As most expected, including the UFC, the New York State Assembly failed to vote on a bill to legalize professional Mixed Martial Arts in the state. Despite another year without any movement, the bill’s sponsor intends to continue on next year. The lead sponsor to the MMA bill set to legalize professional MMA in the […]
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Showtime scores Wheaties opportunity
Despite being sidelined with an injury, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis will be a part of Team Wheaties. The announcement came through the cereal company. Via Wheaties twitter: Please welcome @ufc® Lightweight Champion @Showtimepettis to #TeamWheaties. pic.twitter.com/ZHhk6FNspR — Wheaties (@wheaties) June 24, 2014 On his Instagram account, it appeared as though Pettis was shooting a commercial for […]
Condit tattoo missing from UFC video game
Earlier this week, EA Sports released the latest UFC video game which includes many of your favorite UFC fighters including Carlos Condit. However, gamers may notice that Condit will not have the lion tattoo that is on the side of his body for legal reasons. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the tattoo was removed […]
TUF 19 Episode 10: 597,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that Wednesday’s episode of TUF was the second highest rated episode this season with a Live + SD rating of 597,000 viewers. In the 10th episode of the season, Eddie Gordon defeated Catha Pendred by decision. Gordon moves on to the TUF Finale on July 6th. Wednesday’s episode […]
MMA Payout returns to Sports Law Chat Sunday
On Sunday, June 22nd from 8pm-9pm ET MMA Payout will be a part of Sports Law Chat’s tweetup talking about Legal Issues in MMA including a discussion about the continued struggle to legalize professional MMA in New York. MMA Journalist Jim Genia and Sports and Entertainment Lawyer Carla Varriale will also be a part of the […]