Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at the unusual end to the title reign of Anderson Silva at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Silva kisses title reign goodbye – “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.” – Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part II It was relief, not disappointment […]
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Strikeforce officially announces last event
Strikeforce officially announced that its next event set for January 12th will be its last. The event will be held during Showtime’s “free preview” weekend. Via Strikeforce Press Release: STRIKEFORCE® welterweight champion and seasoned UFC® veteran Nate Marquardt will defend his title against current number one contender Tarec Saffiedine on Saturday, Jan. 12as STRIKEFORCE® visits […]
Cruz to serve as NASCAR pace driver
Bantamweight Champ Dominick Cruz will serve as an honorary pace car driver for the Advocare 500 in Phoenix. This will be the second time this year Cruz will make an appearance at a NASCAR event. Earlier this year, Cruz served as the honorary driver at the Subway 500 held in Phoenix. Jon Jones made an […]
UFC Gym heading to Long Island
The UFC is setting up shop in New York. But it’s not what we would like as the UFC is expanding its gym franchise to Long Island. Via UFC press release: UFC GYM® Long Island will join a multitude of other businesses in an expansive free-standing building. Its ‘Train Different’ approach offers an alternative to the […]
Spike TV and K-1 announce partnership for 2012-2013
Spike TV and K-1 announced a multi-platform partnership for 2012 and 2013. The partnership begins September 8th with the K-1 World Grand Prix Championships from Los Angeles airing on Spike.com Via Spike TV press release: Spike.com’s 2012 coverage will include unprecedented access to K-1 events, from live streaming of the weigh-ins the day before the […]