The last major card of the year, Fields Dynamite: Dream vs. Sengoku, has been finalized with the addition of Melvin Manhoef vs. Kazuo Misaki and will air on NYE morning in North America on HDNet. The 11 fight event will feature five Dream vs. Sengoku matches, in addition to the final of the Super Hulk tournament. […]
UFC Establishes New Mark for PPV Buys in 2009
Kruck Talks MMA Wagering in Vegas
HDNet’s Ron Kruck reveals that mixed martial arts accounts for only 1% of the estimated $2.5 billion in legal sports wagers in the United States, but that MMA betting handles are already starting to increase as the result of the sports sizable growth in the last five years. Payout Perspective: The potential for the growth […]
Fighters Only Going Global in 2010
Chris Knox of NeBusiness.co.uk writes of the Fighters Only success story and what looks to be a very promising 2010 for the MMA magazine founded in the UK. Rob Hewitt turned his love of competitive fighting into a fully-fledged business in 2005, when he launched Fighters Only magazine in Newcastle with the aim of providing […]
Pacquiao Planning to Sue Mayweather
Dan Rafael of ESPN.com is reporting that Manny Pacquiao is planning to file a defamation lawsuit against Floyd Mayweather Jr., Floyd Mayweather Sr., and Golden Boy Promotions. What began as an apparent simple disagreement between the camps of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. over how to handle drug testing for their megafight — tentatively […]