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Simon Samano

@SJSamano

Everybody needs a thrill. We all got a space to fill. | Managing Editor, Combat @USATODAYSports | San Diego State '05

Los Angeles (via Gonzales, CA) Katılım Eylül 2009
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Simon Samano@SJSamano·
@benfowlkesMMA Who wore it best? Max Holloway (as a shirt) or my daughter (as leggings). 😆
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AFeldmanMMA
AFeldmanMMA@afeldMMA·
With the news of the WNBA successfully negotiating a new deal, it’s worth putting their numbers next to the UFC. A few things immediately stand out… The WNBA, a league that was losing money as recently as 2024, just secured a 354% minimum salary increase overnight. From $66,079 ➝ $300,000+ In one deal. Meanwhile, the UFC, a $12 Billion organization that generated about $1.5 Billion in revenue in 2025 with roughly 57% margins, still pays its lowest tier fighters $12,000 per fight. That number hasn’t meaningfully changed in over a decade. A 2021 pay analysis found 19% of UFC fighters earned less than about $25,000 annually. Here’s where it gets even sharper: ⛹🏼‍♀️Basketball WNBA players now capture about 20% of league revenue 👊🏼 UFC fighters sit at 15 to 18%, despite massive revenue growth ⛹🏼‍♀️WNBA minimum: $300,000 per season 👊🏼 UFC minimum: $12,000 per fight, before fight expenses ⛹🏼‍♀️ WNBA players own their NIL. Caitlin Clark’s Nike deal is hers. 👊🏼 UFC controls NIL in perpetuity. Fighters get flat fees. Not allowed their own sponsors when fighting. The difference isn’t revenue. It isn’t popularity. It’s structure. The WNBA has a union. The WNBPA held the line for 17 months, threatened a strike, and won. UFC fighters, classified as independent contractors, have no union no collective bargaining no real leverage A league a fraction of the size just delivered 25x higher minimum pay. That’s not a coincidence. Will we ever see the fighters form a union? 🤔 📊 Full breakdown in the graphics above Source: WNBA/WNBPA CBA March 2026 · TKO Group Holdings 2025 Earnings
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Jemele Hill
Jemele Hill@jemelehill·
Dolores Huerta chose to hide and suppress her own pain for the sake of the movement. She had to sit there as her (alleged) rapist was being glorified as a freedom fighter. I cannot imagine.
Ashley Zavala@ZavalaA

New: Dolores Huerta writes lengthy statement following @nytimes investigation into Cesar Chavez. Huerta says she had sexual encounters with Chavez resulting in 2 children. “I have kept a secret because I believed that exposing the truth would hurt the farm worker movement…”

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Ian Rapoport
Ian Rapoport@RapSheet·
Reunion: The #49ers are signing back one of their former stars, agreeing to terms with LB Dre Greenlaw, sources say. The former SF draft pick spent last season with the #Broncos and now returns on a 1-year, $7.5M deal.
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Noah Furtado@_noahfurtado·
Mike Evans on why money was not the biggest factor in his decision to sign with #49ers: "It was just (about) football. Something that I can be excited about. Every time I come to Levi's Stadium and I see how the crowd is and I see the energy that they bring and I see the rich history of the San Francisco 49ers, it just excites me. So I feel like it's given me a second wind in my career. And that's why I chose to come here."
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Joe Walsh
Joe Walsh@WalshFreedom·
We’ve never, ever had this before. A President completely untethered to truth. I mean completely untethered to truth. That’s such a bad thing. But you know what’s even worse? Way, way too many people don’t care. And way too much of the media no longer cares.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar

Trump: "Under our policies, prices for chicken, eggs, cheese, butter, potatoes, and fresh fruit are lower today by a lot than what I took office. Hotel rates, automobile prices, and rent payments are way down as well."

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MMA Junkie
MMA Junkie@MMAJunkie·
Gina Carano responds to Sean Strickland criticizing her fight vs. Ronda Rousey 🗣️ "I don't pay attention to him or his words. I think they're sadly coming from a hurt place. And hurt people, hurt people."
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Simon Samano@SJSamano·
@robdogj @MrMWells Please don’t ever confuse me for being “on Uncle Dana’s nutz.” I take offense to that!
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Simon Samano@SJSamano·
Trump is a convicted felon and has pardoned a ton of convicted felons. Being worried about “anything that would get flagged for security” is quite funny.
Damon Martin@DamonMartin

Steve Garcia told me today that the UFC hit him up about the #UFCWhiteHouse card last Monday to ask about his availability, etc but they also asked him if he had a record or anything that would get flagged for security. Perhaps that also played a part in how the card got made.

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