After three well-rated telecasts in 2009, Spike TV has announced it will telecast 10 live “UFC Prelim” to precede some of the UFC’S biggest pay-per-view fight cards. The first two scheduled events will be on Saturday, January 2 at 9:00pm and Saturday, February 6 at 9:00pm. The remaining eight shows will be announced at a […]
Archives for December 2009
Coker Talks Strikeforce Development
Dave Meltzer of Yahoo! Sports sat down with Scott Coker earlier this week to discuss the fast pace of development that Strikeforce has undertaken over the last year. It’s an article that fits well with the news that Strikeforce is planning a second show with CBS for April of next year. “A year ago, we […]
Report: Strikeforce on CBS in April
Steven Marrocco of MMAWeekly.com is reporting that Strikeforce will return to CBS for its second show with the network in April of next year. CBS Primetime Senior Executive Vice President Kelly Kahl on Tuesday confirmed exclusively to MMAWeekly.com that the network was planning to broadcast a second card with the San Jose, Calif.-based promotion in […]
EA MMA Adds Several Fighters
Today, EA MMA made several additions to its fight roster for the video game tentatively scheduled for an August 2010 release: Cung Le Scott Smith Matt Lindland Gilbert Melendez Robbie Lawler Josh Thomson Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza You can check out a list of the previously announced fighters here: http://mma.easports.com/fighters.action
Madison Avenue Sports & Entertainment Jumps into MMA Agency
Tripp Mickle of the Sports Business Journal reports on Madison Avenue Sports & Entertainment’s latest acquisition of MMA agency, Maxum Royalty: Madison Avenue Sports & Entertainment, the agency started by former NHL executive Ed Horne and defense attorney Joe Tacopina, made its first acquisition two weeks ago, buying a mixed martial arts agency that represents […]