Yesterday, it was leaked, and then confirmed by various sources, that Shane Carwin is indeed Brock Lesnar’s next opponent. The bout will headline UFC 106 on November 21st from Las Vegas, Nevada; the same night that Tito Ortiz is reportedly set to take on Mark Coleman. Carwin was supposed to face Cain Velasquez at UFC 104 in […]
Archives for August 2009
WAMMA Announces Strategic Partnership with Brand Asset Digital
MMAPayout received news this morning that WAMMA is alive and well. The following is a WAMMA press release announcing a new strategic partnership with Brand Asset Digital: NEW YORK (August 20th, 2009) –The World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) today announces a new strategic partnership with Brand Asset Digital, the distributed technologies company. The […]
NSAC Pass Instant Replay, “BJ Penn Rule”
According to MMAweekly.com the Nevada State Athletic Commission has passed two new rules in regards to MMA: 1.) Nevada will now allow officials the use of instant replays to determine if a foul contributed to an injury which resulted in the end of a fight. The final wording as passed: “A referee at the conclusion of […]
UFC in D.C.?
According to Thom Loverro’s latest in the Washington Times, the UFC is strongly considering an event in the Maryland-D.C. area in 2010. Here’s a snippet: Good times, bad times – the dollars seem to be the same for UFC, the mixed martial arts juggernaut that made its Philadelphia debut as 45,000 people were across the […]
Affliction to Sponsor Paul Daley
MMAPayout.com has received word that Affliction Clothing has come to a sponsorship agreement with former Affliction Entertainment and newly signed UFC fighter Paul “Semtex” Daley. Daley, 26, had agreed to fight Jay Heiron at Affliction: Trilogy on August 1st – an event that ended up being cancelled. Despite reports that visa problems would have prevented him […]