According to the New York Post, Judge Kimba Wood has dismissed Zuffa’s claim that the New York law banning MMA violates the First Amendment. Judge Wood did leave Zuffa’s claim that the New York law could be unconstitutionally vague. MMA Payout will have more on this later today.
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Wanderlei shoots wrestling-inspired promo
Wanderlei Silva confronted Chael Sonnen in a pro wrestling-type promotional video which is posted on his YouTube channel. Silva confronted Sonnen at the Mr. Olympia exhibition held this past weekend in Las Vegas. The video has over 548,000 views on Silva’s YouTube channel. Payout Perspective: Is this something that MMA fans want to see? Its […]
TUF 18 Episode 4: 778,000 viewers
Television By Numbers reports that the 4th episode of The Ultimate Fighter 18 scored a viewer average of 778,000 for a 0.5 share in the 18-49 demo. The rating is the second highest of the season and is up from last week. Episode 1: 762,000 viewers Episode 2: 870,000 viewers Episode 3: 639,000 viewers Episode […]
Jon Jones to face Glover Texeira Super Bowl Weekend
MMA Junkie reports that Jon Jones’ next opponent will be Glover Texeira. The two will likely meet Super Bowl weekend in February. The news is somewhat surprising considering the impressive performance put on by Alexander Gustaffson last week. However, Gustaffson will get a fight in Sweden instead of another shot at the title. Notably, Dana […]
Cigano signs with 9ine
MMA Fighting reports that UFC Heavyweight Junior dos Santos has signed on with 9ine. The Brazilian sports and entertainment company is headed by former soccer star Ronaldo and is backed by worldwide marketing communications firm WPP. You may recall that Anderson Silva signed on with 9ine in 2011. It also represents several soccer stars as […]