According to MMAweekly.com the Nevada State Athletic Commission has passed two new rules in regards to MMA: 1.) Nevada will now allow officials the use of instant replays to determine if a foul contributed to an injury which resulted in the end of a fight. The final wording as passed: “A referee at the conclusion of […]
UFC in D.C.?
According to Thom Loverro’s latest in the Washington Times, the UFC is strongly considering an event in the Maryland-D.C. area in 2010. Here’s a snippet: Good times, bad times – the dollars seem to be the same for UFC, the mixed martial arts juggernaut that made its Philadelphia debut as 45,000 people were across the […]
Affliction to Sponsor Paul Daley
MMAPayout.com has received word that Affliction Clothing has come to a sponsorship agreement with former Affliction Entertainment and newly signed UFC fighter Paul “Semtex” Daley. Daley, 26, had agreed to fight Jay Heiron at Affliction: Trilogy on August 1st – an event that ended up being cancelled. Despite reports that visa problems would have prevented him […]
Weekend TV Ratings Wrap-Up (Spike, Showtime)
Spike Wins Head-to-Head with Showtime Spike TV has claimed a clean sweep over MMA programming rival, Showtime, in last Saturday’s head-to-head battle, which pitted its UFC 100 replay against Showtime’s live Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg fight card. Spike’s UFC 100 replay drew an average of 2 million viewers and 513,000 in the key 18-34 demographic, while Strikeforce on Showtime drew an average […]
Carano vs. Cyborg: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective as today we cover Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg. The event itself was something of an experience that Strikeforce President Scott Coker will be happy to forget. The fight card was plagued with a series of injuries and testing mishaps that forced the cancellation of two additional title fights and […]