A New Jersey court has granted the injunction request of Bellator MMA in its request to prevent Rampage Jackson from fighting at UFC 186 later this month. Judge Karen L. Suter granted Bellator’s request for relief on Tuesday morning. Jackson was scheduled to fight Fabio Maldanado on April 25th as the co-main event of the […]
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The Interview with Professor Nicholas Watanabe
MMA Payout had the opportunity to speak with University of Missouri professor Nicholas Watanabe. His most recent study focuses on research related to the PPV habits of UFC fans as opposed to those that attend live events. The results are interesting. Notably, his findings suggest that Heavyweights draw more on PPV than other weight classes. […]
UFC Fight Night 63 payouts
MMA Junkie reports the payouts from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 63. With his win Clay Guida earned the most out of the reported salaries from fight roster on Saturday. In addition to Guida, main event winner Chad Mendes earned $96,000 and Dustin Poirier earned $68,000 for his win. Via MMA Junkie: Chad Mendes: $96,000 (includes […]
Former U.S. government anti-doping expert hired by UFC
The UFC announced the hiring of Jeff Novitzky to assist in its ‘clean initiative education” program. Novitzky joins the organization as Vice Presidetn of Athlete Health and Performance. Per the announcement, Novitzky will spearhead the development of the organization’s clean initiative education program. Novitzky was an agent for the Food and Drug Administration investigation the […]
Fertitta talks UFC drug policy in SBJ
In its latest issue, Lorenzo Fertitta spoke with the Sports Business Journal (subscription required) on the UFC taking a tougher stance on drugs. Fertitta shed some light on the need for a new policy after the spate of failed drug tests. While there was nothing in the article that added on to what the UFC […]