Los Angeles, Calif. – February 26, 2009 – Bellator Fighting Championships, the first mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion to secure an exclusive agreement with any member of the ESPN family of networks, announced today that its debut event will be held in the Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in […]
Archives for February 2009
Martin: Akiyama Signing Marks Potential Shift in MMA Landscape
At first blush, the UFC’s signing of Yoshihiro Akiyama doesn’t seem like a headline-grabbing news story. Middleweight rivals Denis Kang and Kazuo Misaki signed American deals to limited fanfare. However, the signing is a very significant move both in terms of what it symbolizes and what it could mean for the future. Akiyama, 12-1 with […]
St. Pierre Trainers File Response with NSAC
This afternoon George St. Pierre’s camp filed a response with the NSAC regarding BJ Penn’s allegations stemming from his fight with St. Pierre at UFC 94. The complete response including detailed statements from Greg Jackson, Phil Nurse, Steven L. Friend, and John Danaher can be found here. In a joint statement Jackson and Nurse issued […]
HDNet Announces Affliction Day of Reckoning Rebroadcast
MARCH IS A MONSTER MONTH OF MMA ACTION ON HDNET – HEADLINED BY “AFFLICTION: DAY OF RECKONING” Explosive match-up between Fedor and Arlovski to air for the first time since the live pay-per-view event – exclusively on HDNet Friday, March 13 at 10:00 p.m. ET DALLAS (February 25, 2009) – For true MMA fans, HDNet […]
SUN Launches New National MMA Series With FAME USA
DALLAS, TX–(Marketwire – February 20, 2009) – SUN Sports & Entertainment, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SUNR) announced today it has signed an Agreement to produce up to six Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Events in 2009 for FAME USA (www.FAMEUSAEVENTS.com), a series of events showcasing the elite natural and drug-free athletes of the country, starting on May 8th, […]