R.M. Schneiderman of the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the New York State Senate has passed a bill sponsoring the regulation of mixed martial arts: New York moved one step closer to becoming the 45th state to regulate mixed martial arts, as the state Senate voted 32-26 to pass a bill on Wednesday that […]
Archives for June 2010
UFC on Versus 2: Salt Lake to San Diego
UFC 115 Prelims: 1.3 million viewers
MMAPayout.com has learned that Spike TV’s broadcast of the UFC 115 Prelims drew an average audience of 1.3 million viewers on Saturday night prior to the PPV broadcast. However, the show did peak at over 1.5 million viewers for the fight between Tyson Griffin and Evan Dunham. In terms of demographics, the program earned a […]
Dana White in SBJ
Dana White was interviewed for this week’s Sports Business Journal and answered various questions about the direction of the UFC and MMA in general. It’s clear the interview was designed for an audience that isn’t tremendously familiar with the sport and MMA fans are likely to have already heard these questions answered in previous interviews. […]
Tequila Cazadores Spirit Award
UFC 114 saw the return of the Tequila Cazadores Spirit Award of which Diego Sanchez was the recipient, prior to his bout with John Hathaway, for the following reasons: The Tequila CAZADORES® Spirit Award is presented to UFC fighters who have demonstrated honor and integrity both in and out of the Octagon. These nominees have […]