UFC 226 is looking to be one of the hottest tickets for the company this year. According to SeatGeek, it’s the hottest ticket on the secondary market for the UFC since New York’s UFC 205. UFC 226 this Saturday is the big happening for the company’s annual International Fight Week in Las Vegas. The card […]
Bellator 201 draws 466,000 viewers
Bellator 201 drew 466,000 viewers on Friday night on The Paramount Network according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The ratings were an increase over Bellator 200. The main event featured two women as Ilima-Lei Macfarlane defended her flyweight title against Alejandra Lara. Macfarlane got Lara to tap to an armbar in the third round. In […]
Chuck-Tito sign with Golden Boy MMA for fight
Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz have signed promotional agreements with Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions to fight 12 years after their last match in the UFC in December 2006. ESPN reports the signed deal via De La Hoya. There is no date, location or timetable for the fight according to the story. But, […]
Parties file joint motion on Michael Mersch depo testimony in Zuffa Antitrust Lawsuit
This past Friday, Plaintiffs a joint motion in the UFC Antitrust lawsuit filed a Motion to Seal Reply In Support of Its Motion to Seal Plaintiffs’ Class Certification Reply. The motion, which includes both plaintiffs and defendants’ position seeks to seal certain deposition testimony from Michael Mersch as well as certain confidential information from his […]
NLRB sends Smith case to D.C. for further review
Leslie Smith’s chances with the National Labor Relations Board filing a lawsuit on her behalf against Zuffa may have taken a detour after the Regional board was instructed to send the case to Washington D.C. for review by the Division of Advice. On Friday, Smith’s attorney, Lucas Middlebrook announced that the NLRB Investigation on Zuffa […]