for-pound undefeated boxing champ Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will sign a $200M dollar deal to switch over to UFC. ...

What people are saying about the UFC’s big announcement
Five Ounces of Pain — ... comes to us from a reliable source. We’ve heard the UFC on FOX rumors for quite some time and we’ve also heard the rumors that the promotion was on sale. We also know that the UFC was not willing to work with a network unless they had full production control. However, what if a network bought them for a hefty price? Then, all of a sudden, that issue is, well, an non-issue. The bottom line is that this is the kind of announcement you rent a secret location for. Of course, there’s this report from the always reliable MediaTakeout.com (sarcasm, please): MediaTakeOut.com has just ...

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