At its monthly meeting held on Thursday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission tabled the disciplinary hearing of Wanderlei Silva due to the fighter’s motion to dismiss the disciplinary complaint filed against him. No date had been set for the continued hearing. As you recall, at the NAC hearing in June, Silva admitted he evaded a […]
Glory appoints new CEO, returns to Spike for ’15
Glory Sports International announced that it has appointed Jon J. Franklin as Global Chief Executive via company press release. It also announced that it has extended its agreement with Spike TV to provide original kickboxing programming through 2015. Via Glory press release: GLORY Sports International and its board of directors today [August 19, 2014] appointed Jon J. […]
Promoter sues boxer Ward for defamation
Boxing promoter Dan Goossen has filed a lawsuit against boxer Andre Ward and his attorneys as a result of Ward’s lawsuit claiming that the promoter violated the Ali Act when promoting the super middleweight. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court accuses Ward, his attorney James McCarroll and McCarroll’s law firm Reed Smith of […]
Alvarez given unconditional release from Bellator
Bellator has released Eddie Alvarez from his contract with the organization per a company Media Alert. The media advisory also includes a statement from Alvarez. Via Bellator media advisory: Bellator President Scott Coker has released a statement regarding Eddie Alvarez: “We’ve granted Eddie his unconditional release. Eddie is free to explore the free agent market, […]
UFC Fight Night 47: 735,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 47 received an average of 735,000 viewers. The prelims for the event on Fox Sports 2 received an average viewership of 116,000 viewers. UFC Fight Night 47 which featured Ryan Bader defeating Ovince St. Preux in the main event was up […]