Each day, The MMA Corner will provide a recap of results, event announcements, fight match-ups, and injuries/cancellations from throughout the world of MMA.

UFC President Dana White Says Fight Night Bonuses Here to Stay 

With fighter pay becoming an increasingly hot topic in MMA, UFC President Dana White made some waves recently by bringing up the idea of removing Fight Night bonuses (Knockout, Submission and Fight of the Night) from cards in order to give fighters more money.

After receiving feedback from both fans and fighters indicating they want the Fight Night bonuses to stay, White has reassured fans the UFC will continue to award them after each event.

Source: MMA Weekly 

UFC 161 Drug Tests Come Back Clean

The results of the post-fight drug testing for the June 15 UFC 161 event have come back clean.

Ten of the card’s 22 fighters were tested.

The event took place from the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and was headlined by a light heavyweight clash between Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson.

Source: MMA Junkie

Photo: UFC President Dana White (Rob Tatum/The MMA Corner)

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Kyle Symes
Staff Writer

Kyle is a recent graduate of Aurora University, where he obtained a Bachelor's in Communications. Kyle resides in Illinois, just outside of Chicago. He played baseball and football in both high school and college, but is now focusing on an amateur MMA career.