MMA Junkie reports that Bellator has signed Michael Chandler to a “long term deal” with the organization. According to Bellator, the signing makes Chandler one of the highest paid lightweights. According to Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney, Chandler will be with Bellator for a “minimum of eight fights.” Ironically, Chandler’s deal was made easier due to […]
Rampage-Jones set for Viacom PPV fight
MMA Junkie reports that Viacom is planning a pay per view by the end of the year featuring Rampage Jackson versus Roy Jones, Jr. in a boxing match. No word on the date of the PPV or if Bellator matches will support this very odd main event. Jackson’s representatives indicated that they have been negotiating […]
Report: UFC 162 does 550K PPV buys, UFC 161 grabs 150K buys (updated)
MMA Fighting reports the PPV buy rates for UFC 161 and 162. The Anderson Silva-Chris Weidman fight drew 550,000 PPV buys whereas the unheralded Dan Henderson-Rashad Evans fight drew only 150,000 PPV buys. In the post-fight press conference of UFC 162, Dana White had estimated 800,000 for the July 6th event. It looks like based […]
Rousey gets opportunity in Stallone movie
The Wrestling Observer reports that UFC Women’s Champ Ronda Rousey will be in Sylvester Stallone’s movie Expendables 3. Boxer Victor Ortiz will also play a part in the movie which begins filming in August. Sylvester made the announcement via twitter. Ronda Rousey will show championship form in Expendables 3! So will multi hampion Victor Ortiz! […]
Updated Fight Master DVR +3 ratings for Episode 4 help slightly
Updated Fight Master DVR +3 ratings for Episode 4 show a bump to a 607,000 viewer average according to information obtained by MMA Payout. The initial ratings for last week’s episode scored only 505,000 viewers. The 607,000 average represents a decline of more than 200,000 viewers from last week’s DVR +3 ratings. Payout Perspective: We […]