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Did UFC really make an offer to Fedor that would have given him the highest fight salary of all time in MMA?
MMA Media Roundtable: Conflict of Interests?
MMA Media Roundtable: Conflict of Interests?
watchkalibrun.com — Yesterday,  MMA Opinion  posted the seventh part of their ten part MMA Journalism roundtable that I was... lucky enough to be a part of. In today's segment we talk about bias in the media specifically regarding conflict of interests.  A lot of MMA websites sponsor fighters, and ... (more) MMA Media Roundtable: Conflict of Interests?
MMA Media Roundtable: Let's talk about celebrity
MMA Media Roundtable: Let's talk about celebrity
watchkalibrun.com — MMA Opinion 's MMA Journalism rondtable tackles the issue of celebrity in yesterday's entry.  Yesterday we discussed... media bias, specifically when writers are affiliated or friends with specific gyms or fighters. But this goes the other way too-people might be hesitant to ... (more) MMA Media Roundtable: Let's talk about celebrity
Rolling Stone's "Athletes Without Fear" features Gina Carano and Georges St. Pierre
Rolling Stone's "Athletes Without Fear" features Gina Carano and Georges St. Pierre
watchkalibrun.com — Got to love slutty magazine covers View full size photo uploaded August 3, 2009   Anytime a... MMA fighter is put on an equal level as football, baseball and basketball players MMA fans get giddy and ... (more) Rolling Stone's "Athletes Without Fear" features Gina ...
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More deets on the Fedor UFC offer
Fightlinker.com » Fightlinker - MMA, UFC, and other funny fight crap — From Dave Meltzer via FightOpinion: There was no “$30 million” offer, although if he won the championship, the sport continued to draw and he was a major draw, he could have earned more than that. UFC wanted a six fight deal, but offered three fights, figuring it would be an easier deal to conclude since Emelianenko’s side would see it as him being locked up for less time. They offered on 7/28, about a $2 million guarantee, plus a sliding percentage based on PPV buys. The first fight offered was with Brock Lesnar for the ...

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