“We ban cockfighting and dog fighting. Should we allow humans to enter a cage to knee, kick and punch each other?” New York State Assemblyman Bob Reilly to Tourism, Arts and Sports Development Committee Members on June 11, 2008. It is an animalistic piece of subhuman behavior more akin to cockfighting than a human sport. […]
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Nelson’s UFC career on hold due to contractual issues
MMA Junkie reports on the latest developments involving Roy Nelson. Dana White announced that Nelson was pulled off the January 1st card as a result of a contractual issue with Roy Jones’ promotion company. Nelson will not fight for the UFC until those issues are cleared up. Via MMA Junkie: Nelson headlined a MMA/boxing hybrid […]
Zuffa’s Piracy Fight– Winning The Battle, But Can It Win The War?
“The piracy of live sporting events is illegal; it kills jobs, and threatens the expansion of U.S.-based companies.” Lorenzo Fertitta, CEO of Zuffa, LLC, owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®), prepared statement before the United States House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary. In a statement before the House Judiciary Committee in December 2009, […]
Zuffa sues British PPV pirate
The Las Vegas Sun (H/t Bloody Elbow) reports that Zuffa filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court of Nevada on Friday against a British man, Daniel Wallace, for illegally streaming UFC PPVs over the internet. The UFC has filed a temporary restraining order prohibiting Wallace’s website, livevss.tv (associated with livevss.net), from streaming this Saturday’s UFC 120. […]