Bad Left Hook reports that HBO has won the battle for distribution rights of Pacquiao-Marquez III. Time Warner, HBO’s parent company, will be heavily involvied in the promation of the November 12th fight. Via Bad Left Hook: As noted before, it appears that the greatest impact that Ken Hershman and Showtime made by “stealing” Manny’s […]
Archives for August 2011
MMAterial Facts (08/05/11) : UFC NYE Event in Abu Dhabi, More On Golden Glory Cuts
Welcome to this edition of MMAterial Facts, where we feature articles from around the MMA community. *** This week’s MMAterial Facts: – UFC Abu Dhabi Show Possible for New Year’s Weekend (MMA Fighting) – Scott Coker on Golden Glory cuts: ‘There’s only so many TV spots…’ (Fight Opinion) – Highlights from Chael Sonnen’s fan Q&A […]
UFC-Fox Sports Latin America announce TV deal
The UFC announced a two year TV distribution agreement with Fox Sports Latin America to air UFC live events and programming. The deal gives Fox Sports the exclusive right to air UFC content in Latin America with the exception of Brazil. FOX Sports Latin America is the number one sports pay television network in the […]
Zuffa Releases Fedor Emelianenko, Alistair Overeem, Three Golden Glory Fighters
Just a few days after Strikeforce HW champ Alistair Overeem was released by Strikeforce’s parent company Zuffa, MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko and three additional teammates of Overeem from the famed Golden Glory camp (Marloes Coenen, Valentijn Overeem, & John Olav Einemo) were all released. Zuffa released Fedor Emelianenko after losing three fights in a row […]
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson: 571,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that Saturday night’s Strikeforce event on Showtime garnered an average of 571,000 viewers with a peak of 778,000. It was the fourth highest rated Strikeforce-Showtime show ever. The list of the top five Strikeforce-Showtime shows as compiled by MMA Junkie: “Strikeforce: Silva vs. Fedor” (February 2011): 741,000 viewers “Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum” […]