Ronda Rousey was the big story in the UFC last night with her 34 second victory at UFC 190. However, the second biggest story in MMA on Saturday night may be a scuffle caught on video between the Diaz brothers and Khabib Nurmogomedov at a WSOF event in Vegas. The raw footage (via MMA Interviews) […]
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UFC 190 attendance and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses for UFC 190. Ronda Rousey led the bonus winners for her 34 second performance. Rousey, Demian Maia, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueria all earned the $50,000 bonuses. Maia submitted Neil Magny in the last fight of the UFC Prelims. Rua and Nogueria earned Fight of the […]
Can Rousey carry another UFC PPV?
How will UFC 190 fare Saturday? It’s the second straight event where Ronda Rousey is the selling point for the PPV. The last time out, Rousey and Cat Zingano drew approximately 590,000 PPV buys at UFC 184 in February. It was a success considering the undercard was not very strong. We predicted 184 to draw […]
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza signs sponsor deal with Reebok
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza has signed an individual sponsorship deal with Reebok. The announcement was sent out via Reebok’s twitter feed. We’re very excited to announce @JacareMMA joining #TeamReebok! https://t.co/CBy6vl1BdK — Reebok (@Reebok) July 30, 2015 The middleweight contender’s last fight was in April when he easily submitted Chris Camozzi. He could be in line for […]
Zuffa denied motion to stay discovery in antitrust lawsuit
A Nevada judge has denied Zuffa’s motion to stay discovery in the antitrust lawsuit filed by former fighters. In addition, it appears that the court will want the parties to come up with a plan to allow the plaintiffs some of its discovery requests. A Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit brought by Zuffa has yet […]