On Monday the World Series of Fighting tweeted out an announcement stating that the World Series of Fighting would hold a one night lightweight tournament in Seattle. However, upon further review with the regulatory body of Washington State, combat sport tournaments are illegal in the state. 1 NIGHT ONLY, 8-man LW tournament! Nov 20th in […]
UFC 190 draws 900,000 PPV buys
Dave Meltzer writing for MMA Fighting reports that UFC 190 featuring Ronda Rousey and Beth Correia drew an estimated 900,000 PPV buys. The number would make it the third PPV event this year to draw 800,000 buys. UFC 189 featuring Conor McGregor vs. Chad Mendes drew 1 million buys according to UFC.com. Other estimates have […]
Guillard hears Reebok deal discontent from teammates
Bellator lightweight Melvin Guillard had some interesting things to say about his previous employer in light of the Reebok apparel deal. Guillard, who was cut by the company, states that it will likely lose fighters due to the lost revenue by fighters from sponsors. Guillard has not been with the company since his last fight […]
UFC announces ‘Go Big’ seasonal campaign
The UFC announced a ‘Go Big’ Seasonal Campaign with a live launch event open to the public set for Friday, September 4th with many of the fighters featured this fall appearing. The event will take place at the Grand Garden Arena and will be streamed on ufc.com. The event will be the pre-cursor for UFC […]
Combate Americas announces live events geared toward Hispanic audience
Combate Americas announced a monthly live event promotion on Spanish language cable station NBC Universo (formerly mun2) according to a press release. Combate Americas, the first-ever U.S. Hispanic MMA sports franchise was founded by one of the UFC’s founders Campbell McLaren. NBC Universo is the modern sports and entertainment cable channel for Latinos according to […]