Dave Meltzer of Yahoo! Sports gives us an update on the fight status of Fedor Emelianenko and talks about the on-going renegotiations that are taking place between his M-1 management team and Strikeforce. Kogan allowed that M-1 Global was disappointed in what happened with the promotion of the last fight, but was quick to say […]
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MMA’s April Chess Match
Mike Chiappetta of MMAFighting.com discusses the latest news regarding a possible UFC on Spike event for April 17th, designed to counter-program the Strikeforce on CBS card on the same day. The UFC is in the process of laying the groundwork for an April 17 show to counter the Strikeforce on CBS offering, MMA Fighting has […]
Stratus Media Assumes Control of ProElite Board
In late 2009 it was announced that Stratus Media Group had purchased ProElite for $2 million. Now we’ve received word that Stratus Media has assumed control of the ProElite board and will look to bring relaunch the company in 2010. SANTA BARBARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stratus Media Group, Inc. (OTCBB:SMDI – News), a live entertainment company, announced […]
The Future of MMA: Children in the Sport
Bobby Razak, the filmmaker behind the Legalize MMA documentaries and various Tapout short films, has released another interesting film about MMA, only this time he looks at the sport from the perspective of two children participants. The Future of MMA By Bobby Razak from Bobby Razak on Vimeo. Payout Perspective: I’m not a film critic, […]
Ontario Premier Wavering on MMA
The Canadian Press is reporting that Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, an individual previously open to the idea of MMA in Ontario, is not yet ready to open his arms to the sport in his province. TORONTO — Ontario isn’t ready to allow mixed martial arts fighting matches to be held in the province, Premier Dalton […]