For the first time since Alistair Overeem was charged with battery of a female partygoer, UFC president Dana White addressed the controversy surrounding his heavyweight top contender. According to White, Overeem was unexpectedly attacked when he exited the restroom of a popular Las Vegas, Nevada nightclub. "I don’t think he’s in that much trouble,” White expressed after Thursday’s press conference. “This isn’t a situation where he beat somebody up, I don’t think that’s the case.
BAMMA, Europe's leading Mixed Martial Arts promotion, is excited to announce three hard-hitting preliminary fights for BAMMA 9, which takes place on Saturday 24th March at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena: Andrew Punshon vs Matt "The Wrecking Machine" Howard; Jason Ball vs Colin Fletcher; and Nick Nembhard vs Leeroy Barnes.
The Federal Trade Commission closed a non-public investigation into the Ultimate Fighting Championship's purchase of Strikeforce last week and will take no further action in the case. Documents published on the FTC website dated January 25, confirm the FTC's Bureau of Competition conducted an investigation to determine whether the $34 million acquisition of Explosion Entertainment, LLC, by UFC's parent company, Zuffa LLC, violated Section 7 of the Clayton Act or Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
Roy "Big Country" Nelson sees himself as an expression of popular will in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. "Fans are basically the boss," he says. "You've just got to listen to what the fans say and try to go with them, because I'm the product of what the fans want to see." If that assertion applies to his spot on UFC cards, then he's a fan favorite. Saturday's UFC 143 bout (10 p.m. ET, pay-per-view) in Las Vegas will be Nelson's fourth time as a headliner or co-main eventer in six appearances for the promotion. He face his highest-ranked opponent yet in Fabricio Werdum.
