Former major league baseball player Alex Rodriguez has purchased a UFC GYM in Kendall, Florida and has acquired the development rights for the creation of more UFC-branded gyms in Miami-Dade County. Rodriguez, the former Seattle Mariner/Texas Ranger and New York Yankees shortstop/third base man, takes over the only UFC gym in Miami-Dade County. Technically, the […]
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War Machine found guilty on 29 charges in beating of former girlfriend and another
MMA Junkie reports that former MMA fighter War Machine (born Jon Koppenhaver) was found guilty on Monday of 29 charges from the brual beating of his ex-girlfriend Christy Mach and her male friend Corey Thomas in 2014. The jury delivertated for a day and a half before finding War Machine guilty of most charges although […]
Sonnen-Silva headline Bellator’s second PPV
Bellator returns to PPV with Chael Sonnen-Wanderlei Silva as the main event. The event will take place on June 24th at Madison Square Garden in New York. It will be the second PPV in the company’s history. In May 2014, Bellator 120 featured Rampage Jackson-King Mo and Michael Chandler-Eddie Alvarez. The event drew 100,000 PPV […]
UFC Fight Night 107 attendance, gate and bonuses
The UFC announced post-fight bonuses for Jimi Manuwa, Gunnar Nelson, Marlon Vera and Marc Diakiese for UFC Fight Night 107 Saturday afternoon from London. The event drew 15,761 for a gate of $2,015,777. The event took place at The O2 Arena in London. The main event featured Jimi Manuwa and Corey Anderson. Manuwa won via […]
Federal magistrate in LA transfer Bellator’s Motion to Quash UFC Subpoena to Nevada
A Los Angeles Federal Magistrate Judge has transferred Bellator’s Motion to Quash Zuffa’s Subpoenas to the Nevada court hearing the antitrust lawsuit. The decision to transfer venue was made on Friday March 17th and done without oral argument. Citing “exceptional circumstances” pursuant to the federal rules governing subpoenas, it determined that the “interests in favor […]