Eddie Alvarez’s attorneys will seek a preliminary injunction to allow the free agent lightweight to sign a Zuffa contract to fight at UFC 159 on April 27, 2013. The Order to Show Cause hearing is set for January 25th. According to Court papers filed in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey […]
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UFC on FX 7 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC on FX 7. The attendance for the event in San Paulo, Brazil was a sellout with 9,116 fans. Bonuses were announced and each fighter received $50,000 for their efforts: KO of the Night: Vitor Belfort Submission of the Night: Ildemar Alcantra Fight of the Night: […]
Hendricks gets on menu of Wild Wings
MMA Payout has learned that UFC welterweight Johny Hendricks has signed a sponsorship deal with the Ontario, Canada based restaurant franchise, Wild Wings. Hendricks has an item named after him called, “The Bigg Rigg Bundle.” Via Hendricks’ twitter account: Hey all you wing lovers: try out the Bigg Rigg bundle at @goaheadgetwild and let me […]
Rampage upset he cannot wear Reebok in Octagon
Going into his last contracted fight, Quentin Jackson is upset with the UFC for not letting him wear the logo of his newest sponsor, Reebok. The latest complaint seals the deal that next Saturday’s fight will be his last in the UFC. Jackson aired his grievances during a conference call which promoted UFC on Fox […]
Benson Henderson gets new deal
Benson Henderson has received a new 8 fight deal with the UFC. The current lightweight UFC champion tweeted thanks to his manager and lawyer for hammering out the details last night. No monetary terms of the deal have been released as the information was just passed along by the fighter via twitter. Henderson had been […]