Doug Elfman of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the UFC is looking to duplicate the UFC Expo format used during last year’s UFC 100 weekend and take it to other markets around the world. He said another family event he’s working on (May 28-29 at Mandalay Bay) is the UFC Fan Expo, where fans […]
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Strikeforce Scores International TV Distribution
Strikeforce has officially announced several international television distribution deals with companies in the UK, Italy, Ukraine, Australia, and Latin America. STRIKEFORCE GOES GLOBAL Shine International Closes Deals across Europe, Australia and Latin America LOS ANGELES, February 2, 2010 – Shine International has expanded the STRIKEFORCE brand internationally, selling more than 70 hours of […]
UFC Partners with China’s Sohu.com
The UFC has partnered with Chinese web portal Sohu.com, as mentioned in yesterday’s MMAterial Facts, to provide viewing of UFC events online starting with UFC 109: Relentless. Sohu.com, Inc., (SOHU), is a leading online brand in China. Services provided by the company include news, search, e-mail, games and wireless messaging. Sohu.com was the official web […]
UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi Official
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports has the official confirmation from Dana White that UFC 112 will in fact take place in Abu Dhabi on April 10th in an outdoor venue. The card, which will be held at the Concert Arena in Ferrari World on Yas Island, will feature two championship bouts. Anderson Silva will defend […]