Inside MMA has the scoop with Diaz manager Cesar Gracie who indicates that a fight with Fernando Vargas is signed. Does this mean that the Strikeforce welterweight champ is retiring from MMA? In his post-fight interviews from Saturday, Diaz talked about not getting paid enough, overworked, over-trained and possibly being suspended. The release of Strikeforce […]
Silva set for showdown with Okami in Rio
USA Today reports that Yushin Okami will get his title shot against UFC middleweight Anderson Silva in Rio. The title fight will main event the much-anticipated event in Brazil in August. Via USA Today: Oddsmakers will favor Silva, but Okami employs a wrestling-based grinder’s approach, which has been the champion’s achilles heel in the past. […]
MMA training favored among baseball players?
The NY Times had an article yesterday on baseball players doing MMA training to get in shape. The article entitled, “Mixed Martial Arts makes inroads in baseball training,” examines the fascination with using MMA to train. Russell Martin is once again identified as a player that trains in MMA. He was featured in a Wall […]
WWE Tough Enough ratings down
Television by Numbers reports WWE’s reality series Tough Enough ratings grabbed 2.785 million viewers. The numbers show a decrease from last week’s debut. Tough Enough scored a rating 0f 0.9 for adults 18-49. In this week’s episode, Stone Cold Steve Austin eliminated indy wrestler Matt (aka M-Dogg 20 of CZW fame) for not having charisma […]
Bellator 40 ratings: 218,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator 40 ratings were up with 218,000 viewers. The ratings show the first significant rise in ratings since the second week on MTV2. Via MMA Junkie: Bellator 40 actually overlapped an hour with “Strikefoce: Diaz vs. Daley” on Showtime, which garnered 528,000 viewers. In addition to the initial MTV2 audience of […]