Ricky Simón

UFC Bantamweight Contender, 2X LFA World Champion 🇺🇸 🇲🇽

[Zac Pauga @ZacPauga]

I don’t really have a comment on Usmans actions, scumbags are gonna do scummy things.

The real issue is the Dagestani fans defense of his actions.

“In Dagestan if someone hurts your feelings you jump them from behind with 10 people, fair fights are for Americans” isn’t the cultural flex you think it is.

[Ricky Simón @RickySimonUFC]

@ZachZee4 😂😂

[Ricky Simón @RickySimonUFC]

That was a dirty move by the Russians

[Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili @MerabDvalishvil]

Was doing an interview for RAF in hotel lobby and Usman and his buddies came up from behind and started punching me and my young friend. Security was holding me - They kept kicking us when we were down like losers.

[AFeldmanMMA @afeldMMA]

So let me get this straight…

Elijah Smith says his manager, Jason House, called to tell him the UFC wouldn't negotiate a new deal before the final fight of his contract, despite being 3-0. Apparently that's only for top-15 fighters now.

And the ONE opponent he was offered? Davey Grant.

Who also happens to be represented by House's agency, Iridium Sports Agency.

"That was the only name I was given."

Here's the kicker: Smith is now 4-0 in the UFC, and THREE of his FOUR opponents have been represented by his own management agency.

The UFC makes the fights. No rule against any of it. But when the call comes 12 weeks out, with one opponent name, who is pushing back for Smith? And who is looking out for Grant?

If my manager took a cut of everything I earn in the Octagon, including discretionary POTN bonuses he did nothing to negotiate, and three of my four fights came against his own clients, I'd start questioning everything he says…including the comment on contract renewals being for ranked fighters only.

But that's just me.

[Veluta @VelutaMMA]

One of the most satisfying revenge KO you will ever see

[Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili @MerabDvalishvil]

bantamweight power 🦾

[Spinnin Backfist @SpinninBackfist]

Josh Hokit drops a diss track

We’ve never seen promo like this before

[Happy Punch @HappyPunch]

Former UFC fighter Makhmud Muradov just fought 6 family members back-to-back in MMA

Took him a total of 2 minutes 💀

[Austin Arnett @AustinArnettMMA]

@afeldMMA Managers should earn what they do…. They negotiate the contract and earn a percentage of that. They don’t earn the percentage of the performance the fighter puts on in that said fight if they get bonuses on top of the negotiated win loss structure

[AFeldmanMMA @afeldMMA]

In 2017, Jason House said it was “just too tough for me” to watch his first client vs client UFC fight. On tomorrow's UFC card, Iridium has three client-vs-client fights.

So from client-vs-client fights to taking a percentage of discretionary POTN bonuses, how are the fighters' best interests being looked out for?

By 2022, House said Iridium represented approximately 115 UFC fighters, a number that’s seemingly only grown since, representing approximately ~20% of the current UFC roster.

I’m not suggesting anything improper about the fights themselves, but genuinely curious how fighters are comfortable looking across the cage and seeing their own management team representing the person trying to beat them?

How do you promise two opponents you’re fully behind them and fighting for their best interests when their interests directly conflict?

A manager’s job isn’t just securing fights. It’s negotiating compensation, matchmaking, and career opportunities, both inside and outside of the cage. Every decision to accept an opponent, push for more money, or advocate for the next booking requires putting the individual fighter’s interests first.

But perhaps the craziest part is what House said on the JAXXON Podcast.

When Rampage Jackson asked whether Iridium takes a percentage of UFC fight-night bonuses, House confirmed it does:

“If I’m gonna come home with half my money when you lose, then when you win, I should be able to eat as well.”

Taking a commission on negotiated purses is one thing. But what exactly earns a manager a percentage of a discretionary performance bonus awarded for what a fighter physically accomplishes inside the cage?

Lawyers face strict conflict of interest rules. NFL and NBA agents operate under union certification and conflict rules. Even boxing has federal protections governing promoter-manager relationships. MMA has no comparable industry-wide framework.

And how aggressively can an agency representing over a hundred UFC fighters negotiate against the promotion it depends on to keep those fighters booked? The UFC doesn’t need to coordinate anything for those competing incentives to potentially work in its favor.

None of this proves wrongdoing. But transparency about commissions doesn’t resolve conflicts of interest.

One card. Three fights. Both sides under one agency.

Just a smaller picture example, but genuinely curious who is independently advocating for each fighter?

[Vince Morales @vandetta135]

Still got it gahdammit 😤👊

[Ricky Simón @RickySimonUFC]

The King has spoken

[UFC @ufc]

Looking to steal the show 😮‍💨

@BobbyKGreen | #UFC332

[UFC @ufc]

Looking to steal the show 😮‍💨

@BobbyKGreen | #UFC332

[Ariel Helwani @arielhelwani]

Aljamain Sterling strongly pushes back on Andy Foster’s call to ban oblique kicks:

“He’s gotta stop with this bullshit... It takes too long to recover? I mean, how do you recover from CTE? What the f*** are we talking about?

We’re getting head kicked with no shin pads on. We’re getting elbowed to the dome multiple times because referees want to watch a murder scene happen in real time.

Can we fix accountability for following the rules first before we start trying to add new rules and change stuff?

An oblique kick? Move your leg out the fucking way. How about that? How about you practice the technique of moving your leg out of the way?

You guys wanna watch us play paddle ball? What the f***?”

[The Incredible Hok @Josh_HokitUFC]

Die in the octagon or die from cancer.. fuck it, we all die one day

[muzzy hamilton @muzzygoesham]

@RickySimonUFC fight week. LFG

[Mike Heck @MikeHeck_JR]

And by this, I mean, this is one of the worst takes I've ever seen.

[Zac Pauga @ZacPauga]

Guys… seriously be careful about the “news outlets” you follow on here for mma. They literally just make shit up

[Tim Kennedy @TimKennedyMMA]

Society is healing itself. Kids are retarded again.

[Adam Martin @MMAdamMartin]

The judging was actually really bad tonight if you look at all the individual scorecards. They got most of the winners right. But if you study the scorecards, the judges were absolute trash tonight. #UFC331