Sherdog reports that the on March 25, M-1 Global will hold their first stateside M-1 Challenge event of 2011 in Norfolk, Virginia at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. MMAPayout was able to verify that Showtime has tentatively scheduled the event to be televised on the network. Showtime is scheduling the event to air on the […]
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M-1 Global Negotiating With Showtime For TV Deal, Fedor Strikeforce Extension
MMAPayout has learned through sources close to the negotiations that M-1 Global is currently angling for a US TV deal with Showtime, in hopes for next years M-1 Challenge (independent of Strikeforce), to go along with a 5 fight extension (not including the 1 fight still remaining) for Fedor Emelienenko with Strikeforce. Along with the […]
Update on Fedor/Affliction Lawsuit
It has been a little over a year since Affliction had to cancel its third PPV at the last minute. Fedor Emilianenko, the company’s main attraction filed suit as a result of Affliction’s sudden demise. In October 2009, Fedor Emilianenko and M-1 filed suit against Affliction for breach of contract in Los Angeles. Fedor and […]
Fedor Tapout Shirt Nixed
Pedro Carassco of BJPenn.com is reporting that Tapout has nixed a potential signature t-shirt deal with Fedor Emelianenko for his fight against Fabricio Werdum allegedly because the UFC threatened the popular MMA clothing line with a lifetime ban from its Octagon if it went through with the deal. Initially, Fedor Emelianenko, the number one heavyweight […]
MMAterial Facts (05/07/10): UFC 113 PPV Goes Mobile, Shine Fights On
Shine Fights Dismisses Threat of Don King Legal Action Against Ricardo Mayorga UFC to Offer UFC 113 PPV to FLO TV Mobile Devices M-1 Global, Strikeforce come to terms; Emelianenko vs. Werdum set for June 26 Zuffa Files Suit for ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Domain Name TV census ad “TUF Canada” targeted for 2011; UFC seeks TV […]