Zuffa has settled with PPV pirate Steven Mussina according to company press release sent out Saturday. Although terms of the settlement agreement were not disclosed, Mussina, who was accused of pirating at least 141 UFC PPVs, will comply with the wishes of Zuffa and provide information on how he circumvented the pay per view system. […]
UFC Fight Night 51 attendance and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 51 taking place from Brasilla, Brazil. The numbers were announced during the post-fight press conference. The attendance reveals that there were 8,822 fans in attendance with 1,173 of those comped tickets. According to the Junkie report, the UFC “does not typically reveal live […]
Fight purses: Mayweather $32M; Maidana $3M
Floyd Mayweather will make at least $32 million for his rematch against Marcos Maidana Saturday night in Las Vegas. Maidana will make $3 million for the fight. ESPN’s Dan Rafael among others reported the payouts. The contracted salaries were released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission prior to Friday’s weigh-ins. The $32 million purse does […]
Nick Diaz arrested on suspicion of DUI
MMA Junkie reports that Nick Diaz was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of DUI among other charges. Diaz is slated to face Anderson Silva at UFC 183 on January 31, 2015. According to the article, Diaz was “very polite and cordial” to the police officers. However, he did attempt to vomit after taking a […]
Was Silva re-signing bad timing or just bad?
Recently the UFC re-signed Thiago Silva after charges against him for domestic violence were dropped. The NFL fumbled the handling of Ray Rice and its subsequent fallout reveals that the UFC is not the only sports organization that has a problem with domestic violence and the subsequent handling of the issue. Rice has been suspended […]