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TUF – The Ultimate Fighter 16 Season Premiere Tonight

September 14, 2012 By
TUF 16 Cast

TUF 16 Cast

The television series TUF-16 also know as Ultimate Fighter returns to action tonight on FX and Rogers Sportsnet in Canada. The popular show’s 16th season will be coached by heavyweights Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson. Starting tonight at 9pm watch a special two-hour premiere as 32 welterweights will try to battle their way into the house. The 1st episode is always one of the most fun shows.

The mma fighters are the best up and comers and will be competing for a six-figure, multi-year deal from the UFC.

The full cast for TUF 16:

Bristol Marunde, 30, Las Vegas, Nev.
Cameron Diffley, 27, Las Vegas, Nev.
Colton Smith, 25, Fort Hood, Texas via Ankeny, Iowa
Cortez Coleman, 30, Hugo, Okla.
David Michaud, 23, Pine Ridge, S.D.
Diego Bautista, 26, Lakewood, Calif.
Dom Waters, 23, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Eddy Ellis, 29, Olympia, Wash.,
Frank Camacho, 23, Camp Springs, Md.,
George Lockhart, 29, Atlanta, Ga.
Igor Araujo, 31, Albuquerque, N.M. via Patos De Minas, Brazil
James Chaney, 25, Klamath Falls, Ore.
Jason South, 34, West Jordan, Utah
Jerel Clark, 23, Reno, Nev.
Jesse Barrett, 26, Tempe, Ariz.
Joey Rivera, 32, Tucson, Ariz.
Jon Manley, 26, Ludlow, Mass.
Julian Lane, 25, Mansfield, Ohio
Kevin Nowaczyk, 23, Chicago, Ill.
Leo Kuntz, 28, Bismarck, N.D.
Lev Magen, 25, Las Vegas, Nev.
Matt Secor, 25, South Glens Falls, N.Y.
Max Griffin, 26, Sacramento, Calif.
Michael Hill, 25, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Mike Ricci, 26, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Neil Magny, 24, Chicago, Ill.
Nic Herron-Webb, 22, Anchorage, Alaska
Ricky Legere Jr., 26, Corona, Calif.
Saad Awad, 23, San Bernardino, Calif.
Sam Alvey, 26, Murrieta, Calif.
Tim Ruberg, 30, Harrison, Ohio
Zane Kamaka, 23, Klaianae, Hawaii

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Jon Jones Stepping Into Giant Nike Shoes

August 11, 2012 By

Nike has signed up a new face for its sponsorship deal and the MMA can be proud. Jon James is the proud recipient of this honor, which is just another step forward towards legitimizing the sport. A big step.

Malki Kawa, CEO and president of First Round Management, confirmed this deal through Twitter on Wednesday. This could very well be the groundbreaking deal that opens the door to MMA being taken seriously as a sport.

Nike has sponsored such athletes as Kobe Bryant, Bo Jackson, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan and LeBron James. While Anderson Silva has also been sponsored by the giant Nike, it doesn’t seem to have had the wide scope that this contract does.

The meetings started back in November and progressed from there. At first there was little interest in North American or global MMA as a whole but Jon was able to make things swing his way. By the end of the meetings Jones had proven what a true athlete and person he was and a deal came through.

All of the details haven’t been made public yet but what is known is that there will be a signature line for Jones and he will be the face for Nike’s MMA business.

According to Kawa, getting this type of deal has been a goal that Jones has been looking forward to for a long time. For Kawa, he knew that if anyone could bring a deal like this together it would be Jones. All he had to do was continue winning and everything would come together.

With Nike dipping their feet into the sport it can only mean good things to come. The credibility factor is increasing and other companies are sure to want to get into the action by following Nike’s lead. Which company is going to be next?

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MMA Machida and Shogun Topping The Payroll List

August 10, 2012 By

Salaries for MMA fighters are held in the public record even though they do not have any type of union or collective bargaining. Players of any other major sports in the US also have their salaries listed for the world to see.

The top 10 earners for 2012 so far are listed below.

Here is a rundown of the highest wage earners for a single fight in the MMA today.

There may also be bonuses that have not been disclosed given to a fight from his promoter that do not appear in the figures above. As well, a fighter may also receive bonuses for fight of the night or for pay-per-view.

The salary for Mauricio Rua includes a win bonus of $70,000 for his fight against Brandon Vera. Other win bonuses included in the list above include $24,000 for Joe Lauzon, $43,000 for Mike Swick, $10,000 for Nam Phan, $12,000 for Rani Yahya, $10,000 for Phil De Fries, $18,000 for Manny Gamburyan and $9000 for John Moraga.

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