Bellator 149 delivered huge ratings on Friday night according to Sports TV Ratings. The event was the highest-rated cable sports show on Friday drawing an average of 1.964,000 viewers on Spike TV. In fact, the pre- and post-fight programming featuring Kimbo Slice and Benson Henderson respectively posted huge ratings as well. Bellator 149 was headlined […]
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UFC investigates B.J. Penn
The UFC has launched an investigation into allegations against B.J. Penn and has held off on booking the fighter for a fight in the UFC. Earlier this week, a former BJPenn.com writer went on twitter to state that Penn assaulted his girlfriend (“forced himself on my girl” according to one tweet). Another individual with apparent […]
K-1 Global claims ownership of video library licensed by Glory to UFC Fight Pass
Kickboxing organization K-1 Global issued a response Monday morning in reaction to the announcement by UFC Fight Pass that the over the top digital platform will air Glory. It appears that the K-1 may take issue with the ownership of its events. In an email from its press office, K-1 made it known that it […]
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Can Fair Use be a defense to use UFC content?
MMA Junkie wrote a very nice piece on Wednesday on the UFC’s crackdown on copyright content. We take a brief look at one of the legal theories that may be a defense to copyright infringement: Fair Use. The article advises about the UFC’s aggressive protection of its marks. Like many copyright owners, it searches online including […]