WEC 47 was held on Saturday, March 6th at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio and broadcast live on the Versus Network. The main event featured Brian Bowles defending his bantamweight title against Dominick Cruz, but also showcased the return of former bantamweight champ Miguel Torres and former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver. Attendance: 8,345 […]
MMA’s April Chess Match
Mike Chiappetta of MMAFighting.com discusses the latest news regarding a possible UFC on Spike event for April 17th, designed to counter-program the Strikeforce on CBS card on the same day. The UFC is in the process of laying the groundwork for an April 17 show to counter the Strikeforce on CBS offering, MMA Fighting has […]
Station Casinos Reaches Deal with Creditors
Steve Green of the Las Vegas Sun reports that the management of Station Casinos have reached a deal in principal with key lenders that will allow them to reorganize and retain control of the company. While the company didn’t disclose details, the arrangement with lenders holding $2.475 billion of debt secured by four of Station’s […]
Strikeforce-CBS Partnership May Depend on 4/17
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer divulges that Strikeforce: Nashville may determine the fate of MMA – or at the very least Strikeforce – on CBS Primetime. The history of MMA on CBS has been two successes on the backs of Kimbo Slice and Gina Carano; a lukewarm success on a show built around Emelianenko; […]
Who Should Toney Fight?
Mike Chiappetta of MMAFighting.com asks the question, who might get the first shot at the UFC’s newest light heavyweight signee – and former boxing champion – James Toney. There is a set of assumptions we can make about a prospective opponent. First, rather than risk a promising young fighter losing to Toney and losing momentum, […]