The UFC announced that on Thursday lightweight contender, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis, will receive an official proclamation by the city of Milwaukee. The Mayor of Milwaukee will be on hand to give the official proclamation to Pettis. Via UFC press release: “…his work in the community, have earned the 23-year-old an official proclamation from his hometown of the […]
UFC presses on with PR presence in NY
Dana White and the president of Madison Square Garden Sports will appear together at a press conference this Thursday to lobby for the legalization of MMA in New York. This week’s Sports Business Journal reports on another high profile attempt for the UFC to garner momentum for the right to fight in New York. In this instance, the press […]
2011 UFC PPVs in rebuilding year?
Before we dive into 2011, we take a look back at buy rates for PPVs for the UFC. Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer (subscription required) had an excellent analysis of the year in UFC PPVs. According to the Wrestling Observer, the UFC did an estimated 8,970,000 buys for its 15 shows during the year […]
Volkmann interview gets him on Jay Leno
A couple days ago, we reported on Jacob Volkmann’s comments critical of President Obama’s health care initiative after his fight at UFC 125. He was visited by the Secret Service as he said “someone should knock some sense” into the President. Volkmann’s interview had legs, as it appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno…but […]
Pettis not waiting for UFC title shot
MMA Weeklyreports that Anthony “Showtime” Pettis will not wait for the winner of the Edgar/Maynard trilogy. Pettis’ manager stated that the last lightweight WEC champ will fight before his eventual title shot. Via MMA Weekly: “Anthony was obviously disappointed in not getting the title shot, but he also understands why Dana made that decision,” Roberts […]