Welcome to this edition of MMAterial Facts, where we feature articles from around the MMA community. *** This week’s MMAterial Facts: – The Nick Diaz Phenomenon (MMA Fighting) “In 15 minutes, Diaz did more to shift the narrative of UFC 137 storylines than Penn, Mitrione and Kongo did in the preceding 40. That’s just the […]
ProElite Signs Multi-Year TV Deal With HDNet
ProElite announced a new multi-fight, multi-year TV deal with HDNet last night during Inside MMA’s live broadcast debut on the network. The first ProElite televised event on HDNet will be “HDNet Fights: ProElite – Big Guns”, taking place at the iWireless Center in Moline, IL on November 5th. “After watching their first event in Hawaii, […]
MMAterial Facts (10/14/11) : No UFC For Vancouver in 2012, Anderson Silva Retiring Soon?
Welcome to this edition of MMAterial Facts, where we feature articles from around the MMA community. *** This week’s MMAterial Facts: – Report: UFC Show Not Likely for Vancouver in 2012 (MMA Fighting) “The reason? The shows certainly weren’t financial failures. 2010’s UFC 115 did a $4.2 million gate, while UFC 131, held this past […]
MMAterial Facts (10/08/11) : Fedor/Monson Press Conference, Edgar vs Maynard, UFC on XBOX
Welcome to this edition of MMAterial Facts, where we feature articles from around the MMA community. *** This week’s MMAterial Facts: – Fedor vs. Monson Press Conference (LowKick) “The arena will be open for 22,000 people. Right now we have certain difficulties with tickets, simply because our partners at Kassir.ru are unable to cope with […]
Brazilian Billionaire Interested In Entertainment Company Responsible for Bringing UFC Back to Brazil
Brazilian billionaire entrepreneur Eike Batista – who has made a good portion of his wealth from resource companies – such as mining, energy, petroleum, logistics, real estate and off-shoring – wants to get involved in the Sports & Entertainment industry, seeking to purchase “Brasil1“, the company responsible for bringing the UFC back to Brazil last […]