Comments on: UFC News & Notes: Comments from Bisping, Hamill, and Ratner; and more! http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/09/12/ufc-news-and-more/ Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:33:49 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ivan Trembow http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/09/12/ufc-news-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-2298 Ivan Trembow Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:46:47 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/09/12/ufc-news-and-more/#comment-2298 It’s not surprising that Marc Ratner would adopt the tone that his bosses usually take in response to any criticism from any source. On a related note, MMA Junkie has a story up that Marcus Davis, Paul Taylor, and Houston Alexander are already set to receive their UFC 75 bonuses for Best Fight & Best Knockout, which is strange given the fact that Dana White was so emphatic in his ESPN interviews a few weeks back about none of the fighters getting any of their secret money until all of the drug test results are in (and taking into account the fact that it takes a minimum of 5 to 7 days for the drug test results to come back). Then again, if the UFC is only drug-testing four out of eighteen fighters on any of these unregulated UFC events at which there is no athletic commission other than the UFC Quasi-Commission (and given that they have never even said who those four figthers are), would that mean that only the four drug-tested fighters would be eligible for the bonuses? Or are the 14 fighters who are not drug-tested just assumed to be clean based on some sort of Scouts’ Honor system? It’s not surprising that Marc Ratner would adopt the tone that his bosses usually take in response to any criticism from any source.

On a related note, MMA Junkie has a story up that Marcus Davis, Paul Taylor, and Houston Alexander are already set to receive their UFC 75 bonuses for Best Fight & Best Knockout, which is strange given the fact that Dana White was so emphatic in his ESPN interviews a few weeks back about none of the fighters getting any of their secret money until all of the drug test results are in (and taking into account the fact that it takes a minimum of 5 to 7 days for the drug test results to come back).

Then again, if the UFC is only drug-testing four out of eighteen fighters on any of these unregulated UFC events at which there is no athletic commission other than the UFC Quasi-Commission (and given that they have never even said who those four figthers are), would that mean that only the four drug-tested fighters would be eligible for the bonuses?

Or are the 14 fighters who are not drug-tested just assumed to be clean based on some sort of Scouts’ Honor system?

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]]> By: UFCDaily.com http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/09/12/ufc-news-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-2293 UFCDaily.com Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:07:17 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/09/12/ufc-news-and-more/#comment-2293 I agree on the win bonuses Fujin. That comeback by Davis was something else and that was for sure the fight of the night. I'm glad Taylor received a bonus as well because he put up a hell of a fight. I agree on the win bonuses Fujin. That comeback by Davis was something else and that was for sure the fight of the night. I’m glad Taylor received a bonus as well because he put up a hell of a fight.

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]]> By: Fujin http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/09/12/ufc-news-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-2287 Fujin Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:09:21 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/09/12/ufc-news-and-more/#comment-2287 I'm happy that Marcus Davis got those big bonuses. He deserved it. I've been very impressed with him since his fight with Guillard. I've watched the Hamill/Bisping fight a few times and the more I watch it, the less it seems like a complete robbery. I think it could of gone either way. But I think Hamill is right about MMA judges needing to reevaluate how they score fights. And I'm glad Bisping "calmed" down and acted with more sportsmanship even if it was after the fact. Gouveia/Lambert was going to be a war. It was a shame Gouveia got injured. At least we'll see it on a near future UFC card. I’m happy that Marcus Davis got those big bonuses. He deserved it. I’ve been very impressed with him since his fight with Guillard.

I’ve watched the Hamill/Bisping fight a few times and the more I watch it, the less it seems like a complete robbery. I think it could of gone either way. But I think Hamill is right about MMA judges needing to reevaluate how they score fights. And I’m glad Bisping “calmed” down and acted with more sportsmanship even if it was after the fact.

Gouveia/Lambert was going to be a war. It was a shame Gouveia got injured. At least we’ll see it on a near future UFC card.

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]]> By: UFCDaily.com http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/09/12/ufc-news-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-2286 UFCDaily.com Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:46:16 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/09/12/ufc-news-and-more/#comment-2286 Sam - They announced UFC 76 will only have 8 bouts so there won't be any replacement but Lambert is still going to be paid his base salary (at least according to reports). Sam – They announced UFC 76 will only have 8 bouts so there won’t be any replacement but Lambert is still going to be paid his base salary (at least according to reports).

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]]> By: Brent http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/09/12/ufc-news-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-2282 Brent Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:47:01 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/09/12/ufc-news-and-more/#comment-2282 Bisping should teach back-pedaling, he's a pro at it, in and out of the ring... Bisping should teach back-pedaling, he’s a pro at it, in and out of the ring…

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