Today, the UFC announced via press release the signing of a new television distribution agreement with Asia’s ASN HD sports channel that will put the promotion’s product into markets like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Cambodia. UFC® SIGNS DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH ASIA’S ASN HD SPORTS CHANNEL Las Vegas, NV (USA) – UFC® today announced […]
Coker: “We’re going to be in this for a long time”
John Morgan of MMAJunkie.com has written an interesting piece regarding the latest trials and tribulations of Scott Coker’s Strikeforce in which the promoter claims he’s in it for the long haul. One of fans’ biggest gripes as Strikeforce has become a major player on the world stage has been the sometimes painfully slow flow of […]
Kimbo-Mitrione Set for UFC 113
The UFC has officially announced that Kimbo Slice will meet fellow TUF 10 heavyweight Matt Mitrione at UFC 113 in Montreal, Quebec on Saturday, May 8th, ending most of the speculation that Slice will headline an April 17th UFN card designed to counter-program Strikeforce on CBS. KIMBO RETURNS AT UFC 113 ON MAY 8TH […]
UFC in Canadian Cineplex Theatres
The Canadian movie theatre chain Cineplex has announced that it will offer UFC events at 27 different locations across the country starting with UFC 111 on March 27th. The price has been confirmed at $19.95 plus tax. Here’s a list of the theatres involved: ALBERTA Cineplex Odeon Sunridge Spectrum, Calgary Scotiabank Theatre, Edmonton BRITISH COLUMBIA Cineplex Odeon Aberdeen […]
MMA Connected Talks Ontario
Joe Ferraro of MMA Connected sits down with the UFC’s provincial lobbying firm Cassels Brock to discuss the process of legalizing mixed martial arts in Ontario. Payout Perspective: The UFC is doing just about everything it can to get mixed martial arts legalized in Ontario: bringing events to other provinces and states, hiring two lobbying […]