The UFC announced that Tito Ortiz will join the UFC Hall of Fame with an induction ceremony the same day as his fight with Forrest Griffin on Saturday, July 7th. Thus, Ortiz will be fighting his last bout in the UFC as a current Hall of Famer. Via UFC Press Release: Ortiz will be officially […]
Poll states NY voters unaware of MMA legislation
A poll indicates 52% of registered New York voters have heard nothing about the legalization of mixed martial arts in New York. The latest Siena College Research Institute poll asked 766 New York registered voters about a variety of topics including the legalization of MMA in the state. The following are the results: 766 New […]
K-1 announces open tryouts in LA
Kickboxing organization K-1 will be conducting open tryouts at Muscle Beach in Los Angeles, California on July 19, 2012 for events later this year. Via K-1 press release: K-1 is offering this unprecedented opportunity for K-1 hopefuls to fight in a 2012 event and the chance to compete for $2 Million in prize money. $1 […]
Zuffa sues unnamed alleged illegal streamers
Zuffa has filed a lawsuit in Nevada against unnamed defendants for alleged copyright infringement from illegally streaming UFC 130 and 131. The lawsuit filed June 8, 2012 has the IP addresses of the claimed infringers but no names as of yet. Zuffa claims that the actual names of the infringers will be named through the […]
Silva and Sonnen made comic book characters
The UFC is pulling out all of the stops to ensure that UFC 148 is a success including a comic book strip depicting Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen. The comic depictions appear on the UFC’s Facebook page and will be updated daily to promote July 7th’s showdown. Via UFC press release: Reigning UFC Middleweight […]