The MMA Report reports the salaries for the World Series of Fighting 8 as disclosed by the Florida Boxing Commission. Anthony Johnson topped the overall payroll for this past Saturday’s event. Johnson made a reported $75,000 ($40,000 show/$35,000 win) for his KO victory over Mike Kyle ($10,000). The second highest paid fighters for the night […]
Bellator Prelims to NBC Sports Network could have happened
The MMA Report reveals that its sources have discovered that NBC Sports Network reached out to Bellator MMA about the possibility of airing its preliminary fights on the network. However, a deal could not be reached which means the prelim cards will remain online at Spike.com. Via The MMA Report: The NBCSN ended up offering […]
UFC Fight Night 38 in March heads to Sunday
Mike Chiapetta of FoxSports.com reports that UFC Fight Night 38 will be held on Sunday, March 23 instead of Saturday night. According to Chiappetta, the move to Sundays was not due to a scheduling conflict but a choice by the UFC and Fox. UFC/Fox “wanted to try a Sunday, the most-watched TV night of the […]
Boxing set for big PPV year
Sports Business Journal (subscription required) reports that boxing is set for one of its biggest years on PPV in 2014. The question is whether fight fans will be willing to pay for all of the fights that will occur on PPV this year. Canelo Alvarez will be prominently featured this year as Showtime and Golden […]
White addresses Wednesday night events
MMA Junkie reports on Dana White’s reaction to the gate on Wednesday night events. UFC Fight Night 35 drew 5,822 and a live gate of $231,951. Dana White admitted that Wednesday night shows are a tough draw however he believed that it would be a complimentary lead-in for TUF Nations on FS1 which debuted after […]