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Illness forces Lesnar to pull out of UFC 106...the first to report the story. UFC confirmed the report on its Web site. "(Lesnar) said he's never been this sick in his life," UFC president Dana White told Yahoo! Sports. "He said it's been going on for a long time and he just hasn't... In this article: Brock Lesnar, Shane Carwin, Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC 106, Yahoo, Las Vegas, UFC 108, UFC 104, and UFC 100 |
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L.A. Times - Sports1 | November 15, 2009
UFC President Dana White says Brock Lesnar has a serious illness
...would say only that the organization is granting Lesnar's request for privacy. The Yahoo story, quoting UFC President Dana White from a Saturday event in Manchester, England, reported that Lesnar recently collapsed in Canada and...
In this article: Brock Lesnar, Yahoo, UFC 106, Georges St-Pierre, Shane Carwin, Cain Velasquez, Yahoo Sports, and Anderson Silva
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ESPN | October 26, 2009
Brock Lesnar is sick, out of Nov. 21 UFC card, according to Dana White
...21 UFC card, according to Dana White UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has withdrawn from his upcoming title defense against Shane Carwin due to illness, UFC president Dana White told Yahoo! Sports on Monday. "[Lesnar] said he's...
In this article: UFC, Brock Lesnar, Mauricio Rua, Lyoto Machida, Shane Carwin, Sherdog, and Yahoo
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About The Ultimate Fighting Championship® The Ultimate Fighting Championship® is the world's leading professional mixed martial arts organization and offers the premier series of MMA sports events. Owned and operated by Zuffa(TM), LLC, and...
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Brock Lesnar pulls out of UFC 106
...main-event spot on Nov. 21 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Lesnar has reportedly been sick for more than three weeks, missing training, UFC President Dana White told Yahoo. The Times expects to hear from White shortly and will have more...
In this article: Brock Lesnar, UFC 106, The Fabulous Forum, Shane Carwin, Yahoo Sports, Forrest Griffin, Yahoo., and Tito Ortiz
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Sports Illustrated | November 05, 2009
Lesnar a no-go for UFC 108, thanks to mono
...Lesnar's diagnosis to Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole, indicating that the UFC heavyweight champion would be unable to train for the next four to six weeks, effectively scrapping any chance at a Jan. 2 date. The title bout is still uncertain...
In this article: Brock Lesnar, UFC 108, Shane Carwin, UFC, UFC 107, UFC 106, B.J. Penn, Influenza, and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization. Dana White serves as the president of UFC, owned by casino-moguls Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta.
Zuffa, LLC, headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, owns and operates the UFC. The UFC focuses on the heavier weight classes in MMA, whereas its associate promotion, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), focuses on the lighter weights.
The UFC began as a single-event tournament which aimed to find the world's best fighters, irrespective of their style (whether boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, karate, or Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, among others). Although there were a limited number of rules, promoters marketed fighting in the UFC as no holds barred and contests were often violent and brutal. Early UFC fights were less sport than spectacle, which led to accusations of "human cock fighting" by Senator John McCain and others. Political pressures eventually led the UFC into the underground as pay-per-view providers nixed UFC programming, nearly extinguishing the UFC's public visibility.
As political pressure mounted, the UFC reformed itself, slowly embracing stricter rules, becoming sanctioned by State Athletic Commissions, and marketing itself as a legitimate sporting event. Dropping the no holds barred label and carrying the banner of mixed martial arts, the UFC has emerged from its political isolation to become more socially acceptable, regaining its position in pay-per-view television.
- Name:
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Type:
- Private
- Location City:
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Location Country:
- United States
- Founder:
- Art Davie, Rorion Gracie, Robert Meyrowitz
- Founded:
- 1993
- Industry:
- Mixed Martial Arts promotion
- Key People:
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- Marc Ratner, VP Regulatory Affairs
- Lorenzo Fertitta, Chairman/CEO
- Joe Silva, VP Talent Relations/Matchmaker
- Dana White, President
- Parent Company:
- Zuffa, LLC
- Motto:
- As real as it gets
- Website:
- http://www.ufc.com/
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