Spike TV will be airing the documentary “I am Bruce Lee” on Wednesday, March 7th. In addition to the showing, Jon Jones, Dana White, Cung Le and Stephan Bonnar will be featured speaking about the influence Lee had on their lives and careers. Via Spike TV press release: A wide array of luminaries from the […]
Dana White goes after Mayweather
UFC head Dana White went after boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. during his “Presidential Address” on Tuesday night’s edition of “UFC Tonight” on Fuel TV. White called Mayweather ‘racist’ for his twitter comments related to Jeremy Lin. Here’s the video which was sent out in a release last night: Mayweather’s manager, Leonard Ellerbe, responded to White’s […]
Marquardt returns to Zuffa
MMA Fighting reports that Nate Marquardt has returned to fight under the Zuffa banner with Strikeforce. The welterweight’s signing ends an exile that began last June when he was dismissed on the eve of his main event against Rick Story. Post-UFC Marquardt signed with UK promotion BAMMA but never fought for the company. His last […]
Jones, Cruz to participate in upcoming NASCAR events
Jon Jones and Dominick Cruz will make appearances at NASCAR events in the next two weeks to promote the UFC. Jones will be the “Honorary Race Official” this Sunday and Cruz will be the “Honorary Pace Car Driver” on March 4th. It was announced Monday that Jones would serve as the Honorary Race Official for […]
UFC hard sell for advertisers while on Versus
The Sports Business Journal reported on the drop in ratings of NBC Sports Network as it rolled out its new name and brand last month. The article also comments on the fact that NBC found it difficult finding advertisers for the UFC when it was on the network. For those that don’t know, NBC Sports […]