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		<title>Overeem sues Golden Glory; GG responds</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Cruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TMZ first reported that UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem has sued his ex-management group, Golden Glory. According to TMZ, the lawsuit requests that the court break his contract with Golden Glory. Since the filing, Golden Glory has fired back at Overeem. First the lawsuit. Via the Fight Lawyer: Overeem is suing &#8220;Knockout Investments, B.V., Golden Glory, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overeem sues Golden Glory</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Cruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TMZ first reported that UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem has sued his ex-management group, Golden Glory. According to TMZ, the lawsuit requests that the court break his contract with Golden Glory. Since the filing, Golden Glory has fired back at Overeem. First the lawsuit. Via the Fight Lawyer: Overeem is suing &#8220;Knockout Investments, B.V., Golden Glory, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alistair Overeem leaves Golden Glory</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 06:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Cruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MMA Fighting reports that Alistair Overeem has left the managing stable of Golden Glory. Overeem’s decision to leave was due to “a breach of trust.” Via MMA Fighting: With Overeem only stating that &#8220;a breach of trust&#8221; was the reason for his departure, details behind the split are up for speculation and many people may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pavia sells agency to Paradigm</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Cruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MMA Weekly reports that MMA agent Ken Pavia has sold his agency, MMA Agents, to Paradigm Sports Management. The transaction includes Pavia&#8217;s company and his stable of fighters. Pavia is moving on to become Vice President of Business Development at sports agency Takedown Entertainment. Via MMA Weekly: Speaking to MMAWeekly.com on Friday, Pavia confirmed that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The state of MMA sponsorship</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 02:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Cruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MMA Fighting had a piece on the state of sponsorships in MMA. It was a revealing look behind sponsoring of fighters in MMA. Overall the piece depicts the sponsorship game as a huge investment for companies with a tenuous rate of return. For fighters, its a necessity to supplement their fight income as well as keep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Junior dos Santos fires agent</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 20:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Cruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Junior dos Santos announced via twitter that he has left Ed Soares and has hired new representation. The change came as a surprise to Soares as dos Santos has been on a roll this year. Soares talked about the separation via Tatame (h/t 5th Round): &#8220;He wants to go a different way. If that’s how he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kawa leaves Authentic Sports Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 04:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Cruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only 3 months into the partnership, Malki Kawa, agent for Jon Jones and other UFC stars is leaving Florida-based Authentic Sports Management (ASM). From the press release, it appears that this will be an amicable breakup. Via Authentic Sports Management: This move was a mutual decision that both parties amicably agree is in the best interests of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nick Diaz retiring from MMA to box?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Cruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inside MMA has the scoop with Diaz manager Cesar Gracie who indicates that a fight with Fernando Vargas is signed. Does this mean that the Strikeforce welterweight champ is retiring from MMA? In his post-fight interviews from Saturday, Diaz talked about not getting paid enough, overworked, over-trained and possibly being suspended. The release of Strikeforce [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nick Diaz retiring from MMA to box?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Cruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inside MMA has the scoop with Diaz manager Cesar Gracie who indicates that a fight with Fernando Vargas is signed. Does this mean that the Strikeforce welterweight champ is retiring from MMA? In his post-fight interviews from Saturday, Diaz talked about not getting paid enough, overworked, over-trained and possibly being suspended. The release of Strikeforce [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edgar picks new manager</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Cruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MMA Weekly reports that UFC Lightweight champ Frankie Edgar has signed on with Dominance MMA headed by Ali Abdel-Aziz. Abdel-Aziz and Edgar&#8217;s wife will handle The Answer&#8217;s management going forward. In February, Edgar split ways with agent Shari Spencer. Spencer had managed Edgar and Georges St. Pierre. But, GSP split with Spencer in January and Edgar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jones’ agent merges with another sports agency</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Cruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jon Jones’ agent, Malki Kawa, has joined forces with a sports management agency to form Authentic Sports Management. The agency will have offices in New York, Los Angeles and South Florida. Via Authentic Sports Management press release: Entrepreneur and business owner Glenn Robinson and entertainment manager Jon Rubinstein announce the establishment of Authentic Sports Management (ASM) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edgar-Spencer part ways</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Cruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First GSP, now UFC Lightweight Champ Frankie Edgar has split with his agent Shari Spencer. Spencer had represented GSP and Edgar at the beginning of the year, now both have left her agency. Edgar sent out a press release which stated the following: “Shari did a fantastic job with handling my business affairs however at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GSP splits with agent Shari Spencer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Cruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Georges St. Pierre has split with his agent since 2007, Shari Spencer. A press release Thursday provided the news of the change in management and described the split as amicable. According to the press release, &#8220;They (GSP-Spencer) felt they had a different vision for the future of Georges&#8217; career and it was best to remain close [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bellator ordered to comply with discovery in Zuffa lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 06:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Cruz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sherdog&#8217;s Tracey Lesetar and J.R. Riddell report that Zuffa received a boost in its lawsuit against Bellator Fighting Championships and Ken Pavia of MMA Agents as the United States District Court of Nevada denied Bellator&#8217;s protective order to stay discovery until the court decides Bellator&#8217;s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. The background of the lawsuit was summed up by MMA Fighting last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mousasi Leaves M-1 Global Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MMAPayout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Loretta Hunt over at Sherdog is reporting that Gegard Mousasi has split with his management team, M-1 Global, and has already secured new representation.
“After careful consideration, I have decided that it is in my best interest to part ways with M-1 Global,” Mousasi wrote in the e-mail. “During the time I spent under their wing, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MMAPayout.com’s 2009 Best in Business Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FIGHTER OF THE YEAR – GEORGES ST-PIERRE
St-Pierre had an incredible 2009 both in and outside of the Octagon. The UFC&#8217;s welterweight champion improved his record to 19-2 and established himself as a top sporting attraction with convincing victories over BJ Penn and Thiago Alves at UFC 94 and UFC 100, respectively. He also broke barriers for the sport of mixed martial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Madison Avenue Sports &amp; Entertainment Jumps into MMA Agency</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MMAPayout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tripp Mickle of the Sports Business Journal reports on Madison Avenue Sports &#38; Entertainment&#8217;s latest acquisition of MMA agency, Maxum Royalty:
Madison Avenue Sports &#38; Entertainment, the agency started by former NHL executive Ed Horne and defense attorney Joe Tacopina, made its first acquisition two weeks ago, buying a mixed martial arts agency that represents six [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spencer on UA-GSP Deal, Frankie Edgar, MMA Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MMAPayout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MMAPayout.com had the pleasure of sitting down with Shari Spencer, President of GSP Enterprises, earlier today to talk about George St-Pierre&#8217;s latest endorsement with apparel maker Under Armour.
KP: Looking at this deal between UA and GSP – there are so many sides to it: the GSP side, the Under Armour side, and the sport side [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where Go Hendo?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MMAPayout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So MMAJunkie reported that Dana White claimed negotiations with Dan Henderson had reached a standstill due to Henderson&#8217;s wanting to be the highest paid fighter in the UFC:
&#8220;We&#8217;re at a stalemate right now,&#8221; White said. &#8220;The money that [Henderson] is asking for would make him by far the highest-paid guy in the UFC.&#8221;
White initially told Yahoo! [...]]]></description>
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