Joe Lauzon vs. Anthony Pettis (verbally) on tap for UFC 143 Super Bowl Weekend.
Rory MacDonald pulls out of UFC 140 bout with Brian Ebersole. Claude Patrick to replace him.
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos staredown picture for UFC on Fox 1.
In a UFC on Fox 1 press conference, it was announced UFC prelim fights will move from Facebook to Fuel TV. F***! I still don’t know what channel that is.
Zuffa is laying down $16 million for UFC on Fox 1. Lorenzo Fertitta told Sports Business Journal:
When we were on Spike TV, that was a launching pad. We look at Fox as a bigger and better platform that could elevate the brand. We’re flat out going to lose money on this fight. But that’s the investment we’re making. Those are the steps we’ve got to take to make Cain and Junior pay-per-view stars and lift up the whole thing. Maybe we think a little funny here, but that’s well worth forgoing $16 million. Take that out over the next 10 years and we get a healthy return.
Dana White admits to SI.com he is “nervous” about UFC on Fox 1. White says:
“As big as the UFC may seem, it’s not. We’re so far from mainstream still, and now we’ve been given the opportunity to do it. That’s why Saturday is so important. It feels good and I’m excited, yeah, but I’m nervous, man. I’m excited and I’m nervous, and I don’t like to be nervous.”
With all the UFC buzz in LA, some wanna be fighters got in the early swing of things and beat Avril Lavigne‘s ass last night [pic below] outside of the Roosevelt Hotel. Lavigne tweeted: ““I got attacked by 5 people last night out of nowhere. Not cool. My face is fucked.” And she’s right. That’s not cool.
