The UFC announced in a press release sent out Monday that it would be opening doors to its second UFC GYM this Saturday, Sept. 18th in Rosemead, CA. Many UFC stars will be on hand for the grand opening Saturday including Chuck Liddell, B.J. Penn, Chael Sonnen, Jon Jones and UFC ring girl Arianny Celeste. […]
Hughes v. Penn III set for UFC 123 in November
MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani reports that Matt Hughes will face BJ Penn at UFC 123 in Detroit, Michigan. Penn will move up to welterweight to fight Hughes. Penn’s last fight at 170lbs was a loss to Georges St. Pierre on January 31, 2009. From MMA Fighting: Hughes and Penn first fought at UFC 46 in […]
Fighter to take Shine Fights to court
UPDATE: DirecTV comment regarding Shine Fights PPV
UPDATE: MMA Payout received an email from DirecTV this morning regarding its cancellation of carrying the Shine PPV. A spokesman for DirecTV emailed the following: We pulled it off the schedule given the possibility that the event may be cancelled based on the last-minute venue change. Those who may have already been charged for the event […]
DirecTV subscriber forecast: No Shine this weekend
Earlier this week we reported that DirecTV subscribers would be able to watch the Shine Fights PPV on Sept. 10th but would not be able to see Shark Fights PPV on Sept. 11th. Today, DirecTV decided not to carry the Shine Fights PPV. Via MMA Fighting: With Shine Fights’ event moving from a sanctioned show […]