Bellator MMA Live drew 725,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night per Sports TV Ratings. 160 represents a slight increase (approximately 8%) from Bellator 159 last month. The event featured Benson Henderson as he took on Patricio “Pitbull” Freire. Henderson won via TKO due to a broken leg sustained by Pitbull. Henderson will take on […]
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Boxing and MMA come together this weekend
The LA Times did a feature in anticipation of this weekend’s MMA/Boxing doubleheader in Southern California this weekend. With Bellator having a show at the Honda Center in Anaheim Friday and PBC doing an event on Saturday, the story outlines the differences. Friday night’s card features former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson while Saturday features […]
Rory MacDonald signs with Bellator
Former UFC middleweight Rory MacDonald has signed with Bellator according to FloCombat. MacDonald’s last fight in the UFC was a June Fight Night loss to Stephen Thompson. Regardless of the outcome of the last fight on his contract, MacDonald wanted to test the free agency market per multiple reports. According to MMA Fighting, the UFC […]
Tax set on MMA events in New York
Law360.com reports that mixed martial arts events and other combat sports in New York state will pay more than 8 percent tax on gross receipts in addition to other tax terms in New York when the sport becomes officially legal on September 1st. The UFC will debut in New York on November 12th in Madison […]
Kansas fines, suspends Guillard for failed test
Bellator’s Melvin Guillard has been suspended by the Kansas Athletic Commission for one- year following a positive test for a “non-performance enhancing banned substance.” His win at Bellator 159 has been changed to a “no-contest” and he was fined $10,000. Via release from the Kansas Athletic Commission: The Kansas Athletic Commission (KAC) has suspended the […]