Sherdog reports that the on March 25, M-1 Global will hold their first stateside M-1 Challenge event of 2011 in Norfolk, Virginia at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. MMAPayout was able to verify that Showtime has tentatively scheduled the event to be televised on the network. Showtime is scheduling the event to air on the […]
Strikeforce Columbus: Feijao vs Henderson Poster and Card
With two of the most successful events for MMA on Showtime taking place in the last couple of weeks, there is no time for Strikeforce to take a breather. Strikeforce is already preparing for their upcoming Challengers event this Friday in Austin, Texas, and just a few weeks later, the Strikeforce Columbus: Henderson vs Feijao […]
Strikeforce HW GP: Fedor vs Silva Quick Notes
Strikeforce kicked off this last critical week with a successful Fan Experience event held in New York City and closed it with HDNet’s coverage of their weigh-ins today, all leading up to Saturday night’s opening round of their first ever Heavyweight World Grand Prix. Strikeforce: Fedor vs Silva Weigh-In Photo: Strikeforce: Fedor vs Silva Weigh-In […]
UFC 126 PPV Numbers, Gate, Ratings and Notes
Dave Meltzer from F4WOnline (subscription) reports on his newsletter that trending patterns for UFC 126 PPV buys are in the range of 700k-750K buys. The show live drew a sellout of 10,893 paying $3.6 million in the building, and another 1,046 paying $45,100 at the adjacent ballroom for closed-circuit. … Initial buy rate projections based […]
Strikeforce Grand Prix Fan Experience Event Makes Big Splash In New York
Strikeforce held their Heavyweight GP meet and greet fan experience event in New York, where fans were able to meet all GP participants, win free tickets, autographs, photos, and participate in other activities geared for the fans. The event ran from 4-6pm ET at the Roseland Ballroom, where fans got a chance to meet, interact, […]