Spike TV will air Glory’s PPV from this past June on Friday, August 8th per a Glory press release. “Last Man Standing,” Glory’s inaugural PPV will air at 10/9c on Spike TV. The replay will get people ready for the live Glory event, Glory 18:Chicago, which will be held on Saturday, August 9th on Spike […]
Main Events dismisses lawsuit against Golden Boy, et al.
The parties in the lawsuit involving promoter Main Events and Adonis Stevenson, Al Haymon, Golden Boy, Showtime and Stevenson’s manager have been dismissed per a letter sent to the Court on Saturday morning. As we reported, the lawsuit filed this past May was based on alleged agreement for Main Events and their fighter Sergey Kovalev […]
NSAC will review video before determining action in Jones-DC melee
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has not ruled on whether there will be any repercussions following today’s brawl during a promotional square off for UFC 178 between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier. The fisticuffs (click the link) between the two main event fighters on September 27th occurred during the standard face to face between fighters. […]
NSAC threatens Sonnen participation at Metamoris
MMA Junkie reports that the Nevada State Athletic Commission may attempt to block Chael Sonnen’s appearance at this Saturday’s Metamoris grappling event in Los Angeles. The Commission believes his participating is in violation of the suspension that was handed out last month. Junkie identified a source “close to the commission” that stated the commission sent a […]
Pacquiao buys ownership stake in OneFC
Yahoo! Sports reports that Manny Pacquiao has purchased a stake in Asian MMA organization OneFC. CEO Victor Cui confirmed the transaction to Yahoo! Sports. Cui told Yahoo! Sports that Pacquiao would be promoting OneFC and the sport in the region. Pacquiao’s celebrity status should help garner more attention for the brand. The MMA organization is […]