It seems that EA Sports is channeling their inner Holiday spirit and has decided to give away arguably it’s most iconic character in the game, Bruce Lee, as a free download to game owners for the PS4 and Xbox One consoles. Payout Perspective: EA Sports UFC continues to do as best as it can to […]
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Second antitrust lawsuit filed by fighters against Zuffa
Two more MMA fighters have filed a lawsuit against Zuffa citing violations of Sherman Antitrust Act Section 2. The second Complaint which will seek to establish a class action lawsuit was filed Monday, December 22nd in Federal Court in the Northern District of California San Jose Division. Luis Javier Vazquez and Dennis Hallman filed their […]
UFC Fight Night 58 draws 966,000 viewers
Per Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand, UFC Fight Night 58 drew an average viewership of 966,000 on Saturday night which was the top FS1 show last week. The Prelims which preceded the event drew 626,000 viewers. The 2 hour main card featured Lyoto Machida and C.B. Dolloway. Machida stopped Dolloway in the first round. Saturday’s […]
Bell Media’s TSN and RDS officially become new Canadian home for UFC
TSN, RDS and Fight Network are the official new home for the UFC in Canada according to a joint press release on Tuesday. The deal is multi-year agreement for Canadian media rights. Prior to the deal, the UFC had called Rogers Sportsnet its home. The recent release of January network scheduling on TSN revealed UFC […]
DraftKings announces partnership with Jon Jones, launch of Fantasy MMA
On Tuesday, fantasy sports web site DraftKings announced a partnership with UFC Champ Jon Jones in conjunction with the launch of Daily Fantasy MMA on its web site. In its first method of sponsor activation, DraftKings is offering a contest with winners of the first DraftKings MMA event getting a chance to meet Jones as […]