Jacob Volkmann Complains About UFC Pay

UFC castoff Jacob Volkmann continued to validate the company's decision to release him from the roster by complaining about the company's pay, management, and fighter treatment in an interview with Above And Beyond MMA. Volkmann will try to establish a better rapport with his new employer, NBC's World Series of Fighting promotion when he fights Lyle Beerbohm next month.

Josh Barnett Signs Contract With UFC

The Baby Faced Assassin Josh Barnett will return to the UFC to attempt to recapture the heavyweight title he last held over a decade ago. Barnett has faced problems in the past with steroid use, which ended his last UFC title reign and also greatly accelerated the demise of the short-lived Affliction MMA promotion. He hopes to return to action later this year.

Bryan Caraway Denies Elbowing Incident

UFC bantamweight Bryan Caraway posted a denial on his Facebook page regarding the alleged elbowing incident that occurred at the TUF Finale weigh-ins. Cat Zingano and her team accused Caraway of intentionally walk-by elbowing Zingano in the head while waiting backstage as a means of intimidating her prior to her fight with Caraway's girlfriend, Miesha Tate. Caraway had this to say in his defense:

This is a joke and a feeble attempt to jump on the bandwagon and get a little publicity. It's sad that someone would stoop so low. I know if someone elbowed Miesha I would say something about it right then not when conveniently there's a ton of media involved. Total lies and BS.

Barao Injured, Henderson Vs. Evans Now Main Event Of UFC 161

Renan Barao has withdrawn from his UFC interim bantamweight title defense against Eddie Wineland at UFC 161 due to an injury. The event will now be headlined by Dan Henderson and Rashad Evans.

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UFC On FX Highlights

UFC On FX Results

Main Bouts

Vitor Belfort defeated Luke Rockhold by KO (Kick/Punches, Round 1, 2:32)
Ronaldo Souza defeated Chris Camozzi by Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle, Round 1, 3:37)
Rafael dos Anjos defeated Evan Dunham by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Rafael Natal defeated João Zeferino by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Preliminary Bouts

Nik Lentz defeated Hacran Diaz via Unanimous Decision (28-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Francisco Trinaldo defeated Mike Rio by Submission (Arm-Triangle, Round 1, 3:08)
Gleison Tibau defeated John Cholish by Submission (Guillotine Choke, Round 2, 2:34)
Paulo Thiago defeated Michael Prazeres by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Yuri Alcantara defeated Illiarde Santos by TKO (Punches, Round 1, 2:31)
Fabio Maldonado defeated Roger Hollet by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Preliminary Bouts

John Lineker defeated Azamat Gashimov by TKO (Punches, Round 2, 1:07)
Jussier Formiga defeated Chris Cariaso by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Lucas Martins defeated Jeremy Larsen by Knockout (Punches, Round 3, 0:13)

KO of the night - Vitor Belfort
Submission of the night - Ronaldo Souza
Fight of the night - Lucas Martins, Jeremy Larsen

Nate Diaz Fined And Suspended For Twitter Comment

UFC lightweight/welterweight Nate Diaz stepped into the discussion surrounding Pat Healy's failed drug test by attacking Bryan Caraway, the recipient of Healy's confiscated submission of the night bonus money. Diaz tweeted:

I feel bad for pat Healy that they took a innocent mans money. And I think the guy who took the money is the biggest Fag in the world. #sorryasslittlebitch

For his part, Caraway is not helping matters by telling MMAJunkie:

"All I've got to say is that's some expensive weed. I like Healy a lot. I came up through the fighting ranks with him. We used to train together at Team Quest. I love the guy. But I have absolutely zero remorse or guilt. I hate weed. I cannot stand it. I've never tried it. I've never smoked a drug in my life. So I have absolutely zero tolerance for people that do it. I don't care if it's legal in some places or not. I think it's absolutely ridiculous. Whether it's legal in real life or not, they tell you to follow the rules. You need to follow the rules."

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UFC Fighter Pay Analized

The Bleacher Report has an interesting piece posted today that delves into the issue of UFC fighter pay. While Dana and the Fertitas have long claimed that they were willing to openly discuss the fighter contract structure, Bleacher Report seems to be the first organization to actually take them up on the offer. Give it a read if you have some time and curiosity.