Strikeforce confirmed rumors that the much hyped Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament has been delayed until June 18th. The April 9th Strikeforce show will now feature Nick Diaz v. Paul Dailey according to MMA Junkie. Grumblings about the delay grew as Strikeforce had not announced a site for the April 9th event. Scott Coker was deflected […]
Bellator CEO Rebney featured on WSJ.com
Last week Bellator CEO, Bjorn Rebney was featured in an interview on WSJ.com about building the Bellator brand. He talked about the substantial growth of MMA and the past and future of Bellator. Via WSJ.com Bellator will make its debut on MTV2 this Saturday night, March 5th at 9PM ET. Via Bellator press release: Bellator […]
Payout Perspective: UFC 127
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This time we look at UFC 127 which took place at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia. The main event saw a draw between Jon Fitch and BJ Penn. In the other featured bout, Michael Bisping defeated Jorge Rivera after an illegal knee and a questionable decision to […]
UFC will be 3D Thursday
MMA Junkie reports that UFC on Versus 3 will be in 3D for the first time in its history. Only those with 3D-capable TV sets through dedicated 3D channels will have the opportunity to see the event in 3D. Via MMA Junkie: “We’re really excited to start broadcasting UFC events in 3D,” UFC President Dana […]
Fight Club OC a success
Fight Club OC, a Southern California promotion featuring boxing and MMA opened up to a successful night of fights last Thursday. Promoter Roy Englebrecht reported a sellout of 1,568 fans, a gate of $60,000 and all 10 luxury suites were sold. As MMA Payout reported in December, local SoCal promoter Englebrecht moved his successful promotion […]