ESPN Dan Rafael drew Dana White-like criticism from Showtime’s Stephen Espinosa last week for stating that May’s Mayweather-Guererro PPV drew less than 1 million PPV buys. Rafael indicated that it sold around 870,000 PPV buys and wondered when Showtime would release an estimate. If you understood the PPV business, you wouldn’t have to wonder “@danrafaelespn: […]
UFC helps the environment at UFC on Fuel TV 10
The Ultimate Fighter 2 Brazil announced that it is participating in Brazil’s Ceara state government to make the UFC on Fuel TV 10 event 100% carbon neutral. UFC Fighters Glover Texeira and Demian Maia participated in a ceremonial tree planting ceremony to commemorate the occasion. Via UFC press release: In 2011 the Ceara State Government […]
Fitch calls UFC “hostile work environment”; White responds
Recently, Jon Fitch described his time in the UFC as a “hostile work environment.” Word got back to Dana White about Fitch’s comments and he stated that the UFC gave Fitch $302,000 in discretionary bonuses during his time in the company. Fitch’s comments came during a World Series of Fighting conference call. Fitch signed with […]
Bellator MMA to be seen in the UK
Bellator MMA announced that it would be seen in the UK on Viacom-owned VIVA starting with its summer series Wednesday, June 19th. Via Bellator MMA press release: Bellator’s foray into the UK market increases their global reach to 116 countries and territories. Available in every one of the UK’s 26 million TV households, VIVA has […]
Connecticut passes MMA Bill; Canada passes law too
MMA Junkie reports that the Connecticut state senate passed a bill legalizing mixed martial arts. In addition, Canadian legislators passed a bill that will now allow provinces to regulate and permit amateur and professional prizefighting including MMA. Last month, the Connecticut House of Representatives passed the MMA bill and it made it through the senate […]