Strikeforce confirmed this week what Sherdog reported a week ago,which was the postponement to the second leg of the Heavyweight Grand Prix, which was originally scheduled to take place on April 9. A few days ago, Josh Gross of ESPN then confirmed that the HW GP would indeed be postponed and continue in Dallas, TX […]
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HDNet to Televise FEG’s “Dynamite!! 2010” NYE Event Live
HDNet Fights CEO Andrew Simon that the Japanese MMA blockbuster NYE event, “Dynamite!! 2010” will air live in the U.S. on HDNet. MMAJunkie and HDNet report: HDNet Fights CEO Andrew Simon confirmed the plans with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com)… The event takes place Dec. 31 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Currently, officials have announced […]
DREAM 16 Japan Ratings
DREAM 16 was placed on network prime time (Tokyo Broadcasting System) once again on 9/25/10 as part of the network’s MMA/Boxing doubleheader titled “The Martial Arts Festival of Autumn”. The event did a 11.9 rating, peaking at 18.1 for the Satoshi Ishii vs. Minowaman fight. The event was aired after a boxing title bout between […]
EA Sports “Ultimate Gaming Makeover”
EA Sports and Sony have partnered with Great Clips to produce a very unique sweepstakes entitled the Ultimate Gaming Makeover where MMA fans and patrons of the hair salon franchise can enter to win a 52″ Sony Bravia, Sony PS3, EA MMA the video game, and more. Payout Perspective: There’s a certain lack of image […]
FEG Announces Partnership with PUJI Capital
Daniel Herbertson of MMA Fighting is reporting that FEG has reached an agreement with Chinese investment bank PUJI Capital that plans for PUJI to raise nearly $230 million in funds for the beleaguered organization’s newest international expansion plans. Tanikawa stated that changes should start from 2011 and that Japanese events will continue with K-1 on Fuji TV […]