Bellator 200 drew 426,000 viewers on Friday night on the Paramount network according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The London event was taped delayed in North America despite the prelims airing live on Bellator.com. In the main event, Gegard Mousasi won the Bellator Middleweight Championship with an impressive stoppage of Raphael Carvallho. The Mirko Cro […]
Ray Borg goes after former managers with commission complaint
MMA Junkie reports that Ray Borg has filed a complaint against the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department alleging that his former management team was never licensed as a coach or manager. His former management team sued Borg for unpaid commissions. Junkie has a copy of the Amended Complaint filed by Wild Bunch Management, LLC […]
AirAsia sponsorship activation includes UFC-branded plane
On Friday, the UFC announced a UFC branded livery ahead of UFC Fight Night Singapore. The event will be presented by promotion sponsor AirAsia. The aircraft is an AirAsia Airbus 330-300. Via UFC press release: UFC®, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, and AirAsia, sponsor of UFC and presenting sponsor of UFC® FIGHT NIGHT SINGAPORE: […]
UFC Fight Night 130 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC Fight Night 130 took place Sunday morning in North America as the promotion went to Liverpool, England. There were no Fight of the Nights as 4 fighters received the $50,000 Performance Bonuses. Tom Breese, Darren Stewart, Claudio Henrique da Silva and Arnold Allen earned the “Performance of the Night” Bonuses. The event took place […]
UFC issues statement on Nick Diaz
The UFC has issued a statement on Nick Diaz in light of his arrest in Las Vegas on Thursday night related to domestic violence allegations. Via UFC.com: “UFC is aware of the recent arrest of middleweight athlete, Nick Diaz. The organization does not tolerate domestic violence and requires all athletes to adhere to the UFC […]