Quite a stir was caused on Monday when Wanderlei Silva tweeted that he had been contacted by the UFC about filling in to fight Gegard Mousasi at UFC on Fuel TV 9. While many picked up on it as true, Silva was playing an April Fool’s Day prank. As many reported and confirmed on Tuesday, […]
Bellator files Motion to Dismiss in Alvarez Case; Alvarez responds
Bellator has filed a Motion to Dismiss Eddie Alvarez’s Counterclaims against the organization. The motion will be decided by the Judge without oral argument sometime this month. As you may recall, the parties had agreed to a couple delays in filing Bellator’s answer in hopes of a possible settlement. Instead, Bellator filed a Motion to […]
TUF 17 Episode 10: 1.09 million
Before we head into this week’s episode, we would be remiss without letting you know that last week’s The Ultimate Fighter received an average of just 1.09 million viewers via MMA Fighting. It was the lowest ratings for the season. TUF 17 Episode 1: 1.51 million TUF 17 Episode 2: 1.27 million TUF 17 Episode […]
Hayabusa, GSP apologize for “Rising Sun” Gi
Last week Georges St. Pierre came under criticism for wearing a gi with the Rising Sun flag inspired by Imperial Japan. The Korean Zombie Chang Sun Jung wrote an open letter to GSP on KZ’s Facebook page criticizing his apparel. In response, Hayabusa has taken the product off the market and GSP added a personal […]
Bellator MMA Live 94: 713,000 viewers
MMA Fighting reports that Bellator MMA Live (94) scored a viewer average of 713,000 this past Thursday. The immediate replay received an average of 359,000 viewers. Bellator 85: 938,000 viewers Bellator 86: 812,000 viewers Bellator 87: 705,000 viewers Bellator 88: 807,000 viewers Bellator 89: 719,000 viewers Bellator 90: 737,000 viewers Bellator 91: 901,000 viewers Bellator […]