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Miguel Cotto is guaranteed $8,000,000 for Saturday's bout with Floyd Mayweather plus a pay-per-view upside. That and other purse details in my coverage of the fight at SBNation.com. (Photo: Gene Blevins - Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions)

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UFC President Dana White related to a number of topics in his somewhat traditional pre-fight interview with MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani. White shared thoughts about this weekend's UFC 144 fight card in Saitama, Japan, Nate Marquardt's return to Zuffa, the ongoing war with the Culinary Union, and the most recent "beef" with Floyd Mayweather and his manager. Further Reading: UFC 144 Pre-Fight Press

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UFC Tonight is like a weekly UFC variety show designed to try and draw some attention for FuelTV. This week on said variety show, Dana White gives a 'Presidential Address' on the subject of ... Floyd Mayweather and Jeremy Lin? Yep, as the Baldfather's power continues to grow he is stretching his tentacles out past the combat sports dimension into basketball. I don't blame him ... what would he talk about that was MMA related? It's been kind of a slow news week. I look forward to next week when he breaks down the NHL playoffs.

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ESPN reports that HBO has secured the rights to the Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto fight on May 5th. Despite a challenge from rival Showtime, HBO PPV will have the fight. The rights acquisition was the first major move by former Showtime sports head Ken Hersman after Ross Greenburg left the post amidst the premium channel’s first loss of a Manny Pacquiao fight to Showtime. The fight will likely include its standard 24/7 lead-up to the big fight as well as additional marketing and cross-promotional opportunities with Time Warner’s other properties. Payout Perspective: It appears that HBO has stepped up its game since losing the Pacquiao-Mosley fight. Despite whether or not you like Floyd Mayweather, he is a boxing draw and made for promotional shows like HBO’s well-done “24/7” series. Showtime had an exceptional show last night but it was overshadowed by the Haye-Chisora brawl (more on this later). Unfortunately for Showtime, its first big fight in 2012, Victor Ortiz-Andre Berto, was put off due to an injury to Berto. As for Mayweather-Cotto, you can expect some definite hype based upon the success of Cotto since his loss to Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather being Floyd Mayweather. Certainly, 24/7 will be much more attractive considering Mayweather going to jail, Manny Pacquiao and his recent comments about Jeremy Lin.

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Given that this fight is now almost certain to go head to head with the UFC's third effort on Fox these Floyd Mayweather updates are going to continue with regularity here at Bloody Elbow. Earlier in the week we talked about the very controversial news that Floyd Mayweather and Robert Guerrero were in deep negotiations to face each other on May 5. This news was met with a lot of pushback from media and fans as Guerrero was seen as talented but too small and not proven enough to move from lightweight to welterweight to challenge the best fighter in the world. Now Dan Rafael of ESPN has tweeted the following: @danrafaelespnDan Rafael Spoke to Richard Schaefer about Ortiz. I jokingly asked if he's working on Floyd-Guerrero deal. He said Mayweather WON'T be facing Guerrero.Jan 11 via webFavoriteRetweetReply That's very interesting news (Schaefer is CEO of Golden Boy) and I don't think it's wrong at all to assume that the amount of ridicule the idea was getting from all corners shut down the idea. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez may once again be the most likely option and I think that would be a very good fight that is much better than a lot of people realize. And there is always some outside chance that Mayweather vs. Pacquiao gets done.

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Sh*t just got real. Floyd Mayweather recently got his 90-day jail sentence pushed back to begin on June 1, which opened the door for a fight against Manny Pacquiao on May 5, the date both men had previously been planning to return to the ring. But would it be against each other? It certainly didn't look that way after comments made by Bob Arum, Pacquiao's promoter. The old fossil came out and claimed that "Pacman" suffered a cut in his last fight and because of it, he wouldn't be ready for the May 5 date. Thankfully, the Filipino fighting machine debunked this when talking to PhilBoxing recently and openly admitted to wanting to square off against Mayweather: "I‘ve said this over and over before and I'm saying this again, I want Floyd Mayweather Jr. to be my next opponent and I haven't changed my choice despite recent developments. ... I am meeting with my promoter, Bob Arum on Tuesday and I will insist that the fight with Mayweather be given the preference (over) the four others in the list [Miguel Cotto, Timothy Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Lamont Peterson]. Oh yes indeedy, feed the needy. Hearing that, then, leads us back to Mayweather, who was recently rumored to be close to signing a deal to fight Robert Guerrero. That went over like a lead balloon but he's appeasing the masses for the time being with a few choice tweets he sent out earlier today calling out Pacquiao: "Manny Pacquiao I'm calling you out let's fight May 5th and give the world what they want to see. My Jail Sentence was pushed back because the date was locked in. Step up Punk." Let's be clear about one thing: This in no way means the fight is going to take place on May 5, if at all. It's entirely possible the hurdles that have been so difficult to overcome before prove just as difficult now. Mayweather may very well still sign to fight Guerrero and Pacquiao could very well end up squaring off against Miguel Cotto. Is that what fans want? Of course not. But it may just be what fans get. These two have made it clear in the past they want to fight each other. But whether it's money, Bob Arum, drug testing, calendars or any other obstacle, it's just never come to fruition. Is now the time? Is Mayweather really going to fight Pacquiao with a 90-day jail sentence hanging over his head? Stay tuned. Just don't be surprised if nothing happens.

