On Wednesday, December 1, 2010, I coordinated a discussion on the legalization of mixed martial arts (“MMA”) in New York for the Sports Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association. The participants included: (1) New York State Assemblyman Bob Reilly, who is widely considered the voice of the opposition to the legalization of […]
Archives for December 2010
The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale gate: $380,000
Sonnen suspension cut to 6 months at appeal hearing
As many of you know, UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen reduced his year long suspension to 6 months this past Thursday at his appeal hearing before the California State Athletic Commission. With his attorneys, Sonnen used several defenses claiming that the protocol of the CSAC did not provide a mechanism for him to reveal his reasons for using testosterone. […]
NBA’s Hibbert tries mixed martial arts
Yahoo Sports’ Ball Don’t Lie blog (via AOL Fanhouse) reports on the NBA center Roy Hibbert’s training program in mixed martial arts. The Indiana Pacers Center is one of the leading candidates for Most Improved Player for this season. Hibbert attributes his weight loss and newfound conditioning to MMA. You can see a portion of Hibbert’s […]
The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale: 1.7 million viewers
The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale finished strong with a 1.3 household rating and an average of 1.7 million viewers. It received a 1.72 rating with M18-49 and a 2.13 in M18-34. This information was confirmed in an email from SpikeTV to MMA Payout. The quarter hour ratings for the 2 hour finale are as follows: 1.35 […]