The WEC and Spike have announced they will air two WEC 48 preliminary bouts ahead of the promotion’s PPV debut on April 24th. Former TUF competitor Alex Karalexis will take on Anthony Pettis in one bout, while Leonard Garica will take on Asian sensation Chan Sung Jung in the other bout. New York, NY, April […]
CBS Sells Entire Strikeforce Ad Inventory
Loretta Hunt of Sherdog.com is reporting that CBS has sold all of its commercial advertising inventory for the Strikeforce on CBS event that will air in primetime this Saturday night. Even without the cachet of the world’s No. 1 heavyweight, commercial spots for CBS’s “Saturday Night Fights” broadcast of Strikeforce “Nashville” have completely sold out, […]
UFC-Topps Promotion Finds First Winner
Part of the UFC’s push towards a more diversified set of revenue streams has involved an emphasis on merchandising over the last 12-18 months, and one of the deals it signed was with trading card company Topps. The two company’s engineered a promotional contest to help drive interest and sales in the card series in […]
Silva’s Next Opponent: Chael Sonnen
Dana White announced on ESPN’s “Jim Rome is Burning” that Anderson Silva’s next opponent will be UFC middleweight and former WEC middleweight champion Chael Sonnen. “He’s got a real tough fight coming up. His next fight’s going to be against Chael Sonnen, and Chael Sonnen’s one of these guys who’s not going to lay back, […]
UFC Sheds Light on Expo, Launches Website
The UFC has announced that this year’s UFC Expo will be even bigger and better than last year’s event. Fans can expect appearances from over 30+ UFC and WEC fighters, in addition to a grappling tournament and a host of training sessions, keynote speakers, interactive fan events, and over 150 exhibitors. Payout Perspective: The Expo […]