Yes. They wanted something special for 200 so they couldnt follow typical protocol and pull it off. I would be suprised if it happens again in years. $$$$$$ talks.

If it is such a big deal to Mark then turn down the fat check they offered on principle. It is like a politician bitching about bribes and taking one at the same time.

They had something that could have.been special for 200 and all stepped on their dicks.


Did brock do the 50 city media tour?


And no it's not like that at all, now if hunt didn't get tested and bitched about brock not getting tested 4 months out you would have made sense...

Hunt is a willing participant so.he in a way os condoning what he bitched about. The statement would carry more weight if any fighter but him made it.

As far as $$$ goes, this is probably better for the UFC. UFC 200 is going to sell about as well as it would have, and now 202 is massively improved (for casual fans anyway, hard core fans aren't too excited about the rematch). 202 may have ended up being a card people would skip under the original plan.

I disagree.

Like I said, I am only sort of fine with this because I think Brock Lesnar is going to get knocked the **** out regardless of what he may be taking. This is MMA though, and crazy things can happen, so if Brock hurts Mark Hunt and then fails a test, I'm not going to be happy about that.

Speaking of which, that crazy Japanese fan drew another picture.

https://imgur.com/kRSrMFx.jpg

Hunt will win easy IMO. However, it seems to be a no lose situation for Hunt if Lesnar is using. You either win or lose to a cheater.

Unsurprisingly, Ariel Helwani has a stacked lineup for his MMA hour show tomorrow. Bisping, Dominick Cruz, DC, Rampage, Mark Hunt, Frankie Edgar, and Josh Barnett

Fedor was a surprise guest on Helwani's MMA hour show, and he dropped a bit of news. He'll be a free agent after this weekend, and he's seriously thinking about finally fighting for the UFC. He strongly implied that he'd need to be paid well though, if he's not happy with the offer, he'll keep cashing checks with overseas promotions.

Interesting bit of news. The UFC just told Mark Hunt to start training and be ready for UFC 200. So, he knew he would be fighting, but they did not tell him his opponent, he found out while watching the UFC 199 PPV. Thats also why they didn't announce Brock's opponent until the day after, they needed to get back to Hunt and see if he would sign the contract.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">UFC sale definitely progressing. Terms unclear at the moment, but lots of talk from very reliable sources today. Not 100% done, though.</p>&mdash; Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href="https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/742855887363182593">June 14, 2016</a></blockquote>
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UFC title history updated for the shocking upset at Middleweight

Jeremy Botter is reporting that a 100% sale of the UFC is imminent. Zuffa opened sealed bids from 3 different groups today, all three bids are above $4B.

He also says that all 3 groups bidding for the UFC want to keep Dana White. His 9% share will be sold, but the groups each plan to give him a new deal along with shares in the new company to stay on in some role (not sure if he'll be president).

edit: the highest bid is $4.2B, from William Morris Endeavor Agency in California, and from some huge Chinese company. They decided to partner up and bid together rather than submit competing bids.

So, if all of this is true, then the only real change is that the Fertittas are cashing out, and there will be a new owner above Dana White.