MMA Junkie reports that Wanderlei Silva will appeal the Nevada State’s Athletic Commission’s lifetime ban. Silva’s lawyer filed a petition for judicial review in Clark County, Nevada on Monday. The process for appeal of an administrative hearing ruling such as the NSAC’s, is usually through filing for judicial review in superior court. Goodman’s lawyer believes […]
TUF 20 Episode 10: 534,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that last week’s episode of TUF 20 on FS1 drew 534,000 viewers which is a 4% increase over the season average. The episode featured Jessica Penne defeating Aisling Daly in the fight of the show. It also was the annual Harley Davidson visit and also featured a […]
Hendricks partners with Zak Products
UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks has signed a sponsorship deal with Zak Products. The company is in the automotive performance chemicals business and is an official NASCAR sponsor and it will be its first time sponsoring a UFC fighter. In addition to the in-Octagon sponsorship, there are potential plans for Hendricks to do cross-promotion at […]
Report indicates stadium event in the works for Melbourne November 2015
MMA Fighting has picked up on a report in The Daily Telegraph of Australia which reports that the UFC is planning a big stadium show at Etihad Stadium. The stadium holds more than 50,000 people and rumors are beginning that Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor are potential fighters on the card. Although nothing […]
Varner kicks, chokes Phoenix Gorilla in Suns PSA
UFC Lightweight Jamie Varner shot a public service announcement for the Phoenix Suns which aired in the arena during a Phoenix Suns game. As part of the PSA, Varner promoted the UFC’s upcoming UFC on Fox event in Phoenix. The PSA is the standard general announcement given before most sporting events. Varner and the Phoenix […]