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Ronda Rousey may be free to seek new management after the California State Athletic Commission ruled to release her from the fighter portion of an agreement with former manager Darin Harvey and Fight Tribe Management, but this bout is far from over. Johnathan Joseph Womens Jersey . The ruling stated that the UFC womens bantamweight champion and Harvey never filled out the proper commission-approved forms, or appeared in front of the commission together, to certify their business relationship in regards to mixed martial arts, therefore making the whole agreement invalid and unenforcable. That didnt stop Harvey from sounding off on his impact on one of the UFCs biggest stars. "When I first met Ronda Rousey four years ago, she was destitute and UFC President Dana White was quoted as saying a woman would never fight in the UFC," Harvey said in a statement. "I set out to make Ronda a star and prove Dana wrong. The results speak for themselves. Ronda is now a highly sought-after model, spokesperson and actress, not to mention the first and still reigning female UFC champion. She deserves all the credit in the world for her accomplishments, but she never would have achieved such unprecedented success without the unwavering financial investment, career guidance and professional support Fight Tribe Management and I provided her." Rousey (9-0) has develop into a household UFC name and is starring in "The Expendables 3", "Fast and the Furious 7" and the "Entourage" movie, all coming out within the next two years. But on the other hand, there is evidence to support that Harvey provided substantial services, including a hefty financial commitment to her career. MMAjunkie.com posted further details on its site. "Harvey submitted an exhibit showing that from January 2010 to January 2014, he received $25,608 from Rouseys fight earnings, $23,180 from pay-per-view proceeds, and $20,830 from sponsorships. In turn, he spent $170,376 on the fighters training camps, living expenses and sparring partners, resulting in a loss of $85,818." Its a big investment that as of now, will not be financially recognized or rewarded. The contract, which was finalized in 2013, would have given Harvey and Fight Tribe Management a cut of Rouseys fight earnings, pay-per view earnings and other income from her entertainment endeavours outside of the octagon including modelling and acting. The CSAC has only ruled on the fighting portion of the contract and deffered ruling on the commercial issues to the California Superior Court. The battle wages on and its no surprise Harvey is left with a bitter taste in his mouth. “I am not a litigious person, but I never thought for a moment that once she made it to the top, Ronda would turn her back on us and refuse to honor her legal and moral obligations. After months of radio silence and without even giving me the courtesy of an explanation I was forced to go to court to compel Ronda to private arbitration per the terms of our agreement," he said. "Before that could be sorted out, Rondas legal team ran to the State Athletic Commission, demanded an expedited hearing and tried to get our entire agreement thrown out on a technicality. During our four-hour hearing last week, I finally heard Rondas side of the story. Frankly, its pathetic and Im not surprised the Commission chose not to include any of that in their written decision. The Commission did properly reject Rondas attempt to invalidate the entirety of our agreement, and I am very pleased with that aspect of their decision." "Our case against Ronda will now proceed. 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The Cowboys (11-1, 8-1 Big 12) snapped an eight-game losing streak in the Bedlam rivalry and won their first outright conference title since 1948 in the three-team Missouri Valley. Oklahoma States defence, badmouthed much of the season while giving up big yardage but leading the nation in takeaways, forced the Sooners into five turnovers -- four of them by quarterback Landry Jones. Fans started chanting "L-S-U!" midway through the fourth quarter with the victory well in hand, then stormed the field and tore down the goal posts when it was over. The top-ranked Tigers could be next up for the Pokes, but only with a boost in the BCS standings due out Sunday night. "If thats the way it works out, absolutely. We took care of what we could take care of," quarterback Brandon Weeden said. "We had to worry about us and control what we could control, and if we were able to do that, we were conference champs." While the top-ranked Tigers won the SEC championship Saturday to lock up a spot in the BCS title game, No. 2 Alabama sat at home idle after finishing second in its division. Oklahoma State, meanwhile, proved itself the best team in its state and its conference. But its up to the voters, who had the Cowboys fifth in the coaches poll and Harris poll, to decide whether Oklahoma State will play for the highest stakes. Gundy proclaimed earlier this week that he considered the Crimson Tide to be the second-best team in the nation "right now" -- maybe because thats what he thought his team needed to hear that to get fired up and prove him wrong. "Last week, I said Alabama should be there," Gundy said on the field after the game. "Theres no question Oklahoma State should be No. 2 right now. No question." The Cowboys won over at least one voter: Sooners coach Bob Stoops said hed put them at No. 2 on his ballot. "Im sure theyre going to have some great opportunities from here," Stoops said. "I dont know what will happen." For most of the 107 years of the Bedlam rivalry, the Sooners had the better team and more on the line. But each of the past two years, Oklahoma came in with a lower ranking and still found a way to derail a couple of the best teams in Oklahoma State history -- first dashing any hopes of a BCS at-large berth two years ago and then taking away the Cowboys shot at the Big 12 championship last season. J.J. Watt Youth Jersey. With all that history on their side, the Sooners came out looking to intimidate. After coming onto the field, players ran into the west end zone for a pregame prayer and then lingered after it was over -- right outside the gate where the Cowboys were getting ready to run out. Coaches, game officials and security officers made them get out of the way. The Sooners couldnt back up the pregame bluster, though. Brandon Weedens 53-yard pass to Tracy Moore set up Jeremy Smiths nine-yard touchdown run, and the Cowboys defence -- which entered the game ranked 107th out of 120 teams in the nation -- never needed any more than that. Brodrick Brown outfought Jaz Reynolds to pick off Landry Jones pass in the end zone and prevent an Oklahoma score, and Alex Elkins stripped the ball from the quarterback on a sack to set up a TD for the Cowboys. Jamie Blatnick picked up the fumble and returned it 59 yards to the one-yard line, and Randle scored on the next play to make it 17-0. Randle added a two-yard run after Sam Proctors holding penalty on a kickoff return backed the Sooners up, and they went three-and-out -- punting it back to Oklahoma State on a shortened field. Richetti Jones made it 34-3 after Landry Jones reached back to pass the ball and fumbled it onto the turf, with the OSU defender bobbling it and then finally controlling it for a five-yard return. The Sooners got their only points on Michael Hunnicutts 48-yard field goal at the end of the first half and Blake Bells 28-yard TD scamper with 2:25 left in the game. Gundy thinks theres more to the Cowboys than the nations second-highest scoring offence, and he wants a chance to prove it against LSU and its second-ranked defence. "Wed love to have that challenge. I think our defence is better than what other people say," Gundy said. It ended up as Oklahomas most lopsided defeat since losing the 2005 Orange Bowl against Southern California, and the second-biggest margin of victory for the Pokes in the series -- behind only a 47-0 shutout in 1945. Oklahoma States case to play against LSU in New Orleans next month will be hurt by a double-overtime loss 15 days earlier at Iowa State, which finished its season 6-6. Itll be bolstered by five wins against teams in the BCS Top 25, compared to two for Alabama. And, of course, the Cowboys will have the momentum from not only winning a conference title but doing it in dominating fashion against a team that was ranked No. 1 earlier this season. The Tides only loss was at home in overtime to LSU. "They had their shot," Gundy said. "Give us ours." cheap nfl jerseys cheap jerseys ' ' ' |
