In part two of MMAPayout’s interview with ProElite’s Vice President of Fight Operations T. Jay Thompson, he spoke to us about some of the smaller details regarding the August 27 event, the differences between the old ProElite and the new, plus his thoughts on Rich Chou, Kimbo Slice, Dana White, Women’s MMA, promoting MMA for […]
Payout Spotlight: ProElite VP of Fight Operations T. Jay Thompson – Part 1
MMAPayout had the opportunity to interview Vice President of Fight Operations for ProElite T. Jay Thompson. He spoke to us about the August 27 event, his goals for the promotion, and what we can expect from ProElite going forward. ProElite hosted it’s first MMA event, which was televised on Showtime, back in February of 2007. […]
MMAterial Facts (07/08/11)
Welcome to this edition of MMAterial Facts, where we feature articles from around the MMA community. *** This week’s MMAterial Facts: – ESPN Profile Leads to New Bellator Signing (MMA Fighting) – Dr. Goodman: If the UFC & fighters don’t clean up their sport, the US Gov will step in (Fight Opinion) – Liddell vs […]
Strikeforce HW GP: Overeem vs Werdum Payout Perspectives
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at at the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix second event televised on Showtime, headlined by the current Strikeforce HW champion Alistair Overeem versus Fabricio Werdum and Josh Barnett versus Brett Rogers. The event aired on Showtime and took place at the American […]
ProElite Targets August Return, Hires Former Employees
ProElite announced just a few days ago that they were targeting Q3 of this year for their MMA debut under the new management. It seems now that the wheels are beginning to turn to make an event in August come to fruition. MMAWeekly is now confirming that they are aiming for an August event, meanwhile […]