Jason “Mayhem” Miller, who did have one fight in the UFC against George St. Pierre. Talked about the promotion in a recent interview with MMA Fanhouse. Here’s an interesting exert from that interview:

Do you think the UFC tries to strong-arm fighters into signing contracts that aren’t good for them?
Of course. Is that a secret? Is that something people don’t realize? Maybe the common fans don’t know what goes on behind the scenes, but if you’re in the UFC you’re in the biggest show, and with that is a trade-off. It gives you the opportunity to make the most money and have the biggest sponsors, but the trade-off is the UFC owns you. Fighters have to determine whether it’s worth it to them to give up those rights to be able to fight on the biggest stage in the United States.

So if “Mayhem” had been in the UFC, would Bully Beatdown ever have existed? I doubt it.