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James Krause, the embattled fighter and MMA coach who remains on suspension amid an investigation into suspicious betting activity, resurfaced on social media this week to proudly proclaim that he’s more than $ 5 million in debt, but using that to his advantage.

Back in 2022, Krause was effectively banned from the UFC after an investigation was launched into a dramatic shift in betting lines just before his fighter Darrick Minner lost to Shayilan Nuerdanbieke at UFC Vegas 64. Following the fight, which prompted several sportsbooks to remove UFC events from their roster, the promotion released Minner and made Krause persona non grata, warning fighters that anyone having association would him would not be permitted to perform in the UFC.

Krause, Minner, and UFC fighter Jeff Molina also remain suspended indefinitely by the Nevada Athletic Commission as a result of the investigation into the betting scandal.

Despite that suspension and disassociating himself with his Glory MMA and Fitness gym, Krause has apparently shifted to a new career in real estate, and he’s even offering to coach others who are interested in following in his footsteps. Krause posted about his current career on Facebook, along with why he’s unbothered by being “in over $ 5 million of debt.”

By all accounts, Krause has put his full focus into his real estate business after he became one of the top coaches in MMA prior to his suspension and UFC ban. Krause worked with a number of top fighters, including former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno.

There’s no word as to when the investigation into the betting irregularities may come to a close, but Krause will not be allowed to participate in anything combat sports related while he remains under suspension from the Nevada commission. He could also potentially face financial or criminal penalties as a result of the betting scandal.

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Silva feels like the referee and commission sided unfairly with Weidman after a series of eyepokes led to his defeat in their New Jersey showdown.

Bruno Silva is looking to have the outcome of his fight against Chris Weidman changed … again.

Weidman was initially awarded a third round TKO victory over Silva in their UFC Atlantic City showdown. But when officials reviewed the finishing flurry, it was hard to ignore two (count em, two!) eye pokes that Weidman delivered, leading to Silva’s collapse onto the canvas.

So the result was changed: the fight was sent to the scorecards, with Weidman winning a 30-27×3 unanimous technical decision.

Still not okay according to Bruno Silva, who says he’ll be filing an appeal with the New Jersey commission.

“The referee was bizarre,” Silva said in an interview with MMA Fighting. “He f—ed up, and then f—ed up on top of that. The least they could do is a no-contest. No way. He put his finger inside my eye!”

“We think it’s hard for Chris Weidman to accept a rematch, but the no-contest would be fair. Let’s see what the UFC does. I just want things done the right way, the fair way. I went there and fought and you didn’t see any malice from my part.”

Silva still doesn’t understand why the fight wasn’t ruled a no contest.

“I thought they were going to rule it a no contest,” he said. “But then he said it was a unanimous win. I didn’t understand it. He poked me in the eye in the second round, poked me in the third, and it’s still an unanimous decision win for him?”

While Silva didn’t say Weidman poked him on purpose, he did accuse “The All American” of fighting with his fingers outstretched, which is against the rules on its own.

“Chris Weidman acted in bad faith,” Silva claimed. “It’s said [by the referee] at the locker room that you can’t fight with your fingers pointing straight, it should be either up or with your hands closed. He spent the entire fight with his fingers pointing at my face, and still celebrated as if he had knocked me out.”

Silva may have a hard time winning his case. He’ll have to go through the New Jersey commission, which is … exactly the people who handled the decision to Weidman on fight night. The chances of them deciding to overrule their call (which in itself was already overruling their initial call) is low.

Which is too bad, because Bruno Silva definitely got done dirty in that fight.

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UFC won’t be gone from New Jersey for very long.

The promotion announced Saturday night during the UFC Atlantic City broadcast that UFC 302 is officially set to take place on June 1 at the Prudential Center in Newark, confirming prior reports that targeted the event for New Jersey’s most populous city.

UFC most recently headed to Newark’s Prudential Center in May 2023 for UFC 288, which featured a bantamweight title bout between Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo.

Additionally, the promotion confirmed five matchups for the summer pay-per-view, including a previously reported bout between ranked middleweights Roman Dolidze and Anthony Hernandez, as well as a lightweight bout between Grant Dawson and Joe Solecki.

Tickets for the event go on sale April 12.

The current UFC 302 fight card can be seen below.

• Roman Dolidze vs. Anthony Hernandez
• Ailin Perez vs. Joselyne Edwards
• Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki
• Phil Rowe vs. Jake Matthews
• Mickey Gall vs. Bassil Hafez

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Revealing a slew of successive concussions forced her to ultimately call time on her combat sports career, former UFC bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey claims each time she was hit with even a jab during her fights inside the Octagon, she would be “seeing stars”.

Rousey, an alum of both the UFC and professional wrestling outfit, WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) – now both under the TKO Group Holdings banner, had been linked with a stunning Octagon return throughout recent months.

And ahead of a monumental UFC 300 card next month, the Riverside native was linked with a slot on the card in a stunning return to competition, in the form of potential rematches with former foes and fellow ex-champions, Holly Holm, and Miesha Tate. 

The promotion’s inaugural bantamweight champion having striked gold under the banner of Strikeforce to boot, Ronda Rousey ended her time in the Octagon with a devastating 48-second TKO loss to former two-weight champion, Amanda Nunes back in 2016.

With an upcoming memoir on her career set for release, Judoka star, Rousey revealed that a long string of concussions led to her decision to ultimately walk away from the UFC – claiming even jab strikes would leave her reeling.

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“I had a very rich concussion history before I even started in MMA,” Ronda Rousey told Cageside Seats during a recent interview. “For my entire judo career, which was like 10 years, I actually was experiencing concussion symptoms more often than not for an entire decade.”

“…If i got any kind of significant strike, I would be seeing stars, which is not normal.” Ronda Rousey explained. “It got to the point where if I was getting touched at all, if I was getting jabbed, I was starting to get concussion symptoms and I couldn’t tell my coach about it. I couldn’t tell Dana (White) about it, ‘cause they would retire me. They wouldn’t let me fight. And I wasn’t ready to let go. I wasn’t ready to admit that I couldn’t do everything perfectly. ‘Cause that’s what I had to believe to be able to be at that level.” 

Prior to her loss to Nunes, Rousey saw her unbeaten record come crashing down courtesy of an hellacious second round high-kick KO loss to the above-mentioned, Holm in 2015 – in a bout which she claimed she was suffering in almost initially. 

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