MMA Fighting reports on a recent poll which indicates 25% of Americans think Mixed Martial Arts should be an Olympic Sports. The poll which was commissioned by Yahoo! Sports indicates MMA is second only to baseball (33%) in sports people would like to see in the Summer Games. In addition to baseball and MMA, softball […]
Mir faces Cormier in Strikeforce
USA Today reports that Frank Mir will be facing Daniel Cormier at a Strikeforce event this fall. It will be the first time that an existing fighter on the UFC roster will fight on a Strikeforce card. After their encounter, Mir and Cormier will fight in the UFC Heavyweight division. As usual, the fight will […]
UFC 149 Prelims: 1 million viewers
MMA Weekly reports that UFC 149 Prelims on FX drew an average of 1 million viewers. The average viewership ranks below the 1.3 million viewer average for the Prelims on FX. Despite the below average ratings, the prelims featured the best action of the night as it produced the Fight of the Night (Caraway and […]
Boxing back on CBS this year
NBC is not the only network to air boxing this year as CBS will have two events featuring Olympic fighters turning pro after London. CBS, in conjunction with Showtime and Golden Boy Productions will air two shows on Sunday, October 14th and Saturday, December 15th. Bad Left Hook reports that the shows will be produced […]
Fight Factory series features AKA
MMA Gym, American Kickboxing Academy will be featured in an upcoming reality series on nuvoTV starting August 15th. “Fight Factory” will offer a behind the scenes look at the fighters training at AKA. Here’s a brief preview from mynuvotv.com In addition to the fighters, Fight Factory features the people behind the fighters. This includes MMA […]