Archives for January 2011

MMA shut out in two sports lists

January 28, 2011 by Jason Cruz 11 Comments

Although growing in popularity, mixed martial arts is behind in the minds of mainstream sports. No MMA fighters were included in Businessweek’s Power List of 100 most powerful athletes. Also, a recent Harris poll asking sports fans of their favorite sports failed to register MMA in its list. Businessweek’s 2011 Power List of 100 which lists […]

UFC Fight for the Troops 2 peaks at 2.5 million viewers

January 27, 2011 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

This past Saturday’s UFC Fight for the Troops 2 peaked at 2.5 million viewers according to Spike TV and the UFC. Via Spike TV release: Overall, the fight card drew a 1.3 household rating, a 1.6 rating in Men 18-49, a 1.5 in Men 18-34 and 1.8 million total viewers, peaking at 10:15pm with 2.5 […]

Oregon’s Law School to Host MMA Panel at Conference

January 27, 2011 by Staff Leave a Comment

The University of Oregon’s Sports and Entertainment Law Forum is set to host the 2011 Sports and Entertainment Law Conference in Portland, Oregon on Friday, January 28th. This year’s conference will feature five different panels that focus on the business and law of the sports industry: MMA: The Legal Aspects of an Emerging Sport Sports […]

HDNet Set to Broadcast Strikeforce Fedor vs Silva Prelim Fights, 8-Man LW GP From Japan

January 27, 2011 by MMAPayout Moderator 11 Comments

HDNet has long been the home to MMA promotions all over the world, and it looks like they will continue to be so in 2011 as Strikeforce will call it their home once again to air non-televised bouts on Showtime, starting with the first leg of the HW Grand Prix on February 12, from New Jersey. […]

Former Tapout Employee Receives $3.2M Jury Award

January 26, 2011 by Justin Klein 1 Comment

Following up on my earlier post, Former TapouT Employee’s Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Set for Trial in January – Claims Against Kreiner Dismissed, according to the Beverley Hills Courier, the former employee, Michelle Thomas “was today awarded $2.4 million in punitive damages by a Los Angeles Superior Court jury.” According to the article, “[t]he panel deliberated for about a […]