Neil Davidson of the Canadian Press reports that the UFC is now contemplating whether or not to hold UFC 113 on the night of May 1st, which could possibly pit the anticipated PPV against the boxing mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley. UFC president Dana White confirmed via text Monday that the mixed martial […]
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MMAterial Facts (01/18/10)
Boxer’s treatment costs spur look at injury fund One on One With Shari Spencer Looking at Japan in 2010 Get an inside look at how Illinois legalized UFC Fighting for MMA Boxer’s treatment costs spur look at injury fund The creation of a fund earmarked for catastrophic injuries to boxers and martial arts fighters is […]
Top Rank to Create Boxing Upfront
Jon Show of the Sports Business Journal reports that Leverage Agency and Top Rank plan to partner in what they are calling the first advertising and sponsorship upfront in the history of boxing. “Before this, boxing was a lot of one-off opportunities,” said Ben Sturner, CEO of the Leverage Agency. “We’re coming with more robust […]
Bellator CEO Rebney Talks MMA vs. Boxing
Jonathon Snowden of Heavy.com has done a piece with Bjorn Rebney that looks at some of the differences between MMA and boxing in terms of business, demographic, and the overall nature of both sports: Like Gary Shaw and others around the country, Rebney is a boxing guy newly converted to MMA. There is an important […]
Pacquiao-Clottey Signed for Cowboys Stadium
Dan Rafael of ESPN reports that Manny Pacquiao has signed to face Joshua Clottey in the place of Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a bout that will now take place at Jerry Jones’ Cowboys Stadium. Jones and Top Rank’s Bob Arum and Todd duBoef, who toured the facility and were Jones’ guests at Saturday night’s Cowboys […]