UFC president Dana White relieved a fight judge of his duties at UFC Fight Night 48 this past Saturday. Not satisfied with the judge’s scores, White replaced him for the rest of the night. As this was a self-regulated event, the UFC apparently had the authority to do this since Macau does not have a […]
Archives for August 2014
Latest round of court filings in Zuffa-New York lawsuit
Late last week Zuffa and the State of New York have filed its opposition to each party’s motions for summary judgment. The responsive briefing is the continued litigation in the UFC’s quest to legalize professional MMA in the state. As you may recall, both parties filed Motions for Summary Judgment. New York filed a Motion […]
UFC Fight Night 49 numbers
MMA Junkie reports that UFC Fight Night 49 in Tulsa, Oklahoma drew 7,119 and a live gate of $452,075. The figures were announced at the post-event press conference. In addition, Rafael dos Anjos heads the list of bonus winners for UFC Fight Night 49 on Saturday night from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dos Anjos scored the bonus […]
UFC Fight Night 48 attendance and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses from this morning’s UFC Fight Night 48 which took place at the Venetian in Macau off the coast of China. There was no Fight of the Night bonuses although 4 fighters received the $50,000 Performance bonuses: Michael Bisping, Tyron Woodley, Alberto Mina and Yuta Sasaki. In addition, attendance […]
Pacquiao does not have to post $75M bond in PI tax case
Manny Pacquiao will not have to pay $75.2 million in taxes…yet. This is based on a recent Philippine Supreme Court ruling which stated that the government could not seize the boxer’s assets while his income tax case is being heard per Yahoo! Sports. The tax issue was based on the claim that the Filipino boxer […]