Jon Jones opens up on UFC 151 cancellation: I felt like a piece of meat

One week after the cancellation of UFC 151 due to an injured Dan Henderson and the Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones refusing to fight last minute substitution Chael Sonnen, Jon Jones opens up to Ariel Helwani in the attached video about his decision to not take the bout.
The Light Heavyweight Champion told Helwani, in the 41 minute interview: “I don’t regret my decision at all it was a very smart career decision. There are a few reasons why. First, I talked to my coaches right away, with the whole

UFC on Fox 4: Fighter Bonuses and Attendance, Lauzon wins 2 awards

The attendance and post-fight bonuses have been announced for tonight’s UFC on Fox 4 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Bonuses of $50,000 each, were awarded for Submission of the Night to Joe Lauzon, Fight of the Night went to Joe Lauzon, again, and Jamie Varner and the Knockout of the Night was awarded to Mike Swick for his 1:20 KO victory over DaMarques Johnson in the second round. The total bonus payout for this event came to $200,000. These numbers do not represent any pay-per-view bonuses o

UFC on FX 4: Guida vs. Maynard Weigh-In Video and Results

The weigh-in results are official for tomorrow nights UFC on FX 4 card, and all but one fighter came in on-point. Gray Maynard will look to regain a high spot in the stacked Lightweight division against Clay Guida in the main event. Here are the full results:
Main Card (FX, 9:00 PM ET)-Gray Maynard (155.0) vs. Clay Guida (155.5)-Sam Stout (155.5) vs. Spencer Fisher (156.0)-Brian Ebersole (170.0) vs. T.J. Waldburger (170.5)-Ross Pearson (146.0) vs. Cub Swanson (145.5)
Preliminary Card (Fuel TV, 6:00 PM

UFC on FX 3: Johnson vs. McCall Attendance and Bonuses

The attendance, gate and post-fight bonuses have been announced for tonight’s UFC on FX 3 from the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. The event drew a reported attendance figure of 6,635 and a live gate of $329,110. Bonuses were awarded for Submission of the Night, Fight of the Night and Knockout of the Night; all of which went to fighters on the main card, excluding the headliner. The total bonus payout for this event came to $160,000.While in line with recent UFC attendance figures, the crowd

UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir, fighter salaries

Fighter salaries for UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir were released on Tuesday by the Nevada Athletic Commission to MMAweekly.com.
Saturday night’s main event featured Junior dos Santos retaining his title as UFC heavyweight champion, defeating Frank Mir in the second round of their fight.
The following figures are based on the fighter salary information that the UFC is required by law to submit to the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Mixed martial arts fighters do not have collective bargaining or a

Lorenzo Fertitta unfazed by low UFC on FOX 3 ratings

UFC owner Lorenza Fertitta is aware of the sharp ratings decline for the most recent UFC on Fox, but it is not eating him up inside. Compared to intital viewership of 5.7 for the frst UFC on Fox,  UFC on Fox 3’s audience of merely 2.4 million viewers could be viewed as a cause for concern. He has recognized several reasons for the decline, and believes that scheduling could have been carried out more effectively, stating the following via Yahoo.com:
“Would we like to see the numbers be trending

UFC Sweden: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira to headline card

The UFC will expand its international footprint in 2012 when it travels to Sweden for the first time in the history of the promotion. The promotion will make its Swedish debut on April 14 at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm.
The main event on the card will feature Stokholm’s own Alexander Gustafsson facing off against Antonio Rogerio “Lil’ Nog” Nogueira. Gustafsson is coming off a first round TKO win over Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC 141. The victory pushed Gustafsson’s

Brock Lesnar and Tito Ortiz top earners at UFC 121

Here’s the full list for the fighters pay days…
Brock Lesnar ($400,000) vs. Cain Velasquez ($100,000 + $100,00 win bonus)Jake Shields ($75,000 + $75,000) vs. Martin Kampmann $27,000Diego Sanchez ($50,000 + $50,000 win bonus) vs. Paulo Thiago ($18,000)Matt Hamill ($29,000 + $29,000 win bonus) vs. Tito Ortiz ($250,000)Gabriel Gonzaga ($67,000) vs. Brendan Schaub ($10,000 + $10,000 win bonus)Court McGee ($15,000 + $15,000 win bonus) vs. Ryan Jensen ($10,000)Patrick Cote ($21,000) vs. Tom Lawlor ($10,000 +