Promotional Battle Heats Up Outside Cage (Strikeforce vs UFC) Council dithering puts pressure on Vancouver UFC event, promoters getting antsy Alabama to grapple for cage fighting dollars Overseer of Boxing, Supporter of M.M.A. Ticket sales ‘booming’ for first WEC pay-per-view: president Harris Promotional Battle Heats Up Outside Cage (Strikeforce vs UFC) On Thursday, UFC president […]
Archives for March 2010
UFC in Canadian Cineplex Theatres
The Canadian movie theatre chain Cineplex has announced that it will offer UFC events at 27 different locations across the country starting with UFC 111 on March 27th. The price has been confirmed at $19.95 plus tax. Here’s a list of the theatres involved: ALBERTA Cineplex Odeon Sunridge Spectrum, Calgary Scotiabank Theatre, Edmonton BRITISH COLUMBIA Cineplex Odeon Aberdeen […]
MMA Connected Talks Ontario
Joe Ferraro of MMA Connected sits down with the UFC’s provincial lobbying firm Cassels Brock to discuss the process of legalizing mixed martial arts in Ontario. Payout Perspective: The UFC is doing just about everything it can to get mixed martial arts legalized in Ontario: bringing events to other provinces and states, hiring two lobbying […]
WEC 47 Impressions
WEC 47 was held on Saturday, March 6th at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio and broadcast live on the Versus Network. The main event featured Brian Bowles defending his bantamweight title against Dominick Cruz, but also showcased the return of former bantamweight champ Miguel Torres and former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver. Attendance: 8,345 […]
MMA’s April Chess Match
Mike Chiappetta of MMAFighting.com discusses the latest news regarding a possible UFC on Spike event for April 17th, designed to counter-program the Strikeforce on CBS card on the same day. The UFC is in the process of laying the groundwork for an April 17 show to counter the Strikeforce on CBS offering, MMA Fighting has […]