PKW's 06.06.07 MMA News Update
 By Kyle Ross



WEC 28 Fighter Salaries

(courtesy MMAWeekly.com)

Urijah Faber: $20,000
John Alessio: $18,000
Brock Larson: $16,000
Alex Karalexis: $10,000
Rani Yahya: $10,000
Cub Swanson: $8,000
Brian Stann: $8,000
Mark Hominick: $6,000
Alex Serdyukov: $6,000
Jeff Bedard: $6,000
Charlie Valencia: $6,000
Chance Farrar: $4,000
Brian Bowles: $4,000
Micah Miller: $4,000
Mike French: $3,000
Kevin Knabjian: $2,000
Craig Zellner: $2,000
Josh Smith: $1,000

Follow Up On Sylvia vs. Mir Not Happening

In yesterday's news update, we brought to you the glorious news that a rumored bout for UFC 74 in August between Tim Sylvia and Frank Mir would NOT be taking place. Today, Ken Kizer, Executive Director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, offered up a very interesting response to the notion that the NSAC denied the fight from taking place.

"That fight has not been presented to me, and thus no ‘denial’ has been made. I was asked about the match-up by a reporter and said I would have a hard time approving that fight unless I see a quality win from Mr. Mir first. However, I will keep an open mind."

Please, Mr. Kizer, we'd all prefer if you kept a closed mind on this one.


Report: State Of Tennessee Likely To Legalize MMA

In the Tennessee Daily Times, it is being reported that the state is very close to legalizing Mixed Martial Arts. According to the report, supporters are hopeful that the legislation will be put in place by May 2008. Marc Ratner of the UFC has already responded by saying they'd love to run either Nashville or Memphis.


Quick Hits: Bruno Scratched From UFN, Salmon's Status With UFC, UFC 71 Drug Testing, TUF 6, Curran To WEC

• On Tuesday, it was reported by MMAonTap that Steve Bruno is a late scratch from the 6/12 UFC Fight Night Card. He was set to take on Chad Reiner in a prelim bout. It was also to be Bruno's debut with the company. As of now, no replacement opponent has been named for Reiner, who is coming off a loss to Josh Burkman in his UFC debut back in January.

• With one fight still remaining on his current UFC deal, Sean Salmon announced on his UFCJunkie.com blog that he will be taking a leave of absence from the promotion. He cited a need to improve his overall game by fighting in "smaller" promotions. The announcement comes on the heels of his loss to Alan Belcher at UFC 71, which was preceeded by a devastating KO loss to Rashad Evans in the main event of UFC Fight Night 8. According to Salmon himself, the timetable for his return is 2-4 fights/6-8 months.

• According to a Fight Network report, six fighters were tested for performance enhancing drugs following UFC 71 - Chuck Liddell, Rampage Jackson, Josh Burkman, Karo Parisyan, Belcher, and Salmon. All of them came back clean. Test results for illicit drugs have not come back as of yet.

• Filming for the Season Six of The Ultimate Fighter will begin later this week. It should start airing by September, with coaches Matt Serra and Matt Hughes squaring off for the Welterweight Title on the season finale. That probably won't come until December. According to Dana White, whomever wins that fight will have their first title defense against the winner of GSP vs. Josh Koscheck, which takes place in August (UFC 74).

• PRIDE veteran Jeff Curran is the latest addition the burgeoning 145lb. division in the WEC. He's currently in the midst of a six-fight winning streak since losing his one and only fight in PRIDE - to Hatsu Hioki last August.

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