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There will be no World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) come January 2011.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White announced Thursday that the WEC will merge with the UFC in 2011.
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The Massachusets State Athletic Commission released the salary information of UFC 118 on Thursday. В  The event took place at the TD Garden in Boston on August 28, 2009 in Boston.

Promoters are required by law to submit salary information and winner’s bonuses to the state athletic commissions. В Any undisclosed bonuses that the promoter pays the fighters, such as pay-per-view bonuses are not included in the figures. В This probably only goes to the main-card fighters if given at all.

Click on the “Continue Reading” button to see the amounts, some surprising stuff:

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It feels like Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) just blew up over night.В  Just a few years back, I could have never imagined this full contact sport would become this popular among everyday people.В  I mean, everybody wants a piece of MMA hype now.В  Even, Boston Celtic Center Shaquille O’Neal has been seen supporting MMA Fights recently.В  Today, Ultimate Fighting Challenge (UFC), the popular MMA promotion company, has so many fans it is unbelievable.В  That’s exactly why, the UFC is expanding its presence worldwide.

UFC, which hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the world and produces numerious events, has decided to head to Asia.В  That’s right!В  (continue reading…)

I know, I know. We’ve been putting a lot of good-looking half naked women as our article display pictures, but how can you complain? I mean, seriously, these girls are hot and they’re making SportsBiz headlines. In fact, what do you think hooked into this article right now. But whether or not you came for the beautiful girl on the cover, we would like to inform you UFC Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste will be posing for Playboy.

According to UFC President Dana White, “She’ll be on the November cover of Playboy.” Arianny Celeste will become the second UFC Octagon girl to grace the cover of the adult magazine (Rachelle Leah was the first).