MMA Junkie had a recent article on the managers’ role in representing fighters. With the recent departures of Jose Aldo and Mauricio Rua from their representation, the need for managers has come into question. The Junkie article looks at long time manager Alex Davis as he discusses the need for a fighter to have good […]
Archives for February 2012
Fuel TV free preview week hopes to attract more viewers
MMA Junkie reports Fuel TV will have a free preview week which coincides with Fuel TV’s first UFC event this week. The network hopes that the additional exposure will equate to more subscriptions. This week’s free preview will give 43 million homes the opportunity to see Fuel TV programming. This includes this week’s UFC on […]
Former gym obtains bond, order to garnish Overeem’s wages
MMA Junkie reports that attorneys for Knockout Investments (KOI), owners of Golden Glory (GG), have secured a bond to garnish the wages of UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem from UFC 141. The attorneys for KOI and GG obtained a second writ of attachment late last month. An order for a second writ of attachment to garnish […]
UPDATED: Fighters seek sanctions from producers of MMA reality show
IP 360, a legal daily focusing on issues in intellectual property reports on the recent motion for sanctions in a trade secret lawsuit filed in Illinois involving an MMA reality show focusing on women. The producers claims that several fighters on Ultimate Women’s Challenge revealed results of the yet-to-be aired show. UPDATE: 02/10/12 – Just to clarify, […]
White addresses Diaz drug test
The UFC’s Dana White issued a statement after it was discovered by the Nevada State Athletic Commission that Nick Diaz tested positive for marijuana. Diaz was the only drug test of the fighters that competed at UFC 143 that was positive for an illegal substance. The brief press release sent out by the UFC quoted […]