Joe Ferraro of Sportsnet.ca is reporting that UFC 115 in Vancouver is looking like less and less of a possibility due to insurance and other issues brought up by the Vancouver City Council and its conditional license. A planned UFC show in Vancouver in June is on the ropes, apparently due to insurance and other […]
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UFC 111: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we take a look at the UFC’s return to New Jersy with UFC 111. The sold-out held at Newark’s Prudential Center featured a welterweight title bout between Georges St-Pierre and Dan Hardy, as well as an interim heavyweight title bout between Shane Carwin and Frank Mir. […]
Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery, May 15th
Strikeforce has officially announced its rumored May show, Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery, that will take place May 15th at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. STRIKEFORCE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION ALISTAIR OVEREEM WILL FACE BRETT ROGERS, ANDREI ARLOVSKI TO MEET “BIG FOOT” SILVA MAY 15 AT SCOTTRADE CENTER IN ST. LOUIS Tickets for STRIKEFORCE St. […]
Strikeforce Goes Solo on April 17th
Mike Chiappetta of MMAFighting.com is reporting that Strikeforce will be the only MMA promotion running a live show on Saturday, April 17th as the UFC has opted not to hold its rumored card, also in Nashville, on the same day. The long-rumored UFC event expected to counter the promotion’s April 17 CBS offering will not […]
Bellator: Huerta vs. Alvarez in Mexico a Possibilty
Ken Pishna of MMAWeekly writes that Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney acknowledged he would consider holding a Bellator Lightweight Championship Bout between Roger Huerta and Eddie Alvarez in Mexico, should Huerta make it that far in the tournament. He has to make his way past three other fighters to get there, but most of the media […]