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I don't pay attention to boxing very much, but I like to keep tabs on the super mega non-fight that is Mayweather vs Pacquiao. The latest update is that Floyd Mayweather is going to jail for punching the mother of his children several times and threatening to beat the kids as well. This would be the third time he's been charged with abusing women (not counting another incident his baby mamma later denied), proving that Floyd is a big ol piece of shit.That didn't stop the court from only sentencing him to 90 days in jail. And the kicker: he won't start his sentence until June 1st, specifically so he can go through with a tentative May 5th fight date (against a non-Pacquiao opponent, no less!). Lady Justice, I admire how you dispense equal justice to all. Now here's Dana White talking about it: "Nothing surprises me with boxing anymore. Good for Floyd, he must have some damn good lawyers. 'Let's let this guy fight and make a few million bucks, then we'll have him go to jail.' That's incredible,"..."What's strange to me is the Nevada State Athletic Commission wouldn't even let Chael Sonnen coach "The Ultimate Fighter and that guy cleared up all his problems. He didn't have a jail date pending and he wasn't even allowed to coach," White said on ESPN1100/98.9 FM in Las Vegas."Hey listen if these guys can keep milking the public for millions and millions of dollars to put on the fights that nobody is asking to see, why wouldn't they?" asked White. "When you stop making money, they'll put on the fights the fans want to see." It's worth pointing out that Floyd and Chael's situations are slightly different - Chael lied to the commission during a hearing to get his sentence reduced and that's the key issue with him being persona non grata in Nevada. While commissions have been pretty laid back about allowing fighters with skeezy backgrounds to fight, they are anal about the sanctity of their internal processes. But rubber stamping a POS like Mayweather certainly does put things into an interesting juxtaposition, doesn't it?

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Boxing great Floyd Mayweather has plead guilty to domestic violence charges stemming from a 2010 incident involving the mother of three of his kids and his sentence has officially been handed down. Kevin Iole with the word: Judge sentences Floyd Mayweather Jr. to 90 days in jail after guilty plea to domestic violence charge. In addition to 90 days in jail, Mayweather must pay $2500 fine, 100 hours of community service and enroll in domestic violence counseling. Should be noted that Mayweather will get credit for three days served, so he serves 87 days beginning on Jan. 6, 2012. More on this in just a bit.

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UFC President Dana White talks about the perception of the big paydays pulled in by boxers like Floyd Mayweather versus the top fighters in the UFC.

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UFC President Dana White doesn't foresee any problems for Chael Sonnen to get licensed in Nevada should they choose that location for the rematch with Anderson Silva.

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The Worst Case Scenario Survival Manual insists that if you're in a situation where the probability of you getting punched in the head is at 100%, you should lean your head forward and take the blow directly just above your forehead, on the top of our noggin. There's a chance you can break the other person's barefist and in return, you receive little to no damage. I've never practiced this method, due to he fact that I avoid any scenario which involves me getting punched directly in the head. However, if you are presented with an opportunity to headbutt another person's head, just do it as hard as possible and chances are you will be the last man standing. David Haye doesn't have much to say about Victor Ortiz's blatant headbutt from last weekend's PPV fight against Floyd Mayweather, but he does have an opinion about UFC 135 and TUF in this AddictedMMA interview.

