Add Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira To The List Of Fighters Wearing Signature Silver Star Walkout Tees For UFC 102 (IRVINE, CA) – Already sponsoring Thiago Silva for his fight, Silver Star will create a signature walkout tee for Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira as he takes on Randy “The Natural” Couture for a heavyweight showdown as the […]
Archives for August 2009
Critics of Women’s MMA Humbled, Unanswered Questions Remain
Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer has indicated that last week’s Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg event was exceptionally popular: garnering the most searched items on Yahoo! and Google, breaking Showtime ratings records, and breaking Yahoo! Sports MMA hits records. Note: Wrestling Observer content requires a low, monthly based subscription fee to access the content in its entirety – it’s a […]
Dethrone to Sponsor UFC Fighters
MMAPayout.com has learned that MMA apparel maker, Dethrone, has been removed from the UFC’s banned list, and will be sponsoring UFC fighters Mike Swick and Josh Koscheck at UFC 103 and Cain Velasquez at UFC 104. Dethrone is also set to sponsor Zuffa fighters such as Jon Fitch and Jose Aldo in the future. With all the hype surrounding UFC 100 it […]
Revisited: UFC Roster Moves Make Dollars and Sense
Periodically MMAPayout.com revisits an article previously featured on the site in order highlight an issue, update a prediction, or simply give some of our new readers a look previously unread work. The big news in the last few days has seen Shane Carwin jump from fighting Cain Velasquez in a contenders match of sorts to fighting Brock […]
DirecTV-Versus Impasse Possible
Luke Thomas over at Bloodyelbow.com covers an interesting situation brewing between satellite carrier DirecTV and the network channel home of the WEC, Versus. The two are currently involved in last minute negotiations to extend the distribution agreement, which expires August 31st. An impasse and prolonged battle are possible, something that could result in DirecTV possibly dropping […]