Our guy Kid Nate over at Bloody Elbow speculates as much, and he’s got his own version of the “Zapruder Film” that sure appears to validate his theory.
All we know is this sort of thing didn’t happen when Mickey’s Big Mouth was the official malt beverage of the UFC…
Did Bud Light bust Patrick [...]

Dana White finally addressed the ban of “Cage Fighter” branded apparel. Contrary to previous reports, he suggests that it had nothing to do with a battle for shelf space at Wal-Mart. According to Dana, they just “crossed him”…
UFC president Dana White wouldn’t divulge exactly why the Cage Fighter clothing line has been banned [...]

Conrad Efraim, better known to wrestling fans as S.D. “Special Delivery” Jones, died Sunday in his native Antigua at age 63. Jones–who also wrestled in the NWA as Roosevelt “Rosie” Jones both as a singles competitor and in tag teams with Tom Jones (no relation) and Porkchop Cash–gained his greatest fame as a mainstay [...]

‘That’s right, Lloyd…Dana called us *pukes*’
Dana’s moving on to his next feud now that we’ve had the “blowoff” of his classic battle with EliteXC and Gary Shaw. One of his targets–GSP’s new representation at Creative Artists Agency. Fighters.com gives us Dana’s always diplomatic assessment of CAA:
“All those Hollywood agents. You know how [...]

Tough news for Patrick Cote–he’ll underdo knee surgery this week that’ll keep him out of action up to eight months. Apparently he suffered an injury during training and instead of getting the surgery then decided to fight through the pain. That’s another example of how fighters are simply wired differently than us regular [...]

And we’re not talking Affliction sponsoring a car. Dana White likes to compare the meteoric growth of the UFC with that of NASCAR and the Orlando Sentinel today reports of even more convergence between racin’ and fightin’. If you’re familiar with the colorful history of NASCAR you’re well aware that fisticuffs between drivers–and [...]

The Albuquerque Journal newspaper has a brief mention of Joey Villasenor, specifically his current state of unemployment caused by the demise of EliteXC:
With the demise of mixed martial arts promotional firm Elite X-C, Albuquerque MMA fighter Joey Villasenor is without a home.
Elite X-C filed for bankruptcy last Monday. Villasenor (26-6), an original Elite X-C contract [...]

Via The Wrestling Observer:
Gabe Sapolsky–who won the Observer’s “booker of the year” award in the last four years–is out as the booker at ROH. No specific reason has been given for the change. Sapolsky made ROH the wrestling promotion of choice among hardcore fans thanks to his creative storylines that complimented the always [...]

Fighters.com has more on the UFC’s ‘negotiations’ with the Russian fighting god:
“Fedor will not sign to the enslaving terms of a UFC contract, and the UFC just doesn’t want to compromise.”
Finkelstein, M-1 Global president and Emelianenko’s manager, was responding Friday to UFC president Dana White’s recent comment to the Boston Herald that “[the UFC’s] door [...]