MMA Junkie reports that three UFC fighters have been nominated for ESPY awards. Ronda Rousey, Jon Jones and Chris Weidman are all up for awards for ESPN’s award show. s Rousey is up for “Best Female Athlete” and “Best Fighter.” `Jones is competing with Rousey in the “Best Fighter” category. Weidman is up for the […]
Bellator 120 to air on Spike TV
Bellator MMA officially announced that it will replay its inaugural PPV from May on Friday, July 18th according to a press release. Via Bellator press release: Spike TV will telecast an encore presentation of one of MMA’s most memorable events of 2014, “BELLATOR MMA: RAMPAGE vs KING MO” on Friday, July 18 at 9:00pm ET/PT. For […]
NY Senator vows to continue support of MMA bill
As most expected, including the UFC, the New York State Assembly failed to vote on a bill to legalize professional Mixed Martial Arts in the state. Despite another year without any movement, the bill’s sponsor intends to continue on next year. The lead sponsor to the MMA bill set to legalize professional MMA in the […]
Showtime scores Wheaties opportunity
Despite being sidelined with an injury, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis will be a part of Team Wheaties. The announcement came through the cereal company. Via Wheaties twitter: Please welcome @ufc® Lightweight Champion @Showtimepettis to #TeamWheaties. pic.twitter.com/ZHhk6FNspR — Wheaties (@wheaties) June 24, 2014 On his Instagram account, it appeared as though Pettis was shooting a commercial for […]
Glory 17: 487,000 viewers
The prelim bouts for Glory 17 on Spike TV this Saturday scored 487,000 viewers which is off slightly from Glory 16. The two hour card was lead-in to Glory’s first ever PPV. Glory Ratings on Spike TV: Glory 11: 381,000 viewers Glory 12: 476,000 viewers Glory 13: 659,000 viewers Glory 14: 495,000 viewers Glory 15: 354,000 viewers Glory 16: 498,000 viewers […]