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MUSIC: Jennifer Lopez Confirms Split With Epic Records

February 24th, 2010 | By Rick From Chicago | 64 views

Jennifer Lopez’s “Louboutins” have walked away from her record label.

A spokesperson for Lopez has confirmed that the singer and actress will not renew her recording contract with Sony/Epic. Via her spokesperson, Lopez sent this message to the media:

“I am making this statement to put an end to any confusion in regards to my next album, titled ‘Love.’ I have belonged to the Sony family since the beginning of my career as a singer and together we’ve had great success. I have fulfilled my contractual responsibilities with Sony/Epic up to this point, and we have both reached friendly terms about my departure from the label. I’m also happy to say that we’ve found a new home for my album, ‘Love,’ and that it is slated for release in the summer of 2010.”

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PAY-PER-VIEW: UFC 109 fighter salaries and paydays for ‘Relentless’

February 8th, 2010 | By Rick From Chicago | 70 views

Randy Couture: $250,000 (no win bonus)
Mark Coleman: $60,000
Couture defeated Coleman via submission (1:09 R2)Chael Sonnen: $64,000 ($32,000 to show, $32,000 to win)

Nate Marquardt: $45,000
Sonnen defeated Marquardt via unanimous decision

Paulo Thiago: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Mike Swick: $43,000
Thiago defeated Swick via submission (1:54 R2)

Demian Maia: $62,000 ($31,000 to show, $31,000 to win)
Dan Miller: $15,000
Maia defeated Miller via unanimous decision

Matt Serra: $150,000 ($75,000 to show, $75,000 to win)
Frank Trigg: $30,000
Serra defeated Trigg via TKO (2:23 R1)

Mac Danzig: $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
Justin Buchholz: $8,000
Danzig defeated Buchholz via unanimous decision

Melvin Guillard: $28,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 to win)
Ronys Torres: $4,000
Guillard defeated Torres via unanimous decision

Rob Emerson: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
Phillipe Nover: $10,000
Emerson defeated Nover via unanimous decision

Phil Davis: $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win)
Brian Stann: $17,000
Davis defeated Stann via unanimous decision

Chris Tuchscherer: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Tim Hague: $7000
Tuchscherer defeated Hague via majority decision

Joey Beltran: $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)
Rolles Gracie: $15,000
Beltran defeated Gracie via TKO (1:31 R2)

Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.

[Credit: MMA Mania]

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MUSIC: Jay-Z, Beyonce Named Top-Earning Couple

January 13th, 2010 | By Rick From Chicago | 135 views

Jay-Z and Beyonce earned $122 million together between June 2008 and June 2009, more than any other couple — married or unmarried — in entertainment.

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VIDEO CLIPS: Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta talk about selling 10% stake of the UFC to Abu Dhabi’s Flash Entertainment

January 13th, 2010 | By Rick From Chicago | 137 views


The UFC has expanded their business with their global distribution.

More talk about UFC’s 10% sale to UAE

Props to MMA Mania

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ARTICLE: Jay-Z – It Takes a Harmless, Hand-Built Gangster to Run this Town

January 7th, 2010 | By Rick From Chicago | 100 views

How the rapper found the balance between authenticity and enterprise, exclusivity and accessibility, gangster and CEo.  Read more.

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MMA: UFC fighter salaries & paydays for TUF 10 Finale

December 7th, 2009 | By Rick From Chicago | 218 views

Kimbo Slice - The Ultimate Fighter 10

Roy Nelson: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Brendan Schaub: $8,000
Nelson defeated Schaub via KO (punch) Round 1

Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson: $25,000 (no win bonus)
Houston Alexander: $13,000

Slice defeated Alexander via unanimous decision

Frankie Edgar: $46,000 ($23,000 to show, $23,000 to win)
Matt Veach: $5,000

Edgar defeated Veach via submission (rear naked choke) Round 2

Matt Mitrione: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Marcus Jones: $8,000
Mitrione defeated Jones via TKO (strikes) Round 2

James McSweeney: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Darrill Schoonover: $8,000

McSweeney defeated Schoonover via TKO (strikes) Round 3

Jon Madsen: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Justin Wren: $8,000
Madsen defeated Wren via split decision

John Howard: $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win)
Dennis Hallman: $15,000

Howard defeated Hallman via KO (punch) Round 3

Brian Stann: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Rodney Wallace: $6,000

Stann defeated Wallace via unanimous decision

Mark Bocek: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Joe Brammer: $5,000

Bocek defeated Brammer via submission (rear naked choke) Round 2

Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.

[Credit: MMA Mania]

Kimbo Slice post fight press conference

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PAY-PER-VIEW: UFC 106 – Ortiz vs. Griffin II Fighter Salaries

November 23rd, 2009 | By Rick From Chicago | 233 views

UFC 106 - Ortiz vs. Griffin 2

Forrest Griffin — $250,000 ($150,000 to show, $100,000 to win)
Tito Ortiz — $250,000
Griffin defeated Ortiz via split decision

Josh Koscheck — $106,000 ($53,000 to show, $53,000 to win)
Anthony Johnson — $17,000
Koscheck defeated Johnson via submission (rear naked choke) in round two

Paulo Thiago — $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Jacob Volkmann — $6,000
Thiago defeated Volkmann via unanimous decision

Amir Sadollah — $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Phil Baroni — $25,000
Sadollah defeated Baroni via unanimous decision

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira — $100,000 ($70,000 to show, $30,000 to win)
Luis Arthur Cane — $19,000
Nogueira defeated Cane via technical knockout (strikes) in round one

Ben Saunders — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Marcus Davis — $27,000
Saunders defeated Davis via knockout in round one

Kendall Grove — $44,000 ($22,000 to show, $22,000 to win)
Jake Rosholt — $15,000
Grove defeated Rosholt via submission (triangle choke) in round one

Brian Foster — $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)
Brock Larson — $25,000
Foster defeated Larson via submission (strikes) in round one

Caol Uno — $20,000
Fabricio Camoes — $10,000
Uno battled Camoes to a majority draw

George Sotiropoulos — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Jason Dent — $8,000
Sotiropoulos defeated Dent via submission (armbar) in round two

Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.

[Credit: MMA Mania]

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WWE: Vince & Linda McMahon Worth Close To $500 Million

November 20th, 2009 | By Rick From Chicago | 259 views

Vince & Linda McMahon

Paperwork filed by Linda McMahon in Connecticut for her 2010 Senate reveal that her and Vince McMahon have upwards of $500 million in assets. Linda has donated over $3 million of McMahon money to the campaign, making her an “instant player” in the Senate race.

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