Been going on for almost 3 years.
UFC been slowly taking the storyline set to there TV series.. Which is DUMB and will kill it in the long run...
Makes to point to why so many of their fighters are heading over to PRIDE in Japan. PRIDE also pays more.
Kurt Angle???????????????????? HAHAHAHAHAAHA
Heres a nice little addy for UFC, they really need this clown....
Dana Discusses Status Of Angle/UFC
Article By: Will Hengelbrok | Posted on: October 6, 2006, 7:13am
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The following is Alex Marvez's latest column, which touches on the Kurt Angle/UFC rumors with comments from president Dana White himself.
By ALEX MARVEZ
October 4, 2006
It's one or the other for Ultimate Fighting Championships President Dana White - even if that stance means losing the chance to book former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Kurt Angle.
After being released by WWE in August reportedly because of wellness issues both inside and outside the ring, Angle spoke with UFC about the possibility of making his mixed martial arts debut. Representing the U.S. as a heavyweight, Angle won a gold medal in the 1996 Olympics.
Here is the fighter payout for the last PPV
UFC champion Hughes earns $130,000 for tough title defence against B.J. Penn
19:15:14 EDT Oct 3, 2006
Canadian Press: NEIL DAVIDSON
(CP) - UFC champion Matt Hughes earned US$130,000 for his successful welterweight title defence against B.J. Penn at UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn in Anaheim, according to the California State Athletic Commission.
Half of that was in the form of a win bonus for the 32-year-old from Hillsboro, Ill., who raised his record to 41-4-0 with a third-round TKO over Penn. The Hawaiian challenger earned $50,000.
Hughes, who said prior to the fight he had no complaints about his UFC paydays, earned $110,000 for his last title defence. Light-heavyweight champion Chuck (The Iceman) Liddell, the UFC's marquee name, collected $275,000 for his title defence against Renato (Babalu) Sobral at UFC 62 in Las Vegas in August.
The Sept. 23 Hughes-Penn card drew 9,300 to the Honda Center, formerly known as the Arrowhead Pond, for a gate of $1,496,067, according to the California commission.
The UFC does not provide sales figures on its lucrative pay-per-view audience. The Hughes-Penn card cost C$39.99 to see in Canada.
According to figures supplied by the commission, the 18 fighters on the card earned a combined US$332,000.
Montreal middleweight David (The Crow) Loiseau picked up $9,000 in losing to Mike (Quick) Swick, who earned $14,000.
Former lightweight champion Jens (Little Evil) Pulver took home $30,000 for his upset loss to Joe Lauzon, who made $6,000. Rashad Evans' win over Jason Lambert was worth $24,000, compared to $9,000 for the loser.
Paycheques for the other fighters were $10,000 or less.