Here’s a look at some of the business-related story lines to come out of The Ultimate Fighter Heavyweight Finale on Saturday: – Payouts courtesy of MMAWeekly: MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS -Roy Nelson: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Brendan Schaub: $8,000 -Matt Hamill: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Jon Jones: $20,000 MAIN CARD FIGHTERS […]
Archives for December 2009
Henderson to Strikeforce a Good Move for MMA
Loretta Hunt of Sherdog details the current talk surrounding newly-signed Strikeforce fighter, Dan Henderson, and when he’ll step into the cage for the promotion: Henderson could debut for Strikeforce as early as April on a tentatively planned CBS event, Sherdog.com has learned, and might face the promotion’s middleweight champion, Jake Shields, right out of the […]
UFC 2009 Sees Price Drop Ahead of Holiday Season
MMA fans may have noticed a slew of new UFC video game advertisements (and mat logo placements) recently, but they are not for the newest edition of UFC Undisputed. Rather, THQ and the UFC have decided to drop the price of last year’s game. Undisputed 2009 has been out on store shelves for the better part of six months, and […]
Spike, UFC Confirm TUF 11 Coaches
Spike TV and the UFC have confirmed what Dana White announced at the TUF 10 press conference over the weekend: Tito and Chuck will indeed be coaching season 11 of The Ultimate Fighter, and the show will premiere on March 31st. New York, NY, December 7, 2009 – The 11th season of Spike TV’s most popular original […]
Fedor Aiding MMA in Russia
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer discusses the impact that Fedor’s last nationally televised fight has had on MMA in Russia: One thing that is legitimate, at least based on a television news report in Russia, is that after the fight aired on television (it was the first MMA fight in history to be broadcast […]