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Where Is Lorenzo Fertitta's $275 Man?
In their response to the ESPN Outside the Lines feature and ESPN.com article on UFC fighter pay, the UFC released the full video they filmed of the Lorenzo Fertitta interview. They also released a smaller part of the video focusing on a segment of the interview where Lorenzo tried for a big "gotcha...
ESPN's John Barr Responds To UFC's Criticism Of Outside The Lines Piece
Given the way that the attention being paid to the entire situation had died down, I didn't really expect ESPN to publicly talk about the Outside The Lines feature on UFC fighter pay. The UFC reacted strongly after the article came out, releasing videos that ranged from somewhat asinine (Lorenzo...
UFC responds to ESPN's Outside The Lines video on fighter pay
Right back at ya! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White said he would be ready to attack the "hack jobs" at ESPN and he wasn't kidding. In response to ESPN's "Outside The Lines" interview with UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta, in which he was grilled about the always hot topic that is...
UFC Releases Lorenzo Fertitta ESPN Interview Clip, Slams Network's Pay To Boxers
This past week, UFC President Dana White promised a video clip that would put ESPN in its place following Sunday's Outside The Lines investigative piece on fighter pay. White made good, releasing a 64-second clip via the organization's YouTube channel that points a finger at the network for their...
VIDEO: ESPN's UFC Fighter Pay Story Interesting, Informative, Not Damning
Outside of UFC 142, one of the hot button topics last week was ESPN's Outside The Lines doing an investigative piece on UFC fighter pay. Aggressive reaction and a promise of a counterstrike from UFC President Dana White came quickly as ESPN is apparently back on his bad side. The segment ran, a...
Quack Fix: Recap of Kelly v. Canzano, Oregon recruit's ineligibility forces high school forfeiture
Breathe, people. It will all be over soon. I mean the week, by the way, not the recent media shitstorm that's hit Eugene. That's only just beginning. Care for a little Morning Quack Fix? Hell, make it a double: The big news yesterday was the Kelly v. Canzano Magical Media Tour Showdown Face-off...
Are secondary violations an exploitable recruiting loophole?
In case you missed it, ESPN featured Lane Kiffin on Outside the Lines yesterday. The feature included a happy thought from former Kiffin boss and Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis ("Lane Kiffin is a flat-out liar" and will poop on Pat Summitt any day now. And will eat your blue-tick puppies. And...
Lane Kiffin on ESPN's Outside the Lines
Complete with another secondary violation, according to GVX.
Let's Call This One IllegalContactGate
If nothing else, part of me wants to thank your Houston Texans for giving us something to talk about during the dregs of the sporting calendar year. Sure, I wish it was something more positive, but beggars can't be choosers. Especially in post-Super Bowl February. After having a bit of time to...
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