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After Strikeforce canceled Saturday's events, fighters worried about their finances because they didn't have the fight pay day. The good news is that they still will receive some compensation from Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC and Strikeforce.
MMA Junkie confirmed that the fighters left without a bout will get their "show money," or the amount they would get for fighting regardless of the bout's outcome. As far as the sponsors who also add to their fight night payout, it's up to each individual sponsor on how they want to proceed.
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Since finding out they didn't have a fight, a few fighters took advantage of not having to cut weight.
Aahh,I confess,2 1/2 ice cream pints,entire box of 12 donuts,2 footlong dark chocolate hershey bars w Almond milk.gotta go sweat! #sosick
? Jorge Gurgel (@JorgeGurgel) September 25, 2012
Gian Villante had to cut down from 240 to 205. He was in the 220 range when the fight was canceled. He headed to Taco Bell when he heard the news.
"If I'm going to be honest, the first thing I think is, alright, I'll just go to Taco Bell, but I don't want to go crazy," Villante said to MMA Fighting. "So I went with a cheesy gordita crunch with chicken, and they have this new thing, a Doritos taco shell, that just looked amazing. That was calling my name, I went for that one. I had about three of those. I went home and there was this veal parm hero that was in the fridge for about a week now that my brother left in the refrigerator. It's been looking at me for a week and it's just torture, so, I'm like you know what, I'm eating this thing. I ate half a veal parm hero that was a week old and didn't even taste good, and then I had about a half a gallon of ice cream, chocolate chip cookie dough."
That's downright astounding. Thank goodness he is being paid at least his show money, as he might need to stock up on some healthy food to make up for that binge.
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Now that the UFC has crowned its first flyweight champion in the form of Demetrious Johnson, the organization will have to start looking for contenders to challenge for the company?s newest belt. While it looks like an October 5 bout between John Dodson and Jussier da Silva will determine the first individual in that line, talented 125er Ian McCall recently made it clear he isn?t to be forgotten about either.
McCall went online last night to issue a warning to Johnson to let him know he?s out to settle a score. The pair has mixed it up on two previous occasions with one resulting in an errant Draw and the other a decision win for ?Mighty Mouse?.
?I’m coming for ya,? posted McCall on The Underground. ?Hold onto my belt for me in the meantime.?
McCall: “Free at last, free at last…”
The 11-3-1 McCall has not fought since his June loss to Johnson and does not have anything inked at the moment, seeing an expected match-up fall apart due to injury and an untimely arrest for some old warrants. However, he is expected to fight again before year?s end.
PHOTO CREDIT – UFC
TweetSource: http://www.fighters.com/09/23/ian-mccall-out-to-earn-rematch-with-demetrious-johnson
Now that the UFC has crowned its first flyweight champion in the form of Demetrious Johnson, the organization will have to start looking for contenders to challenge for the company?s newest belt. While it looks like an October 5 bout between John Dodson and Jussier da Silva will determine the first individual in that line, talented 125er Ian McCall recently made it clear he isn?t to be forgotten about either.
McCall went online last night to issue a warning to Johnson to let him know he?s out to settle a score. The pair has mixed it up on two previous occasions with one resulting in an errant Draw and the other a decision win for ?Mighty Mouse?.
?I’m coming for ya,? posted McCall on The Underground. ?Hold onto my belt for me in the meantime.?
McCall: “Free at last, free at last…”
The 11-3-1 McCall has not fought since his June loss to Johnson and does not have anything inked at the moment, seeing an expected match-up fall apart due to injury and an untimely arrest for some old warrants. However, he is expected to fight again before year?s end.
PHOTO CREDIT – UFC
TweetSource: http://www.fighters.com/09/23/ian-mccall-out-to-earn-rematch-with-demetrious-johnson
Edwin Rodriguez, Vic Darchinyan and Antonin Decarie were the winners in tonight's prospect-themed HBO Boxing After Dark triple-header from Connecticut. Though not typical HBO fare, the three fights proved interesting, if not evenly matched.
(Vic Darchinyan, left, laying into Luis Del Valle; photo credit: Ed Mullholand, HBO)
In the main event, Edwin Rodriguez (22-0) beat up on the inexperienced and overmatched Jason Escalera (13-1-1) in a super middleweight fight in which both fighters weighed as much as classic-era heavyweights.
Rodriguez surged out of the gates in the 1st round and put Escalera on his heels. He stayed that way for the entire frame, a piece of gym equipment that stood against the ropes while Rodriguez threw a dizzying array of hard combinations. If the referee had been anyone but Steve Smoger, the fight would have been over.
Source: http://www.5thRound.com/128842/ufc-on-fuel-tv-struve-vs-miocic-fight-bonuses/
