Pedro Carassco of BJPenn.com is reporting that Tapout has nixed a potential signature t-shirt deal with Fedor Emelianenko for his fight against Fabricio Werdum allegedly because the UFC threatened the popular MMA clothing line with a lifetime ban from its Octagon if it went through with the deal. Initially, Fedor Emelianenko, the number one heavyweight […]
Archives for June 2010
Strikeforce Fedor vs Werdum Buildup: Xbox 360, HDNet, MLB
The build up to Saturday’s Strikeforce event featuring the HW match-up between Fedor Emelianenko and Fabricio Werdum has had a strong late push. We will explore some of the new ventures Strikeforce and Showtime took to promote this event. Xbox 360 Advertisement: Advertisements for the upcoming June 26 Strikeforce event could be found on the […]
UFC 115 Payouts
The disclosed payouts have been released by the Vancouver Athletic Commission for UFC 115 and Chuck Liddell leads the way in purse with $500,000 for his show fee. In total, over $1.2 million was paid out in disclosed money. Courtesy of MMAWeekly.com: MAIN CARD FIGHTERS: -Rich Franklin: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus) def. Chuck Liddell: […]
Top Rank’s Todd DuBoef Poised to Lead Boxing
Thomas Hauser of SecondsOut Boxing News has written a great article on Top Rank President, Todd DuBoef, in which he discusses DuBoef’s start in the business, rise to power, and some of the things that set him apart from other boxing promoters. The article is quite lengthy, so I’ll just post a snippet here. To […]
MMAPayout: Detailed Report From E3 & Strikeforce Los Angeles (Pt. 2)
As 6 PM dawned upon E3 attendees, LA Convention Center workers switched off the power to all gaming platforms and commenced to pry the controllers away from the gamers. Sadly, we all knew it was time to go. Slowly the crowd filed out, eventually making their way towards the Nokia Theater area where Strikeforce conveniently […]