Chris Parry of The Vancouver Sun is reporting that the Vancouver City Council will address the issue of MMA Regulation with a “yea or nay” vote this Thursday: Vancouver City Council will finally put the issue of mixed martial arts regulation to a yea or nay vote Thursday, when city staff table a report on […]
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UFC 110 Sells Out In Sydney
Tickets for UFC 110 – to be held in Sydney, Australia – sold out on the first day of general public sales according to the ticket website. MMAJunkie has more: After UFC Fight Club members and UFC.com newsletter subscribers snatched up a reported 10,000 tickets for UFC 110 during a four-day pre-sale, the Australian public […]
Rumour: Hughes vs. Gracie at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi
Greg Savage of Sherdog has the latest on a potential fight between Matt Hughes and Renzo Gracie at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi in April: When Dana White was asked Thursday if the Hughes-Gracie bout would he held in Abu Dhabi –- a location White recently scouted himself –- the UFC President answered cryptically. “Sounds […]
Martial Combat MMA: Singapore, May 2010
Asia’s ESPN Star Sports has announced a new partnership with World Resort Sentosa of Singapore to form a new mixed martial arts organization called Martial Combat, which is set to make its debut in May, 2010. Here’s a snippet of their press release (followed by some Payout Perspective): 5 October 2009, Singapore: Asia’s top sports […]
Strikeforce Signs Global Distribution Deal with Shine International
LOS ANGELES, October 5, 2009 – Shine International has signed a global distribution deal with STRIKEFORCE, one of the world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotions, to sell its entire library of television programming, including more than 70 hours of content, to international markets. “Mixed martial arts is quickly becoming one of the most dynamic […]