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If Mark Pavelich is the Floyd Mayweather of MMA, then I'm the H. Jon Benjamin of MMA journalism. That's right, try to comprehend that obscure reference. I'm not even going to give you guys a handy hyperlink to a page that explains who H. Jon Benjamin is. Not this time. If you want to know, put on your Inspector Gadget hat and use one of those yellow glove contraptions to find your true path in life. Alternatively, if you want to know why Mark Pavelich claims he's the Floyd Mayweather of MMA, read this quote from an interview with FightLine. "I'm on the grind. Actually, forget that, I invented the grind. I'm the Floyd Mayweather of MMA. I don't get my props. Eleven years, undefeated. Sold out eighteen straight shows. I'm the only promotion in Canada on live television. The ONLY show. And I don't ever get my respect and I don't care anymore. I'm gonna keep kicking ass and taking names" The Pav, what an interesting human being -- and it seems like just yesterday he was selling his entire organization for a pricetag of $3,200,000. We will never be able to fully understand you, Mark. [Source]

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Not including bonuses or sponsors, Anderson Silva got paid a reported $200K for his most recent fight, yet Floyd Mayweather got $40M for fighting Mosley. I feel like boxing isnt as popular anymore as the UFC, but does boxing still get that many more PPVs than the UFC? Or is the UFC just taking a huge percentage of the profits? submitted by drolsoncat [link] [4 comments]

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How would legendary boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. fare inside the UFC Octagon? Our friends at Bleacher Report take a look.

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Where is Floyd Mayweather ranked? How long is Jon Jones' reach? How good can Anderson Silva sing? Answers to all these questions and more right here.

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MMA Nation has launched a new morning round up of all the MMA (and combat sports) news. Check it out: MMA Nation Round-Up: Floyd Mayweather's Ranking, Jon Jones' Reach, Anderson Silva's Falsetto Duet

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Floyd Mayweather finds the public verdict on his win over Victor Ortiz to be grudgingly on his side...

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"Who exactly is Floyd "Money" Mayweather? It depends on who you ask. Is he the greatest boxer of his generation? Or is he a coward who ducks the best opponents? A showman playing the game? Or a disrespectful loudmouth?" These are the questions Fraser Coffeen over at Bloody Elbow has posed to the readers, and his answer is the unequivocal affirmative: boxing and MMA need Floyd Mayweather. I do disagree with this (for reasons made explicit by the title), but only on certain points, so before you tell me I'm clueless (largely true), let me explain myself in a few hundred words. Yes, Floyd's actions attract fans. But his actions are intimately connected to his ability: people tune in precisely because he's a bombastic constellation of all of the above. As a showman, as a phenomenal boxer, as a sport politician, and as a goon...he's the perfect storm of what attracts us to sports because no matter how much we hate him, he's a brilliant boxer. And no matter how brilliant his boxing is, he's disrespectful, and a clown. To the end that MMA needs a big draw like Floyd himself, no. An emphatic no. Moreover, why? Floyd Mayweather, despite his obvious boxing draw, is a headcase. Writers, specifically MMA writers, seem knee deep in this pro wrestling mentality that how you put on a show is more important than the show itself (not that the former is unimportant). Mayweather is a certified headcase. For as much money as he's made for boxing, he's also cost them. Have people suddenly forgotten the frustration over the lack of Mayweather vs. Pacquiao on the horizon? Newsflash: Ortiz will lose the rematch, and lose it badly. As far as I can tell, the question on everyone's mind, and the question Mayweather dodged that Larry Merchant was surely approaching before suggesting 50 years is all that separated Merchant from attacking Floyd with a busted beer bottle and his walking cane, was "what about Manny?"  In addition, this ignores Floyd's troubled history away from the ring. It would be one thing if Floyd were simply a loudmouth. But he's not. He's a loudmouth with a rich history of domestic disputes involving assault against women: the count is up to 8 charges of domestic violence in fact. Should this be ignored in favor of saying "well, it's ok because you make boxing a lot of money, and us writers get more material". Manny Pacquiao will fight Juan Manuel Marquez in what should be a fantastic scrap. Boxing will live on. UFC 136 and 137 are on the horizon, and they are fantastic cards. Guess what, MMA will live on. Speaking for myself, I don't care about the extracurricular activity. It's amusing, and in last night's case, I got a good laugh, but do the people that paid good money to watch the fight pay because they were under the impression boxing was finally delivering (insofar as they could without offering the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight), or because Floyd would do something classless in the 4th round (I've already articulated, however, why Ortiz and Cortez are equally if not more so, at fault in this case however)? Everyone I talk to feels like they got ripped off. People like Mayweather are compelling, but only up to a point. And their behavior deserves condemnation, as opposed to the type of enabling you see in the blogosphere. So no, boxing and MMA don't need Floyd Mayweather. Not because he's valuable to the sport, and one of a kind (which he is), but because he's a luxury, plain and simple. Poll Boxing and MMA: do they need Floyd Mayweather? Yes No   1114 votes | Results

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