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Archives for March 2010
McGuinty Playing Hardball in Ontario
The Canadian Press is reporting that Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is still playing hardball on the issue of MMA, and that the leader of the Ontario Provincial Government still has no plans to regulate the sport in Canada’s largest province. Earlier, McGuinty told reporters at the legislature that the MMA debate is a “distraction” and […]
UFC Planning on International Expos
Doug Elfman of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the UFC is looking to duplicate the UFC Expo format used during last year’s UFC 100 weekend and take it to other markets around the world. He said another family event he’s working on (May 28-29 at Mandalay Bay) is the UFC Fan Expo, where fans […]
New York Senate Passes Budget Proposal
The Associated Press reported yesterday that the New York State Senate has approved a $136 billion State Budget Proposal that would also legalize the sport of mixed martial arts. The New York Senate has voted 32-29 for a $136 billion spending plan that Democratic leaders say would soften some budget cuts proposed by Gov. David […]
Pacquiao-Clottey: 700,000 on PPV
John Ourand of Sports Business Daily is reporting that Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey did 700,000 buys on HBO PPV on March 13th at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. HBO logged 700,000 PPV buys and $35.3M in revenue for Manny Pacquiao’s unanimous decision victory over Joshua Clottey on March 13 at Cowboys Stadium. HBO […]