A new documentary, Fightville, focusing on mixed martial arts will appear at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas on March 12th. Via Press Release: For those looking for a sign that MMA is crossing over to the mainstream, the New York Times recently reported that of the 1,792 feature films submitted to […]
Archives for February 2011
Team Quest lawsuit: Henderson sues for name rights
This past Monday, Dan Henderson has sued Matt Lindland for the rights to the name of Team Quest. The lawsuit filed in California claims copyright and trademark infringement against Lindland over the Team Quest mark. Via Cage Potato: The dispute centers on ownership and rights to the Team Quest name. Henderson was at one point […]
Lesnar book out May 24th
MMA Junkie reports that Brock Lesnar’s autobiography is due out May 24th. The former UFC champ and current TUF coach wrote the book with Paul Heyman. Via MMA Junkie: Although notoriously closed-guarded and rarely one to seek out publicity, Lesnar promises to speak openly about his pro-sports career and life outside of competition. The 208-page […]
Strikeforce HW GP: Fedor vs Silva Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix first event televised on Showtime and headlined by Fedor Emelianenko, as he made his long awaited return to the cage against Brazilian giant Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva. The event took place at the IZOD Center in […]
M-1 Challenge Returns to U.S. on 3/25, Showtime Debut Expected
Sherdog reports that the on March 25, M-1 Global will hold their first stateside M-1 Challenge event of 2011 in Norfolk, Virginia at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. MMAPayout was able to verify that Showtime has tentatively scheduled the event to be televised on the network. Showtime is scheduling the event to air on the […]