Welcome to another edition of the pro wrestling post where he cover some business headlines from the world of pro wrestling. WWE and “Deadliest Catch” team up for show premiere The Discovery Channel’s “The Deadliest Catch” and the WWE have teamed up where WWE stars are promoting the show’s premiere. The debut promo occurred […]
Fox Sports to run Saturday prime time
The Sports Business Journal reports that Fox Sports will have programming on Saturday night prime time for the next 28 of 32 weeks. This will include NASCAR, Major League Baseball, College Football as well as the UFC on Fox The UFC will only cover 3 of the next 28 Saturday night events for Fox on […]
UFC on Fuel TV 2 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC on Fuel TV 2 this afternoon (for those in the states) drew 15,428 fans and a record gate of $2.23 million. According to MMA Junkie, it ranked among the top five all-time UFC European shows of all time. The event took place at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. It set attendance and […]
Miller signs multi-fight deal with TapouT
UFC lightweight contender Jim Miller has signed a multi-fight deal with TapouT and will sport the brand in the main event of his fight May 5th on UFC on Fox 3 according to his representatives. In addition, TapouT will donate a percentage of limited edition t-shirts to the Daniel James Miller Foundation – a charity […]
UFC lends support to International MMA Federation
The UFC announced Thursday that it is supporting the creation of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation. The agency will seek to provide MMA with unified rules, regulations and safety procedures with the eventual goal of having MMA as an Olympic sport. Via UFC press release: UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, who has helped […]