As set forth in my earlier post, for the first time this Friday, July 8, my friends at Madison Square Garden (in association with TaKe On Productions– and sanctioned by the WKA) are holding a muay thai event at the Beacon Theater, Battle at the Beacon. This will be (as far as I know) the […]
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UFC 132: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we look at UFC 132 from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The featured bout was Dominick Cruz defending his Bantamweight title againt Urijah Faber. Cruz defeats Faber in entertaining matchup Welcome to the UFC Dominick Cruz. A back and forth bout saw Cruz take control […]
Strikeforce HW GP: Overeem vs Werdum Payout Perspectives
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at at the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix second event televised on Showtime, headlined by the current Strikeforce HW champion Alistair Overeem versus Fabricio Werdum and Josh Barnett versus Brett Rogers. The event aired on Showtime and took place at the American […]
UFC on Versus 4 Payout Perspective
Welcome to a mini-version of Payout Perspective as we take a look at UFC on Versus 4 held at the Consol Energy Center. After Nate Marquardt was scratched from the main event, Cheick Kongo and Pat Barry gave one of the more entertaining fights of the year. Marquardt terminated, reason not disclosed The biggest storyline […]
MMA in New York Not Happening in 2011
As predicted (and as in past years), the MMA bill has again stalled in the New York State Assembly after passing the New York Senate and overwhelmingly passing the two committees where it was debated in the Assembly–Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development and Codes. Unfortunately, the next committee in the process, Ways & Means, […]