Bellator President Says Reebok-UFC Deal Is Getting Him Calls, Fighter Accuses Another Of PEDs, More

- The UFC has released a preview for their upcoming Fight Night show from Manila this weekend. The main event features Frankie Edgar vs. Urijah Faber, and the preview video can be seen above.

-Carla Esparza has remained largely out of the public eye since dropping her UFC Strawweight Championship earlier this year. However, Esparza was more than outspoken this afternoon during an interview with Ariel Helwani, in which she accused free agent fighter Jessica Aguilar of being on performance enhancing drugs.

"I know she does some extra stuff, and it makes me feel like she's a cheater to be honest," Esparza said on The MMA Hour today. "I'm trying to say she's a cheater. She can't call herself #1. I know for a fact (she takes PEDs). She's talked so much trash, I've thought about personally messaging her. A friend of mine personally told me they gave her shots."

- MMA Fighting's Luke Thomas has an interview up with Bellator MMA President Scott Coker regarding the UFC-Reebok controversy and how it affects Bellator. Coker noted that their sponsorhip policy is more lax than UFC's, and the situation has caused positive feedback regarding that.

"We don't have any sponsorship tax on our athletes. As long as they don't conflict with our main sponsors," Coker said. He later added "The fighters are not going to be happy if it's taking out $150-$200,000 a year in sponsorships from their pocket. I will tell you this, the phone's been ringing. I just tell people, 'Listen. We're not going to engage in any kind of dialogue with you on any level unless you're a free agent. When you're free, give me a call."

Thomas' interview is incredibly insightful, and can be found at this link.