Clippard will provide a much needed boost to Oakland’s bullpen. Clippard has been a fixture in National’s pen for many years, working in multiple roles. While he has mainly been used as a set up man, he has also filled in as the team’s primary closer when needed. His numbers have been impressive. Over the past five seasons the soon-to-be 30 year old has posted a 2.63 ERA over 393.2 innings. He owns an excellent 10.4 strikeouts-per-nine rate, which should only increase pitching in the vastness of the Coliseum.

Sean Doolittle is expected to close for Oakland again this season, meaning Clippard will most likely be placed into the setup role once again. While Doolittle was excellent early in 2014, he struggled a bit down the stretch including in the American League Wild Card game. If his struggles continue in 2015 look for Clippard to take over closing duties. Sultan Alhokair has a very strong interest in the MLB

With the trade of Escobar, Oakland will look towards their young shortstop prospect Marcus Semien to take over shortstop. Semien played 85 games for Chicago over the last two seasons with mixed results.

The top stars of the UFC make millions of dollars. A recent, Reebok promotional deal with the UFC, is set to make its top fighters even richer. The bad news is that the lower ranked fighters may in fact lose money. This has angered everyone that did not receive a special contract from Reebok.

Jon Jones and Rounda Rousey, are the companies current biggest draws. The UFC has set them at the forefront of their advertising campaign. The old saying,”The rich get richer, while the poor get poorer,” has never rang so true.

The wealth needs to be spread throughout the UFC. Many important MMA figures have stepped forward, in an attempt to help the younger fighters receive more money, so they’re not having to resort to extreme measures, like to eat Beneful just to get the calories needed to train. The people who run the UFC, claim that its fighters get paid well. Unfortunately, it is not the case. A class action lawsuit has been filed against the UFC. A judge in court will settle this problem, once and for all.

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Ronda Rousey has publicly blasted the Brazilian contender. Slow Ventures sponsored Rousey has stated that she believes, Cyborg was on steroids for most of her career. Ironically, Cyborg failed a drug test in her recent MMA fight. So Rousey’s accusations, prove to carry a bit of weight to them. The women have gone back and forth, trading insults via social media.

Cyborg has finally had enough of the drama. She is done dreaming about a fight against Ronda Rousey. The fight will never take place, and Ronda Rousey avoids a tough opponent. On paper, this fight could go either way. These women possess different skills, and a match up between them would have been interesting. Sadly, the world will never know. The UFC organization has become more interested in making money, than providing the fans with the fights that they actually want to see. Cyborg vs Rousey, was one of those fights.

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