According to a New York newspaper, the UFC will be sponsoring an amateur MMA event at the Liberty Games in New York State. MMA Payout was able to contact Ron McEvilly, the Empire States Sports Council Martial Arts Director and owner of Tigon Academy, LLC in Watervliet, New York. He is the sports chair for […]
Bellator makes rule change
Bellator announced that it will now allow former Bellator Tournament winners the opportunity to fight in a world title fight without the need to fight in its tournament according to a company release this morning. Via Bellator press release: “Just like we’ve done since day one, any fighter who wins The Toughest Tournament in Sports […]
Noisy Withdrawal: Sonnen retires, Belfort out of UFC 175
After failing a drug test that left him out of UFC 175 and having his say about the NSAC random drug test, Chael Sonnen announced his retirement on Fox Sports 1. In addition, Vitor Belfort will no longer be fighting on the UFC 175 card. Sonnen’s retirement announcement can be seen here. In addition, Belfort […]
Mayweather tops Forbes annual highest paid list
Forbes.com reports that boxer Floyd Mayweather tops the list of the World’s highest paid athletes. Mayweather earned $105 million in the past 12 months for two fights. Mayweather’s victories over Canelo Alvarez and Marcos Maidana have netted him the top spot on Forbes’ annual list. “The One,” this past September set records for PPV, gate […]
Sonnen speaks about positive drug test
Dana White and Chael Sonnen appeared on America’s Pregame on FS1 on Tuesday to tell its side of the story for Sonnen’s failed drug test which takes him out of UFC 175. Sonnen stated that he would appeal the Nevada State Athletic Commission which is not what was originally reported. As always, Sonnen was a […]